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BIANCALANA v. T.D. SERVICE CO.
200 Cal.App.4th 527 (2011)
Court of Appeals of California, Sixth District.
October 31, 2011.
Biancalana timely appealed. II. Discussion A. Standard of review The standard of review for an order granting a motion for summary judgment is de novo. (Aguilar v. Atlantic Richfield Co. (2001) 25 Cal.4th 826,
860 [107 Cal.Rptr.2d 841, 24 P.3d 493] (Aguilar).) The trial court's stated reasons for granting summary judgment are not binding on the reviewing court, which reviews the trial court's ruling, not its rationale. (Kids' Universe v. In2Labs (2002) 95 Cal.App.4th 870, 878 [116 Cal.Rptr.2d 158].) On appeal from a summary judgment, we apply the same three-step process as the trial court. "Because summary judgment is defined by the material allegations in the pleadings, we first look to the pleadings to identify the elements of the causes of action for which relief is sought." (Baptist v. Robinson (2006) 143 Cal.App.4th 151, 159 [49 Cal.Rptr.3d 153].) We then examine the moving party's motion. A defendant moving for summary judgment has the initial burden of showing that a cause of action lacks merit because one or more elements of the cause of action cannot be established or there is a complete defense to that cause of action. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (o); Aguilar, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 850.) Next, if the moving papers make a prima facie showing that justifies a judgment in the defendant's favor, the burden shifts to the plaintiff to make a prima facie showing of the existence of a triable issue of material fact. (Code Civ. Proc., § 437c, subd. (p)(2); Aguilar, supra, 25 Cal.4th at p. 849; Kahn v. East Side Union High School Dist. (2003) 31 Cal.4th 990, 1002-1003 [4 Cal.Rptr.3d 103, 75 P.3d 30].) Material facts are those that relate to the issues in the case as framed by the pleadings. (Juge v. County of Sacramento (1993) 12 Cal.App.4th 59, 67 [15 Cal.Rptr.2d 598].) Where there is no triable issue of material fact, "and the sole remaining issue is one of law, it is the duty of the trial court to determine the issue of law." (Federal Deposit Ins. Corp. v. Superior Court (1997) 54 Cal.App.4th 337, 345 [62 Cal.Rptr.2d 713].) B. Law regarding foreclosure sales
1. Based on that finding, we need not and do not consider whether the trial court properly granted reconsideration of its prior order denying TD's motion for summary judgment.
2. The parties do not discuss the status of the proceedings with respect to these other defendants, and they are not parties to the appeal.
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