LOZOVYY v. KURTZ

No. 15-30086.

813 F.3d 576 (2015)

Yaroslav LOZOVYY, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Richard L. KURTZ; Thomas R. Klei, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

December 29, 2015.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Scott Damon Wilson (argued), Baton Rouge, LA, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Michael A. Patterson , Susan Brooke Barnett-Bernal , Sharon S. Whitlow (argued), Long Law Firm, L.L.P., Baton Rouge, LA, for Defendants-Appellees.

Before BENAVIDES, DENNIS, and COSTA, Circuit Judges.


This appeal involves the application of Louisiana Code of Civil Procedure Article 971, the state's "anti-SLAPP" statute, which provides a procedural mechanism for dismissing certain defamation claims early in litigation unless the plaintiff can establish a "probability of success." Plaintiff-Appellant Yaroslav...

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