The Armenian National Committee of America and the Armenian National Committee of America – Western Region welcome the April 14, 2025, decision by the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Aynur Baghirzade, a California attorney, who leveled unfounded accusations against the ANCA, ANCA-WR and thirty other defendants (Case 3:24-cv-1077-RSH-MMP). The court struck the plaintiff’s Third Amended Complaint, dismissing this action, denying remaining motions as moot, and declaring the case closed.
Baghirzade first came to public attention through a lengthy series of incendiary social media posts that, among other invectives, described Armenians as a “carcinoma” that needed to be “deleted.”
The ANCA shares our community’s thanks with Dick A. Semerdjian and his colleagues at Schwartz Semerdjian Cauley Schena & Bush LLP for their exemplary representation of the the ANCA, ANCA-WR and other individuals and organization named in Baghirzade’s filings. Mr. Semerjian represents the finest of our Armenian and American traditions, stepping up in a consistently principled and professional manner to defend our community against false and defamatory allegations.
Read the Order striking the third amended complaint and dismissing the action:
https://anca.org/assets/pdf/041425_Lawsuit_Dismissal.pdf
Read the judgment in the civil case (including a complete listing of defendants):