Sansoe
Sansoe v. Ford Motor Company
Opinion
Opinion
FILED
NOT FOR PUBLICATION
AUG 25 2016
UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS MOLLY C. DWYER, CLERK
U.S. COURT OF APPEALS
FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT
MICHAEL J. SANSOE and ERIC No. 14-16124 FRAZER, dba DE Landscaping, D.C. No. 4:13-cv-05043-PJH Plaintiffs - Appellees,
v. MEMORANDUM*
FORD MOTOR COMPANY,
Defendant - Appellant.
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California Phyllis J. Hamilton, Chief District Judge, Presiding
Argued and Submitted July 19, 2016 San Francisco, California
Before: GRABER and TALLMAN, Circuit Judges, and EDMUNDS,** Senior District Judge.
Ford Motor Company (“Ford”) appeals the district court’s denial of its
special motion to strike pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute, Cal. Civ.
* This disposition is not appropriate for publication and is not precedent except as provided by 9th Cir. R. 36-3. ** The Honorable Nancy G. Edmunds, Senior United States District Judge for the Eastern District of Michigan, sitting by designation. Proc. Code § 425.16. We review the denial of this motion de novo, and we affirm.