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To: Jeffrey S. Mitchell who wrote (8895)	9/2/2005 10:34:00 AM
From: scion	Respond to of 12465

"plaintiffs are suing defendants because they don't like the way in which defendants are exercising their First Amendment rights. Those are precisely the circumstances in which an anti-SLAPP motion is appropriate. If an anti-SLAPP motion is successful, (a) the lawsuit is over, then and there, with no opportunity for amendment or further discovery, and (b) plaintiffs will owe defendants their attorneys' fees. Even if the motion is unsuccessful in the trial court, the denial would be an appealable order, and the case is stayed until the appeal is resolved. So add at least six months to any estimate of time to trial. Add hefty legal fees, stir and serve.