El Corte Ingles, S.A. v. City Lights, LLC

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 7 EL CORTE INGLES, S.A., a Spanish CASE NO. 1:19-cv-00213-AWI-JLT Corporation, Plaintiff,

ORDER ON PLAINTIFF’S MOTION

v. FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT OR

PARTIAL SUMMARY ADJUDICATION

CITY LIGHTS, LLC, a California LLC; and MARKCHRIS INVESTMENTS, LLC, a California LLC, (Doc. No. 20)

Defendants.

14 15 16 INTRODUCTION Plaintiff El Corte Ingles, S.A. (“ECI”) filed this action on February 12, 2019 alleging breach of contract against City Lights, LLC (“City Lights”) and MarkChris Investments, LLC (“MarkChris” and with City Lights, “Defendants”) in connection with a real estate transaction in Bakersfield, California. MarkChris alleged affirmative defenses in its Answer to the Complaint (the “MarkChris Answer”). City Lights did not do so. ECI now moves for summary judgment on its claim for breach of contract and on the affirmative defenses set forth in the MarkChris Answer. For the reasons set forth below, the Court 25 …