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