Detamore

BACKGROUND

We take the facts from the third amended complaint. A. Underlying Partnerships, Litigation, and Settlement 1. Partnerships Detamore operated “Grace Medical,” a cannabis dispensary, at 12320 Pico. Wheeler partnered with Detamore to operate the dispensary. Wheeler (not Detamore) leased 12320 Pico from Jain, its owner. The lease between Jain and Wheeler provided that Wheeler could not “assign [or] transfer” 12320 Pico without Jain’s prior written consent. Despite never giving this consent, Jain accepted rent from Detamore, a nonparty to the lease. Lawrence Epstein owned Marina Caregivers, Inc., which supplied cannabis products to dispensaries. (Epstein and Marina Caregivers are collectively referred to as the Supplier Defendants.) In 2013, Detamore, Wheeler, and Epstein formed a partnership to operate Marina Caregivers. Also in 2013, Advanced Pain Solutions entered into a joint venture agreement with Herbalcure Corp. to operate a medical

3 1 marijuana retail dispensary in Los Angeles. Herbalcure is not directly relevant to this appeal but as will be seen, the joint venture agreement between Advanced Pain Solutions and Herbalcure is relevant. Neither the agreement…