California Court of Appeal

Trial court erred by failing to award attorney's fees to the real parties in interest per the anti-SLAPP statute. A voter pamphlet is a public forum involving issues of public interest, and plaintiffs, having failed to present a viable petition challenging the statements in the voter pamphlet, or to appeal the court's dismissal of their petition on procedural grounds, had no chance of success.

Appellate Information

• Decided 01/29/2004
• Published 01/29/2004

Judges

• PARRILLI, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
•  James H. Fleming, Walnut Creek, Kevin W. Wheelwright, Pleasanton;  Fleming & Phillips, for Appellant., John A. Ramirez, Costa Mesa, Michael R.W. Houston;  Rutan & Tucker, for Amicus Curiae, California League of Cities.


• For Appellees:
  
• William D. Ross, Los Angeles, Lisabeth D. Rothman, Diane C. DeFelice, Los Angeles, for Respondent., No appearance for Defendants and Respondents.