United States Ninth Circuit

Appeal of the denial of special motions to strike by defendants in a defamation suit is dismissed for lack of jurisdiction where the ruling on the special motions to strike under Oregon's anti-SLAPP statute was not a final decision, thus the court lacks jurisdiction to consider it.

Appellate Information

• Argued 05/08/2008
• Decided 01/07/2009
• Published 01/07/2009

Judges

• Before RICHARD C. TALLMAN and RICHARD R. CLIFTON, Circuit Judges, and EDWARD R. KORMAN, District Judge.

Court

• United States Ninth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Eric J. Neiman, Heather J. Van Meter, Williams, Kastner & Gibbs P.L.L.C., Portland, OR, for Appellant Herbert Leon MacDonell., Charles F. Hinkle, Stoel Rives LLP, Portland, OR, for Appellants Barton P. Epstein, Stuart H. James, and Patricia Lough.


• For Appellees:
  
• Robert K. Udziela, Portland, OR;  Victor Calzaretta, Portland, OR, for Appellee Rodney D. Englert.