Freeman
Freeman v. Wells Fargo & Company
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SHELLEY FREEMAN, Case No. 23-cv-00476-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON SPECIAL MOTION TO
v. STRIKE AND MOTION TO DISMISS
WELLS FARGO & COMPANY, et al., Re: Dkt. No. 20 Defendants.
Plaintiff Shelley Freeman filed this action alleging defamation and related claims against her former employer, Wells Fargo & Company and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A. (together, “Wells Fargo”). Wells Fargo filed a special motion to strike the complaint pursuant to California’s anti- SLAPP statute, California Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, and to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). [Docket No. 20.] This matter is suitable for determination without a hearing. Civil L.R. 7-1(b). For the following reasons, the motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part. The anti-SLAPP motion is denied without prejudice as to Plaintiff’s invasion of privacy claim but is otherwise denied. I. BACKGROUND Freeman makes…