California Court of Appeal

Litigation seeking judicial review of an action or decision by a public entity is not subject to a special motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute merely because the challenged action or decision was taken by vote after discussion at a public meeting.

Appellate Information

• Decided 12/28/2004
• Published 12/28/2004

Judges

• RUVOLO, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Steefel, Levitt & Weis, Harvey L. Leiderman, Ashley K. Dunning and Jeffrey R. Rieger, San Francisco, for Appellants., Board of Retirement of the Orange County Employees Retirement System, Julie Wynn, General Counsel, Ventura County Employees' Retirement Association, Frank O. Sieh, County Counsel, Noah A. Klebaum, Chief Assistant County Counsel, Leroy Smith, Litigation Supervisor, Lori A. Nemiroff, Assistant County Counsel, Board of Retirement of the San Bernardino County Employees' Retirement Association, Andrew L. Kjeldgaard, Chief Counsel, Board of Retirement of the Kern County Employees' Retirement Association, Bernard C. Barmann, Sr., County Counsel, Stephen D. Schuett, Assistant County Counsel, Mark L. Nations, Chief Deputy Counsel, Litigation, Patricia J. Randolph, Deputy County Counsel, for amici curiae on behalf' of appellants.


• For Appellees:
  
• Law Offices of William D. Ross, William D. Ross, Diane C. De Felice, Los Angeles, and Kypros G. Hostetter, for Respondent.