Kesner v. Baker Botts, LLP

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 9 SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 11 HARVEY J. KESNER, Case No.: 3:20-cv-01084-WQH-DEB 12 Plaintiff, ORDER 13 v. 14 BAKER BOTTS L.L.P. and JONATHAN A. SHAPIRO, 15 Defendants. 16 17 HAYES, Judge: 18 The matters before the Court are the Motion to Strike claims two through six 19 pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute 20 (California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16) and, alternatively, the Motion to Dismiss 21 Plaintiff’s Complaint for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil…