IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION FOUR No. A121487 JOSEPH ROYSE, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. JONATHAN PHELPS et al. , Defendants and Respondents. Ct. No. DR050078) Joseph Royse appeals from a summary judgment entered in favor of defendant Jonathan Phelps (Phelps) in this action. Further, Royse has not pled any facts suggesting that Phelps was involved in exercising any control over Royse's activities at the ranch. The trial court denied the motion, finding that Royse had failed to adduce any evidence contradicting the court's prior conclusion that Royse was employed by Esther Phelps. The 2002 Uniform Business Report, however, deletes Jon D. Phelps as a managing member and lists solely Esther Phelps as the manager.

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