No Value: DR JERROLD S DREYER MD ET AL VS JM CAPITAL INVESTMENTS LLC E

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                                SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA, COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES
                                          Civil Division
                   Central District, Stanley Mosk Courthouse, Department 24

BC714688                                                                           March 28, 2019
DR JERROLD S DREYER MD ET AL VS JM CAPITAL                                              8:30 AM
INVESTMENTS LLC E


Judge: Honorable Patricia D. Nieto                 CSR: None
Judicial Assistant: M. Tran                        ERM: None
Courtroom Assistant: M. Quinteros                  Deputy Sheriff: None

APPEARANCES:
For Plaintiff(s): Glen Allen Rothstein (Telephonic)
For Defendant(s): Diane Goldman, Esq. (Telephonic)




NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS: Hearing on Demurrer - with Motion to Strike (CCP 430.10);
Case Management Conference

The case is called for hearing.

After hearing oral argument, the Court adopts its tentative ruling as the Order of the Court.

Defendant Kathy Macias’s demurrer to the First Amended Complaint is SUSTAINED without
leave as to the third and seventh cause of action; and OVERRULED as to the remainder.

Defendant Kathy Macias’s motion to strike is DENIED.

On July 17, 2018, Plaintiffs Dr. Jerrold S. Dreyer (“Jerrold”), MD, Rachel Chaim Dreyer
(“Rachel”), and Jerrold S. Dreyer, MD, as trustee of the Jerrold S. Dreyer MD Inc. Pension Fund
and Profit Sharing Plan (the “Pension Plan”) (collectively “Plaintiffs”) filed a complaint against
Defendants JM Capital Investments, LLC (“JMCI”), Kathy Macias (“Macias” or “Defendant”),
Plainfield Pass Media, LLC (“Plainfield”), Marble Arch Entertainment, LLC (“Marble”), J.
David Williams (“Williams”), and Miguel Lluis (“Lluis”) (collectively, “Defendants”).

Plaintiffs’ action arises from a series of loan agreements related to the funding of several motion
picture projects. Plaintiffs allege that Lluis was trustee of the Pension Plan, and suggested that
Plaintiff consult a financial advisor. Lluis introduced Plaintiffs to Macias, who owns JMCI, and
is associated with Walliams, Plainfield, and Marble. Lluis and Macias did not tell Plaintiffs that
they were engaged in an extra-marital affair, and Lluis represented that they were no longer in a
relationship. Plaintiffs allege that Macias and Lluis conspired to convince Plaintiffs to a) place
their trust in Macias as a financial advisor, and b) place their money in projects that they knew
were risky or fraudulent in nature. Plaintiffs allege Walliams has pled guilty to one or more
federal crimes associated with motion picture related investments. More specifically, Plaintiffs
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