Autonomous Region of Narcotics Anon v. Narcotics Anon World Svcs

Filed 4/25/

CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION EIGHT

AUTONOMOUS REGION OF B309376

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS,

Los Angeles County Plaintiff and Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 20STPB00821

v.

NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS

WORLD SERVICES, INC., as Trustee, etc.,

Defendant and Respondent.

APPEAL from a judgment of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Michael C. Small, Judge. Affirmed. Rutan & Tucker, Michael D. Adams, Proud Usahacharoenporn and Sarah Gilmartin for Plaintiff and Appellant. Holland & Knight, Theresa W. Middlebrook, Roger B. Coven, Jonathan H. Park and Lydia L. Lockett for Defendant and Respondent. ____________________ A charitable trust controls the intellectual property of Narcotics Anonymous. This trust is revocable. A group called the Autonomous Region of Narcotics Anonymous alleged the trustee breached its fiduciary duties. The probate court sustained a demurrer without leave to amend because Autonomous Region lacked standing. We affirm. Autonomous Region offers two infirm theories for standing. First, Autonomous Region invokes a Probate Code section conferring standing on…