Legal Opinion
Evans v. Unkow
California Court of Appeal
Decided October 4, 1995No. A066860PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
KING, J.
I. Introduction
In this case we hold that declarations on a special motion to strike a SLAPP suit (strategic lawsuit against public participation) (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16) may not include averments on information and belief. We affirm a judgment dismissing a defamation action by A. Peter Evans against 10 individual defendants for failure to establish a probability he would prevail. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16, subd. (b).)
II. Background
Evans was a member of the Board of Directors of the East Palo Alto Sanitary District. On November 4, 1993, the defendants signed a notice of…
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