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My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.

Parties and Attorneys

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104
Party Attorney
My G. Tran : Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent
Gregory Starr Markow
CG3, LLP
12750 High Bluff Dr., Ste 250
San Diego, CA 92130

Sean Michael Gaffney
CGS3, LLP
12750 High Bluff Dr., Ste. 250
San Diego, CA 92130

Streamline Dental Solutions LLC : Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent
Gregory Starr Markow
CG3, LLP
12750 High Bluff Dr., Ste 250
San Diego, CA 92130

Streamline Dental Solutions CA LLC : Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent
Gregory Starr Markow
CG3, LLP
12750 High Bluff Dr., Ste 250
San Diego, CA 92130

Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Inc. : Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent
Gregory Starr Markow
CG3, LLP
12750 High Bluff Dr., Ste 250
San Diego, CA 92130

Ian Murray : Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant
Daniel Watkins
The Watkins Firm APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92131

Beatrice Skye Resendes
The Watkins Firm, APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd
Ste 130
San Diego, CA 92131-7003

Tran Murray Dental Corporation : Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant
Daniel Watkins
The Watkins Firm APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92131

Beatrice Skye Resendes
The Watkins Firm, APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd
Ste 130
San Diego, CA 92131-7003

Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc. : Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant
Daniel Watkins
The Watkins Firm APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd., Suite 130
San Diego, CA 92131

Beatrice Skye Resendes
The Watkins Firm, APC
9915 Mira Mesa Blvd
Ste 130
San Diego, CA 92131-7003



Case Summary

Trial Court Case:
37-2017-00042515-CU-BC-CTL
Court of Appeal Case:
D076104
Court of Appeal Opinion:
[ PDF ] [ DOCX ]
Caution: For information on when opinions may be cited or relied upon, click here .
Division:
Case Caption:
My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Type:
CV
Filing Date:
06/11/2019
Completion Date:
12/02/2020
Oral Argument Date/Time:
09/14/2020 01:30 PM


Docket (Register of Actions)

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104
Date Description Notes
07/05/2019 Notice of appeal lodged/received. Filed 6/11/19 by Ian Murray, Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
07/05/2019 Appellate package sent.
07/05/2019 Notice per rule 8.124 - with reporter's transcript. 6/21/19
07/09/2019 Notice to reporter to prepare transcript.
07/10/2019 Civil case information statement filed.
08/12/2019 REPORTER'S TRANSCRIPT FILED*** 8.124 and Reporter's Transcript-2 (21)
09/23/2019 APPELLANT'S APPENDIX AND OPENING BRIEF FILED. Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes 2 Volumes
10/21/2019 Stipulation of extension of time filed:
RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. Due on 12/13/2019 By 51 Day(s)
12/13/2019 RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: My G. Tran
Attorney: Sean Michael Gaffney
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions LLC
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions CA LLC
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Inc.
12/16/2019 Oral argument waiver notice sent. December 26, 2019
12/16/2019 Stipulation of extension of time filed:
APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF. Due on 02/21/2020 By 50 Day(s)
12/17/2019 Request for oral argument filed by: A/15
12/18/2019 Request for oral argument filed by: R/15
02/24/2020 APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF. Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
02/25/2020 CASE FULLY BRIEFED.
07/23/2020 Letter sent to: The court would like to provide the parties with the opportunity to address two recent judicial decisions that were not discussed in the parties' briefs pertaining to the first prong of the anti-SLAPP standard: FilmOn.com Inc. v. DoubleVerify Inc. (2019) 7 Cal.5th 133 and Yang v. Tenet Healthcare Inc. (2020) 48 Cal.App.5th 939.
The supplemental letter briefs should be filed no later than August 3, 2020, and should be no longer than four pages.
08/03/2020 Letter brief filed. Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
08/03/2020 Letter brief filed. Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: My G. Tran
Attorney: Sean Michael Gaffney
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions LLC
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions CA LLC
Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Inc.
08/03/2020 CASE FULLY BRIEFED.
07/30/2020 **CALENDAR NOTICE SENT** Calendar Date: Monday, September 14, 2020 @ l:30 pm
09/14/2020 Cause argued and submitted.
09/24/2020 Opinion filed. (Signed Published) The anti-SLAPP order is reversed. The court shall vacate the order, and enter a new order (1) granting Dr. Tran's motion on the defamation claims set forth in Paragraphs 319 and 335 of Dr. Murray's second amended complaint; (2) striking Paragraphs 319 and 335 from the complaint; and (3) denying Dr. Tran's motion in all other respects. Appellants are entitled to costs on appeal.
09/29/2020 Received letter from: Appellant - RE: Typo in the Opinion
10/01/2020 Received letter from: Appellant - Add attorney to Published Opinion
10/01/2020 Order filed. Appellant's letter dated September 30, 2020, has been received and considered by the Court. Appellant's request to add attorney Francisco A. Loayza-Romero's name to the published opinion filed September 24, 2020 is DENIED.
10/13/2020 Letter sent to: All Parties
In response to the September 28, 2020 letter from appellant's counsel regarding a typographical error on page 25 of the opinion filed on September 24, 2020, please be advised the court requested that the Reporter of Decisions make the correction.

Specifically, the correction on page 25 will be in the following sentence:
The emails were sent only to a limited number of persons within Dr. Tran's business entities, and Dr. Tran did not produce any evidence showing any of these individuals had any responsibility for, or authority over, Dr. Tran's Murray's work at TMDC.
The Reporter of Decisions advised that the correction will be reflected in the Advance Pamphlet publication.
12/02/2020 Remittitur issued.
12/02/2020 Case complete.


Briefs

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104
Brief Due Date Date Filed Party and Attorney Notes
APPELLANT'S APPENDIX AND OPENING BRIEF FILED. 09/23/2019 Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes
2 Volumes
RESPONDENT'S BRIEF. 12/13/2019 Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: My G. Tran
Attorney: Sean Michael Gaffney

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions LLC

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions CA LLC

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Inc.

APPELLANT'S REPLY BRIEF. 02/24/2020 Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Letter brief filed. 08/03/2020 Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Tran Murray Dental Corporation
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Defendant, Cross-complainant and Appellant: Ian Murray, D.M.D., Inc.
Attorney: Beatrice Skye Resendes

Letter brief filed. 08/03/2020 Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: My G. Tran
Attorney: Sean Michael Gaffney

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions LLC

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Streamline Dental Solutions CA LLC

Plaintiff, Cross-defendant and Respondent: Tran Murray Dental Corporation, Inc.



Future Scheduled Actions

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104

No information found.



Disposition

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104
Description:
Affirmed in part and reversed in part
Date:
09/24/2020
Disposition Type:
Final
The anti-SLAPP order is reversed. The court shall vacate the order, and enter a new order (1) granting Dr. Tran's motion on the defamation claims set forth in Paragraphs 319 and 335 of Dr. Murray's second amended complaint; (2) striking Paragraphs 319 and 335 from the complaint; and (3) denying Dr. Tran's motion in all other respects. Appellants are entitled to costs on appeal.
Publication Status:
Signed Published
Author:
Haller, Judith L.
Participants:
O'Rourke, Terry B. (Concur)
McConnell, Judith D. (Concur)
Case Citation:
none


Trial Court

My G. Tran et al. v. Murray et al.
Case Number D076104
Trial Court Name:
San Diego County Superior Court - Main
County:
San Diego
Trial Court Case Number:
37-2017-00042515-CU-BC-CTL
Trial Court Judge:
Trapp, Randa
Trial Court Judgment Date:
05/31/2019