P. ex rel. Spitzer v. AWI Builders, Inc.

Filed 6/22/22; reposted to provide correct version

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION THREE

THE PEOPLE ex rel. TODD SPITZER, as District Attorney, etc.,

G059795

Plaintiff and Respondent, (Super. Ct. No. 30-2018-00974579) v.

OPINION

AWI BUILDERS, INC., et al.,

Defendants and Appellants.

Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Craig L. Griffin, Judge. Affirmed. Motion to dismiss. Denied. Pacheco & Neach, Rod Pacheco, Brian Neach and Molly J. Magnuson, for Defendants and Appellants. Todd Spitzer, District Attorney, and Holly M. Woesner, Deputy District Attorney, for Plaintiff and Respondent. * * * In 2015, defendants AWI Builders, Inc. (AWI), Construction Contractors Corporation, Zhirayr Robert Mekikyan, Anna Mekikyan, and Tigran Oganesian (collectively, the AWI defendants) were under criminal investigation by the Orange County District Attorney’s Office (OCDA) and the Riverside County District Attorney’s Office (RCDA) in connection with AWI’s involvement in certain public works projects including AWI’s work on the Orange County Fair project. In October 2015,…