Superior Court Told To Bow Out Of Retaining Jurisdiction.

The parties had a disagreement about a lease. The superior court retaining jurisdiction after trial “to make further orders, including injunctions, if necessary in the future to effectuate and or enforce the Court’s judgment.”  The appellate court reversed that portion of the judgment, stating:  “We are concerned with the court retaining jurisdiction for the life of the lease, which may continue for another 17 years, and interjecting itself into a contractual relationship between two business entities to resolve future, hypothetical disputes. In addition, we note the trial court resolved all the issues between the parties and there appears to be little need for the court to be involved with the administration of the lease until its end.”  Stump’s Market, Inc. v. Plaza de Santa Fe Limited, LLC  (Cal. App. Fourth Dist., Div. 1; January 11, 2013) 212 Cal.App.4th 882.