California Court of Appeal

In a motion to strike a complaint for violation of the anti-SLAPP statute, the trial court's conclusion that plaintiff's dismissal of the suit deprives it of jurisdiction is reversed because it had jurisdiction to decide questions of attorney's fees and costs.

Appellate Information

• Decided 07/22/2004
• Published 07/22/2004

Judges

• GILBERT. P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Davis Wright Tremaine, Kelli L. Sager, Sonja R. West, Gary L. Bostwick, Foley & Bezek and Peter J. Bezek, for Defendants and Appellants., Cappello & Noel, A. Barry Cappello, T.A. Thielemann, Santa Barbara, and Christoph T. Nettesheim, for Plaintiffs and Respondents.