Legal Opinion
Unity Healthcare, Inc. v. County of Hennepin
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided June 25, 2015No. Case No. 14-CV-114 (JNE/JJK)PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
JOAN N. ERICKSEN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on objections to the Magistrate Judge’s April 16, 2015 Report and Recommendation. The Report and Recommendation concludes that the motion to dismiss procedures established by Minnesota’s anti-SLAPP law, Minn.Stat. §§ 554.01-.05, cannot be applied in federal court because they conflict with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12 and 56 and violate the Seventh Amendment. It therefore recommends denying Meridian Services, Inc. and Lucy Stewart’s motion to dismiss brought pursuant to the anti-SLAPP law.
The applicability of state…
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