Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. v. Manuk Akopyan

NOT FOR PUBLICATION FILED

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS FEB 16 2022

MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK

U.S. COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

WELLS FARGO BANK, N.A., No. 21-55280

Plaintiff-Appellee, D.C. No. 2:20-cv-07512-JFW-JPR v.

MANUK AKOPYAN, MEMORANDUM*

Defendant-Appellant,

v.

ARIANNA ANI ZADOURIAN,

Defendant-Appellee,

v.

M & A LIFESTLYE, INC.,

Cross-defendant-Appellee,

and

MARA LIFESTYLE; PURE C, INC.,

Cross-defendants.

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California

* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3. John F. Walter, District Judge, Presiding

Submitted February 14, 2022** San Francisco, California

Before: SILER,*** S.R. THOMAS, and CALLAHAN, Circuit Judges.

Manuk Akopyan and Arianna Zadourian became romantically involved and

formed M&A Lifestyle, Inc. (“M&A”) and other businesses to sell CBD, an active

ingredient in cannabis. When the relationship soured, Manuk sued Arianna in a

California court alleging that she was…