Gonzalez

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY1

In 2005, Gonzalez met Harold Mansdorf, who lived in the property located at 811 N. Alta Drive, Beverly Hills, CA 90210 (the Property), which is the subject of the current dispute. Gonzalez assisted Mansdorf in several lawsuits relating to the Property.

1 Because we are reviewing a judgment entered after the sustaining of a demurrer without leave to amend, the following factual statement is drawn from Gonzalez’s complaint and documents of which the court took judicial notice. (Schifando v. City of Los Angeles (2003) 31 Cal.4th 1074, 1081; Code Civ. Proc., § 430.30, subd. (a).) Where the facts pleaded are contradicted by judicially noticeable facts, the pleaded facts are disregarded. (Cantu v. Resolution Trust Corp. (1992) 4 Cal.App.4th 857, 877.)

2 The McClanahan Action

On January 23, 2008, Janice McClanahan obtained a $12 million judgment against Mansdorf and his sister Mildred, jointly and severally (McClanahan v. Mansdorf (Super. Ct. L.A. County, 2008, No. BC363659)). On April 18, 2008, McClanahan recorded an abstract of judgment, placing a lien on the Property. At that time, the Property was titled in the name of Harold Mansdorf as Trustee of…