Friday, December 6, 2024

Going bats over "Batzel"


See Young v. Neocortext, Inc., where Judge Desai reiterates the call for the 9th Circuit to reverse its existing rule (from Batzel v. Smith) that anti-SLAPP denials are appealable as collateral orders in her concurrence yesterday. Over the years, at least eight 9th Circuit judges have expressed this view.