North Central District

Department B

LEON ADJODHA, Plaintiff, v. ROBERT WRIGHT, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 19BBCV00749

Hearing Date: July 10, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

demurreR

BACKGROUND

A. Allegations

Plaintiff Leon Adjodha alleges that he entered into an oral partnership agreement with Defendants Robert Wright and Christopher Larocca, whereby each partner would own a 1/3 interest in the real property located at 5614 Cahuenga Boulevard in North Hollywood. Larocca’s interest in the premises was held through his corporation, Defendant Pelican Coast Capital LLC (“Pelican”). The partners purchased the premises on December 4, 2015. Each partner agreed to contribute either money, services, and/or expertise to the partnership. Plaintiff alleges that most of the money used to purchase or operate the premises came from a separate partnership between Wright and Plaintiff. Plaintiff alleges that on October 3, 2018, Larocca sold to Wright what they both purported to be Larocca’s 50%