Legal Question in Civil Litigation in California

Re: I am living a soap opera life

Clearly you have a defense to the small claims action--the facts you relate here. You may wish to subpoena the wife as a witness in your defense! As regards a counter-suit, I am not sure what that would accomplish, particularly in small claims court. If the wife has been and is harassing you and you believe she will contine to write disparaging letters to your ex and/or others, you could bring an action for injunctive relief and for a restraining order in superior court, but that is not appropriate in small claims; you would need to name the wife. If you choose to do that, you may wish to also sue both of them for invasion of privacy, as he should not have allowed his wife to view your personal file, and potentially for negligent or intentional infliction of emotional distress. The failure to keep your data confidential is a violation of ethics, as is having sex with a client; however, with regard to the latter, it seems that the sexual aspect occurred before you became a client.