This appeal considers the applicability of a New Mexico statute to diversity actions in federal court. In this action, AmeriCulture filed a special motion to dismiss the suit under New Mexico's anti-SLAPP statute, a provision designed to expedite judicial consideration of so-called "strategic lawsuits against public participation." The district court, however, refused to consider that motion, holding the statute authorizing it inapplicable in federal court.
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