Dorfman

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 7 PEAK HEALTH CENTER, Case No. 19-cv-04145-VKD

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND

v. DENYING IN PART MOTION FOR

ATTORNEYS’ FEES

BRANDON DORFMAN, Re: Dkt. No. 55 Defendant.

Defendant Brandon Dorfman moves for attorneys’ fees and costs pursuant to California’s Anti-Strategic Litigation Against Public Participation (“anti-SLAPP”) statute, California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16(c). Dkt. No. 55. Plaintiff Peak Health Center (“Peak Health”) opposes the motion. Dkt. No. 58. Pursuant to Civil Local Rule 7-1(b), the Court finds Mr. Dorfman’s motion suitable for decision without oral argument. For the reasons described below, the Court grants in part and denies in part the motion for fees. I. BACKGROUND Peak Health filed this action on July 18, 2019, followed by a first amended complaint (“FAC”) on July 30, 2019 asserting claims for trade libel; intentional interference…