California Court of Appeal

In plaintiff's case against defendant claiming breach of contract in refusing to pay for legal representation, among others, trial court's denial of defendant's anti-SLAPP motion is vacated and remanded as the trial court lacked the jurisdiction to rule on the merits of the motion because, prior to the ruling, plaintiff had voluntarily dismissed the case before trial had commenced.

Appellate Information

• Decided 10/27/2009
• Published 10/27/2009

Judges

• ALDRICH, J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Law offices of Jeffrey T. Bell and Jeffrey T. Bell, Westlake Village, for Defendants and Appellants., Law offices of Andrew L. Ellis, Andrew L. Ellis, El Segundo, and Mitchell J. Langberg, for Plaintiff and Respondent.