Legal Opinion
City of Cotati v. Cashman
California Supreme Court
Decided August 29, 2002No. S099999PublishedCited by 405 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
WERDEGAR, J.
We must decide in this case whether a municipality’s state court action for declaratory relief respecting the constitutionality of a mobilehome park rent stabilization ordinance, filed in response to a federal court declaratory relief action brought by park owners respecting the same ordinance, constitutes a strategic lawsuit against public participation *72(SLAPP)1 within the purview of Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (section 425.16; the anti-SLAPP statute). We conclude it does not.2
Background
In 1998, the City of Cotati (City) adopted a mobilehome park rent…
2Cases cited20 opinions
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- Navellier v. SlettenCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2002
- Briggs v. Eden Council for Hope & OpportunityCalifornia Supreme Court · 1999
- Bertero v. National General Corp.California Supreme Court · 1974
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3Cited by405 opinions
- Vess v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. USACourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Vess v. Ciba-Geigy Corp. USACourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2003
- Navellier v. SlettenCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002
- Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2002
- Oasis West Realty v. GoldmanCalifornia Supreme Court · 2011
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