Burrill

Filed 6/3/13; pub. order 6/20/13 (see end of opn.)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT

(Placer) ----

JANELLE BURRILL,

Plaintiff and Respondent, C068998

v. (Super. Ct. No. SCV28179)

JAYRAJ NAIR,

Defendant and Appellant.

This defamation action arises out of a contentious custody dispute that has made its way to this court five times.1 In the underlying case, Jayraj Nair persistently fought court-ordered efforts to reunify his former wife, Bindu, with their older son, Suraj. (We

1See Nair v. Superior Court (May 28, 2009, C061761) [summary denial of petition for writ of mandate] (Nair I); In re Marriage of Nair (Dec. 29, 2009, C059661) [nonpub. opn.] (Nair II); In re Marriage of Nair (June 10, 2010, C061097 & C062004) [nonpub. opn.] (Nair III); Nair v. Superior Court (Mar. 11, 2010, C064338) [summary denial of petition for writ of mandate] (Nair IV); and In re Marriage of Nair (Mar. 25, 2011, C064566) [nonpub. opn.] (Nair V). We take judicial notice of Nair II, III, and V. (Evid. Code, §§ 451, 452, subds. (a) & (d), 459.)

1 refer to defendant by his last…