Guarino

*1173 Appellant Thomas P. Guarino (Guarino) appeals from an order of the superior court granting an "anti-SLAPP" (Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation) motion to strike his First Amended Complaint pursuant to *98 Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, undesignated section references are to the Code of Civil Procedure. The motion was filed by defendants County of Siskiyou (County), individual members of the Board of Supervisors Marcia Armstrong, Grace Bennett, Michael Kobseff, Ed Valenzuela, and Jim Cook (the Board), as well as County Administrator, Tom Odom (collectively, defendants). Guarino also appeals the trial court's order sustaining demurrers without leave to amend that were filed on behalf of the County, the Board, and Odom.

Because we affirm the order granting the Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16 motion, we need not decide whether the trial court erred in sustaining defendants' demurrers.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS

A. The Allegations of the Complaint

Guarino's complaint alleges the following:

Guarino was appointed as Siskiyou County's County Counsel for a term of four years, beginning November 2, 2008.

The County began an investigation into Guarino's…