Daniel Ochoa v. Roberto Lopez
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. BACKGROUND
The facts of this case are known to the Court and the parties. The Court will therefore only briefly summarize them now. Founded in 1983, “El Tiempo” performed music in the style of Regional Mexican Grupera also known as Grupero or Onda Grupera music. (Ochoa Decl., Dkt. No. 32-1 ¶ 3.) El Tiempo released multiple records in the United States in the 1980s and 1990s. (Id. ¶ 4.) The original members of El Tiempo formed a partnership with Ochoa in 1985 to manage the group’s business affairs. (Id. ¶ 3.) By 1989, two of the original members of El Tiempo had left the group and the partnership, including the lead vocalist. (Id. ¶ 5.) Ochoa hired Roberto Lopez to replace theband’s original lead vocalist, but Lopez did not become a member of the band’s legal
partnership. (Id. ¶ 6.) Lopez held the role of lead vocalist until he left the group in 1994. (Id.) CV-90 (06/04) CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL Page 1 of 6 Case 8:21-cv-00983-JVS-JPR Document Filed 12/21/ Page 2 of Page ID #:679
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL MINUTES - GENERAL
Case No. 8:21-CV-00983-JVS (JPRx) Date…