Dinaali

INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff Aladdin Dinaali appeals the trial court’s order granting Defendant Anoushirvan Rohani’s motion to quash service of the summons due to defective service. Dinaali also appeals the court’s orders awarding Defendant Shariar Rohani attorney fees in association with granting Shariar’s motion to quash Dinaali’s subpoena and denying Dinaali’s motion for sanctions against Shariar pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure1 section 128.7. We affirm because Dinaali’s service on Anoushirvan was deficient and because sanctions were proper. In addition, Shariar requests this Court to declare Dinaali a vexatious litigant pursuant to section 391, subdivision (b)(3). We decline to do so because Shariar’s arguments are not supported by citations to the record.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

This is one of several appeals before us involving Dinaali and the Rohani brothers. Each appeal arises out of an underlying dispute regarding the musical recordings and memorabilia of the late Iranian singer and actress, Banoo Ezat Roohbakhsh. In the present case, filed in 2009, Dinaali sued Shariar and Anoushirvan Rohani, claiming that the brothers committed fraud and interfered with…