Defendants Jagdeep Kaur and Parmjeet Kaur (collectively, “Defendants”) move to strike portions of the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) filed by plaintiffs Ranjit Sidhu and Gurdip Singh (collectively, “Plaintiffs”).
I. Background
A. Factual
This is an action for fraud and breach of contract, among other things, arising out of agreement between various parties to operate an Arco Franchise. In 2002, Plaintiffs and Jagdeep, who are siblings, as well as Kaur, Jagdeep’s wife, entered into an oral agreement to partner together to purchase an Arco consisting of a gas station and a workshop for automobile smog equipment inspection (“Arco”). (TAC, ¶ 13.) The agreement provided that: the parties would each pay $120,000 towards the purchase; Ranjit and Jagdeep1 would secure a loan for $185,000 using their house as collateral; $55,000 would be borrowed from family and friends; once the Arco was operating, the parties would each pay their share of all franchise fees and operating expenses, if the
Hearing Date
January 28, 2021
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Defendants Jagdeep Kaur and Parmjeet Kaur (collectively, “Defendants”) move to strike portions of the Third Amended Complaint (“TAC”) filed by plaintiffs Ranjit Sidhu and Gurdip Singh (collectively, “Plaintiffs”).
I. Background
A. Factual
This is an action for fraud and breach of contract, among other things, arising out of agreement between various parties to operate an Arco Franchise. In 2002, Plaintiffs and Jagdeep, who are siblings, as well as Kaur, Jagdeep’s wife, entered into an oral agreement to partner together to purchase an Arco consisting of a gas station and a workshop for automobile smog equipment inspection (“Arco”). (TAC, ¶ 13.) The agreement provided that: the parties would each pay $120,000 towards the purchase; Ranjit and Jagdeep1 would secure a loan for $185,000 using their house as collateral; $55,000 would be borrowed from family and friends; once the Arco was operating, the parties would each pay their share of all franchise fees and operating expenses, if the