Doe v. State of California

Opinion

BENKE, Acting P. J.

—Plaintiffs John and Jane Doe appeal from an order granting the State of California Department of Justice’s 1 special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute (Code of Civ. Proc., § 425.16). 2 In their lawsuit, the Does allege civil rights violations (Civ. Code, § 52.1; Bane Act), negligence, false/wrongful arrest, defamation, and loss of consortium against the State and the City and County of San Diego. Over many years, State agents allegedly caused John Doe to register as a sex offender through threats of enforcement, maintained him on California’s sex…