Turnbull
Turnbull v. Lucerne Valley Unified Sch. Dist.
Opinion
lead Opinion
Miller, J.
*524 Plaintiff and respondent Dawn D. Turnbull sued defendants and appellants the Lucerne Valley Unified School District (LVUSD), Tom Courtney, Suzette Davis, John Buchanan, and Keri Gasper. Turnbull brought causes of action for (1) disclosing her private medical information ( Civ. Code, § 1798.63 ); (2) invading her privacy ( Pen. Code, § 637.2 ); (3) interfering with her constitutional rights ( Civ. Code, § 52.1, subd. (b) ); (4) violating her civil rights ( 42 U.S.C.A. § 1983 ); and (5) conspiring to *490 deprive her of her right of privacy or right of free speech ( 42 U.S.C.A § 1985(3) ).
LVUSD, Courtney, and Davis brought an anti-SLAPP motion, which the trial court denied. ( Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.) 1 LVUSD, Courtney, and Davis contend the trial court erred by denying their motion. We affirm the order denying the anti-SLAPP motion.
FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
A. COMPLAINT
The facts in this subsection are taken from Turnbull's complaint. Davis is the superintendent of LVUSD. Turnbull and Courtney were members of the LVUSD board. Although not explicit, it can be inferred from the complaint that Buchanan was also a member of the LVUSD board. Gasper was an LVUSD…