Case Number:
19STCV39426
Hearing Date:
April 12, 2021
Dept:
32




JANE DONE,


Plaintiff,


v.



LIFE PACIFIC UNIVERSITY, et. al.


Defendants.






Case No.: 19STCV39426


Hearing Date: April 12, 2021




[
TENTATIVE] order RE:

CROSS-DEFENDANT FREDDIE GARCIA’S special motion to strike under ccp section 425.16














BACKGROUND

This action arises out of an alleged sexual assault. Plaintiff Jane Doe (“Plaintiff”) alleges that Arsen Aleksanyan (“Aleksanyan”), who is a wrestling coach at Life Pacific University (“LPU”), sexually assaulted her.

The instant hearing is a motion regarding the cross-complaint, which is essentially a defamation action.

Cross-Complainants LPU and Aleksanyan (collectively “Cross-Complainants”) essentially allege that Cross-Defendant Freddy Garcia (“Cross-Defendant”) is Plaintiff’s associate and, in apparent retaliation for Aleksanya