Woods

INTRODUCTION

This is a dispute over commercial real estate. Appellants Barret Woods and Bravo Whiskey Properties LLC (Bravo Whiskey) leased commercial property to Four-Season Travel, LLC (“Four-Season”). The lease contained a non-assignable option to buy the property at a set price. Four-Season later purchased the property for the price given in the option, and immediately sold it to respondent Downey Industrial, LLC (Downey Industrial). Woods and Bravo Whiskey alleged this purchase and immediate resale was a sham, designed to avoid the non-assignment clause in their lease and sale contracts with Four-Season, and sued Downey Industrial and several of its affiliates, respondents Lake Creek Industrial, LLC (Lake Creek), LCI Downey, LLC (LCI), Amstar-LCI 2, LLC (Amstar), and Michael Johnson.1 The Johnson parties moved for summary judgment arguing they had not engaged in any wrongful conduct. The trial court agreed, granted their motions, and entered judgment in their favor. Woods and Bravo Whiskey now appeal, arguing the trial court erred, or in the alternative, should have granted a continuance so more discovery could be done. We affirm.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

Prior to…