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The trial court granted defendant Irene Intelligator’s special motion to strike (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16) the complaint of plaintiff G.R. (Husband) and awarded Intelligator attorney fees and costs. It also denied Husband’s motion for reconsideration of the attorney fee and costs award, due to lack of jurisdiction. Husband appeals from both rulings.

When Intelligator, an attorney representing Husband’s ex-wife (Wife) in certain postmarital dissolution proceedings, filed a copy of Husband’s credit report in support of a motion, Intelligator was clearly involved in petitioning activity within the meaning of Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. This is so even though she admits to having violated California Rules of Court, rule 1.20 when she failed to redact personal identifiers before filing the credit report. Having demonstrated that the activity that formed the basis of Husband’s causes of action was protected petitioning activity, the burden shifted to Husband to demonstrate a probability of success on his claims. He failed to meet this burden. In addition, he failed to show either that the trial court abused its discretion in awarding the attorney fees and costs or…