EFD USA, INC. & GEORGINA TERAN, Plaintiffs, v. BAND PRO FILM AND DIGITAL, INC., et. al. Defendants.

Case No.: BC661332

Hearing Date: July 31, 2020

[TENTATIVE] order RE:

Band Defendants’ motion for summary judgment or, in the alternative, summary adjudication

Background

A. Complaint

Plaintiffs EFD USA, Inc. (EFD) and Georgina Teran (Teran) commenced this action against Defendants Band Pro Film and Digital, Inc. (Band Pro); Direct Video Warehouse, Inc. (DVWI); MaxPro Leasing, LLC (MaxPro); AKT Enterprises, LLC (AKT); Technijian, Inc. (Technijian); Brandon Brooks (Brooks); Greg Bisel (Bisel); and Amnon Band (Band) on May 15, 2017. Plaintiffs named Joel Rodriguez, First Option Capital, Inc., Groundseven Ventures, Inc., and Unitek Computer Stores, Inc. as Doe Defendants on September 19, 2019.

The operative pleading is the First Amended Complaint (FAC) filed on November 21, 2017. The FAC asserts causes of action for (1) fraud against all Defendants, (2) negligent misrepresentation ag