JOHNSON, J.
As a general rule, once a SLAPP motion is filed all discovery proceedings in the action are stayed until the trial court rules on the motion. The trial court, however, may lift the discovery stay "for good cause shown."
In this petition for a writ of mandate defendants in an action for libel contend the trial court abused its discretion in permitting plaintiffs to conduct discovery on the issue of actual malice prior...
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