The Rossdale Group v. Walton

Filed 6/15/17 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SIXTH APPELLATE DISTRICT THE ROSSDALE GROUP, LLC, H043476 (Santa Cruz County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. CV179135) v. TIMOTHY WALTON, Defendant and Respondent. INTRODUCTION We are asked in this appeal to reverse a dismissal of a malicious prosecution lawsuit. Defendant and respondent Timothy Walton (Walton) asked the trial court to dismiss the case for lack of standing and lack of jurisdiction because the named plaintiff, The Rossdale Group, LLC, was only a fictitious business name and the…