(December 5, 2016, 11:54 AM EST) -- SACRAMENTO, Calif. — A California appeals panel on Dec. 2 granted a home builder’s request for a writ of mandate after finding that a trial court erred in denying its motion to stay on the ground that a lawsuit filed by a group of homeowners is not subject to the presuit notification requirement of the Right to Repair Act (Elliot Homes Inc. v. Superior Court of Sacramento County, No. CO78122, Calif. App., 3rd Dist.; 2016 Calif. App. LEXIS 1052)....