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HAILSTONE v. MARTINEZ

No. F054478.

169 Cal.App.4th 728 (2008)

JOHN HAILSTONE, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. SAM MARTINEZ et al., Defendants and Appellants.

Court of Appeals of California, Fifth District.

December 23, 2008.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Weinberg, Roger & Rosenfeld and David A. Rosenfeld for Defendants and Appellants.

Nevin & Absalom, Kenneth C. Absalom and Usha Viswanathan for Plaintiff and Respondent.

OPINION

LEVY, J.—

Appellants, Sam Martinez, Frank Dickson, and Ron Rocha, challenge the trial court's denial of their motion to strike the defamation complaint filed by respondent, John Hailstone, as a strategic lawsuit against public participation (SLAPP) under Code of Civil Procedure1 section 425.16. The trial court concluded that the alleged defamatory statements did not concern an issue of public interest and therefore...

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