Legal Opinion
Simonian v. Patterson
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 16, 1994No. B068841PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ORTEGA, Acting P. J .
The trial court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend and dismissed the complaint as to one defendant (Thomas J. Patterson) and sanctioned plaintiff (Mark S. Simonian) and his attorney (Gordon J. Zuiderweg) $2,500 for their frivolous tactics taken solely to harass Mr. Patterson. (Code Civ. Proc., § 128.5.) Both plaintiff and his attorney have appealed.
This litigation concerns plaintiff’s no-holds-barred attempt to retrieve a diamond engagement ring and other personal property from his ex-fianceé, Barbara Patterson. In a misguided abuse of the legal system…
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