Tashanie Clower v. Nettie Stevenson
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
I. Background
On October 15, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Complaint in this Court. Plaintiff alleges that defendants Nettie Stevenson, Leona Stevenson, and Michael Stevenson (“Defendants”) are “attempting to unjustly enrich themselves by continuously filing eviction notices in the lower courts based on fraudulent claims alle[g]ing that [Plaintiff has] not paid rent.” (Compl. at 5.) Plaintiff alleges Defendants are “conspiring to evict [her] because of [her] religious beliefs and practices.” (Id.) Plaintiff claims she has “rented from [Defendants] for over 3 [years] without incident up until [she] recently became a member of a Religious Society known as the Moorish Science Temple of America.” (Id.) Plaintiff brings a claim under, among other things, the Fair Housing Act.” (Id. 1.) Plaintiff seeks in part to enjoin Defendants from “proceeding with the unlawful detainer action in state court.” (Id.) On November 6, 2019, Nettie Stevenson filed an Ex Parte Application for Order to Remand Unlawful Detainer to State Court. According to Nettie Stevenson’s Ex Parte Application, this case “involves a residential unlawful detainer action . . . that was filed [in Los Angeles Superior…