Elmassian v. Flores (2021)

Citation: Elmassian v. Flores (2021)
Parent Document: Elmassian v. Flores (2021)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2021-09-27
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/5291317/elmassian-v-flores/ ↗

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punched or kicked into the wall next to defendant’s door caused by “Oscar and [defendant]
when they get in a scuffle.”
       Defense counsel asked Singleton about text messages she sent to Keyser after April 29.
The texts were sent in the five weeks following service of the three-day notice on May 10, but
Singleton testified she was “really bad with dates,” and as noted in the Discussion portion of
the opinion, it was unclear whether incidents she narrated occurred before or after the notice
was served. In a May 23 text, she told Keyser she had “video evidence” regarding Oscar, “that
[defendant] was hit by her abuser. He beat her in the stairway.” Singleton testified she
provided the “evidence” to Keyser so it could be used “to prove that, you know, [defendant] is
bringing problems to the property, a hazard to everyone who lives here.” In a June 17 text, she
told Keyser that during a “scuffle” between Oscar and defendant one night, she overheard
“Oscar was going to take [defendant’s] gun or had her gun,” and heard what she thought was a
gun being fired.
       George Elmassian, a relative of plaintiff who helped manage the property, testified he
received multiple complaints from tenants at the complex regarding people blocking other
tenants’ parking spots, “people [defendant] brings onto the property selling drugs on the
property,” and tenants “getting intimidated” and “harassed” by defendant and Oscar.4 The
three-day notice was served on defendant due to the parking issues and other reasons stated in
the notice after consultation with Keyser, the person working on the case from the property
management company. The first time Mr. Elmassian5 learned about domestic violence that
may have been inflicted on defendant was when Singleton told Keyser and sent him a video.

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