California Court of Appeal

Plaintiff may use the anti-SLAPP statute to strike a cross-complaint even if plaintiff's complaint does not exactly track the subject of an administrative or judicial proceeding that was the basis for the underlying lawsuit.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/12/2001
• Published 10/12/2001

Judges

• CALLAHAN, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  Law Offices of Wanland & Bernstein, Donald M. Wanland, Jr., Richard P. Bernstein, Sacramento, and Daniel Boone, for Cross-complainants and Appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Manning & Marder, Kass, Ellrod, Ramirez, LLP, Dennis B. Kass, David J. Wilson, Los Angeles, and Julie Fleming, Sherman Oaks, for Cross-defendant and Respondent.