North Central District
gary lefkowitz, Plaintiff, v. khaled a. tawnsey, et al., Defendants.
Case No.: 19BBCV00276
Hearing Date: July 31, 2020
[TENTATIVE] order RE:
motion for terminating sanctions
BACKGROUND
A. Operative Complaint
The complaint is lengthy and somewhat unintelligible. Plaintiff Gary Lefkowitz (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Defendant Khaled A. Tawansy (“Dr. Tawansy”) and other Defendants have refused to pay independent contracting fees and other compensation to Plaintiff, have denied his claims, and sought to extort and threaten him to prevent him from collecting funds due to him. Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Tawansy asked Plaintiff to assist him in real estate matters as an independent contractor. Plaintiff alleges as a result of the parties’ deals, Dr. Tawansy and various other defendants owe Plaintiff in excess of $3,000,000.
The complaint, filed April 2, 2019, alleged causes of action for: (1) breach of contract; (2) fraud; (3) RICO; (4) slander; and (5) libel.
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Hearing Date
July 31, 2020
Type
Racketeering (RICO) Case (General Jurisdiction)
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North Central District
gary lefkowitz, Plaintiff, v. khaled a. tawnsey, et al., Defendants.
Case No.: 19BBCV00276
Hearing Date: July 31, 2020
[TENTATIVE] order RE:
motion for terminating sanctions
BACKGROUND
A. Operative Complaint
The complaint is lengthy and somewhat unintelligible. Plaintiff Gary Lefkowitz (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Defendant Khaled A. Tawansy (“Dr. Tawansy”) and other Defendants have refused to pay independent contracting fees and other compensation to Plaintiff, have denied his claims, and sought to extort and threaten him to prevent him from collecting funds due to him. Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Tawansy asked Plaintiff to assist him in real estate matters as an independent contractor. Plaintiff alleges as a result of the parties’ deals, Dr. Tawansy and various other defendants owe Plaintiff in excess of $3,000,000.
The complaint, filed April 2, 2019, alleged causes of action for: (1) breach of contract; (2) fraud; (3) RICO; (4) slander; and (5) libel.
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