Glavinovich v. Hewitt Wolensky LLP
This is one of a number of appeals from judgments after orders granting defense motions pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16,[1] the anti-SLAPP statute,[2] in a malicious prosecution action by plaintiff John L. Glavinovich. All of the anti-SLAPP motions relate to the same underlying case, Sweidan v. Orange County Physicians Investment Network, LLC (Super. Ct. Orange County, 2013, No. 30-2009-00122142).
In this case, Glavinovich appeals the trial court’s decision to grant the anti-SLAPP motion filed by defendant Hewitt Wolensky LLP, one of the law firms involved in the underlying case.[3] Based on the minimal, nonspecific evidence produced by Glavinovich in the trial court, he has not demonstrated that he can establish either a lack of probable cause or malice, two of the three requirements to maintain a cause of action for malicious prosecution. We therefore affirm the trial court’s decision to grant the anti-SLAPP motion.
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