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DIXON v. SUPERIOR COURT

Docket No. G015646.

30 Cal.App.4th 733 (1994)

36 Cal. Rptr.2d 687

KEITH A. DIXON, Petitioner, v. THE SUPERIOR COURT OF ORANGE COUNTY, Respondent; SCIENTIFIC RESOURCE SURVEYS, INC., et al., Real Parties in Interest.

Court of Appeals of California, Fourth District, Division Three.

November 30, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL

Strumwasser & Woocher, Michael J. Strumwasser, Frederic D. Woocher and Susan L. Durbin for Petitioner.

ACLU Foundation of Southern California, Center for Human Rights and Constitutional Law, and California Faculty Association as Amici Curiae on behalf of Petitioner.

No appearance for Respondent.

Bidna & Keys, Howard M. Bidna and Harvey M. Moore for Real Parties in Interest.

OPINION

WALLIN, J.

In this petition for writ of mandate we are asked to interpret recently enacted legislation (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16) designed to curtail a growing number of SLAPP (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) suits.1

Factual and Procedural Background

At the heart of this controversy is a 22-acre portion...

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