Rohani

INTRODUCTION

Defendant Aladdin Dinaali appeals the trial court’s entry of a restraining order against him, arguing that Petitioner Shariar Rohani failed to provide sufficient evidence to support a restraining order under Code of Civil Procedure 1 section 527.6 and the trial court improperly failed to grant his anti-SLAPP special motion to strike. We affirm because substantial evidence supports the court’s order and the anti-SLAPP motion must fail as Rohani succeeded in proving his civil harassment claim.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is one of several appeals before us involving Dinaali and Rohani. Each appeal arises out of an underlying dispute regarding the musical recordings and memorabilia of the late Iranian singer and actress, Banoo Ezat Roohbakhsh. Dinaali sued Rohani and Rohani’s brother, claiming that they committed fraud and interfered with Dinaali’s contract to obtain the Roohbakhsh catalog of recordings and memorabilia from a third party who had possession of it. Rohani obtained summary judgment against Dinaali, and Dinaali has appealed in that case. During the underlying lawsuit, Dinaali created the website www.ShariarRohani.com, which describes Rohani as a…