michael jackson juliens auction california filing march 04 2009

8/6/2019 Michael Jackson Juliens Auction California Filing March 04 2009

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6 A I!1 :Qm eysfo r P la in tiff M JJ P RODUCTION !S ; INC.7

SUPE[RIOR COURT n [ F : lHE SlATE OF CAUFORNIAfOR THE COVIN1Y OF lOS ANGELES

1 Alan S. Gutman" SBN128514M atthew E. [Hess, SBN 2147322 LAW O IFFIC iES O F A LA N S . G UTMAN'9401 [ W ilshke B ou:le va rd, S uiite5'753, Beverly Hills" CA 90212-2918T ele ph on e: 3 1[O ~ 38 6~ 07 'OO4 Facs im ii'le : 3 1O~38S,~ 07 1ema il: a~ langutman@!Ju~man law .com.5 ' email: mhess@9IJtman[aw.com

8'91011 IMJJPRODUCTIONS, INC.,1 [ 2 Plainti ff"13 vs,14 JULIEN'S AUCTIION HOUSE, LtC.,D ARREN JU LIIEN , D OES 1.:25,15 [I1du s i : v e ,1:6 Defendants.117181 1 920

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I C ase N um be r I B e 40 8 91 3C'OMPLAINT1. CLA IM AND DELIVERY[ IDEl ' INUEl2. CONV1ERSION3. RESCISSION BAS [ED O N IFR AUD4,. FRAUD ~,PROMISSO 'RY FRAUD5. FRAUD .,I INTENf lONALM ISREPRESENTAT ION6. UN [FA IR BUSINESS , PRACTICe :S7. BREACH OF FIDllllC!IARYDUTY:8 . D EC LA R A TO R Y REL IEF

1 .Statement .o f the Case

Re:[ ly ing o n a n iIIe ga ll co ntra ct s ec ur ed by f raud, Defendants Jullea's AudlIo21 House" LtC and it s principal Darren Julien have, e ffe ctive ly s t.o l~ enMichael Jackson22 personal property a nd a re n ow publio iz in g the ir intent to se ll the property a t an auctio23 starting an April 21, 2009.24 2 : . Even l ft 'i1ougrnJu lien 's Auct ion i H ouse , LtC an d D arren J lul'ie l1 lare not .Iega25 en~i:~ledto retain possesslon of Michael Jackson's personal property - they have:26 owns rship o r 'o ther lawfUll lin~ere,s t in the p ro pe rty - the y ha ve re fused to re tu rn th e proper27 desprtie repea ted. dem ands for its i:mmed la te retum,28 : 3 . Thi~s action has been brought to compel the immediate return of Micha

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1: Jackson's personal property and to recover damages and costs for the Defendant2 wrongfulconduct,

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POOie,s ;Plainti ff MJJ Productions, lnc. ('''MJJ") is a Ca l iif om ia co rpo ra tion "P la in tiff Is .informed and bel'ieves and thereon a lleg l9s t ha t DefendantJlul i len

3456 Auction House, LLC. C'Jul i :en's Auctions") is a California Ilimited liability company with.., prlnelpal place of bus iness in West Hollywood, California.8 6 ., Plainti ff lis lnlormed and bell'javes and thereon al l9'ge8 that Dsnen ,Jul9 ("Julien~) is an individual residi' l1g in the City of West Hlolliywood,State of Galifornla.10 7., The true names and capacltles, whether individual, corporate, associate.111 oUlelrwise" of defendants DOES 1 throug!1h20, incIUls.~ive,are unknown to 1~laintiffat 'th12 time. Plaintiff sues those defen,dants by such n,ctitious names pursuant to Gode of C13. Procedure 47,4 and will amend this complalnt to show their true names and capacirt14 when they have been ascertelned. Plaintiff is informed and believes, and based on th15 information and belief a lle ge s, th at each o f the defendants deSignated as, a DOE is lega16 responsiible ~or the events, and happenings rs,ferred to in this complaint, and unlawfu17 caused the injuries and darnaqes to Pllainti ff ,all'egediinthis complaint.18 B. A t all tlrnes mentioned in this complaint. each of the defendants were t19 agent ,s and employees of the other defendants, and in e l J o i n g the things alleged i i i ! th20 complaint, defendants were acting wi~hiin the course and scope of the'iir agency a21 employment,

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Neverland Valley Ranch C'INeverland"i) ls an approxlmately 2,800 ac~e ran24 Ilocated in tlhe San~~Ynez Valley of Cal'ifornia that was home to pop superstar Micl la25, Jackson.2,6, 10. In addition to' a 13,000 square foot main house, Neverland had a 5,127 'square foot theater, an approximate 1.500 square foot s to ra ge fa cility " numerous oth28 structures" as we ll a s a private amusement park and zoo.


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1 11. As a result of a financial reorganization of tlhe Neverland property in rn2 :2009, all of Michael Jackson's personal property had to be removedfrom Neverland with3 90days.4 12. M r ..Jackson ' s pS l"Sonal prop,erty a t Neverland Included awards, photograph5 clothes, fu rn tlu re , a rtw oM k, ,gamies,automcones , and other memo ra bilia a nd po sse ss io n6 . collected throughout hls Ilegendary career, Many of the ltsms are unique.. hai extra ord in ary sen tim en ta l va lue in a dditio n to be in g valued personal p os se ss io ns . A ll to8 IPla!intiiffis ililformed and believes that there were more than 2,000 items of Micha9 Jackson's personal property located at Never land prior to Augus t of .2008. Many of t

19 Ja ckson 's pe rsona l prcperty fro rn N eve rland a s soon as poss ible ,2.0 16 . Juli@ ,nw2Isadvised by D r. T o hr ne thamwhile a ll o tth e p ers on a /I p ro pe 1 rty wo u2:1 bemovedout of Neveli"lal1d;none of Mictlael Jeekson's personel property could be so~22 auction unless and untilan inventory witih p~otographs was provided for Mr. ,Jackson a23 IJr, Tohm s to re vi:e w" a t w hich po in t" 'M r. .Ja ckso n w ou ld determine whlch iitem s could

10 it iems are prwcelessand l r replaceeble: De f endan~s apparently concu r in th e assessment11 . they have claimed that the property riswolth mil l ions O I f dot lars.12 13. lin an e:Hortto move all of Michael. Jackson's personal p.roperty out13 Neverland,wllilile simultaneously ~an ra li1 lg ingfo r an auction o~ certain selected items ih14 . w ere , no longer desired by Mr. Jackson, the pil'esident of MJJ, Dr. Tohrne R Tchm15 contacted Darre~nJulien of Jul ien's, AulCtibIii House, LLCson1l ,e t ime in or about Juliy of 20!16 14. MJJ is afurnislliling company used to providethe personal services of Micha17 Jackson.18 15. Jl.IUenwas advised OFthe time ecnstralnts and ~heliiH!1edto fmov@ .Micha

24 soldat auction.17. A t a ll tim es prior to remov ing a ll o flh e personal property fl~m Nevedan5

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26 Julien promised and assured Dr. Tohrne that none of the personal property removed fro27 lNeverilaliidwould be sold at auction prIor to Micha.el Jackson reviiew!li'l9 a ,n inventory w28 photographsiin or-derto determine what could be sold,


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24 ,21., F>uliSuanto Civil Code 18t2,6Q9, t T a ] n y waiv,s!'of the provisions of this t25 is con tr ar y [0 public policy, and is void and unentorceable."26 22. MJJ never aqreed tO I waive any ofthe provlslons of Civil Code 1812.60

112 a. T he A gre em e nt do es n ot co nta in the a uctio n co rn pa nv'e co rre ct n am

1 1a . Julien presented Dr. Tohrnewith an "Auction CO l ' T I s i g nment Agreement); wh2 was executed by Dr. Tohme 0 0 1 " 1 behalf of MJJ or about August 7, 2008 rAgreemenf~3 Julian executed the Agreemeni: on behalWof Julien IS Auctions, LLC.:n Michael Jacks4 never s igned the Agreem elnt5

16 ' there, ii,sno such en tity ,as "'Jullielil's Auctions" LLC.' '' The actual n arn e o f th e, LLC is "Julien7

At the time that he sIgned the' Agreement, Dr. lohme was not aware th

A uctio n H ouse , LLC ."8 20.. Apart from the problem with the, name, the Agree!men.t violates the ru9 promulgated by the Callfornla legisl.ature am Tltle 2.9 15 for Auctioneer and Auct10 Companies eommenclnq at .CiivHCode 1812.16iOO. Spe!ciifically, the Agreement fails11 comply w~ththe California CivjJ CadLein the following particulars:

113 and does not set forth the busines,s address and business telephone number (Civil] Co114 1812.608(d){1);'115. b. The Agreement does l f 1 l o t , co rrtam "[a ]n in ve nto ry o f the item o r Ite116 to be solid at aLictiofl",(CM'1 Code 1812 a, 1608{(j}(2)) ;1 i 7 ' c. The A.greement does not "explicitly state 'which party shall118 responslble fo r ad iveM Us ing] and o ther expenses" (C ivil Code; 18.t2:.608r(d)(3));11Q d . The Agreemenmdoes not state ~he '~approximat i.e date or dates wil20 the, i tem or i tems willi be sold at auct ion" (Civil Code, 1812.608(d)(4)): : and,21 e. The A.greement does not have a "diacloslJre that the auct ionaer22 auetton company has a bond on fi:lie, with th e, S e cre ta ry of State" (Civil l Code23 1812.608{d){6}).

27 I 1O I : r would , 1 ! u n y such waiv,91i be en fo rceab le .28 23.. In summary j the!Agl'lement Is illegal and unenterceable due:to thetailure

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1 . comply wl~h the requir,ements enumerated ill1 Civil Code 18112.1608.2 24. Further" the Agreement i~self was procured by fra.ud: But f a : 1 " th e expres3 I'eplf'~sentation by ,Julien th(il,t none o~Michael Jaeksen's personal property would be' so4 a t auct io n unless and] unti~1Mr. Jackson reviewed a comple~e ilwenlmy and photog,rap5 : of eaeh of the ilem s to approve owwhat could be sold" MJJ would not have e nte re d in to i6 i .Agreement. It has now be,en revealed ~hamJ1ulien's representatlon was false,7 25,. Moreover, MJJ is not authorized to 8 e l : 1 or otherwise dispose of Mioha8 .Jlackson's, personal property wiiUaout Michael Jlackson'sapprovaL9 26;, Commencing in August of 2008 and continl!ling! through Octoberof 20010 Defendants caused more than 2,000 items of IMichaelJacl


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1 32. Nenl1er Junen nor Julien's Auctions have any ownership j'nterest in Micha2 Jackson's personal property ... 3 33. Jul ' ien;s and Julien's Auctions' only interest in Michael Jackson's property4 as a consignee:.5 34. .Jul'ien"sAuctio ns ' iU e ga l co ntra ct! procured by fraud" does no t entitle them6 retalnany of M r ..Jackso n's pro pe rty ..7 IFIRSTCAUSE :OF ACT' ION8 CtAIM AND DEUVERY [ [DETINUE]9 AGAINST A l.L . IIJI:EFEINIDANT.S10 35. Pla in t if f inc -o rpora tes by pe~erencea ll of the al legat io~s set forth il1 paragraph11 1 through 34 as.though they were set forth In their en~il'ety ner-ei'Il,12 3,6. TheDefendantsareconsigneesof psrsonal p ro pe rtyth at be lo ngs . to M ich a13 Jackson and have 1 1 : 0 - ownership interest in more than 2,000 items of Mi:chae:1Jackson14 personal property that are C'urrently beIng detained.15 37. MJIJ, 0 11 behalf of 'M ic hae l J a ck son , is @lntitledo the immediat,e possessi16 and return of all of Micha,elJackson's property.17 3,8. The Defendants and each of them liFe consignees (i.e" bai~:ees)and ha18 I'a fus ed to re tu rn the property despiite repeated reqaests to do so.19 39. As the direct and proximate result of the wrongfu l detention ofthe subje20 property , P la :in tJ ffis en titled toaw l'it o f possession forthe trn rn ed ia te re turn o f a U Io f M icha21 J ac ks on 's p ers on -a ll p ro pe rty i n Defelldants! p os se ss io n, ctls to dy 'O r c on tro l.2.2 40. Plaintift is also entitled to immediate in junct iv e re lie fl{ a) enjoining] ~hetrans23 'O f any ililterestin Michaell Jackson's personal property by sale, pledg:e or 'grant of a24 seourity interest; (b) en j,o in ing l any disposition or encumbrance of .Michael Jackson25 pe '[rsona il property; (e ) enjoi.ning Defendants ; from concealing or otherwlse removing any26 Michs,el Jackson's personal property ill such m arm er to make iit less ava ilable to seizu27' by a levyin.g officer; and, (d) ,enjo:iniingany acts of destruction or fa ilure to care for28 pr-operty in a reasonable manner.


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A,GA.INSTAlL iDEFENI[)ANi 'S4 41., Plaintiff incorpo rates by reference aHIoffheal l~~egationssa,tforth in PrsrsQrap5 1 through 34 as thou9h they wen!) set forth i:n their entirety herein.64.2., From Augllst thraug't l October of 2008~, Defendanis and each of them camf into possession ot Micha,sll Jackson's personal p r O p H 1 ! . y located at N,everland as8 con.signee (L,e", bailee) under the auspices of the' ,Agreemen~, which as hereinalleqed,9 an i l le9'81,contract that W,el5I p:roGllJlredby wlfalJd.10 43.' MJ,JI,011 beh~ [f o f M ie tJ a.e l J ac ks on , iisenti~l~edo immediale possession of11 of Michael Jaekson's personal property Ull,a~was removed by Defendants from Nleve:rlan12 I, 44,. Over the past eeveral months, the P'laintiff has repe'atedly demanded t13 return of the, property described in this complaint14 I! 45 .. , Defendant failed and refused to comply wittl Plaintiffs demand for the retu

I15 of the property, and continues to ~ailand refuse to returnthe property to Plail1tiff.16 . 46 . The property is,w(Hth rn illio lfls o f do lla rs ; many o f the , it ems have extraordina17 sentimental value and ,are,priceless. Defendents' wrongfUl:1conversion has ca used millio18 of dollars in damages to IPlainti iff, the precise amount of which shall be detelimined at tr19 47, Between the time o~Defetnda.nts' conversion and the 'nlin!9 o,f this actio20 Pila.intiff has expended considerablesums 'of money and time in an effort to secure, t21 return of the: property ~hat is the subj;ect of ti1'isadion, in an amount in excess of t22 jurisdIction of this court to be proven at thetime of trial.23 48, The conduct of Ds,tendants was malicious. f ll ': aLldul~ent ;extreme, outrageeus24 ,81i1dw:ithout any legal jUistiilkation whatsoever, and punitive, damag:es should be assesse25 ,against Defendants to , punisll their conduct and det,er tihem and others from cio:mmittil2 ' 1 3 slrnllar ads.27 , 1 /2,8 /I

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THIRD CAUSE OF ACTIIONR.ESCI,SSION B,ASED' ON FRAUDA GA IN ST A LL D EFEN DA NTS

4 . 49. Plaintiffil1colr'PQi:r~at:e!s by r e fe rence a ll oHh .e .a llega tions seUor tih iin paragraph15' 1 through 34 as though they were set forth ln their entir1ety herein.6 50., Commenc ing in Jl lJI lyof 2,008 and al all times prior tothe execution of t7 A g,:reem ent on Al iJ Igust7, 2008, Defendant Julien o nbe ha lf o fJ ulle n's A ucflo ns re p r es en te8 * 0 Dr. Tohms on behalf of MJJ on numerous occaslons that none' of Michae l Jackson'9 persona l pm perty tha t was go ing to be rem oved from Neve rland would be so ld atauotlo

10 ru nle ss a nd untilllM ic ha e:1J ack so n speeJWic8 lIy approved of the sa le o f each item to be so11 51. When Julie n mad,e,the representaton as described above, he knew that t12 represenilation wasifalse and made tt with the lntent tto lnduca P!aintirff to enter into. t13 Aglieement.14 52. . 0 1 ' . Tohme alii behalf O I f MJJ believed thetJullen's statement that Micha15 Jackson wouild have the Ir i~ghto approve whie hi~ eM is o f h is p ers on al p ro pe rty IC O u 'ld be so16 at auc~iQ n wastrlJ ie and had no reason to . b eHeve th at th e, statement. was fa ls e ,... '1'7 53. MJJenteredinto theAgreemel1tonor aboutAugust7, 200.8n reliance18 J ulie n's s ta temen t a s d es cribe d above.19 54. Serv~ioeof 'the summons and pleading in thlsae tlon constitutes no tlee202122232425

reselsston o r r the, Agl1eeml,erntbetween Pla .in ti ff and Jul iren's A ruc tiol1s :- to the ex ten t tha t theAglreement is even valid in l ight of its ia ilur ,e, t io comply with Civil Code 1812.608 - aan offer to restore benefits received, as provided in sectlon 169'1 of the Code of CProcedure ..

P lla iliiltlffh as a ls oln cu rrs d d ama ge s a s a re su lt o fth e fra ud a s a lle ge d he re5 5 0 . .in an a moun t in excess o f the juri:sd liction o f ~hii$oourt to be proven at the tim e 0' trial l.

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Plainiliff inooroo'rete,s, by reference al,1ofthe alleg:ations S8:t forth in paraqraph6,5 1 UlIrougi1 34 as tltJotigh they w ere se t forth in their entirety herein.6 51. CommencIng in Jully of 2008 and at al,1times prior to the execution of t7 Agreement on August 7; 200,8~nefendant J ullen on blehalf of J ulien's Auctions represente8 to Dr. Tohrne on behalf of MJJ that none of MIchael Jackson's personal property that w9 going to be removed from Neverland would be sold at auction unless and until Micha10 Jackson specifically approved !ofthe sale of leach ltem being sold.11 58. When Julien made the representation as described albove, he kn.9w that t12' representation was false and made it with the iintent to lnduce Plaintlff to enter into t13 Agreement.14 59. Dr, Tohme on behallf of MJIJI believed that JUlienis; statement that Mioha15 : .JI,acksonwould have the nght to approve which items of hiispersonal property could be sa16 at auction was true and had no reason to believe that the statement was false.17 I : 60 JUI~lie:npromised that Michae l Jackson would have approval n,ghts18 aforesaid without any intention of honOliiinghis promise.19 61. Julien made t tl @ : false statement with the specific lntentto defraud Plain2(l and to iinduce Plainmiff to rely upon tihe false representatton,21 62. !P la in t. if f reasonably relied upon the false rep:l"e51eniation and would no t ha22 entered into tltiie Agreement but ~or its reliance thereon.23 63. As the direct and proximate result of the fraud alileged herein, PI!aill1Jti24 been damag:ed by Defendantsconductin an amount in excess of the jurisdiction of t25 court to be determined at the time of trial.26 64" The eonducto! Defendants was malicious, fraudulent. extreme, ouhag:eo27 and! without any legal justification whatsoever, and punitive damages should beassesae28 against De~endan~.so punish their conduct ;anddeter themand others from committ in


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1 similaracts.'2 F IF 'TH !C .AUSE OF ACTI:ON3 FRAUD .. IN iTENT IONA l. M IISREI?R IESENTAT ION4 A GA IN ST A LL D EFE ND AN TS5 65. Plaint i f i incorporates by reference a ll o fthe a lleg .a tio f1 lsse ttor th la pa rag rap6 11hrough 34 as tho !L!lghthey were se t fo rth in the ir e ntire ty he re in .7 66. Commencin g i,I1 Ju ly of 2008 and at al'l t imes, prior to the execut ion of t8 Ag ree ,me llt o 'nAugus t 7 , 2 .0 08 , [ )e fe ndan~J ul'ie l1 o n beh alf o f J ulie n 's Au ctio n s re p re s en te9 to D r. Tehm s on lbeh~lf of MJIJ tha t n on e o f'Micha.el jackson's personal l p ro pe rty th at w10 ,golng to be removed from Neverland would be sold a t auctio n unless and until Micha11 Jaclksonspecifically approved of the sale of each item being sold.12 67" When Julien made the representat ion as desorfbed abOV6\ he knew that I13 representatlon was false and made it with the lntent to induce Plaintiff toenter into t14 Agreement15 68. Dr..Tohme on behal~ of MJJ believed that Jullen's statement that Mioh16 Jackson would hevethe r ig htto a pp ro ve which item s IQ f his personal property could be so'17 ; a t i auct ion wastirue and had no reason to believe that the s ta temenmw.asfalse,18 69. Julien ln te r nlena llym ls rep resent ed tha t Mliohael.Jaolksmlwould have app rov1'9 rights as aforesai:d.2.0 70, Julien in t.en tiona lly m isrepresen ted wha t approva l rights would be gran t21 with the specific iin ten t to d,e fraud Plaint i f f ."2.2 71.' Plaintiff reasonably relted upon t he m i sr epresen ta tion and would no t ha23 en te red in to the Agreemeli l t [b ut fe r its re lla n ce th er eon ,24 72. As a direct and proxi'm a te result o f the fraud described her-ein. Fll1aintiffh25 been dam aged by D efendan ts ' conduct in an a moun t in excess o f the jurlsd lctlon o f t2 1 6 court to be det,ermined! at the time of trial,27 73. The conduct of Defendants was malicious" fll';al.ldul~en1,xtreme, outrageou28 and without any II ,egal ljusti fi :cat ion wha ts oe ve r, a nd punitive d amages s houi~ dbe a s se s s


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16 'to be sold at auetl0 11" (Civil Code 1812.'608(d}(2});17 c. The A.grreementdoes not ",explicitly state whlc~ party shall18 responsible fo r adve:rt i!singl andi other expenses" (Civil Codel 118t2.608(d)(3H;19 d. The Agl\eemen~ does not state the "approximate date or dates wh20theit,em or ltems wjl'l be solid at auction" (Civil Code 1812.608(d){4});21 e. The Agreement does not have a "dlsclosure that the aucnoneer22 auction company has a bond on fi'le~withtihe Secretary of State" (Civil Code23 1i812.608(d)(6)).,24 76. Pursuant: to Civil Code 1812.609, "[a]ny waiver of the provisions oWhis ti25 is contrary to pUlbl:ic pol icy; and is void and unenforceable."26 77.. MJJ never aqrsed to waiv,e any of the provision s of ChiiJ Code 1 ,812.60.2 7 ncr w ould a nY ' s uch w aivie l' be en ~o mea ble "28 . 78. De fendan ts use of the Agreement tha t vlo ls tes Civ i I I Code , 1:812:.6

1 ag,ai l lst Defendants to punish their conduct and d,eler tbemand others from committin2simHar acts,

6: '74. Pliaintiflfincorporates by reference all ofthe allegat:ions set forth in parag rap71 through 34 as.though they were set forth in thei!" entirety herein.8 75. The Agreement violates th e rules promul!gated by the Cslilomia [~'egislats a t ii ~t lh ! 2 .95>br A uctioneer and A uctlen C om pan ies commencing,a t Civil God@,11812.6110 Specifica.I'ly,tihe Agreement fails, to comply with th e California Civil Cod e in tl1 e io llo win111 particulars:112 a. Tha Agre emen t do es n ot co nf.a in the alLJctio nroompany 's co rre ct n am13 I' and does no t se t. forth th e business address and business t.elephone number (Civill Co14 18:12.608(d)(1));1.5 b . The Agreemenm does not contain "Ia]n inventory of ~heitem 0Ii item

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'1 co nstitu te s a n un fa ir business practice pursuant to ,Business & , Profess ions Code2 17.2001,at seq. Furthermore, the A'gresmenrt is illegal and unenforceable.: 3 79. As a result:of Defendants' unfair business practices" P'lain~iffis eliltiitfledl to4 order dedlarilng the Agre emen t vo id a'b initio and fo r a ppr op ria te orders fOI" Defendants5 tum over aliiof the property that is the subj iect of this act ion.6 SEVENTH CAUSE OF ACTION7 BREACH OF FID UC IA RY DUTY8 A'GIAINSTALL DEFENDANT 'S9 80. IPlaintiffincQrporates byreferenee al l oHhe al legat i:onssetforth in paraqrap10 1 through 34 as though they were setforth in their entirety herein.11 81. As a consmgnee(i.e., ba illee ) , De fendan ts , owe Pla.int i f f a fid uc ha ry d uty w12 respect to Michae l J ack son 's personal property.13 8.2. Defendan~s have re fused to comply Wliith PI!aill'TltiWsd ema nd s re ga rcilin g t14 propert y, i nclud ing but not I~'imit,edto returniing tile' property tli1at MiGl1ae[~ackson does15 want to be Bold at auction.16 83. De fe nd an ts h ave m ls ap pro prla te d th e oonsigned p ro pe rty an d h ave a d vi s17 PI,aililtiff that it willi ha ve to buy Micha,ellJ1ackson',s own p ro pe rty ba ck a t a uctio n by biddi18 on it, even tllough there 'is a prcvislon in th e Agreement that states that n Y ] O l J a'gree1 9 : to bid o n th e P l'O p erty ."20 84. Defendants have breached thelrftduclarydutyto P la in t if f by re fus ing l t o retu21 the property,22 85. Plaintiff has been damaged by De~endan t sj conduc t in an amoun t in exce230 o f the jurisd ictio n o f th is co urt ~o b e de te rm in ed a t the tim e o f tria l.24 86 . The condue to f Defendants was rna l ic ious , f raudu lent , ex treme , o lL lt l'


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EIGHTIH CAUSE O F ACTIONDI ::! :'CLARATORY REUEF '

3 A!GAINSTAll [DEFENDANTS4 S7. .Plain~if f l incorpor8Jtesby re fe re nc e a ll of theaUegat ions setfo rth ilrnparag:rap5 1 through 34 as ttlouglh they,were set forth i:ntheir entirety herein.6 SS. Defendants have proclaimed that they have the ri'ghtto sell l all IQ f Micha7 Jackson's personal property,8 8'9. [Plaintiff has claimed that it has a right to approve of which items can be s9 at a.IUctlonand can refuse to sail anything. P!!ailfltifi'further claims that De~endants a'10 fiduciaries, and mere ly bailees, who have an obllqationto return Mi:cl1aeIJackson11 personalproperty; Plaintiff also claims,that the Agreement is meigal and unenforceable12 90., An actual corntrov!!:rsyex is ts regardln .g Plaintiffs: righUo prevent Defendan13 from se:llingMicha.el Jackson's personal property.14 91, AjudiiCial declaration i ! 5 necessary and eppropnate so 'that ~he parties m15 ascertain 8.l1Id know thelr r ignmswith respect to the s elH ng of Michael Jackson's person16 property.1718WH5IREFORE" P!lail i iJti iffprays for the following reUef:1.9 As to the firsm cause of action:20 '1. . For a writ of possession;212 22 3

As to the second cause of action:2. For cornpensetory damages accordiing to proof;3 . For [ p l l ,m i tr u v e damages ;24 As to the th i! rd cause of aotlon:

25 4. For ,alilorder rescInding the Agltrsemenrt;26 As to the fourth cause of actlon:272 8

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For compensatory damages according to proof;For pl.mitive damages;


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1 As to the fi(fljhcause of action:7 .8,

For compensatory darnaqes acoording to pmof;For punltlve damages;

234 As to the sixth cause, of action:5 Foran order estabHsh!ingtlila~the Ag, l Ieement is void and unenforceable;6 A.s to tile seventh cause of action:1 ! 10. For compensatory damages aooording to proof;8 11. For punitive damages;9 As to ~heeightllicause ofaotlon;10 12. for declaratolY relief;11 As to,all causes of action:12 13. For such otiher and f :urtne:1'relieWas the court deems just and proper; 81i1d13 1,4. For costs of suit.14 Da.ted:Marchi} 2009,1516171819202'12223242526272 8

michael jackson juliens auction california filing march 04 2009

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