Legal Opinion
J. Hyan v. Rosslyn Hummer
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided June 14, 2016No. 14-56155PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
2Per curiam
J.P. Hyan sued multiple defendants, alleging that they have stymied his efforts to collect on a California state court legal malpractice judgment. The district court granted a motion filed by a defendant, appellee Rosslyn Beth Hummer, to strike Hyan’s claims under California’s anti-SLAPP statute, and Hyan appealed. Because the district court’s order is not a “final decision” over which we may exercise appellate jurisdiction, nor is it immediately appealable under the collateral order doctrine, we dismiss the appeal for lack of jurisdiction.
1. Hyan, a former client of the now-defunct…
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