TENTATIVE RULING

Calendar: 25

Date: 10/16/2020

Case No: EC 067416 Trial Date: February 1, 2021

Case Name: Markosyan v. Papukyan, et al.

MOTION TO COMPEL RESPONSES TO DISCOVERY

Moving Party: Defendant Simon Papukyan

Responding Party: Plaintiff Hovhannes Markosyan

RELIEF REQUESTED:

Responses to Defendant’s Requests for Admissions (Set Two), Request for Production of Documents (Set Two) and Special Interrogatories (Set Two)

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND:

Plaintiff Hovannes Markosyan alleges that defendant Narek Papukyan, who had for a number of years pursued a business in which he could invent and sell shisha made from tea leaves, free of tobacco, nicotine, tar, chemicals, dyes and other artificial ingredients, sought the assistance and advice of plaintiff and ultimately offered plaintiff a 45% ownership interest in the company, to which plaintiff agreed.

The company was incorporated as defendant Heavenleaf, Inc. with plaintiff taking on the role as Director and CFO, and d