Reid v. Givens-Morgan CA2/2

── Reid v. Givens-Morgan CA2/2 ── Court: California Court of Appeal Date: June 03, 2026 Category: General Filed 6/3/26 Reid v. Givens-Morgan CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO DEBRA ANN REID, B342837, B347044 Plaintiff and Appellant, (Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 20STPB00326) v. PATRICIA GIVENS-MORGAN, as Trustee, etc., Defendant and Respondent. APPEALS from orders of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Jonathan L. Rosenbloom, Judge. Dismissed in part and affirmed in part. Debra Ann Reid, in pro. per., for Plaintiff and Appellant. No appearance for Defendant and Respondent. ____________________  Plaintiff Debra Ann Reid appeals three orders: an October 30, 2024 order denying Reid’s ex parte application for a preliminary injunction and a November 21, 2024 order granting Defendant Patricia Givens-Morgan’s motion to expunge a lis pendens and awarding her attorney fees and costs (case No. B342837); and a January 31, 2025 order denying Reid’s ex parte application for a preliminary injunction (case No. B347344). We lack jurisdiction to review the lis pendens ruling and dismiss that portion of that appeal. We affirm the orders denying Reid’s preliminary injunction applications. BACKGROUND These appeals concern a house on West 134th Place in Gardena, California (the Property) that has been the subject of two prior appeals brought before different divisions of this appellate district. (Reid v. Barnes (Nov. 15, 2016, B261810) [nonpub. opn.] (Reid I); Reid v. Givens-Morgan (May 29, 2020, B299274) [nonpub. opn.] (Reid II).) We recite only those facts, as detailed in Reid I and Reid II, necessary to support our conclusion. As Reid alleged in the prior actions, in 1996, Reid, her mother Ethel Barnes, and her stepfather Gerald Barnes1 orally agreed the Barneses would obtain a loan through the United States Department of Veteran Affairs to purchase the Property while Reid would pay all expenses related to the acquisition and maintenance of the Property. Reid also alleged the parties agreed Reid would be the “true owner” and the Barneses would transfer the deed to the Property to her upon her request. 1 We refer to the Barneses by their first names for clarity. We intend no disrespect. 2  In 2012, Reid sued the Barneses for breach of contract (the 2012 Lawsuit), among other causes of action, after the Barneses claimed the Property was theirs and refused Reid’s request to transfer the deed. Following a bench trial in April, May, and June 2014, the trial court found the Barneses agreed to purchase the Property for Reid and her children, but Reid did not satisfy her end of the bargain because she failed to pay loan payments in full or on time. In Reid I, Division Seven affirmed the court’s ruling, except for a portion of the judgment that awarded the Barneses $39,800 on their cross-complaint. (Reid I, supra, B261810.) Division Seven also rejected Reid’s new theory on appeal that the evidence established a resulting trust because she failed to prove “the precise amount of consideration” she furnished toward the purchase price. (Ibid.) In December 2016, Ethel passed away. In February 2017, Gerald created the Gerald Barnes Family Trust 2017 (the Trust) and included the Property as a Trust asset. The Trust stated that upon Gerald’s death, his stepdaughters Patricia Give