Legal Opinion
Doe 2 v. Superior Court (Avongard Products)
California Court of Appeal
Decided August 2, 2016No. B269087PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HOGUE, J. *
Avongard Products U.S.A. Ltd., doing business as Hydraulx (Hydraulx), a preeminent film industry visual special effects (vfx) provider, sued petitioner John Doe 2 (Doe 2) for libel, alleging Doe 2’s anonymous e-mails to a film producer and a film industry executive harmed its reputation. After Doe 2 filed a special motion to strike under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the trial court granted Hydraulx’s request to conduct special discovery that would reveal Doe 2’s identity. 1 Doe 2 filed a petition for writ of mandate seeking…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Central Hudson Gas & Electric Corp. v. Public Service CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
20 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.
3Cited by23 opinions
- Redfearn v. Trader Joe's Co., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
- Laker v. Bd. of Trs. of the Cal. State Univ., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- ZL Techs., Inc. v. Doe, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2017
- Blackshire v. County of YubaDistrict Court, E.D. California · 2023
- David Collins v. Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.District Court, S.D. California · 2026
18 more not listed; retrieve them via the Exa API.