Wilson

Certified for Partial Publication. [*]

In an action for damages for malicious prosecution, plaintiffs and appellants appeal from judgments entered in favor of defendants and respondents, after the trial court sustained defendants' demurrers to plaintiffs' complaint without leave to amend. We affirm the judgments.

In July of 1996, protest demonstrations outside a public middle school resulted in litigation. The school teachers and administrators who had been the targets of the protests—David Kuzmich, Carl Axup, K.T. Bowers, Ellen Schwartz, Pamela Wilson and Carole Castle ("Teachers")—filed a joint petition for an injunction prohibiting harassment, pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 527.6. [1] ( Kuzmich v. Mexican Political Ass'n., (Super Ct. Riverside County, 1970, No. 283066.) The action ("Teachers' action") sought temporary and permanent injunctive relief against the Mexican Political Association ("MPA") and five individuals, including Raul Wilson ("Wilson;" collectively, the "Protesters"). The Teachers' petition was subsequently amended to add claims by four of the Teachers (Axup, Bowers, Castle, and Schwartz) for damages for defamation and both intentional…