What is the test for a motion to strike a cause of action arising from a statement made before or in connection with a legally authorized official proceeding?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Nop Mission LLC v. Franchising, A126352, No. 473750 (Cal. App. 2011):
We are mindful that "[u]nder section 425.16, a defendant moving to strike a cause of action arising from a statement made before, or in connection with an issue under consideration by, a legally authorized official proceeding need not separately demonstrate that the statement concerned an issue of public significance." (Briggs v. Eden Council
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