Case File for Counsel Review
Gasio v. Tran et al.
Orange County Superior Court · Case No. 30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC
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Documents & Contact
Exhibit Index & Methodology

Documents & Contact

An exhibit index organized by section, a statement of methodology, and contact information for counsel or authorized agency personnel seeking access to the underlying documentary record.

This section serves three purposes. First, it indexes the primary-source documents referenced throughout this case file by the section in which each appears. Second, it states the methodology by which this case file was prepared, including the limits observed in its preparation. Third, it provides the point of contact through which counsel or authorized agency personnel may request copies of any underlying document, additional documents not published on this site, or further information.

Every document referenced on this site exists in primary-source form and is available for verification. The case file is not exhaustive; additional communications, financial records, and exhibits are preserved and available on request through the contact point identified below.

Exhibit index by section

Section 2

Chronology

  • 2022 Lease C.A.R. Form LR Residential Lease, DocuSign Envelope E1408B26-9382-47C5-827B-BB69325B53BC, executed April 21, 2022
  • May 2022 Tenant email to owner regarding burnt electrical outlet under sink and dishwasher condition at move-in, May 10, 2022 3:20 PM
  • Apr 2, 2024 Email from Phat Tran (kyphat@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, April 2, 2024 11:10 AM — “please do not think we’re looking new lessee”
  • Apr 18, 2024 Text exchange, Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, April 18, 2024 5:25 PM (broker and handyman attendance)
  • Apr 19, 2024 Wells Fargo wire transfer confirmation OW00004382456864, $5,000.00, memo “New lease 24 one payment at 5000”
  • Apr 25, 2024 Email from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le, 11:18 AM PDT, subject “Witches burnt Broom”
  • Apr 26, 2024 2024 C.A.R. Form RLMM Residential Lease, DocuSign Envelope 46CC8725-F790-DF11-96F5-604580068161
  • May 13, 2024 Text from Hanson Le (“Property Manager” line) to Michael Gasio, 3:50 PM — management-role withdrawal
  • May 15, 2024 Email from Hanson Le (hansonle@bhhscaprops.com) to Michael Gasio, 10:07 AM PDT
  • Aug 5, 2024 Move Out Clearance Report, DocuSign Envelope F5D247C2-A1A9-4991-B91F-6A333347A87D
  • Mar 27, 2025 Minute Order, Document ID 74522578, Commissioner Snuggs-Spraggins, Department C61
  • Apr 5, 2025 Wells Fargo Cashier’s Check #0084411978, $5,338.48, “PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST”
Section 3

The Notice

  • Jun 21, 2024 Three-Day Notice to Pay Rent or Quit, served on Michael Gasio at 19235 Brynn Ct., Huntington Beach, demanding $5,350.00 for June 1–30, 2024, directing payment to Wells Fargo account #1005959166
  • Apr 26, 2024 2024 Lease Section 3.D.(2), directing payment to Wells Fargo account #3312943297 in the name HANSON LE (for comparison)
  • 2022 Lease Section 3.B, establishing rent due on the 1st of each calendar month (for comparison)
Section 4

Cure Tender

  • Mar–May 2024 Tenant communication record regarding dishwasher failure (March 5, 2024 through May 15, 2024)
  • Apr 18, 2024 Text exchange, Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, 5:25 PM (broker and technician attendance)
  • Apr 26, 2024 Text from Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, written commitment “I will get the owner approval to have a new dishwasher installed for you & your family usage”
  • Apr–May 2024 Phone call between Michael Gasio and Hanson Le regarding the owner’s response (towel bars); plaintiff’s direct text to owner raising the binary; owner’s non-denial in response
  • May 13, 2024 Text from Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, 3:50 PM — management-role withdrawal
  • May 15, 2024 The Home Depot order confirmation, delivery date 05/15/2024, order total $1,011.52, confirmation emailed to gasio77@yahoo.com
  • May 28, 2024 Wells Fargo Cashier’s Check, $4,338.48, payable to Berkshire Hathaway HomeServices
  • May 28, 2024 USPS Certified Mail receipt, Huntington Beach 6771 Warner Ave, 03:41 PM, four 1-pound packages
  • May 30, 2024 USPS Tracking #9534914882764149935944, delivery confirmation 3:43 PM in Huntington Beach 92649, “Delivered, Left with Individual,” signed “H H”
  • May–Jun 2024 Images of cashier’s check and Home Depot receipt transmitted directly to owner
  • Mar 27, 2025 Minute Order, verbatim acknowledgment of the cashier’s check tender
Section 5

Lease & Accounts

  • 2022 Lease C.A.R. Form LR, DocuSign Envelope E1408B26, with Anna Ly / Sun Realty and Management as listing brokerage and payment directed to Phat Tran personally
  • 2023–2024 Wells Fargo Premier Checking ...0732 transaction history showing 16 consecutive monthly wire transfers to PHAT L TRAN (Jan 2023 through Apr 2024), and the Jun 28, 2024 wire at $5,350
  • Apr 2, 2024 Email from Phat Tran (kyphat@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, inducement to remain as tenants
  • Apr 19, 2024 Wells Fargo Wire Money Details view, Confirmation #OW00004382456864, memo “New lease 24 one payment at 5000”
  • Apr 25, 2024 Email from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le, “Witches burnt Broom,” confirming $5,000 was for May and eleven payments remain at $5,350
  • Apr 26, 2024 2024 Lease, C.A.R. Form RLMM, DocuSign Envelope 46CC8725, directing payment to Wells Fargo account #3312943297 in the name HANSON LE
  • Apr 26, 2024 Text from Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, proposing to redirect monthly rent “to me instead of to the owner”
  • Apr 26, 2024 Text from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le, raising $7,350 in prior deposits not reflected in the new contract ($6,000 deposit + $1,000 pet + $350 keys)
  • Jun 28, 2024 Wells Fargo wire transfer, Confirmation #OW00004652829145, $5,350.00, memo “Unknown Contract for July payment 27 of 37 on contracts”
Section 6

Court Record

  • Jul 3, 2024 Unlawful Detainer complaint filed, Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC
  • Aug 5, 2024 Move Out Clearance Report, DocuSign Envelope F5D247C2
  • Feb 25, 2025 Hearing on the merits; matter taken under submission
  • Mar 27, 2025 Under Submission Ruling / Minute Order, Document ID 74522578, Department C61, Commissioner Carmen D. Snuggs-Spraggins
  • Admitted Exhibits Exhibits J, K, L, M, N, O, Q per Minute Order
  • Not Admitted Exhibit P (letter to the Court from defendant Feb 25, 2025 and associated email messages)
  • Apr 5, 2025 Wells Fargo Cashier’s Check #0084411978, Account 4861-511475, $5,338.48, purchaser MICHAEL GASIO, payable to ***CLERK OF THE COURT*** ***SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA***, memo “PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST”
Section 7

Agency Proceedings

  • DRE Matter #1-24-0513-010 (Anna Ly, DRE Lic. #01894348)
  • DRE Pre-Complaint Review #1-26-0304-002
  • State Bar Inquiry under review (plaintiffs’ prior counsel) and complaint (plaintiff’s counsel in unlawful detainer)
  • FTC Consumer Sentinel Report #194449713
  • IC3 / FBI Report filed December 2025
  • HUD OIG Complaint filed, intake confirmed
  • FBI Los Angeles Investigative contact established
  • USPIS Report filed
  • California Department of Insurance Complaint filed
  • HBPD Internal Affairs Matter AI 26-0003 (concluded “Unfounded” Feb 18, 2026; supplemental review requested)
  • Orange County DA Real Estate Fraud Unit referral declined Mar 2026 on jurisdictional ground; supplemental submission in preparation

Methodology

How this case file was prepared

Primary documents only. Every factual statement on this case file is anchored to a primary document: an executed contract, a dated email, a text message with a recoverable in-conversation timestamp, a bank record, a USPS tracking record, a court filing, or an agency correspondence. No factual statement is drawn from characterizations, summaries, reconstructions, or AI-generated documents.

Dates. Dates on this site are taken from the documents themselves. Where a date can be pinpointed from a contract execution, a bank transaction timestamp, a court filing, or an email header, that date is used. Where a date derives from a text-message exchange, the in-conversation timestamp (the date stamp the messaging application placed between messages at the time of exchange) is used, not the date a screenshot was later captured. Where a date cannot be pinpointed precisely, the convention “on or about” is used.

Quoted material. Direct quotations appear only where the quoted material comes from a writing: an email, a text, a contract provision, a court order, or similar. Phone conversations are described in substance and noted as such; they are not rendered in quotation marks. Where a phone conversation is corroborated by a subsequent writing, the writing is cited.

Statutory citations. Statutes are identified to orient counsel to the legal frameworks that govern specific documented conduct. The plaintiffs assert no conclusion that any specific statute has been violated; those determinations are for qualified counsel, regulatory agencies, and the courts.

Omissions and limits. This case file does not publish: personnel names or contact information of agency investigators and examiners; detailed personal financial information of the plaintiffs beyond what is necessary to establish the tenancy record; communications between the plaintiffs and counsel evaluating the matter; content from earlier iterations of this website that did not meet the primary-document and statute-citation discipline described above. That material is preserved and available through the contact point below.

Corrections. If a reader identifies a factual error on any page of this case file, the plaintiffs welcome correction. Errors identified will be addressed and the site will be updated. No page on this site should be treated as a finished or final legal document; each page is a working factual recital intended to support counsel’s independent analysis.

Contact

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Scope of this section and of the case file as a whole. This site is a factual recital prepared by the plaintiffs, operating pro se. It is not a legal document, not a pleading, and not a substitute for counsel. It does not assert legal conclusions. It presents executed contracts, bank records, emails, text messages, USPS tracking records, a court minute order, and agency filings, with governing statutes identified as reference points. Qualified counsel, regulatory agencies, and the courts are the proper authorities for evaluating whether the documented conduct supports any particular legal claim or regulatory action. The plaintiffs welcome counsel’s review.