Zenga

FACTS

The Underlying Events In 2000, Zenga sued Grey for wrongs related to an alleged producing partnership agreement connected with a motion picture entitled Scary Movie. During the course of the Scary Movie litigation, Grey and his attorneys (the Greenberg firm) hired Pellicano to investigate Zenga. Pellicano, in turn, illegally wiretapped Zenga’s telephones. Events surrounding the wiretapping of Zenga’s telephones are discussed in more detail below in addressing the statute of limitations issues. In 2002 and 2003, federal authorities investigated Pellicano for illegal wiretapping activities. The mainstream and entertainment press widely reported on the investigation. In 2006, authorities indicted Pellicano, and, in 2008, a federal court jury convicted him of multiple counts, including wiretapping, racketeering and wire fraud. Meanwhile, Zenga’s Scary Movie lawsuit against Grey continued forward. At a deposition in September 2000, Zenga testified falsely. Grey thereafter discovered the matter, and filed a motion for an order dismissing Zenga’s case as a sanction for the false testimony. The trial court denied Grey’s motion to dismiss, but ordered Zenga to submit to another…