In the case of Arthur Tsatryan vs. Steven Fernandez et al., filed in the Court of Appeal of the State of California, Second Appellate District, Division Four (Case ID: B326148) on April 23, 2024, Tsatryan appeals against a judgment by the Superior Court of Los Angeles County. The lawsuit is against three attorneys who represented his ex-wife Polina Tsatryan in their dissolution proceedings.
Arthur Tsatryan, representing himself, alleges fraud, defamation, malicious prosecution, conspiracy, intentional infliction of emotional distress and seeks punitive damages against attorneys Steven Fernandez, Maya Shulman and David Kozich. The lawsuit was triggered by the family court's decision in May 2015 to dissolve their marriage and subsequent rulings that Arthur contested. Arthur also contends that the court abused its discretion by denying his request for oral testimony at the hearing and erred in granting the anti-SLAPP motions.
The trial court granted each defendant's special motion to strike all causes of action in his complaint under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (anti-SLAPP statute). Arthur argues that this was an error. However, the appellate court affirms this order as it concludes that Arthur has not demonstrated any error in granting the anti-SLAPP motions.