§Gasio v. Tran — Case File for Counsel Review
Section 10 · Documents & Contact
Court
Orange County Superior Court
Venue
Dept. C61 · Comm. Snuggs-Spraggins
Case Number
30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC
Court
OC Superior Court · Dept. C61
Case Number
30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC
Bench Officer
Comm. Snuggs-Spraggins
Case Type
Unlawful Detainer — Limited Civil
Property
19235 Brynn Ct, Huntington Beach 92648
Tenancy
May 1, 2022 — Aug 5, 2024
Catalog
9 exhibit cards covering Sections 028 exhibit cards covering Sections 02–09 + Specialndash;09 + Special
Contact
gasio77@yahoo.com · counsel and authorized agency personnel
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Section 10 · Documents & Contact

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.

Exhibit index by section · 9 cards Primary documents only · No characterizations No Finding Has Been Made

I

Statement

p. 01

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. No finding has been made.


II

Exhibit Index by Section

p. 02

Each card below corresponds to a section of the case file and lists the primary-source documents referenced in that section, in chronological order. Documents are listed by date and instrument type. The cards are not exhaustive of every reference on each page; they identify the primary documents preserved in the case file that anchor the factual statements made on each page.

Section 02

Chronology

  • 2022 Lease (Document A) · C.A.R. Form LR Residential Lease, DocuSign Envelope E1408B26-9382-47C5-827B-BB69325B53BC, executed April 21, 2022
  • Apr 22, 2022 · Text message from phone number (949) 923-5679 to Michael Gasio, 7:46 PM — attribution to Anna Ly (DRE Lic. #01894348) corroborated by DRE public license record and Zillow professional-profile contact email (lymyhoa@yahoo.com)
  • Apr 23, 2022 · Email from Anna Ly (lymyhoa@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, 9:28 AM PDT, subject "Re: Agree gasio" — proposing "revised lease contract" with $1,000 deposit and directing $10,375 remaining balance to Wells Fargo account #1005959166 in Phat Tran's name
  • 2022 Lease (Document B) · C.A.R. Form LR Residential Lease, DocuSign Envelope 5D80110C-BECF-44A7-93C5-7AB1B4B25D8C, executed April 23, 2022 — 18-page package including signed Pet Addendum (C.A.R. Form PET), Bed Bug Disclosure, Tenant Flood Hazard Disclosure, Rent Cap and Just Cause Addendum, Fair Housing & Discrimination Advisory, and Information on Dampness and Mold for Renters in California
  • Apr 26, 2022 · Wells Fargo Wire Transfer confirmation #OW00002146396360, $1,000.00, to recipient account ending …9166 — first wire establishing the owner's continuously-designated rent-receiving account
  • May 2022 · Tenant email to owner regarding burnt electrical outlet under sink and dishwasher condition at move-in, May 10, 2022 3:20 PM
  • Jan 2023 – Apr 2024 · Sixteen consecutive monthly Wells Fargo wires of $5,000 to PHAT L TRAN (full ledger preserved on Section 05 Section III)
  • Apr 1, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio, 10:04 PM — announcing decision to hire a manager
  • Apr 2, 2024 · Email from Phat Tran (kyphat@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, 11:10 AM — "please do not think we're looking new lessee"
  • Apr 4, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio, 2:46 PM — identifying the manager as Hanson Le
  • Pre-Apr 18, 2024 · Text from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le — written notice that a named resident of the Premises does not speak English
  • Apr 18, 2024 · Text exchange, Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, 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" — the wire whose suppression from the August 5, 2024 Move-Out form is examined on The Missing Month
  • Apr 19, 2024 · Phat Tran SMS to Michael Gasio, 11:53 AM — "filling out new paper work understand one at old lease 5000 then new payment 5350 I want keep paying early," followed by "Thanks Michael!"
  • On or before Apr 26, 2024 · Property-Manager renewal-proposal text sequence (four messages from the line subsequently identified as Hanson Le by his May 13, 2024 withdrawal text): (i) "I just talked with the owner Dr. Phat Tran and we would like to inform you about our renewal lease term as follows," (ii) "Renewal rent rate: $5,350/month · Effective: 5/1/2024," (iii) "start date: 6/1/2024 · rent rate: $5,350/month," (iv) "Also what bank do you use? So I can provide you my bank account number to transfer monthly rent to me instead of to the owner. Thank you Mr Gasio!" — preserved on Section 05 Stage 7.6; screenshot capture timestamps May 6, 2024
  • Apr 25, 2024 · Email from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le, 11:18 AM PDT, subject "Witches burnt Broom" — "Please be aware I paid the payment of $5,000 last week for 5-24 there are 11 payments remain at $5,350"
  • Apr 26, 2024 · 2024 C.A.R. Form RLMM Residential Lease, DocuSign Envelope 46CC8725-F790-DF11-96F5-604580068161
  • Apr 26, 2024 · Same-day text from Hanson Le ("Property Manager" line) to Michael Gasio — second occurrence of the bank-account solicitation: "to me instead of to the owner"
  • May 13, 2024 · Text from Hanson Le ("Property Manager" line) to Michael Gasio, 3:50 PM — management-role withdrawal: "I am no longer handling or managing this property from today 5/13/2024"
  • May 15, 2024 · Email from Hanson Le (hansonle@bhhscaprops.com) to Michael Gasio, 10:07 AM PDT
  • Jun 25, 2024 · Text messages from Michael Gasio to Angie Sandoval (BHHS Branch Manager, DRE #01130478) at (714) 600-7741, 5:55–6:02 PM — demand-letter image and forward of HBPD-notice text, eight days before the unlawful-detainer filing
  • Jun 28, 2024 · Wells Fargo wire transfer confirmation OW00004652829145, $5,350.00, memo "Unknown Contract for July payment 27 of 37 on contracts"
  • Aug 5, 2024 · Move-Out Clearance Report, DocuSign Envelope F5D247C2-A1A9-4991-B91F-6A333347A87D — drafted by Anna Ly (Sun Realty & Management, DRE #01894348) on a template distributed by Silverstein Eviction Law; verified via DocuSign by Phat L.K. Tran. Total Charges $20,923 including pre-printed "Attorney Fees" line of $2,005. Examined on the §1950.5 Form Examination; the dollar-column-versus-date-column contradiction on this form is the subject of The Missing Month
  • Aug 14, 2024 · Ly Construction Invoice #2412, $7,837 — nine days after the Move-Out Clearance Report was executed; bills for vinyl flooring (950 sqft Material at $2/sqft = $1,900; Install $2,175; 14 stairnose units; Baseboard $800), not carpet replacement; vendor: Ly Construction License #1068334, Bond #GCL5928963, salesperson Dave Ly, payable to David Ly
  • Jan 10, 2025 · Letter from prior defense counsel Richard Rosiak (CA Bar #141430) advising of withdrawal, arrived in defendants' mailbox three days before the originally noticed trial date of Monday, January 13, 2025. Trial subsequently went forward January 27, 2025 with plaintiffs appearing pro se
  • Jan 21, 2025 · Substitution of Attorney (Judicial Council MC-050), served by mail by Jeremy Ryan Carpenter, USPS Certified to Phat L.K. Tran (#9589 0710 5270 0842 6487 33) and Steven D. Silverstein (#9589 0710 5270 0842 6487 26)
  • Jun 22, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio — same-day-after admission following the June 21, 2024 Three-Day Notice service, made during the statutory cure window. Owner admits in writing he did not know rent had been paid to the broker's account, was confused by the contract terms, and that the broker had represented (falsely) that tenants did not wish to sign the new lease
  • 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, payable to ***CLERK OF THE COURT*** ***SUPERIOR COURT OF CALIFORNIA***, memo "PAYMENT UNDER PROTEST"
  • Pre-Apr 22, 2025 · (PROPOSED) AMENDED JUDGMENT — transmitted to plaintiff by certified mail by Steven D. Silverstein for collection purposes. Captioned in OC Superior Court, names Commissioner Snuggs-Spraggins, recites trial submission of February 25, 2025, sets forth findings of $4,325 + $500 + $500. Title contains the word "(PROPOSED)" in parentheses. Judge's signature line and date line both blank. Document never signed by any judge.
  • Apr 22, 2025 · Wells Fargo Cashier's Check #0084412016, $5,338.48, joint payees PHAT K. TRAN AND STEVEN D. SILVERSTEIN, memo "DUPLICATE JUL 24 RENT/PAID UNDER PROTEST," mailed UPS Express tracking #1Z6017R6803685099A1 from The UPS Store #4415, Huntington Beach
  • Oct 2025 · Recorded transfer of 20012 Sand Dune Lane (the same address printed on the 2022 lease as the Owner's payment-direction address) to Smart Invest HB LLC (Delaware-formed; CA File B20250360378; no Huntington Beach business license; no STR permit on record)
  • May 2, 2026 · Internet Archive Wayback Machine preservation of stevendsilverstein.com, capture timestamp 20260502214745, 182 elements across firm domain tree on a single run, retained for documentary preservation
Section 03

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 04

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 05

Lease & Accounts

  • 2022 Lease (Document A) · C.A.R. Form LR, DocuSign Envelope E1408B26, executed April 21, 2022 — personal-check payment option and wire option both checked, no pet addendum, move-in total $10,375
  • Apr 22, 2022 · Text message from phone (949) 923-5679 to Michael Gasio, 7:46 PM — "There's no dog addendum, landlord prefers tenants without dogs, we left it out to make it easy for you" (attributed to Anna Ly, DRE Lic. #01894348, corroborated by DRE public license record and Zillow professional-profile contact email)
  • Apr 23, 2022 · Email from Anna Ly (lymyhoa@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, subject "Re: Agree gasio," 9:28 AM PDT — proposing "revised lease contract" with Wells Fargo account #1005959166 banking instructions, $1,000 deposit due same day, $10,375 remaining balance due April 28, 2022
  • 2022 Lease (Document B) · C.A.R. Form LR, DocuSign Envelope 5D80110C-BECF-44A7-93C5-7AB1B4B25D8C, executed April 23, 2022 — 18-page package, personal-check option removed, Pet Addendum (C.A.R. Form PET) added for 2 dogs, $1,000 Pets deposit line added, keys/garage openers line increased from $75 to $375, move-in total $11,375; includes signed Bed Bug Disclosure, Tenant Flood Hazard Disclosure, Rent Cap and Just Cause Addendum, Fair Housing & Discrimination Advisory, and CDPH Mold Information booklet
  • Apr 26, 2022 · Wells Fargo Wire Transfer confirmation #OW00002146396360, $1,000 from Wells Fargo Premier Checking …0732 to recipient account ending …9166 — first wire establishing the account-continuity evidence chain running through June 2024
  • Anna Ly licensure record · California Department of Real Estate public license record for Broker License #01894348, retrieved April 21, 2026; brokerage Sun Realty & Management; familial relationship: believed to be a daughter of property owner Phat L.K. Tran (not independently verified)
  • Anna Ly public contact profile · Zillow professional agent profile (retrieved April 21, 2026) listing contact email lymyhoa@yahoo.com and Sun Realty and Management brokerage, corroborating the April 23, 2022 email signature and sender address
  • 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 (full screenshot ledger preserved on the Section 05 page)
  • Apr 1, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio, 10:04 PM — "I just decided to hire a manager to take care the property"
  • Apr 2, 2024 · Email from Phat Tran (kyphat@yahoo.com) to Michael Gasio, inducement to remain as tenants
  • Apr 4, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio, 2:46 PM — "The name of the manager is Hanson Le"
  • Pre-Apr 18, 2024 · Text from Michael Gasio to Hanson Le — written notice that a named resident of the Premises does not speak English; medical specific redacted on the public page, unredacted original preserved in the document set
  • Apr 19, 2024 · Wells Fargo Wire Money Details view, Confirmation #OW00004382456864, memo "New lease 24 one payment at 5000"
  • Apr 19, 2024 11:53 AM · Phat Tran SMS to Michael Gasio acknowledging the wire as the May payment under the existing lease — "filling out new paper work understand one at old lease 5000 then new payment 5350 I want keep paying early" + "Thanks Michael!"
  • 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
  • On or before Apr 26, 2024 (Stage 7.6) · Property-Manager renewal-proposal text sequence (four messages, screenshot capture timestamps May 6, 2024): renewal-rate proposal, two contradictory effective dates, and explicit bank-account solicitation "transfer monthly rent to me instead of to the owner"
  • 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 (Stage 9, same day as lease execution) · Second occurrence of the bank-account solicitation: text from Hanson Le to Michael Gasio, "to me instead of to the owner"
  • Apr 26, 2024 (Stage 10) · 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 25, 2024 5:55 – 6:02 PM · Text-message sequence from Michael Gasio to Angie Sandoval, BHHS Branch Manager (DRE #01130478) at (714) 600-7741 — demand-letter image, text quoting HBPD interest in Le stamping BHHS name on lawful lease, forward of HBPD-notice text. Eight days before the unlawful-detainer filing
  • Jun 28, 2024 · Wells Fargo wire transfer, Confirmation #OW00004652829145, $5,350.00, memo "Unknown Contract for July payment 27 of 37 on contracts"
  • Jun 22, 2024 · Text from Phat Tran to Michael Gasio — same-day-after admission during the statutory cure window following the June 21, 2024 Three-Day Notice service. Owner admits in writing the rent had been paid to the broker's account; he was unaware of the payment until plaintiff phoned him; broker had falsely represented to owner that tenants did not wish to sign the new lease
Section 06

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 — drafted by Anna Ly; verified via DocuSign by Phat L.K. Tran. Form analysis preserved on §1950.5 Form Examination and on The Missing Month
  • Jan 13, 2025 · Originally noticed trial date; matter not heard substantively (Rosiak no-show; Silverstein representative Clint present in hallway only)
  • Jan 27, 2025 · First substantive trial date with plaintiff appearing pro se
  • 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"
  • Apr 29, 2026 · Sworn CCP § 2015.5 declaration preserving trial events, executed and stored in document set
Section 07

Agency Proceedings

  • CA Department of Real Estate · Matter #1-24-0513-010 (Anna Ly, DRE Lic. #01894348)
  • CA Department of Real Estate · Pre-Complaint Review #1-26-0304-002 (Examiner Graciela F. Macias; SSI Jerusha White)
  • CA State Bar · Office of Chief Trial Counsel · Steven D. Silverstein (CA Bar #86466) — under formal review; no finding has been made
  • CA State Bar · Enforcement Division · Richard J. Rosiak (CA Bar #141430) — under formal review by Examiner Devin Urbany; no finding has been made
  • FTC Consumer Sentinel · Report #194449713
  • IC3 / FBI · Report filed December 2025
  • HUD Office of Inspector General · Complaint filed; intake confirmed
  • FBI Los Angeles Field Office · Investigative contact established
  • U.S. Postal Inspection Service · Report filed (18 U.S.C. § 1341)
  • California Department of Insurance · Complaint filed
  • HBPD Internal Affairs · Matter AI 26-0003, Sgt. Trent Tunstall #1178 (concluded "Unfounded" Feb 18, 2026; supplemental review requested)
  • Orange County District Attorney · Real Estate Fraud Unit referral — PENDING RESUBMISSION (neutral-tone resubmission requested March 2026; not declined)
  • Eleven-agency packet · Mailed April 25, 2026 — consolidated transmission to USPS Postal Inspection (18 U.S.C. § 1341), DOJ Civil Rights / Housing (FHA §§ 3604/3617, senior non-English-speaking resident Tetyana Zvyagintseva), CFPB (15 U.S.C. § 5481, Wells Fargo broker-personal-account routing of 18 wire transfers), and the eight previously named agencies
  • DOJ Civil Rights / Housing · Submission included in the April 25, 2026 packet (FHA §§ 3604, 3617)
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau · Submission included in the April 25, 2026 packet (15 U.S.C. § 5481)
Section 08

Habitability

  • Mar 5, 2024 · Tenant report of dishwasher failure to owner
  • May 2022 · Earlier tenant email to owner re: burnt electrical outlet under sink
  • Post-eviction Airbnb listing · Listing 1271731093119339551 ("Live the beach life in Huntington Beach city 31+"), hosted by "Vui," base rate $7,786 monthly — no City-issued STR permit number displayed
  • HBMC Chapter 5.120 (Ord. 4224, eff. 2/19/2021) · Prohibits unhosted STRs in Zone 1 (all areas of Huntington Beach excluding Sunset Beach); 19235 Brynn Court is in Zone 1
  • Smart Invest HB LLC · Delaware-formed LLC; CA File B20250360378; recorded October 2025 transferee of 20012 Sand Dune Lane (the Owner's payment-direction address printed on the 2022 lease); no Huntington Beach business license of record; no STR permit on record
Section 09

Statute Crosswalk

  • 33 statute blocks across federal, California state, and local municipal tiers, each tied to the primary documents in this case file that bear on each element. See Section 09 for the full reference matrix
  • Bea-Mone III v. Silverstein Attorney at Law · U.S. District Court Central District of California, Case No. 8:17-cv-00550-JLS-DFM (judgment vacated and dismissed with prejudice on stipulation October 2019; no surviving public adjudication of liability remains; cited for docket existence only)
  • Huynh v. Tran/Ly · OC Sup. Ct. No. 30-2025-01502635-CU-FR-CJC, filed August 8, 2025 — independent civil-unlimited fraud action naming Anh Andy Quang Tran and Anna Ly as defendants; Demurrer, Motion to Strike, and CMC calendared April 30, 2026 1:30 PM Department C10 (Judge Nelson). No finding of liability; cited for docket existence only
  • Move-Out Clearance Report · DocuSign Envelope F5D247C2-A1A9-4991-B91F-6A333347A87D, dated August 5, 2024 — drafted by Anna Ly; verified via DocuSign by Phat L.K. Tran; total charges $20,923
  • The arithmetic contradiction · Form states "Rent Paid Through 5/1/2024" and demands $10,833. Required demand if Paid-Through date is honest: $15,833 (3 months + 5 days at $5,000). Gap: $5,000 = exactly one full month silently dropped from the dollar column. The bank record names the month as May 2024 (Wells Fargo wire OW00004382456864 of April 19, 2024)
  • Pre-formatted "Attorney Fees" line · $2,005 entered on a private accounting form pre-judgment; not enumerated in the closed list of authorized deductions under Cal. Civ. Code § 1950.5(b)
  • Ly Construction Invoice #2412 · $7,837, dated August 14, 2024 — nine days after the Move-Out Clearance Report was executed; vendor surname matches the listing agent of record (Anna Ly = Sun Realty & Management)

III

Methodology

p. 03

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. No finding has been made.

Roles-anonymized references. The Statute Crosswalk uses role abbreviations (R-1 through R-7) in place of proper names. Identities of role-holders are set out on the home page. Pages other than the Crosswalk use proper names where necessary to maintain documentary precision.

Omissions and limits. This case file does not publish: personnel names or contact information of agency investigators and examiners (other than where required for documentary completeness); 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; and content from earlier iterations of this website that did not meet the primary-document and statute-citation discipline described above.

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.


IV

Contact

p. 04

Point of contact for counsel and authorized agency personnel

Counsel evaluating this matter or authorized agency personnel seeking access to underlying documents may contact the plaintiffs directly at the email address below. Routine messages are checked daily.

Please include a brief statement of your role (attorney evaluation, agency investigator, journalist, other) and the specific document or section of interest. Requests from counsel or authorized agency personnel will be answered promptly; document requests from other parties will be evaluated on a case-by-case basis. Confidential communications from counsel will be handled as such. Communication authority for the plaintiffs runs to Yulia Gasio per the July 18, 2024 written transfer of record.


V

Scope of This Section

p. 05

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.

Notice to reader · scope and disclaimers

This site is a public-interest case file assembled and published by Michael A. Gasio, plaintiff pro se in Gasio v. Tran et al., Orange County Superior Court Case No. 30-2024-01410991-CL-UD-CJC. The plaintiff is not an attorney. Nothing on this site constitutes legal advice.

Every factual assertion is drawn from primary documents — executed contracts, bank records, emails, text messages, court filings, public licensing records, and public-records directory entries — preserved in the case file and referenced by source and date.

No statement should be read as a determination that any named person has committed a crime, violated a statute, or breached a professional duty. Those determinations are reserved to qualified counsel, regulatory agencies, and the courts. No finding has been made.

This publication is made in the exercise of rights protected by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, Article I, Section 2 of the California Constitution, California Civil Code § 47(d), and the Noerr-Pennington doctrine.

Communication authority of record: Yulia Gasio per the July 18, 2024 written transfer of record. Inquiries from licensed counsel and accredited investigators welcome at gasio77@yahoo.com. Final Edition · May 22, 2026.

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