California Court of Appeal

A plaintiff or cross-complainant may not avoid a pleadings challenge pursuant to the anti-SLAPP statute, Code of Civ. Pro. section 425.16, by amending the challenged complaint or cross-complaint before the motion to strike is heard.

Appellate Information

• Decided 04/09/2008
• Published 04/09/2008

Judges

• STEVENS, J.*

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Renee Glover Chantler, Marc C. Belloli, DLA Piper U.S. LLP, East Palo Alto, for Cross-defendant and Appellant., Janet Brayer, Law Offices of Janet Brayer, San Francisco, for Cross-complainant and Respondent.