Falguni Megha v. Los Angeles County Recorders Office

I.

FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Plaintiff’s Allegations

Plaintiff seeks relief relating to a piece of real property located at 501 Looking Glass Drive in Diamond Bar, California (the “Property”). Compl. ¶ 1. She previously possessed full equitable and legal title to the Property. Id. at ¶ 10. But Defendants unlawfully obtained Plaintiff’s personal information, including access to her email. Id. at ¶ 36. Using that information, Defendants attached a lien on the property based on loans from 2006. Id. at ¶ 10. The legal description of the property was altered, and Plaintiff’s name was forged, to create the illusion of a sale of the property on November 3, 2021 to Jessica Chen and Canopy Lands, LLC. Id. at ¶¶ 10, 32.

Plaintiff further alleges that the County possessed legal documents reflecting Plaintiff’s ownership interest in the property, but altered or removed those documents. FAC ¶ 23. The County then allowed Canopy Lands to record a false Notice of Default and Transfer of Title. Id. at ¶¶ 23, 28. Plaintiff alleges that Pozo Perez, a notary, committed notary fraud, though it is unclear how. FAC ¶ 11. When Plaintiff noted the County’s…