Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

DEPARTMENT 71

TENTATIVE RULING

TERESA OWENS vs. MALIPEP, LLC (LEAD CASE)

Case No.: 18STCV00122 (Lead)

(Related Case Nos.: 18STCV08634 (original case); BC698462; and 17STUD04942)

Hearing Date: July 14, 2020

Plaintiff Malipep LLC’s motion for summary judgment/summary adjudication is granted as to Defendants Teresa Owens and Joe Owens only. This ruling does not apply to non-party Arnetta Taylor or defaulted defendant Gregory Belcher.

Plaintiff Malipep LLC (“Plaintiff”) moves for summary judgment against Defendants Gregory Belcher (“Belcher”), Joe Owens (“Joe”), Teresa Owens (“Teresa”), and Arnetta Taylor (“Taylor”) (collectively, “All Defendants”) on its first amended complaint (“FAC”) in this action. (Notice of Motion, pgs. 2-3; C.C.P. §437c(a).) [Note: Taylor is not a named defendant in this action.] In the alternative, Plaintiff moves for summary adjudication of the following issues: (1) declaratory judgment that Teresa and Jo