Graffiti Protective Coatings, Inc. v. City of Pico Rivera

Opinion

MALLANO, P. J.

—Through competitive bidding, plaintiff was awarded a municipal contract to maintain a city’s bus stops. Four years later, the city terminated the contract as permitted. Without inviting competitive bids, the city entered into a new contract with one of plaintiff’s competitors. Plaintiff filed this action, seeking a writ of mandate and declaratory relief to invalidate the new contract and to compel the city to award the contract through competitive bidding.

In response, the city filed a special motion to strike, contending that the action was a “strategic lawsuit against…