Bonhomme v. St. James

Justice Hutchinson concurred in the judgment and opinion.

Justice Schostok concurred in part and dissented in part, with opinion.

OPINION

Plaintiff, Paula Bonhomme, appeals from the orders of the trial court dismissing with prejudice her second and third amended complaints. We affirm in part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings.

The following facts were alleged in plaintiff’s third amended complaint. In April 2005, plaintiff, a resident of Los Angeles, California, began online conversations with defendant, Janna St. James, on the “Deadwood Boards,” an Internet chatroom dedicated…