People v. Vanguard Outdoor CA2/1

INTRODUCTION

This appeal concerns two separate appealable orders in an action brought by plaintiffs and appellants the People of the State of California (the “People”) and the City of Los Angeles (the “City”) (collectively “Appellants”)1 in the superior court against various companies and individuals for alleged violations of the Outdoor Advertising Act (“OAA”) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 5200 et seq.), the Unfair Competition Law (“UCL”) (Bus. & Prof. Code, § 17200 et seq.), public nuisance statutes (Code Civ. Proc., §§ 3479, 3480) and Los Angeles Municipal Code (LAMC, § 11.00, subd. (1)) arising from the installation of supergraphic signs on buildings. The first appeal is from a September 11, 2012 order of dismissal granting a motion for judgment on the pleadings (“September 11, 2012 Order”) by respondents Paramount Contractors and Developers, Inc. (“Paramount”), Patricia High (“High”), Sunset Blvd. Properties, LP (“Sunset”) and Bradley Lawrence Folb (“Folb”) (collectively “Building Respondents”) based on the broad language of a release contained in a stipulation for entry of judgment between Appellants and defendants Vanguard Outdoor, LLC and Pamela K. Anderson (collectively “VO…