Superior Court of California

County of Los Angeles

Southwest District

Torrance Dept. M

JASON KANG, Plaintiff,

Case No.: 19TRCV00818 vs. [Tentative] RULING

CHRISTIAN RADO, Defendant.

Hearing Date: June 30, 2020

Moving Parties: Cross-complainant Vaporous Technologies Inc.

Responding Party: Cross-defendant LoadedCo

Motion for Disqualification

The court considered the moving, opposition, and reply papers.

RULING

The motion is DENIED.

BACKGROUND

On September 17, 2019, plaintiff Jason Kang filed a complaint against defendant Christian Rado for (1) breach of contract, (2) fraud, (3) declaratory relief, (4) conversion, (5) negligence, and (6) injunction.

On February 18, 2020, Christian Rado and Vaporous Technologies Inc. filed a cross-complaint against Jason Kang and Loadedco Inc. for (1) breach of contract, (2) fraud, (3) negligent misrepresentation, (4) conversion, and (5) breach of fiduciary duty.

LEGAL AUTHORITY

Pursuant to CCP §128(a)(5), one of the court’s powers is to