Initiating Documents
- Verified Complaint — Moda v. Aghazarian, et al. Filed July 8, 2025
- Notice of Case Management Conference September 10, 2025
Injunctive Relief
- Application for Temporary Restraining Order Filed July 2025
- Temporary Restraining Order (Hon. James C. Chalfant, Dept. 85) Granted July 24, 2025
- Declaration of Matthew Davidson ISO Opposition to PI (Action Property Management COO) Filed August 7, 2025
- Preliminary Injunction Order (Hon. James C. Chalfant, Dept. 85) Granted September 4, 2025
Defendants' Answers & Cross-Complaints
- Verified Answer to Complaint — Argam Aghazarian Filed August 11, 2025
- Verified Answer — Oleg Pariser Filed 2025
- Answer to Complaint — Joshua Cieszynski (Unverified) Filed 2025
- Amended Answer to Verified Complaint — Joshua Cieszynski (Verified) Filed 2026
- Verified Answer — Metropolis I Condominium Owners' Association Filed February 11, 2026
- Cross-Complaint — Metropolis I Condominium Owners' Association Filed February 11, 2026
Anti-SLAPP Motions (CCP § 425.16)
- Special Motion to Strike — Defendant Cieszynski Denied on Merits January 12, 2026
- Order Denying Anti-SLAPP — Dept. 15 (Cieszynski) January 12, 2026
- Amended Special Motion to Strike — Metro Property Management, LLC Filed February 26, 2026
- Plaintiff's Opposition to Anti-SLAPP (Metro Property Management) Filed May 7, 2026
- Order Denying Anti-SLAPP — Metro Property Management Denied June 15, 2026
CCP § 170.6 Peremptory Challenges
- Peremptory Challenge — Metro Property Management, LLC Denied — Untimely January 30, 2026
- Peremptory Challenge — Metropolis I Owners' Association Granted February 17, 2026
- Minute Order Denying Peremptory Challenge (§ 170.6) — January 30, 2026 January 30, 2026
- Minute Order Granting HOA Peremptory Challenge — February 17, 2026 February 17, 2026
- Second District Court of Appeal — Order Denying Writ (B352287) Writ Denied March 5, 2026
Pariser Declaration & HOA Management Contract
- Declaration of Oleg Pariser in Support of Supplemental Briefing re § 170.6 Filed February 11, 2026
- Exhibit 1 to Pariser Declaration — Property Management Agreement (Metro Property Management, LLC), dated Feb. 28, 2024 February 11, 2026
Plaintiff's Motions for Summary Adjudication
- Notice of Motion for Summary Adjudication — Against Defendant Joshua Cieszynski Filed Hearing: March 4, 2026
- Memorandum of Points and Authorities — MSA (Cieszynski) Filed 2026
- Separate Statement of Undisputed Material Facts — MSA (Cieszynski) Filed 2026
- Declaration of Kevin Moda ISO MSA (Cieszynski) Filed 2026
- Request for Judicial Notice — MSA (Cieszynski) Filed 2026
- Notice of Motion for Summary Adjudication — Against Defendant Oleg Pariser Filed Hearing: March 4, 2026
- Notice of Motion for Summary Adjudication — Against Defendant Argam Aghazarian Filed 2026
Cieszynski's Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer
- Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer — Joshua Cieszynski Filed
- Second Amended Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer — Joshua Cieszynski Filed
- Amended Answer to Verified Complaint — Joshua Cieszynski (Signed Verification, V3) Filed 2026
- Proposed Order — Amended Motion for Leave to File Amended Answer Filed Hearing: June 8, 2026
Ex Parte Applications
- Ex Parte Application / Sealed Submission — Department 14 (Plaintiff) Filed April 24, 2026
- Ex Parte Application — Department 14 (Plaintiff) Filed May 4–14, 2026
- Notice of Filing of Original Pages of Exhibits May 2026
Key Exhibits Referenced in Plaintiff's Filings
| Exhibit | Document | Significance |
|---|---|---|
| Exhibit A | September 4, 2025 Minute Order — Preliminary Injunction Granted (Judge Chalfant) | Establishes court finding of "limited probability of success" — admissible under Sweetwater for anti-SLAPP Prong 2 |
| Exhibit C | January 12, 2026 Minute Order — Cieszynski Anti-SLAPP Denied on Merits | Prior merits denial — basis for § 1008(b) successive-motion bar against MPM's "Amended" motion |
| Exhibit E | Court of Appeal Order B352287 (March 5, 2026) — Writ Denied | Affirms trial court's authority and leaves January 2026 merits-denial intact |
| Exhibit G | Marenco Email, June 2, 2025 | States only that he "smelled" an odor — no eyewitness claim; baseline for "fabrication timeline" |
| Exhibit H | Notice of Hearing (June 20) + Notice of Decision (July 2) | Sent to Aghazarian's Porter Ranch address, not to Plaintiff; July 2 Notice revokes all access |
| Exhibit I | Three-Day Notice to Quit | Transforms "smelled odor" into "witnessed by two people" — 28-day fabrication escalation |
| Exhibit J | Davidson Declaration (Action Property Management COO) | Confirms Cieszynski terminated February 29, 2024 — the core unlicensed-manager fact |
| Exhibit K | DRE License Search — No License for Cieszynski or MPM | Confirms neither entity holds a California DRE broker's license as required by B&P §§ 10130–10131 |
| Exhibit N | CC&Rs § 5.1.22 | Recorded governing-document clause requiring notice and hearing as a condition of discipline |
Accessing the Official Court Record
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In Person
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