Legal Opinion
JOHN DOE NO. 1 v. SUSAN L. BURKE
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Decided March 10, 2016No. 15-CV-690PublishedCited by 15 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
FARRELL, Senior Judge:
May an anonymous civil defendant who files and prevails on a special motion to quash a subpoena for identifying information under D.C.Code § 16-5503 (2012 RepL), part of the District’s Anti-SLAPP Act. (the Act), be awarded attorney’s fees under D.C.Code § 16-5504(a) without showing that the suit prompting the subpoena was frivolous or improperly motivated? We answer that question yes. We further hold, after considering the language and legislative history of the Act, that a successful movant under § 16-5503 is entitled to reasonable attorney’s fees in the ordinary course…
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