Legal Opinion
Thomas v. Los Angeles Times Communications, LLC
District Court, C.D. California
Decided February 4, 2002No. CV 01-8684 ABC (MANx)PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER RE: DEFENDANTS’ SPECIAL MOTION TO STRIKE PURSUANT TO CAL. CIV. PRO. CODE § 425.16; DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR ATTORNEYS’ FEES AND COSTS PURSUANT TO CAL. CIV. PRO. § 425.16(c).
COLLINS, District Judge.
This case arises from an article appearing in the Los Angeles Times after the publication of a biography about the life of Plaintiff Michel Thomas. Currently pending before the Court is Defendants’ Special Motion to Strike the Complaint pursuant to California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16. The Motion came on regularly for hearing before the Court on February 4, 2002. After consideration of…
2Cases cited35 opinions
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