Salkhi

1 2 3 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 4 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 5 6 AMIN SALKHI, ET AL., CASE NO. 18-cv-02676-YGR

7 Plaintiffs,

ORDER DENYING PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION AND

8 vs. GRANTING DEFENDANT’S CROSS-MOTION

FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

9 B.P. WEST COAST PRODUCTS LLC, Re: Dkt. Nos. 46, 48, 52 10 Defendant.

11 Plaintiffs Amin Salkhi, Banafsheh S. Salkhi, Ali Salkhi, Souri Salkhi, and Ajang Salkhi 12 bring this action for quiet title and declaratory relief against defendant BP West Coast Products, 13 LLC (“BPWCP” or “BP”).1 (Dkt. No. 1 (“Compl.”).) Specifically, plaintiffs are joint tenant 14 owners of two gas station properties, upon which defendant has executed a use restriction, which it 15 now refuses to release. (Id. ¶¶ 10-21.) Plaintiffs contend that this use restriction violates and is 16 therefore void pursuant to California Business and Professions Code Section 16600. (Id. ¶ 22.) 17 Now before the Court are parties’ cross-motions for summary judgment (Dkt. No. 48 18 (“Salkhi MSJ”); Dkt. No. 52 (“BP Cross-MSJ”)). Having considered…