Filed 7/7/21 Dua v. Dordulian CA2/2 NOT TO BE PUBLISHED IN THE OFFICIAL REPORTS California Rules of Court, rule 8.1115(a), prohibits courts and parties from citing or relying on opinions not certified for publication or ordered published, except as specified by rule 8.1115(b). This opinion has not been certified for publication or ordered published for purposes of rule 8.1115. IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA SECOND APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION TWO SOHAN DUA, B303302 Cross-complainant and (Los Angeles County Appellant, Super. Ct. No. 19STCV09569) v. SAM DORDULIAN et al., Cross-defendants and Respondents. APPEAL from a judgment and order of the Superior Court of Los Angeles County, Patricia D. Nieto, Judge. Affirmed. The Law Offices of J. Grant Kennedy and J. Grant Kennedy for Cross-complainant and Appellant. KP Law and Zareh A. Jaltorossian for Cross-defendants and Respondents Sam Dordulian and Dordulian Law Group. Barry Law Group and Jared A. Barry for Cross-defendants and Respondents Armen G. Mitilian and Mitilian Law Group. ****** Cross-complainant and appellant Sohan Dua (Dua) appeals from the judgment entered in favor of cross-defendants and respondents Sam Dordulian, the Dordulian Law Group, Armen G. Mitilian and Mitilian Law Group, APLC (collectively, respondents),1 after the trial court granted respondents’ special motions to strike, under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16,2 Dua’s cross-complaint for civil extortion, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and abuse of process. Dua also appeals the order awarding Mitilian $19,508.60 in attorney fees. We affirm the judgment and the attorney fees award. BACKGROUND The parties Mitilian and Dordulian are cocounsel who represent Andrea W. (plaintiff) in a civil action against Dua. Plaintiff worked as a receptionist at the Northridge Dialysis Center where Dua, a physician, treated dialysis patients. Plaintiff’s complaint against Dua Plaintiff commenced a civil action against Dua on March 20, 2019, asserting causes of action for sexual battery, assault, and intentional infliction of emotional distress. The summons and complaint were served on Dua by personal service. 1 Sam Dordulian and the Dordulian Law Group are referred to collectively as Dordulian. Armen G. Mitilian and Mitilian Law Group, APLC, are referred to collectively as Mitilian. 2 All further statutory references are to the Code of Civil Procedure, unless stated otherwise. Section 425.16 is sometimes referred to as the anti-SLAPP statute. SLAPP is an acronym for strategic lawsuit against public participation. 2 Plaintiff alleges in her complaint that in June 2016, she and Dua attended a medical conference in Dallas, Texas, where conference attendees stayed at the same hotel. Plaintiff intended to take a bus to Corpus Christi one night to visit relatives; however, she missed her bus. Dua told plaintiff he was arranging a flight to Corpus Christi for her and asked her to come to his hotel room. Dua assaulted plaintiff after she entered his hotel room. Ignoring plaintiff’s protests, Dua held plaintiff down on the bed, climbed on top her, and attempted to rape her. Plaintiff was able to free herself when her cell phone rang, momentarily distracting Dua. Dua filed …
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