Vena
Vena v. Moore, Schulman & Moore, APC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 12 NICHOLAS A VENA, Case No.: 3:22-cv-0437-W-BLM
Plaintiff,
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS’
v. MOTION TO DISMISS AND STRIKE [DOC.7] MOORE, SCHULMAN & MOORE, APC, et al. 17 Defendants. 18 19 Defendants Moore, Schulman & Moore, APC and Julie Westerman move to dismiss the federal cause of action under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and move to strike the state-based causes of action under California’s Anti-SLAPP Statute, Code Civ. Pro., § 425.16. Plaintiff Nicholas A. Vena opposes. The Court decides the matters on the papers submitted and without oral argument. Civ. L.R. 7.1(d.1). For the reasons that follow, the Court DENIES Defendants’ motion [Doc. 7]. 27 28 I. BACKGROUND This lawsuit arises out of an underlying state court marital-dissolution proceeding between Plaintiff Nicholas A. Vena and Christine Vena. In this case, Nicholas is suing Christine’s former attorneys for, among other things,…