Judge: Colin Leis, Case: 23STCV09552, Date: 2025-01-21 Tentative Ruling

Case Number: 23STCV09552    Hearing Date: January 21, 2025    Dept: 74

JUAN MANUEL CORREA vs SKT INVESTMENT GROUP LLC, et al. 23STCV09552

Motion to Expunge Lis Pendens

The presumption that Christopher Cox is a bona fide purchaser for value is rebuttable because plaintiff’s lis pendens filed in 2023 before Cox bought the property in early 2024 put Cox on constructive notice of plaintiff’s claim to the property. Plaintiff’s documentary evidence that his signature on the grant deed was forged supports the probable validity of his claim. The bankruptcy court’s dismissal orders were not a final judgment on the merits. Accordingly res judicata does not apply.

The court denies the motion to expunge the lis pendens.

Cox to give notice.