Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology v. Wollersheim
California Court of Appeal
Decided February 1, 1996No. Docket Nos. B084686, B086063PublishedCited by 159 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
ALDRICH, J.
Introduction
Plaintiff and appellant Church of Scientology (the Church) appeals from the order of the trial court granting the motion of defendant and respondent Lawrence Wollersheim (Wollersheim) pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 (hereinafter, section 425.16) to dismiss the Church’s complaint against him. The dismissed complaint attacked the judgment Wollersheim had obtained against the Church in a prior action (the prior action). Section 425.16 was adopted in 1992 to deter and prevent so-called SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) suits.
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