Orantes v. Pollo Ranchero, Inc.

BY JUDGE JONATHAN C. THACHER

This matter came on December 16,2005, for a hearing on Defendants’ Joint Motion to Dismiss Complainant’s Bill of Complaint. After considering counsels’ arguments and briefs and reviewing the applicable law, the Court reaches the findings and conclusions stated below.

I. Background

This case involves the ownership of stock in Pollo Ranchero, Inc., a Virginia corporation whose principal business is to own and operate Polio Ranchero Tex-Mex Cafe, a restaurant located in Alexandria, Virginia.

Plaintiff Miguel Orantes and Defendant Fredis Ventura co-founded the restaurant…