Sorensen v. Madoni CA4/3
Believing Charles McHugh and his attorney, Stephen Madoni, conspired to steal his client, Paul Leone, and to convince Leone not to pay outstanding legal bills, appellant and attorney Kerry Sorensen filed suit against the two for intentional interference with contractual relations. Charles and Madoni each filed a special motion to strike the cause of action against them pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (anti-SLAPP statute). The trial court granted the motions.
Sorensen appeals. He claims the conduct of Charles and Madoni violates certain rules of professional conduct applicable to attorneys practicing law in this state. He also argues their conduct is subject to criminal punishment pursuant to Business and Professions Code section 6128, subdivision (a), which makes it a misdemeanor for an attorney to, inter alia, engage in “deceit or collusion, or consent[] to any deceit or collusion, with [the] intent to deceive the court or any party.”
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