Singh

BACKGROUND

Complaint Plaintiff commenced this action by filing a complaint seeking declaratory relief and ejectment. Plaintiff alleged that, in a prior action against the Reedys, he had sought specific performance of a written contract to purchase real property on Frewert Road in Lathrop, California. Plaintiff demanded arbitration, and the arbitrator’s award ordered the Reedys to close escrow and sell the property to plaintiff. The trial court confirmed the arbitrator’s interim and final awards. According to plaintiff, during the earlier arbitration proceedings, he learned for the first time of an alleged 2015 commercial lease on the subject property. The Reedys were identified as the landlords, and defendant was the tenant. Plaintiff alleged that the interim

2 arbitration award in the prior action confirmed that the Reedys acknowledged their failure to disclose the existence of the 2015 lease. But the arbitrator made no express findings regarding the validity of that lease. Plaintiff notified the Reedys that he intended to close escrow and pursue this action. In the first cause of action, plaintiff sought a judicial determination as to the validity of the 2015 commercial lease…