Legal Opinion
Damon v. Ocean Hills Journalism Club
California Court of Appeal
Decided December 13, 2000No. D034890PublishedCited by 102 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion
HALLER, J.
Dennis E. Damon, a former manager of a homeowners association, brought a defamation complaint against several of the association members, two board of directors members, and a private homeowners association club. 2 The trial court granted defendants’ motion to strike the complaint under California’s anti-SLAPP (strategic lawsuit against public participation) statute. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16.) Damon appeals.
In the published portion of this decision, we hold the trial court properly determined the anti-SLAPP statute applied because the evidence showed the alleged defamatory…
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