Club Members for an Honest Election v. Sierra Club

Opinion

CORRIGAN, J.

Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, 1 commonly referred to as the anti-SLAPP statute, 2 provides that a civil cause of action may be dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). Section 425.17, subdivision (b) (section 425.17(b)) provides an exception to the anti-SLAPP statute by exempting some actions from dismissal. Here, we hold the exception applies only when the entire action is brought in the public interest. If any part of the complaint seeks relief to directly benefit the plaintiff, by securing relief greater than or different from that…