Monday, January 22, 2024

The end of 9th Cir. slapp appeals?

Today's DJ has Full 9th Circuit to reconsider power to review anti-SLAPP motions

The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will reconsider whether it should be able to review anti-SLAPP motions on interlocutory appeal in a case involving a plaintiff’s right of publicity. Martinez v. ZoomInfo Technologies Inc., 22-35305.
“My particular objection is that a motion based on California’s anti-SLAPP statute is wholly grounded in that state’s procedural law, yet we have infused it with substantive significance. Over time, we have turned the statute into a ground for interlocutory appeal in the federal courts,” Senior 9th Circuit Judge M. Margaret McKeown wrote.

[The Recorder has Full 9th Circuit Will Review If Anti-SLAPP Denials Can Be Immediately Appealed.]