Disposition

The Special Motion to Strike Pursuant brought by defendant Kevin Johnson, Esq. (Attorney Johnson), defendant Jeanne MacKinnon, Esq. (Attorney MacKinnon), and Kevin K. Johnson, a Professional Corporation (collectively, the Attorney Defendants) is DENIED.

All Defendants shall have 10 days to answer or otherwise plead.

Joinders and Objections Thereto

Defendants Christian Clews, Barbara Clews, and Clews Land & Livestock, LLC (collectively, the Clews Defendants) join the Special Motion to Strike brought by the Attorney Defendants. Plaintiffs Jan Dunning; Cal Coast Academy re Holdings, LLC; and North County Center for Educational Development, Inc. dba Cal Coast Academy (collectively Plaintiffs) object to those joinders, which were technically filed as two separate motions. Having reviewed the cases cited by the parties, including Decker v. U.D. Registry, Inc. (2003) 105 Cal.App.4th 1382, 1385, Village Nurseries v. Greenbaum (2002) 101 Cal.App.4th 26, 46-47, and Barak v. The Q