Legal Opinion
Bel Air Internet, LLC v. Morales
California Court of Appeal, 5th District
Decided February 26, 2018No. B270268PublishedCited by 35 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtLui, P. J.
*928This appeal requires us to consider the role of the pleadings and supporting declarations in deciding a motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP
*929statute ( Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16 ).1 Section 425.16 protects the exercise of certain constitutional rights by permitting a motion to strike when a complaint targets specified conduct that *75involves the right to freedom of speech or the right to petition the government. When a plaintiff's complaint shows that a claim arises from communications that are protected under the statute, must the defendant support a motion to strike with declarations…
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