It recounts some of the events referenced in the post, but I don’t know whether it recounts Dawn’s version of the events, or the court’s best guess at how events transpired.
You linked to a document filed by the defendant’s attorneys that is an objection to an earlier filing by the plaintiff’s attorneys. It is the version of events Singer’s attorneys are portraying to the court.
For those less familiar, the US civil legal system is very messy and varies by state. I personally don’t consider it a great way to understand a situation. But for those interested, it looks like this is the link to the full case docket (or at least what is public) and this is the initial complaint filed by the plaintiff (i.e. where Dawn’s attorneys tell her version of events). You can tell which side filed something by the signatory in the upper left of the first page.
I don’t think it is quite correct to characterize the statement of facts in a demurrer as the “version of events Singer’s attorneys are portraying to the court.” With limited exceptions, the court has to treat the plaintiffs factual allegations as true when ruling on a demurrer, and the defendant can’t bring in his own facts. Doubtless there is spin, but it’s counterspin on plaintiff’s own spin.
You linked to a document filed by the defendant’s attorneys that is an objection to an earlier filing by the plaintiff’s attorneys. It is the version of events Singer’s attorneys are portraying to the court.
For those less familiar, the US civil legal system is very messy and varies by state. I personally don’t consider it a great way to understand a situation. But for those interested, it looks like this is the link to the full case docket (or at least what is public) and this is the initial complaint filed by the plaintiff (i.e. where Dawn’s attorneys tell her version of events). You can tell which side filed something by the signatory in the upper left of the first page.
The actual court docket is at https://portal.sbcourts.org/CASBCIVILPORTAL/ but is painfully slow.
I don’t think it is quite correct to characterize the statement of facts in a demurrer as the “version of events Singer’s attorneys are portraying to the court.” With limited exceptions, the court has to treat the plaintiffs factual allegations as true when ruling on a demurrer, and the defendant can’t bring in his own facts. Doubtless there is spin, but it’s counterspin on plaintiff’s own spin.
Oh thanks, I misunderstood that and have edited my comment.