Lacuesta v. Fox, et al.  Richard D Ackerman  Case Conclusion
Date:July 6, 2009  Practice Area:Litigation  Outcome:Dismissed
on Trial Date  Description:Landlord attempted to evict client
who was operating a lawful medical marijuana dispensary. Client
answered by claiming that patient rights were being interfered
with and that other constitutional rights were being threatened
by landlord's retaliatory eviction. City of Lake Forest was
allegedly pressuring landlord to break valid leases to
collectives in a commercial building and landlord felt like he
had no choice but to claim that lease covenants were allegedly
being broken because of federal law violations by tenant.
Defendants claimed that they had a lawful right to operate the
collective and were in compliance with all applicable state law,
both common and statutory. Case was voluntarily dismissed by
landlord on the day of trial. Defendants were seeking attorneys'
fees, finding of retaliatory eviction, and finding of Unruh
violation by discrimination agains