1 Lisa Bloom, Esq. (SBN 158458) Jivaka Candappa, Esq. (SBN 225919) 2 Alan Goldstein, Esq. (SBN 296430) 3 THE BLOOM FIRM 20700 Ventura Blvd., Suite 301 4 Woodland Hills, CA 91364 Telephone: (818) 914-7314 5 Facsimile: (866) 852-5666 6 Email:
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[email protected] 8 Attorneys for Plaintiff JANICE DICKINSON 9 10 SUPERIOR COURT OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA 11 COUNTY OF LOS ANGELES, CENTRAL DISTRICT 12 13 Case Number: BC 580909 JANICE DICKINSON, an individual, [Case assigned to The Honorable 14 Plaintiff, Debre Weintraub – Department 47] 15 v. 16 PLAINTIFF JANICE DICKINSON’S WILLIAM H. COSBY, JR., an individual OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANT’S 17 Defendant. SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE 18 PLAINTIFF’S COMPLAINT 19 Date: February 29, 2016 20 Time: 8:30 A.M. 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 PLAINTIFF JANICE DICKINSON’S OPPOSITION Janice Dickinson v. William H. Cosby, Jr. Case No. BC 580909 THE BLOOM FIRM 1 TABLE OF CONTENTS 2 Page 3 I. INTRODUCTION.……………………………………………………………………………...1 4 II. FACTUAL BACKGROUND.………………………………………………………………….1 5 A. MR. COSBY DRUGGED AND RAPED MS. DICKINSON IN OR ABOUT 1982.……………1 6 B. MS. DICKINSON’S PRIOR DISCLOSURES OF THE RAPE, 1982-2010.………………….....1 7 C. MS. DICKINSON PUBLICLY DISCLOSES THE RAPE ………………………………………2 8 D. MR. COSBY QUICKLY RETALIATES BY DEFAMING MS. DICKINSON.………..............2 9 E. MR. COSBY REFUSES TO RETRACT THE FALSE STATEMENTS.…………………...........2 10 F. MR. COSBY ADMITS UNDER OATH TO DRUGGING WOMEN FOR SEX.………………..2 11 III. LEGAL ARGUMENT.…………………………………………………………………………3 12 A. DEFENDANT MUST SATISFY BOTH PRONGS OF THE ANTI-SLAPP STATUTE.……….3 B.