BROWN v. RHINO
Filed 2/21/06; pub. & mod. order 3/23/06 (see end of opn.)
IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA
FOURTH APPELLATE DISTRICT
DIVISION THREE
| A.F. BROWN ELECTRICAL CONTRACTOR, INC., Plaintiff and Respondent, v. RHINO ELECTRIC SUPPLY, INC., et al., Defendants and Appellants. | G035694 (Super. Ct. No. 04CC09607) O P I N I O N |
Appeal from an order of the Superior Court of Orange County, Eleanor M. Palk, Temporary Judge. (Pursuant to Cal. Const., art. VI, § 21.) Affirmed.
Hollins • Schechter and Kenneth C. Jones for Defendants and Appellants.
Law Office of Amanda J. Potier, Amanda J. Potier and Karen L. Van Zee for Plaintiff and Respondent.
Defendants Rhino Electric Supply, Inc., and Tom Bentele appeal the trial court's denial of their special motion to strike brought under the anti-SLAPP statute[1] (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16).[2] Defendants contend their filing of a stop notice and other debt collection efforts constituted acts â€