Ryan
Ryan v. County of Imperial
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 10 Ryan et al, Case No.: 21cv1076-JO-KSC
Plaintiffs,
ORDER GRANTING MEDIA
v. DEFENDANTS’ ANTI-SLAPP
MOTION TO STRIKE
County of Imperial et al, Defendants. 16 17 18 19 Plaintiffs Gilda and Joseph Ryan filed a wide-ranging complaint alleging state and federal claims against Defendants Yuma Sun Incorporated, Uriel Avendano, and Lisa Reilly (collectively, “Media Defendants”) as well as numerous other defendants. Media Defendants filed a motion to strike Plaintiffs’ state law claims for violations of the Unruh Act and defamation pursuant to California’s anti-SLAPP statute. Dkt. 87. For the reasons 25
27 1 Media Defendants concurrently filed a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Dkt. 88. The Court 28 discussed below, Media Defendants’ motion to strike is GRANTED as to Plaintiffs’ state law claims. I. BACKGROUND Plaintiffs are residents of Imperial…