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CLUB MEMBERS FOR AN HONEST ELECTION v. SIERRA CLUB

No. S143087.

45 Cal.4th 309 (2008)

CLUB MEMBERS FOR AN HONEST ELECTION, Plaintiff and Appellant, v. SIERRA CLUB et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Supreme Court of California.

December 15, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Law Offices of Ian B. Kelley, Ian B. Kelley, Conrad Wu; Law Office of Jeff D. Hoffman and Jeff D. Hoffman for Plaintiff and Appellant.

Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke, Rochelle L. Wilcox and Susan E. Seager for Defendants and Appellants.

Law Offices of James Wheaton and James R. Wheaton for Senator Sheila Kuehl as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants.

OPINION

CORRIGAN, J.—

Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16,1 commonly referred to as the anti-SLAPP statute,2 provides that a civil cause of action may be dismissed as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP). Section 425.17, subdivision (b) (section 425.17(b)) provides an exception to the anti-SLAPP statute by exempting some actions from dismissal. Here, we hold...

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