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RANCHO LA COSTA, INC. v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. 58487.

106 Cal.App.3d 646 (1980)

165 Cal. Rptr. 347

RANCHO LA COSTA, INC., et al., Petitioners, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF LOS ANGELES COUNTY, Respondent; PENTHOUSE INTERNATIONAL, LTD., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Second District, Division Two.

June 6, 1980.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon, Buchalter, Nemer, Fields, Chrystie & Younger, Louis Nizer, John Dito and Michael J. Silverberg for Petitioners.

No appearance for Respondent.

Paul, Hastings, Janofsky & Walker, Grutman & Schafrann and Carl W. Shapiro for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

BEACH, J. —

NATURE OF PROCEEDINGS:

Plaintiffs in a libel action seek from this court a writ of mandate to compel the trial court to vacate its order of summary adjudication that plaintiffs are public figures and that the defendants' publication was privileged under California Civil Code section 47, subdivision 3.* We grant the writ...

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