Andersen
Andersen v. Stability AI Ltd.
Opinion
trial_court Opinion
1 2 3 4 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT 5 NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 7 SARAH ANDERSEN, et al., Case No. 23-cv-00201-WHO
8 Plaintiffs,
ORDER DENYING MOTION TO
9 v. STRIKE AND REQUESTS FOR FEES
10 STABILITY AI LTD., et al., Re: Dkt. Nos. 50, 136 Defendants. 11
12 DeviantArt has renewed its special motion to strike under California’s anti-SLAPP statute. 13 Cal. Code of Civ. Proc. § 425.16. As explained below, DeviantArt’s motion to strike is DENIED 14 because the Complaint and Amended Complaint fall within the anti-SLAPP statute’s public 15 interest exception. 16 BACKGROUND 17 In my prior Order, I granted in large part and denied in limited part the three set of 18 defendants’ motions to dismiss. Dkt. No. 117 (October 2023 Order). One defendant, DeviantArt, 19 Inc., also filed a special motion to strike under California’s Anti-SLAPP statute, California Code 20 of Civ. Proc. § 425.16. Dkt. No. 50. That motion was joined by the other defendants. Dkt. Nos. 21 54, 59. The motion to strike was directed solely…