Christopher Hoskins v. Perry Fuchs

SUE WALKER, JUSTICE,

dissenting

I. Introduction

I respectfully dissent. Appellee Perry Fuchs’s defamation suit against Appellant Christopher Hoskins is based solely on statements made by Hoskins in an Equal Opportunity Services (EOS) complaint that Hoskins filed with the University of Texas at Arlington (UTA).1 Because Hoskins’s statements in his EOS complaint are absolutely privileged, the trial court erred by denying Hoskins’s motion to dismiss under *845the Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA).

II. Hoskins’s Communication Is Absolutely Privileged

An absolutely privileged communication is one for…