TRIAL VERSUS TRUTH:
WORSE THAN COMMUNISM?

Life in an American Homeowners Association: A Case Study

TABLE OF CONTENTS
INTRODUCTION.

TRIAL 0. AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION GOVERNING DOCUMENTS.
TRIAL 1.   A.  CASE SC027150: AMBER ESTATES HOA VS. A.V. & S. BALAKRISHNAN AND JADVYGA MULOKAS: NOVEMBER 17, 1993.
  B.  CASE SC036246: A.V. & S. BALAKRISHNAN VS. AMBER ESTATES HOA, ROBERT HEIMAN/PEGASUS PROPERTIES MANAGEMENT COMPANY, KOBA/ENGINEERED PLASTICS: APRIL 28, 1995.
  C.  CASE SC027150 AND CASE SC036246: CONSOLIDATION: APRIL 2, 1996.

TRUTH 1:   1.  ORIGINAL CASE SC027150: FACTS.
  2.  CASE SC036246: FACTS.

TRIAL 2. MANDATORY SETTLEMENT STATEMENTS: FEBRUARY 1997.
OTHER SETTLEMENT ISSUES.

TRUTH 2: AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION:
HOMEOWNERS MEETINGS AND BOARD'S MEETINGS: FACTS.

TRIAL 3. DISMISSAL OF CASE SC027150: MAY 27, 1997.
TRIAL 4. JOE AGAPAY'S EX PARTE MOTION TO CONTINUE TRIAL: JUNE 2, 1997.
TRIAL 5. DEFENDANT KOBA / ENGINEERED PLASTICS: UNLICENSED CONTRACTOR.
TRIAL 6. JOE AGAPAY'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT: NOVEMBER 3, 1997.
TRIAL 7. JOE AGAPAY'S MOTION FOR MANDATORY PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION AND MOTION TO AMEND FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT: NOVEMBER 26, 1997.
TRIAL 8. JOE AGAPAY'S EX PARTE APPLICATION FOR AN ORDER FOR AMENDMENT OF CASE NAME: DECEMBER 18, 1997.
TRIAL 9. JOE AGAPAY'S MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE FIRST AMENDED CROSS-COMPLAINT: AUGUST 5, 1998.
TRIAL 10. PHOTOGRAPHS AND CHARTS.
TRIAL 11. WATER INTRUSION PROBLEMS AT THE AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION: BALAKRISHNAN UNIT 827: RESTORATION ACTIVITIES.

TRUTH 11: WATER INTRUSION PROBLEMS AT THE AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION: BALAKRISHNANS UNIT 827 AND MULOKAS UNIT 833: FACTS.

TRIAL 12. PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT WITNESS: LINDA KATHLEEN HOY, MANAGER, VALENTINE CONSTRUCTION COMPANY.
TRIAL 13. PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT WITNESS: ERNEST ORCHARD, ORCHARD ROOFING CONSULTANTS.
TRIAL 14. DEFENDANTS' EXPERT WITNESS: ROBERT M. ELLIS, CONSTRUCTION TECHNOLOGY AND DATA CORPORATION.
TRIAL 15. DEFENDANTS' WITNESSES:
  1.  RAY FINKEL, CONSTRUCTION ARTS AND SERVICES.
  2.  GENE GREENBERG, OWNER OF UNIT 829-2, AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION.
TRIAL 16. PLAINTIFFS' DAMAGE SUMMARIES.
TRIAL 17. TRIAL BRIEFS.
TRIAL 18. FACTUAL STIPULATIONS : JOINT STATEMENT: EXHIBIT LISTS.
TRIAL 19. JOE AGAPAY: PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE.

TRUTH 19: JOE M. AGAPAY: PLAINTIFFS' MOTIONS IN LIMINE: FACTS.

TRIAL 20. KYLE KVETON: DEFENDANTS AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION, RICHARD MAHAN, LOIS STEWART, AND PHOEBE SHARAF, MOTIONS IN LIMINE.
TRIAL 21. TOD CASTRONOVO: DEFENDANTS' ROBERT HEIMAN AND PEGASUS PROPERTIES MOTIONS IN LIMINE.
TRIAL 22. JUDGE JAMES E. SATT: SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA FOR THE COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL CIVIL WEST COURTHOUSE, DEPARTMENT 310.
  1.  MINUTES ENTERED: AUGUST 3, 1998.
  2.  IN THE CHAMBERS: LEGAL ARGUMENTS AND JURY INSTRUCTIONS.
  3.  IN OPEN COURT, IN THE PRESENCE OF THE JURY:
      JUDGE JAMES SATT'S INSTRUCTIONS TO THE JURY.
  4.  COURT MINUTES: 1994 - 1998
TRIAL 23. JOE AGAPAY. NOTICE TO APPEAR AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS AT TRIAL. DECEMBER 22, 1997.
JOE M. AGAPAY. FIRST AMENDED NOTICE TO APPEAR AND PRODUCE DOCUMENTS AT TRIAL. JULY 27, 1998.
TRIAL 24. DEFENDANT RICHARD MAHAN, A BOARD MEMBER.

TRUTH 24: DEFENDANT RICHARD MAHAN: FACTS.

TRIAL 25. DEFENDANT LOIS STEWART, A BOARD MEMBER.

TRUTH 25: DEFENDANT LOIS STEWART: FACTS.

TRIAL 26. DEFENDANT PHOEBE SHARAF, A BOARD MEMBER.

TRUTH 26. DEFENDANT PHOEBE SHARAF: FACTS.

TRIAL 27. DEFENDANT ROBERT HEIMAN, PEGASUS PROPERTIES.
TRIAL 28. PLAINTIFFS' WITNESS LIST AND PLAINTIFFS' INDIVIDUAL WITNESSES.
TRIAL 29.   1.  STATE FARM: PLAINTIFFS' WITNESS LIST AND INDIVIDUAL WITNESSES.
TRIAL 30. TRIAL PRESENTATION: ATTORNEYS' OPENING AND CLOSING STATEMENTS. PLAINTIFFS' ATTORNEY JOE AGAPAY'S REBUTTAL.
TRIAL 31. DEFENDANTS' EXPERT WITNESS: M. J. FEDORUK, M.D.
TRIAL 32. PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT WITNESS: ROGER KATZ, M.D.
TRIAL 33. PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT WITNESS: ECKARDT JOHANNING, M.D.
TRIAL 34. PLAINTIFFS' EXPERT WITNESSES: PETER SIERCK AND CONSTANCE JENKINS, ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING & TECHNOLOGY.
TRIAL 35. A.V. BALAKRISHNAN: TRIAL TESTIMONY.
TRIAL 36. SOPHIA BALAKRISHNAN: TRIAL TESTIMONY.

TRUTH 36: SOPHIA BALAKRISHNAN: AMBER ESTATES HOMEOWNERS ASSOCIATION: FACTS.

TRIAL 37. JUDGMENT (VERDICT).
TRIAL 38. AFTER-TRIAL AND APPEAL. SETTLEMENT ISSUES.
TRIAL 39.   1.  DEFENDANTS' ATTORNEYS: COSTS & FEES.
  2.  LIST OF PLEADINGS FILED WITH THE LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT.
TRIAL 40. AGAPAY'S FINANCIAL STATEMENTS: ATTORNEYS' COSTS & FEES.
TRIAL 41. IN SEARCH OF TRUTH AND JUSTICE.

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