"Politically influential San Jose bail bondsman Hai Huynh has seen favorable turns in two dramatic courtroom battles in the last few weeks - one with District 7 Councilmember Bien Doan and another with once ally-turned-enemy David Duong, the Oakland recycling mogul and power broker with San Jose connections. Huynh appears close to advancing a defamation lawsuit against Doan, who painted Huynh as a dangerous criminal last year after Huynh criticized Doan's political closeness with Duong."
"A superior court judge on Tuesday denied Doan's anti-SLAPP motion - a legal tool used to quickly dismiss lawsuits meant to silence or intimidate someone - while also casting doubt on Huynh's central argument that Doan acted with malice and slandered him. The tentative ruling isn't final and the case isn't close to finished. Meanwhile, Duong on Aug. 15 dropped a defamation lawsuit against Huynh over charges of communist connections."
Hai Huynh, a politically influential San Jose bail bondsman nicknamed the "Godfather of Little Saigon," has seen favorable courtroom developments in two recent legal fights. Huynh is close to advancing a defamation lawsuit against District 7 Councilmember Bien Doan, who labeled him a dangerous criminal after Huynh criticized Doan's ties to David Duong. Doan retained attorney Harmeet Dhillon and lost a bid to quickly dismiss the suit via anti‑SLAPP; the judge cast doubt on Huynh's malice claim but issued a nonfinal ruling. Separately, Duong dropped a defamation suit against Huynh as he faces a federal bribery indictment tied to Vietnam trips.
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