Robinson v. V. D.

Summary

The dissent would dismiss the defendant's appeal because the denial of an anti-SLAPP special motion to dismiss is not an appealable final judgment. It reasons that the anti-SLAPP statute creates an early procedural mechanism to assert immunity from liability, rather than a right to immediate appellate review or immunity from suit. The dissent concludes that the defendant received the statutory procedure and its associated discovery stay, and that the trial court properly rejected the motion. The dissenting judges disagree with the majority's treatment of the order as appealable.