Garrett
Garrett v. Hine
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 MATTHEW GARRETT, et al., No. 1:21-cv-00845-DAD-BAK Plaintiffs, v. ORDER GRANTING IN PART PLAINTIFFS’
MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE A FIRST
CHRISTOPHER W. HINE, et al., AMENDED COMPLAINT, DENYING
DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO STRIKE, AND
Defendants. GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ REQUEST FOR
ATTORNEYS’ FEES
16 (Doc. Nos. 9, 18, 21)
18 This matter is before the court on plaintiffs’ motion seeking leave to file a first amended complaint (Doc. No. 21) and defendants’ motion to strike plaintiffs’ complaint pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute and requesting the award of attorneys’ fees (Doc. No. 9).
22 The undersigned apologizes for the excessive delay in the issuance of this order. This court’s overwhelming caseload has been well publicized and the long-standing lack of judicial resources in this district long-ago reached crisis proportion. While that situation was partially addressed by the U.S. Senate’s confirmation of a district judge…