California Court of Appeal
Maranatha Corrs., LLC v. Dep't of Corr. & Rehab., C053293
In case involving published letter terminating state contract with private prison contractor on grounds including misappropriation of public funds, order granting defendants' special motion to strike defamation-based causes of action and awarding attorney's fees is affirmed over claims that the trial court erred in: 1) awarding attorney's fees; 2) finding that the defamation causes of action were protected by the anti-SLAPP statute; and 3) in ruling that the director's communications were absolutely privileged.
Appellate Information
- Decided 01/11/2008
- Published 01/11/2008
Judges
- BUTZ, J.
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellant:
- Morrison & Foerster, LLP, James P. Bennett, George C. Harris, San Francisco, and Derek Foran, Walnut Creek, for Plaintiffs and Appellants.
- For Appellees:
- Edmund G. Brown, Jr., Attorney General, James M. Schiavenza, Assistant Attorney General, Alberto L. Gonzalez and Jeffrey R. Vincent, Deputy Attorneys General, for Defendants and Respondents.