Moriarty v. Laramar Mgmt. Corp. (2014)

Citation: Moriarty v. Laramar Mgmt. Corp. (2014)
Parent Document: Moriarty v. Laramar Mgmt. Corp. (2014)
Jurisdiction: California (state)
Effective Date: 2014-02-26
Original Source: https://www.courtlistener.com/opinion/2654777/moriarty-v-laramar-mgmt-corp/ ↗

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Another appeal in an anti-SLAPP case. Another appeal by a defendant whose
anti-SLAPP motion failed below. Another appeal that, assuming it has no merit, will
result in an inordinate delay of the plaintiff’s case and cause him to incur more
unnecessary attorney fees. (See Grewal v. Jammu (2011) 191 Cal.App.4th 977,
1002-1003.) And no merit it has. We thus affirm, concluding, as did the trial court, that
plaintiff’s lawsuit is not based on protected activity.
                                              BACKGROUND
                                                The Complaint
         On May 21, 2012, John Moriarty filed a complaint naming four defendants:
2363 Van Ness Avenue, LLC; Laramar Management Corporation; Laramar Urban
Specialty Partners; and Laramar SF Urban Apartments. The complaint alleged 11 causes
of action, styled as follows: (1) harassment (violation of San Francisco Administrative
Code § 37.10 B); (2) negligent violation of statutory duty/negligence per se; (3) breach of

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