In a complicated real estate and probate action in downtown Los Angeles, trial lawyer Patrick J. D’Arcy got the Plaintiff’s case dismissed at trial after Plaintiff rested its case. The Plaintiff sought to erase a loan of $1.2M from the property and failed. Mr. D’Arcy’s attack on the witnesses was so thorough that he got their expert – a doctor – to admit he was wrong in his analysis, after only five minutes of cross-examination. Mr. D’Arcy then sought a 631.8 dismissal motion and it was granted. Prior to trial, Mr. D’Arcy had ten defendants dismissed, had two more dismissed at trial, and the last two after Plaintiff called its second witness.
Before trial, the Plaintiff had filed 20 claims against 14 defendants. This case was also in the probate department, where Mr. D’Arcy got the foreclosure stay lifted. The lawsuit had a multitude of claims to defend against – wrongful foreclosure, “predatory lending,” 17200 violations, etc.