Legal Opinion
Schaffer v. City and County of San Francisco
California Court of Appeal
Decided November 26, 2008No. A120225PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
NEEDHAM, J.
Jill Karen Schaffer appeals from a judgment entered after the trial court granted respondents’ anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) motion to strike her complaint. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16 (section 425.16).) She contends the court erred in concluding that respondents’ statements, made in the course and scope of their duties as police officers, are not protected by the anti-SLAPP statute. She further contends the court should have granted her request for leave to amend the complaint to state a claim under 42 United States Code section 1983. We will…
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