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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