Bowen

Filed 6/6/22; Certified for Publication 6/23/22 (order attached)

IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA

SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT

DIVISION SIX

RAY B. BOWEN, JR., 2d Civil No. B312831 (Super. Ct. No. 56-2020- Cross-complainant and 00547900-CU-BC-VTA) Appellant, (Ventura County)

v.

VICTOR LIN et al.,

Cross-defendants and Appellants.

Victor and Yvonne1 Lin and their adult children Calvin and Gail moved to strike a cross-complaint filed by Ray B. Bowen, Jr., as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). The trial court granted Gail’s motion to strike the causes of action against her, but denied the other motions. In their appeal, Victor, Yvonne, and Calvin contend the court should have stricken the causes against them because they arose from acts in furtherance of the right to petition and because Bowen

1 We use the Lin family’s first names for clarity. failed to show a probability of prevailing on the merits of those causes. In his cross-appeal, Bowen contends the court should not have stricken his causes against Gail because…