California Court of Appeal

A special motion to strike a complaint pursuant to Civil Procedure Code section 425.16 should have been granted where causes of action against a non-profit taxpayer's alliance arose from acts in furtherance of its right to free speech, and plaintiff failed to show a probability of success on the merits due to appellant's constitutional defense.

Appellate Information

• Decided 09/25/2002
• Published 09/25/2002

Judges

•  SWAGER, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
•  Remcho, Johansen & Purcell, Joseph Remcho, Esq., James C. Harrison, Esq., San Francisco, for Plaintiff and Respondent., Crosby, Heafey, Roach & May, Kathy M. Banke, Esq., Oakland, Webster, Chamberlain & Bean, Alan P. Dye, Esq., Heidi K. Abegg, Esq., Bopp, Coleson & Bostrom, James Bopp, Jr., Esq., for Defendant and Appellant.