North Central District

gary lefkowitz, Plaintiff, v. khaled a. tawnsey, et al., Defendants.

Case No.: 19BBCV00276

Hearing Date: January 3, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

demurrer

BACKGROUND

A. Allegations and Background

Plaintiff Gary Lefkowitz (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Defendant Khaled A. Tawansy (“Dr. Tawansy”) operated on Plaintiff to repair detached retinas and performed a cataract surgery in 2014. Plaintiff alleges that Dr. Tawansy asked Plaintiff to assist him in real estate issues 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, alleges causes of action for: (1) breach of contract; (2) fraud; (3) RICO; (4) slander; and (5) libel.

The complaint is lengthy and somewhat unintelligible.

B. Demurrer

On December 4, 2019, Defendants Noel Cabezzas, Zayda Cabezzas, Nehal Tawansy, and Viability Healthcare Consultants LLC filed a dem