California Court of Appeal

In a suit brought by a 15-year-old high student and his parents against other students and their parents, raising a statutory claim under California's hate crime laws and common law claims for defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress, trial court's denial of a defendant's anti-SLAPP motion is affirmed as defendant failed to demonstrate that his posted message on plaintiff's website is protected speech and that it was made in connection with a public issue.

Appellate Information

• Decided 03/15/2010
• Published 03/15/2010

Judges

• MALLANO, P.J.

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• Rex Julian Beaber for Defendants and Appellants., Robert S. Gerstein; and Jennifer L. Lynch for Plaintiffs and Respondents.