What is the test for a motion to strike under the anti-SLAPP statute?

A cause of action is subject to being stricken under the anti-SLAPP statute when two conditions are met. Stated in general terms, the cause of action must (1) arise from protected speech or petitioning and (2) lack even minimal merit. ( Navellier v. Sletten (2002) 29 Cal.4th 82, 89, 124 Cal.Rptr.2d 530, 52 P.3d 703.) Courts determine whether the two conditions have been met by using a two-step inquiry that involves shifting burdens.

Initially, the party filing the motion to strike has the burden of showing that the cause of action arises from a protected activitythat is, an act in furtherance of the right of petition or free speech. ( Zamos v. Stroud (2004) 32 Cal.4th 958, 965, 12 Cal.Rptr.3d 54, 87 P.3d 802.)