resources
case file: friends of hastain trail (2011-2016)
Below are selected documents from the “Friends of Hastail Trail” Case, 2011-2016
Judgment in Favor of Friends of Hastain Trail
Court of Appeal Opinion published reversing Trail Court w/ Justice Johnson dissenting opinion.
ridgeline protection ordinance
Ridgelines are an important and unique resource within the City of Los Angeles. Recognizing the value of these resources, the City Council issued a Motion (Council File No. 11-1441-S1) instructing City Planning to identify ways to better protect and preserve the City’s ridgelines, which have become increasingly threatened by development activities. In response, Los Angeles City Planning has prepared the proposed Ridgeline Protection Ordinance.
The initial concepts for this proposed ordinance were shared at a community webinar on November 20, 2020. You can find the presentation from this webinar here.
The Ridgeline Protection Ordinance creates new setback, height, and grading restrictions in a buffer around the ridgeline. By way of example, any ridgeline covered by the ordinance requires that all points of structures be below 50 vertical and 50 horizontal foot window from the ridgeline.
NOTICE OF PUBLIC HEARING
LINK TO ZOOM MEETING (Password: 494199)
FACT SHEET
Background of dispute - Primer
Background of Dispute with Mohamed Hadid and Links to Materials
Download this handy guide on the background of this entire matter, plus easy hyperlinks to loads of helpful sites, documents and information HERE.
give back, llc. v. hadid
In September 2020, Give Back, LLC sued Mohamed Hadid to enforce a personal guaranty that Hadid had previously given to secure a $25 million dollar loan. Hadid also pledged title to all of the land his related shell entities owned in Franklin Canyon Park as collateral. Hadid (and his shell entities) defaulted on the loan. On May 5, 2021, Give Back, LLC. obtained a judgment against Hadid in the amount of $26,387,498. Shown below are a few interesting documents filed in this case.
Debtor’s Exam Deposition of Mohamed Hadid taken Judgment Entered
Give Back, LLC Judgment against Mohamed Hadid
Declaration of Mohamed Hadid (purporting to describe Hadid’s interactions with Prince von Fürstenberg)
Declaration of Ron Richards (establishing Hadid subject to liens and judgments totaling $44 million as of writing)
Declaration of Justin Cozart (more background intel on involvement of Prince von Fürstenberg.)
Hadid bankruptcy - January 15, 2021
On January 15, 2021, two of the Hadid shell entities that own land inside Franklin Canyon Park (i.e., Coldwater Development, LLC and Lyda Ludd, LLC) filed for Bankruptcy protection. These entities own considerable land under the Hastain Trail and importantly, also own the parcel at the plateau of the trail which is the site of the massive 75,000 square foot house planned for 9650 Royalton.
By way of the bankruptcy, we now know that in 2020 a company called “Give Back, LLC” acquired approximately $27 million dollars in debts owed by Hadid secured by the Franklin Canyon properties as collateral. More importantly, recent court documents reveal that Give Back intends to donate the properties to the State of California (potentially Santa Monica Mountains Conservancy) if acquired through foreclosure for public benefit. This is truly good news and bodes well for the potential permanent preservation of Franklin Canyon Park for public enjoyment.
For more details, below are some of the publicly available documents filed in the Bankruptcy Court.
Bankruptcy Court Documents:
Coldwater Canyon Dev. LLC Petition
Declaration of Hillsides Against Hadid Founder
cedarbrook construction photos
In Progress Construction Photos of 9650 Cedarbrook - September 2020
Cedarbrook artist renderings
Artist Renderings of Hadid mega-mansion planned for 9650 Cedarbrook
