Legal Opinion
Amini v. Spicewood Springs Animal Hosp., LLC
Court of Appeals of Texas
Decided May 16, 2018No. 03-18-00272-CVPublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtBob Pemberton, Justice
In this cause, Nima Amini has appealed from the denial, by operation of law, of his Texas Citizens Participation Act (TCPA) motion to dismiss claims asserted against him below by appellees Spicewood Springs Animal Hospital, LLC, and Dr. Barak Benaryeh.1 Appellees have responded with a motion to dismiss Amini's appeal. This pre-submission motion has jurisprudential novelty beyond the norm: it includes an appellate-level TCPA motion to dismiss Amini's appeal.2 We conclude that the TCPA does not authorize that motion or relief.
*844Appellees' underlying reasoning is grounded in the TCPA's expansively…
2Cases cited6 opinions
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- Black v. American Bankers Insurance CompanyTexas Supreme Court · 1972
- El Paso Healthcare System, Ltd., D/B/A Las Palmas Medical Center v. Laura MurphyTexas Supreme Court · 2017
- Lufkin v. City of GalvestonTexas Supreme Court · 1885
- Craig v. Tejas Promotions, LLCCourt of Appeals of Texas · 2018
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