Case Number:
20STCV30224
Hearing Date:
May 13, 2022
Dept:
39
Labor Commissioner v. Brian Rabbani, et al.

Case No. 20STCV30224

Order to Show Cause



INTRODUCTION




The Labor Commissioner of the State of California (the Labor Commissioner) filed this action against 5121 Ascot Ave LLC (Ascot), among others, seeking to foreclose on a mechanics lien based upon Ascots failure to pay regular and overtime wages, and failure to provide meal periods and rest breaks.

The Court holds that the Labor Commissioner may recover overtime wages, as well as payments for missed meal periods and rest breaks, through a mechanics lien.




FACTUAL BACKGROUND




The Labor Commissioner alleges as follows: In or around December 2019, Defendants Angel Campos (Defendant Campos) and Brian Rabbani (Defendant Rabbani) agreed to perform construction work on a property owned by Ascot.

(First Amended Complaint, ¶ 1.)

They did so under a construction