California Court of Appeal

The SLAPP statute, Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, subdivision (b)(1), will not bar a city from challenging the legality of a ballot initiative and adding the initiative sponsors as defendants.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/22/2001
• Published 01/22/2001

Judges

• HUFFMAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  J. Bruce Henderson, Glendale, and Kent C. Wilson, San Diego, on behalf of defendants and appellants., Luce, Forward, Hamilton & Scripps, Charles A. Bird;  Casey G. Gwinn, City Attorney and Leslie J. Girard, Assistant City Attorney on behalf of plaintiff and respondent City of San Diego., Gray, Cary, Ware & Freidenrich, Mark C. Zebrowski, Kathryn E. Karcher and Mary A. Lehman, San Diego, on behalf of plaintiff and respondent Padres, L.P.