Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

North Central District

Department B

shauna payne, Plaintiff, v. richard boyd, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 19BBCV01134

Hearing Date: December 4, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

demurrer; motion to strike

BACKGROUND

A. Allegations of the Operative Complaint

Plaintiff Shauna Payne (“Payne”) alleges that she and Defendant Richard Boyd (“Boyd”), individually and as Trustee of the Richard Boyd Living Trust Dated April 20, 2010 (“Trust”), began dating in 1997. During that time, Payne was gainfully employed and moved in with Boyd. In May 1998, Payne alleges that Boyd promised to take care of her and that all real property acquired would be held jointly irrespective of record title.

In 2001, she alleges that Boyd convinced her to quit her job and to pursue her own business selling luxury women’s clothing and accessories. Payne alleges that in June 2001, with her background in real estate, she helped Boyd purchase real estate at a favor