Pechkis
Pechkis v. Trustees of the Cal. State University
Opinion
Opinion
Filed 3/24/
CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
THIRD APPELLATE DISTRICT
(Butte) ----
HYEWON PECHKIS et al., C103742
Plaintiffs and Respondents, (Super. Ct. No. 24CV04200)
v.
TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE
UNIVERSITY,
Defendant and Appellant.
APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Butte County, Tamara L. Mosbarger, Judge. Affirmed.
Kronick, Moskovitz, Tiedemann & Girard, David W. Tyra and Alec D. Tyra for Defendant and Appellant.
Law Offices of Angela M. Hooper and Angela M. Hooper for Plaintiffs and Respondents.
1 A motion to strike a strategic lawsuit against public participation (anti-SLAPP), under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 425.16, must “ ‘consider the elements of the challenged claim’ ” and “identify what acts each challenged claim rests on and to show how those acts are protected under a statutorily defined category of protected activity.” (Bonni v. St. Joseph Health System (2021) 11 Cal.5th 995, 1009 (Bonni).) Plaintiff professors Hyewon Pechkis and Joseph Pechkis 2 sued defendant the Trustees of the California State University based on retaliation from…