Pacific Western Bank v. Far Out Productions CA2/3
Pacific Western Bank (the Bank) filed two lawsuits. In one action, the Bank sought repayment of a loan made to defendant Far Out Productions, Inc. (FOP) and guaranteed by defendant Gerald Goldstein (B278076). In the second action, the Bank sought to recover a debt owed by defendant Audio Visual Entertainment, Inc. (AVE), secured by a deed of trust executed by Goldstein (B278122). The bank moved for summary judgment in both lawsuits. Defendants premised their nearly identical oppositions on over 75 evidentiary objections to the admissibility of the Bank’s evidence of (1) the loans and of (2) the Bank’s acquisition of the loan obligations. After ruling on the parties’ evidentiary objections, the trial court granted the motions and entered judgment in the Bank’s favor in both lawsuits. Defendants separately appealed from each judgment. Thereafter, the trial court awarded attorney fees to the Bank in both cases.
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