BP West Coast Products LLC v. Crossroad Petroleum, Inc., 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 55456 (S.D. Cal. 4-19-12), ex parte mot. for stay pending appeal denied, 2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 56603 (S.D. Cal. 4-23-12)

Commercial landlord of a franchisor-refiner was neither a refiner nor a distributor, and had no direct contractual relationship with the franchisee-retailers. Therefore, the landlord was not a proper party to the retailers' PMPA lawsuit against the refiner.