Legal Opinion
Pfeiffer Venice Properties v. Bernard
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 14, 2002No. B152966PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ARMSTRONG, J.
Defendants Sheila Bernard, Laura Ponce, and the Lincoln Park Tenants Association (LPTA) appeal the trial court’s denial of their motion for attorney fees under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 425.16, subdivision (c). Defendants had brought a SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) motion, contending that this lawsuit was a SLAPP action within the meaning of section 425.16, subdivision (e). At the hearing on that motion, the trial court, sua sponte, dismissed the complaint under the doctrine of de minimis non curat lex, and invited defendants to move for…
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