Estate of Leon CA1/5

I. BACKGROUND

A. Facts Decedent Mike Angel Leon and Jesus Alejandro Montiel were equal owners and members of the LLC. The LLC has operated the San Francisco Eagle Bar (bar) since approximately 2012. Montiel claimed that shortly after

1 the bar opened, Leon “showed little interest in the bar operations” and often did not have the funds to pay his portion of the bar’s expenses and bills. According to Montiel, he paid approximately $135,000 to cover Leon’s portion of the expenses over the years and Leon never paid him back. Eventually, Montiel suggested that Leon sell his 50 percent interest in the LLC to him. Montiel recalled that he and Leon agreed to meet in April 2018 “to come to a buyout agreement” which would include a credit for the amount Montiel paid over the years on Leon’s behalf. Leon did not show up to the meeting and left Montiel a note stating that he was seeking legal counsel and that Montiel should not contact him directly. In September 2018, Leon filed a complaint for involuntary dissolution of the LLC and for partition of its assets.1 In October 2018, Montiel filed paperwork with the Secretary of State to form the corporation, San Francisco Eagle Bar, Inc. There…