Nunes
Nunes v. Meredith
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 DEVIN G. NUNES, Case No. 1:21-cv-00078-JLT-BAM Plaintiff, ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO STRIKE
COMPLAINT PURSUANT TO CAL. CIV.
v. PROC. § 425.16 AND DENYING MOTION
FOR SPECIFIED DISCOVERY
BENJAMIN PAUL MEREDITH and DOES 1 to 100, Inclusive, (Doc. 10-1 at 3-27; Doc. 10-1 at 142-51) Defendants. 17 Before the Court is Ben1 Paul Meredith’s motion to strike the complaint pursuant to California Civil Procedure § 425.16 (Doc. 10-1 at 3-27 (“Mtn. Strike”) and Devin Nunes’s motion for specified discovery pursuant to California Civil Procedure § 425.16(g) (Doc. 10-1 at 142-51 (“Mtn. Discovery”). The claims subject to the motion to strike include civil stalking under California Civil Code § 1708.7 and common law commercial misappropriation. For the reasons discussed below, the motion to strike is hereby GRANTED and the motion for discovery is DENIED. Claim one for civil stalking is DISMISSED with leave to…