Legal Opinion
Cruz v. Van Sickle
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided December 3, 2014No. 05-13-00191-CVPublishedCited by 48 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
Opinion by
Justice Evans
Baltasar D. Cruz sued James Van Sickle, Karl-Thomas Musselman d/b/a Burnt Orange Report, and Katherine Haenschen for libel. Appellees moved to dismiss the suit pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (the Act),1 commonly referred to as an anti-SLAPP2 statute, designed to protect citizens who exercise their constitutional rights to, among other things, communicate about matters of public concern. After a hearing, the trial court granted appellees’ motions and awarded them attorney’s fees. Cruz, an attorney representing himself pro se, brings 121 issues…
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