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Rocky J Baio: 2024 Leaving office statement

Leaving 2024
Judge, Ventura County Superior Court · due 2024-07-29
Filed
2024-07-01
Source
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ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE A-2 
El Rancho restaurant terminated its tenancy in 2019. The space is being renovated 
with hope of obtaining a new tenant. No rent currently being received. The adjacent 
space is being rented out to the Oxnard County Soccer group. Because of Covid and 
other issues, rent has been accepted on an ability to pay basis. Approximately $9,500 
was received in 2022, and approximately $12,000 in 2023. 
Oxnard Holding Company owns the following five pieces of real property: 
162 South "A" Street, Oxnard, CA (Law Office) 
141 W. 2nd Street, Oxnard, CA (Office Space) 
131 W. 2nd Street, Oxnard, CA (Restaurant) 
137W. 2nd Street, Oxnard, CA (Office Space) 
Undeveloped real property in Kern County, CA (ATN: 346-140-48-00-2)
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ATTACHMENT TO SCHEDULE D 
My former law partner is Fred Rosenmund. Fred and I met while undergraduates in 
college and have been close friends ever since. We became law partners in 
1982/1983. Over the years our families took vacations together and spend most 
Christmases together. I consider Fred and his wife Gail as two of my closest friends. 
Fred owns a modest condo in Hawaii and a townhouse in Palm Springs, CA. While 
Fred and I were partners, my family and I spent many vacations at his condo in Hawaii, 
and on occasion spent weekends at his house in Palm Springs. Since becoming a 
Judicial Officer in June 2010, I have been to Hawaii for two-week vacations in 2011, 
2013, 2014, 2017, 2019, and 2022 one weekend at his house in Palm Springs in 2013. 
On none of those occasions did I pay Fred any money. 
Because of the nature of my relationship with Fred, there is no way he would accept 
money from me for staying in either of these places. In the past when I have gone to 
Hawaii, I usually bring back about $200 worth of t-shirts for his family and pay about 
$250 to have the condo cleaned. 
If for some reason this arrangement would now seem inappropriate, then there is the 
additional factor that since I left our former law partnership in 2010 to become a 
Commissioner, I have not sought any compensation for my 25% ownership interest in 
the Oxnard Holding Company, Inc. The corporation owns the building from which Fred 
and my former partner, Mike Morrow operates their law practices. They pay the 
corporation no rent. If Fred or Mike were to pay fair rent to the corporation and then if 
the corporation were to pay my share of the rent to me, it would more than cover the 
value of my use of Fred's condo in Hawaii. I don't ask Fred or Mike to pay rent because 
they are my friends, and the friendships and ongoing relationships are more important 
than obligating them to pay rent to me. 
In any event, I would recuse myself from hearing any case in which Fred or Mike was a 
litigant or an attorney. I can submit further documentation that might be required if this 
arrangement is not acceptable.