Espinoza
Espinoza v. Chuang CA3
Opinion
Opinion
Mesiwala, J.
DISCUSSION
A. The Scope of Appeal Our jurisdiction “is limited in scope to the notice of appeal and the judgment appealed from.” (Dakota Payphone, LLC v. Alcaraz (2011) 192 Cal.App.4th 493, 504.) “While a notice of appeal must be liberally construed, it is the notice of appeal [that] defines the scope of the appeal by identifying the particular judgment or order being appealed.” (Morton v. Wagner (2007) 156 Cal.App.4th 963, 967.) An order granting an anti-SLAPP motion is appealable. (Code Civ. Proc., § 425.16, subd. (i).) An order awarding attorney fees made after an order granting an anti-SLAPP motion is also appealable as an order made after a judgment. (Ellis Law Group, LLP v. Nevada City Sugar Loaf Properties, LLC (2014) 230 Cal.App.4th 244, 250-251.) “If an order is appealable, an aggrieved party must file a timely notice of appeal from the order to obtain appellate review.” (Sole Energy Co. v. Petrominerals Corp. (2005) 128 Cal.App.4th 212, 239.) “ ‘[W]here several judgments and/or orders
3 occurring close in time are separately appealable (e.g., judgment and order awarding attorney fees), each appealable judgment and order must be expressly specified—in either a…