Perspective
Sep. 6, 2014
Dismissed in the face of an anti-SLAPP
What happens when a complaint is dismissed in lieu of opposition to an anti-SLAPP motion? By James J. Moneer
What happens when a complaint is dismissed in lieu of opposition to an anti-SLAPP motion? It depends. I recently filed two SLAPP motions, in two different cases, before two different trial judges. While both judges dismissed the complaints, the variation in response was troubling.
Judge A heard the SLAPP motion on its merits and granted it in order determine prevailing party status for purposes of an attorney fees motion pursuant to ...
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