Legal Opinion
AVANT! CORP. v. Superior Court
California Court of Appeal
Decided April 6, 2000No. H019847PublishedCited by 39 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
PREMO, J.
Avant! Corporation (hereafter, Avant) seeks a writ of mandate to vacate the order of the trial court denying Avant’s motion to stay civil proceedings or to stay discovery pending the disposition of a related criminal case.
We deny the petition.
Background.
On July 15, 1998, real party in interest Eric Nequist filed a civil complaint against Avant for defamation, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligent and intentional interference with economic advantage, abuse of process, and unfair competition and business practices. The complaint alleged, inter alia, that Avant…
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