A sad day for slapp-happy appellate lawyers? Today the Ninth Circuit issued Gopher Media v. Melone:
Overruling Batzel v. Smith, 333 F.3d 1018 (9th Cir. 2003), and dismissing an appeal for lack of jurisdiction, the en banc court held that a district court’s denial of a motion to strike under the California anti-SLAPP statute does not satisfy the requirements for an interlocutory appeal under the collateral order doctrine.
The MetNews has Anti-SLAPP Motion Denials Are Not Immediately Appealable -- En Banc Court Overrules Case Finding That Such Orders Qualify for Interlocutory Relief
Law360 has 9th Circ. Changes Stance On Appeals Of Anti-SLAPP Denials
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