Brandt

Filed 8/2/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

FRIEND OF CAMDEN, INC., et B309746 al.,

Plaintiffs and Appellants, Los Angeles County Super. Ct. No. 19STCP04706 v.

BARBARA BRANDT, as Trustee, etc., et al.,

Defendants and Respondents.

APPEAL from an order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Maureen Duffy-Lewis, Judge. Reversed and remanded with directions. Gutman Law, Alan S. Gutman, John Juenger; Greines, Martin, Stein & Richland, Robin Meadow, Geoffrey B. Kehlmann and Jeffrey Gurrola for Plaintiffs and Appellants. Klapach & Klapach, Joseph S. Klapach; Hamburg, Karic, Edwards & Martin, Gregg A. Martin and Ann S. Lee for Defendants and Respondents.

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SUMMARY

A plaintiff owning a 1 percent interest in a limited liability company (LLC) filed a lawsuit seeking judicial dissolution of the LLC under Corporations Code section 17707.03. (All statutory references are to the Corporations Code.) Defendants, other members of the LLC who together held 50 percent of the membership interests, filed a motion to avoid the dissolution by…