Frym

I. FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

A. Background 601 Main filed an action against Frym, its tenant, to collect $145,211.29 in unpaid rent, property taxes, and insurance premiums allegedly owed under the terms of the parties’ lease. Frym filed a cross-complaint against 601 Main, DeCarli, and their attorney, Leoni, for fraud and extortion. The cross-complaint contained additional causes of action for breach of contract and common counts against 601 Main and DeCarli. The fourth cause of action for fraud and fifth cause of action for extortion alleged that 601 Main, DeCarli, and Leoni entered Frym’s office “without announcement or an appointment and placed a blank promissory note in front of [him] and berated him and yelled at him to sign a blank promissory note or he would be evicted.” B. Anti-SLAPP Motions On February 9, 2021, 601 Main, DeCarli, and Leoni each filed an anti- SLAPP motion to the cross-complaint. 601 Main and DeCarli’s motions were prepared and filed by Leoni as their counsel of record. Leoni’s motion was filed by her own attorney, Richard L. Reynolds. 601 Main and Leoni’s

DeCarli was the sole member and principal of 601 Main.

2 motions argued that the fourth and…