Joseph

*1516 Opinion

—Defendant and appellant Jeffrey K. Joseph (Joseph) appeals from the judgment entered against him after the trial court granted a motion for summary judgment and a motion for permanent injunctive relief brought by the City Attorney of the City of Los Angeles and the City Attorney of Culver City in the name of plaintiff and respondent the People of the State of California (plaintiff) for violations of the “Narcotics Abatement Law” (Health & Saf. Code, § 11570 et seq.), 1 the “Public Nuisance Law” (Civ. Code, § 3479), and the unfair competition law (Bus. & Prof. Code, §17200 et seq.). The violations occurred at a storefront business establishment known as Orgánica located partly in Culver City and partly in the City of Los Angeles. Joseph is the owner of Orgánica and the chief executive officer of a corporation named Orgánica, Inc.

In its motion for summary judgment, plaintiff met its initial burden of producing admissible evidence establishing the elements of each of the causes of action asserted in its complaint. Joseph presented no admissible evidence to show that any triable issue of material fact existed or that he was entitled to any defense, including any…