Legal Opinion
Newport Harbor Ventures, LLC v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism
California Supreme Court
Decided March 22, 2018No. S239777PublishedCited by 41 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtChin, J.
*639 Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 ( § 425.16 ), California's so-called anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute, is intended to resolve quickly and relatively inexpensively meritless lawsuits that threaten free speech on matters of public interest. When it applies, section 425.16 permits a defendant to file a special motion to strike a cause of action (sometimes referred to as an anti-SLAPP motion) "within 60 days of the service of the complaint or, in the court's discretion, at any later time upon terms it deems proper." ( § 425.16, subd. (f).) Here,…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- Equilon Enterprises v. Consumer Cause, Inc.California Supreme Court · 2002
- Baral v. SchnittCalifornia Supreme Court · 2016
- Varian Medical Systems, Inc. v. DelfinoCalifornia Supreme Court · 2005
- Yu v. Signet Bank/VirginiaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2002
- People Ex Rel. Lockyer v. BrarCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2004
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3Cited by41 opinions
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- Workman v. Colichman, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
- Copenbarger v. Morris Cerullo World Evangelism, Inc., California Court of Appeal, 5th District2018
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