SolMark International Inc. v. Abel Galvez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 3 Case No. 2:20-cv-04437-SB-PLA SOLMARK INTERNATIONAL INC.,

FINDINGS OF FACT AND

CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

Plaintiff, 6 Trial: October 21, 2021 v.

8 ABEL GALVEZ et al., 9 Defendants.

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14 Following the Court’s summary judgment ruling and the default or dismissal of 15 nearly all Defendants, the only claims remaining for trial were Plaintiff SolMark 16 International Inc.’s claims against Defendant Frank Delgadillo and Defendant 17 Delgadillo’s counterclaims against SolMark. The Court held a bench trial on October 18 21 and 26, 2021. All witnesses submitted their direct testimony primarily through declarations,1 although the Court gave the parties the opportunity to conduct 20 supplemental direct examination as well as cross-examination at trial. After 21 evaluating the evidence at trial, the Court issues the findings of fact and conclusions of law as set forth below. The Court’s findings of fact are from a preponderance of 23 the evidence except where otherwise indicated. 24

1 Plaintiff’s objections to Defendant Delgadillo’s trial…