GOTTERBA v. TRAVOLTA

No. B247518.

228 Cal.App.4th 35 (2014)

175 Cal. Rptr. 3d 47

DOUGLAS GOTTERBA, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. JOHN TRAVOLTA et al., Defendants and Appellants.

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

July 22, 2014.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lavely & Singer, Martin D. Singer , and Andrew B. Brettler for Defendants and Appellants.

Sanger Swysen & Dunkle, Robert M. Sanger , and Stephen K. Dunkle for Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

GILBERT, P. J.

Here we hold that a declaratory relief action filed in response to an attorney's letters threatening litigation over a contract dispute does not come within the provisions of a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.)1

John Travolta, Atlo, Inc., a Delaware corporation, Constellation Productions, Inc., a California corporation...

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