Pavel Fuks v. Yuri Vanetik

Case 8:19-cv-01212-FLA-JDE Document 100 Filed 07/19/ Page 1 of Page ID #:853

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 PAVEL FUKS, Case No. 8:19-cv-01212-FLA (JDEx) Plaintiff,

ORDER FOLLOWING BENCH

v. TRIAL 14 YURI VANETIK, Date: September 21-23, 2021 Defendant. Courtroom: 6B

18 INTRODUCTION This diversity action concerns Plaintiff Pavel Fuks (“Plaintiff” or “Fuks”), a citizen and resident of Ukraine, and Defendant Yuri Vanetik (“Defendant” or “Vanetik”), a U.S. citizen and resident of California. Dkt. 65 (Final Pretrial Conference Order, “FPCO”) at 3. Plaintiff alleges he paid Defendant $200,000 for a “VIP” events package for Donald Trump’s 2017 U.S. presidential inauguration in Washington, D.C., but it “was all a scam.” Dkt. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶ 1. The Complaint states six causes of action against Defendant for: (1) promissory fraud; (2) intentional misrepresentation; (3) breach of contract;…