L. Globos Corp. v. City of L. A.

*629 The Los Globos nightclub claims that Los Angeles inspectors harmed its business by reducing the number of patrons allowed at the club and did so without first providing the club with a statutorily-required hearing. Los Globos appeals from the trial court's order sustaining the defendants' demurrer without leave to amend. Los Globos admittedly failed to exhaust its administrative remedies prior to filing suit in superior court. This failure bars Los Globos from pursuing its claim here. We affirm the trial courts order.

BACKGROUND 1

In 2011, the Los Globos Corporation (Los Globos) operated a nightclub out of a two-story building in Los Angeles (the City). In September 2011, Los Angeles Fire Department Inspector Gerald Travens (Travens) examined the club and issued a warning regarding the building's " 'unimproved [ sic ] construction.' " Travens also forwarded his concerns about the club to Frank Lara (Lara), the principal inspector for the Los Angeles Department of Building and Safety (the Department). In turn, Lara dispatched a code enforcement inspector to the club. On September 22, 2011, the officer issued an "order to comply" citing the club's change of use of its first…