Arvizu v. City of Pasadena

CURREY, J.*

*761INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff and Appellant Jonathan Arvizu sued the City of Pasadena after he fell over a retaining wall located beside a recreational trail in the *762City's Arroyo Seco Natural Park, resulting in devastating personal *121injuries. Arvizu had entered the Park in the dark, pre-dawn hours, while it was closed, in order to go "ghost hunting" with a group of friends. While taking a shortcut to reach the trail, he lost his footing, careened across the trail, and fell over the wall.

He appeals the trial court's grant of summary judgment. The trial court held that "trail immunity" under…