Brown

Filed 10/20/21 Brown v. Safeway CA1/

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IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION FIVE

ALICE BROWN,

Plaintiff and Appellant,

A161804

v. SAFEWAY, INC., (Del Norte County Super. Ct. No. CVPI-2019-1127) Defendant and Respondent.

MEMORANDUM OPINION1

Alice Brown, acting in propria persona, sued Safeway, Inc. (Safeway) after its employee allegedly denied her a refund totaling $4.11, told other employees and customers that Brown lied, and called the police to falsely report her refusal to leave the store. Brown appeals from an order granting Safeway’s special motion to strike her intentional misrepresentation, defamation, and discrimination causes of action, pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16).

We resolve this appeal by a memorandum…