Eric Crain v. Intelifi Inc.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

On May 16, 2023, Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant in Los Angeles County Superior Court, alleging claims for violations of the Fair Credit Reporting Act, 15 U.S.C. §§ 1681- 1681x and defamation. According to the California Secretary of State’s website, Defendant’s registered agent for service of process is Howard Elyashar with an address of 8383 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 1024, Beverly Hills, CA 90211. On June 6, 2023, Plaintiff’s process server attempted service at Mr. Elyashar’s listed Beverly Hills address. However, the receptionist at that address refused to accept service, and informed Plaintiff’s process server that service would only be accepted at Mr. Elyashar’s Encino office address (16255 Ventura Blvd., Suite 1018, Encino, CA 91436). Accordingly, on June 7, 2023, as directed by the Beverly Hills receptionist, the process server left a copy of the Summons, Complaint, and other documents with the receptionist at the Encino office address, and thereafter, on June 8, 2023, mailed copies of those documents to the Encino office address. Notably, the website for Mr. Elyashar’s business (Elyashar & CO.) identifies both the…