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DefendantSeanLarkin(referredtohereinasthe"Larkin")is,andatalltimes1RichardA.Kolber,Esq.(SBN125869)LAWOFFICESOFRICHARDA.KOLBER22029CenturyParkEast,Suite900LosAngeles,CA90067-29103Telephone:(310)557-1902Fax:(310)557-19044
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26mentionedhereinwas,anindividualresidingintheCountyofLosAngeles,StateofCalifornia,atSEANLARKIN,anindividualanddoing14businessasLARKINBUSINESSMANAGEMENT;LARKINBUSINESS15MANAGEMENT,LLC;andDOES1-50,inclusive,161718192021
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BREACHOFORALCONTRACTFORPROFESSIONALSERVICES2.BREACHOFORALINDEMNITYAGREEMENT;
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PROFESSIONALNEGLIGENCE;4.BREACHOFFIDUCIARYDUTY;
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CONSTRUCTIVEFRAUDPlaintiffsGeorgePajon,Jr.andElCubanoMusic,Inc.allegeasfollows:Parties
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14.PlaintiffisinformedandbelievesandbasedthereonallegesthatDefendantLarkin2BusinessManagement,LLC(referredtohereinas"LBM")isalimitedliabilitycompany3organizedunderthelawsoftheStateofCalifornia.Plaintiffisinformedandbelieves,andbased4thereonalleges,thatatalltimesmentionedhereinandrelevanthereto,eachoftheDefendantswas5theagent,servant,and/oremployeeofeachoftheremainingDefendants,andindoingthethings6hereafterallegedwasactingwithinthecourseandscopeofsuchagency,servitudeand/or7employment.85.ThenamesandcapacitiesofDOES1through50,inclusive,whetherindividual,9
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corporate,associateorotherwise,arepresentlyunknowntoPlaintiff,whosuesthesedefendantsbysuchfictitiousnames.PlaintiffwillseekleaveofthisCourttoamendthiscomplainttoshowthetruenamesandcapacitiesofsuchdefendantswhenascertained.6.DefendantLarkinisliablefortheactsofeachoftheotherDefendantsasallegedinthiscomplaintasthealteregosofeachother.RecognitionoftheseparateexistenceofthesedefendantswouldpromoteinjusticebecauseLarkindominatedandcontrolledLBMandeachoftheotherDefendantsasfollows,oninformationandbelief:heusedthecorporateidentitiesasaninstrumentalitytocommitthefraudallegedherein,ignoredcorporateseparatenessandformalities,failedtoproperlycapitalizethebusiness,co-mingledfunds,andformedthebusinessentityforfraudulentpurposesandtoshieldhimselffromliabilityforhiswrongfulactsandomissions.FactsCommonToAllClaims
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PlaintiffPajonisarespectedandsuccessfulguitarplayer,songwriterandmusicproducer,mostknownforhisinvolvementwiththemusicalgroupBlackEyedPeas.EICubanoMusic,Inc.("EICubano")isPajon's"loan-out"company.Atallrelevanttimes,DefendantLarkin,doingbusinessasLarkinBusinessManagement,andDefendantLRB,wereinthebusinessofprovidingso-calledprofessionalbusinessmanagementservicestoindividualsincluding,butnotlimitedto,receiving,managinganddisbursingtheirincome,payingtheirbills,preparingtaxreturns,evaluatingandmakinginvestments,aswellashandlingothermatterspertainingtogenerally-acceptedpracticesofbusinessmanagersrepresentingindividualsintheentertainmentindustry.
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2Defendants,andatalltimestheyplacedtheirfaithandconfidenceinDefendants,whomthey8.Atallrelevanttimeshereto,Plaintiffswerethebusinessmanagementclientsof3entrustedwiththeirfinancialwell-being.Thebusinessrelationshipcommenced
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orabout19994forPajonand2004forEICubanoandterminatedinoraboutJuly2009.Inexchangefor5Defendants'agreementtoprovideprofessionalbusinessmanagementservicestoPlaintiffs,6PlaintiffsagreedtopayanddidpayDefendantspayfivepercent(5%)ofPlaintiffs'totalgross7compensation,exceptforPlaintiffstouringincome,duringtheentiretyofDefendants'8representationofPlaintiffs.
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wasacertifiedpublicaccountantwithtremendousexperienceintheentertainmentindustry.Infact,albeititunknowntoPlaintiff,LarkinwasnotaCPAnordidhehaveanyotherprofessionalcredentialsinaccounting.BasedonDefendants'representationsregardingLarkin'scredentialsandexperience,PlaintiffentrustedDefendantswith-andDefendantsvoluntarilyandexpresslyundertookresponsibilityfor-renderingtoPlaintiffvariousstandardbusinessmanagementservices,includingbutnotlimitedtomaintenanceofallofPlaintiffsbankaccounts,paymentofPlaintiffsbills,obtainingmortgageloans,handlingPlaintiffsinvestmentsandretirementfunds,andhandlingalltaxmattersonbehalfPlaintiff,includingbutnotlimitedtothepreparationoftaxreturnsandpaymentoftaxesonPlaintiffsbehalf.Eachyear,DefendantsrepresentedtoPlaintiffsthattheypaidPlaintiffs'taxes.10.InoraboutJuly2009,PlaintiffbecameawarethatDefendants,whowerestillactingashisbusinessmanager,andwhowereresponsibleforthepreparation,filingandpaymentoftaxesonbehalfofPlaintiffandhisloan-outcorporation,failedtoprepareorfileanyFederalorStatetaxreturnsorpayanytaxesonbehalfofPlaintifforhisloan-outcorporationforasequentialperiodofsix(6)yearsfrom2004-2009.Thisresultedinalargetaxliability,includingsignificantpenaltiesandinterestcharges,thataccruedovertimewithoutPlaintiffsknowledge.AsadirectresultofDefendants'actsandomissions,Plaintiffsloan-outcorporationwassuspendedbytheStateofCalifornia,havingbeendeemedaninvalidcorporationseveralyearsearlierwithoutPlaintiffsknowledge.Atthesametime,PlaintiffslearnedthatDefendantshadmismanagedmerchant3
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