Shaheen Dublin v. Haroutoonian CA1/1

I. INTRODUCTION AND BACKGROUND1

In April 2010, plaintiff Shaheen Dublin, LLC sued defendant Robert Haroutoonian for breach of a commercial lease. The lease refers to the landlord as “Dublin/Shaheen, LLC,” instead of using plaintiff’s correct name (Shaheen Dublin, LLC). On February 13, 2013, plaintiff moved under Code of Civil Procedure2 section 664.6 for entry of judgment pursuant to a settlement reflected in a written stipulation signed by the parties in July 2011. The stipulation uses, in different locations, the names Shaheen Dublin, LLC and Dublin/Shaheen, LLC. The trial court concluded the stipulation was a writing, signed by plaintiff and Haroutoonian, “for settlement of the case,” pursuant to which the court could enter judgment in plaintiff’s favor under section 664.6. The court granted plaintiff’s motion and entered judgment for plaintiff and against Haroutoonian, and dismissed other defendants.

1 We provide additional background facts in the sections of this opinion addressing the parties’ arguments on appeal. 2 All undesignated statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure.

1 On appeal, Haroutoonian contends (as he did in opposition to plaintiff’s section…