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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Defendant never told Mr. Elmassian about domestic violence, and neither did any of the tenants
in the complex.
The defense called as a witness defendant’s 19-year-old son, Nathan Flores. Defendant
also testified in the case.
Flores testified defendant and Will in December 2018 got into a “big argument,” the
police were called, and Will was required, based on a court order, to stay away from Flores’s
younger brothers and defendant. Flores had not seen defendant or anyone else blocking
parking spots. Drugs were not sold out of their apartment, and Will did not own a white van, he
owned a white truck. Oscar was in a gang, but he never used his gang affiliation to intimidate
anyone. The problems with defendant and Singleton arose after defendant suspected Singleton
or one of Singleton’s daughters had stolen two puppies defendant had bred with her Chihuahua
in order to sell. It was only after defendant confronted Singleton about the theft that all the
issues between defendant and Singleton began.
Defendant testified Singleton moved into the complex in 2017. They had a cordial
relationship, and Singleton’s daughters would visit defendant’s apartment. She lent money to
Singleton to buy gasoline and food, and Singleton paid her back. Singleton allowed Will to use
her parking spot. Will would sometimes perform mechanical work on vehicles owned by
Singleton. Neither defendant nor Will ever blocked Singleton’s parking spot. Defendant gave
Singleton’s mother one of the puppies she bred, and a dispute arose when two additional
puppies went missing from the apartment, and defendant suspected Singleton or one of her
daughters took the animals. Other than when she confronted Singleton about the puppies,
defendant did not get into any arguments with her. Neither defendant nor Will ever intimidated
Singleton.
Defendant testified she often complained to managers about the disrepair of her
apartment, including issues with “the electricity” and the damaged and defective ceiling.
Defendant also “called the city” to complain about the disrepair.
One of the managers she spoke with on the telephone was a person who identified
herself as “Jovana Avalos.” In December 2018, in addition to asking that her unit be repaired,

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