PARK v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY

No. S229728.

2 Cal.5th 1057 (2017)

SUNGHO PARK, Plaintiff and Respondent, v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES OF THE CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, Defendant and Appellant.

Supreme Court of California.

May 4, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Towle, Denison, Smith & Maniscalco, Towle Denison & Maniscalco and Michael C. Denison for Defendant and Appellant.

Joseph T. Francke and Steven J. André for Californians Aware, First Amendment Project, Penelope Canan, Libertarian Law Council, Angie Morfin Vargas, City Watch, Inc., and Consumer Attorneys of California as Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendant and Appellant.

Siegel & Yee, Jane E. Brunner and Alan S. Yee for Plaintiff and Respondent.

Davis Wright Tremaine, Thomas R. Burke , Nicolas A. Jampol and Diana Palacios for First Amendment Coalition as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

Briggs Law Corporation, Anthony N. Kim and Cory J. Briggs for San Diegans for Open Government and The Inland Oversight Committee as Amici Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.

Duchrow & Piano and David J. Duchrow for California Employment Lawyers Association as Amicus Curiae on behalf of Plaintiff and Respondent.


OPINION

To combat lawsuits designed to chill the exercise of free speech and petition rights (typically known as strategic lawsuits against public participation, or SLAPPs), the Legislature has authorized a special motion to strike claims that are based on a defendant's engagement in such protected activity. (See...

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