Tag Archives: Farah
Federal Court Grants Anti-SLAPP Motion in Farah v. Esquire Case
Judge Collyer today became the first federal court judge to grant an anti-SLAPP motion in federal court. Previously, Judge Leon denied an anti-SLAPP motion filed in Sherrod v. Breitbart and Judge Wilkins denied an anti-SLAPP motion filed in 3M v. Boulter. (Of course, Judge King of the DC Superior Court granted an anti-SLAPP motion in Lehan v. Fox). The Farah opinion explains that the anti-SLAPP statute “‘incorporates substantive rights with regard to a defendant’s ability to fend off lawsuits filed by one side of a political or public policy debate aimed to punish the opponent or prevent the expression of … [ CONTINUE READING ]
Plaintiff in Farah v. Esquire Provides Court Its View of 3M Decision
The plaintiff in the Farah v. Esquire case today informed the Court of Judge Wilkins’ decision in 3M v. Boulter. That decision, of course, denied an anti-SLAPP motion on the basis that it conflicts with Rule 12 and 56 and thus cannot be applied in federal diversity suits. In his filing, the Farah plaintiff argues that “[i]t is now the law of this Court that the Anti-SLAPP Act is not applicable. Thus, the Court should respectfully summarily deny Defendant’s special motion to dismiss, which was filed on August 26, 2011, so that discovery may proceed.” While the Farah court can … [ CONTINUE READING ]
DC Attorney General Moves To Intervene In Third Case To Defend Constitutionality of Anti-SLAPP Statute
The DC Attorney General today moved to intervene in the Dean v. NBC Universal case “solely for the limited purpose of presenting argument to defend the validity of the Anti-SLAPP Act of 2010, a statute enacted by the unanimous vote of the DC Council and signed by Mayor Gray that sat before Congress for the required period of review and took legal effect earlier this year.” This is the third suit in which the DC Attorney General has moved to intervene to defend the constitutionality of the statute. In August 2011, it moved to intervene in the Snyder suit. That … [ CONTINUE READING ]
