Rauch

BACKGROUND

1. Rauch’s Allegations According to the allegations of his operative complaint, Rauch hired a professional designer, Cathleen Gouveia, to oversee the remodeling project at his home, and Gouveia brought in Larry Klosowski to perform floor installation and refinishing work. Rauch alleged Klosowski is a partial owner and vice-president of Rode, a Los Angeles-based company. He alleged that another person, Glen Comer, doing business as Wood Floored, was also involved in performing the flooring work. On March 2, 2020, Rauch allegedly entered into an oral agreement with both Klosowski and Rode (as well as Gouveia and Comer) to do the flooring work for $71,688. All of these parties allegedly entered into a written contract the same date, consisting of a March 2, 2020 supplemental change order Gouveia gave Rauch reflecting a proposal for $71,688 in flooring work. The supplemental change order is a two-page “proposal” on Gouveia’s letterhead addressed to Rauch, proposing floor-refinishing work by an unspecified “Floor Artisan” for a total rate of $71,688, $11,950 of which was to be paid to her as a referral fee and $59,740 of which was to be paid to the “Floor Artisan.” On…