Ahn v. Cha CA2/8
Plaintiffs Chang Kok Ahn, Jeong Kang, Brando Jeong, and Olive Rhee (plaintiffs) filed a complaint alleging wage and hour, employment discrimination, and related claims against their alleged employers Hollywood Enterprises, Inc. (Hollywood Enterprises) and Mina Lim. They later added Song Hwan Hong, Edward Koo, and appellant Alex Cha as DOE defendants. Cha was an attorney representing defendants Hollywood Enterprises, Lim, and Hong in this case, and plaintiffs added him on the theory that he had also been acting as their employer or a joint employer. They did not otherwise amend their factual allegations or claims.
Cha moved to strike the claims against him pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16. The trial court denied the motion because the claims against Cha did not arise from any protected activity Cha undertook in his role as an attorney related to this or any other proceeding. We agree and affirm.
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