154 Cal. App. 4th 28 - Rohde v. Wolf’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

34 state decisions

Most-quoted passages

The sentences later courts lift from this opinion, ranked by how many decisions quote each — the parts of the opinion doing the work. These counts are smaller than the citation total above because most of the 38 citing decisions cite the case generally; a passage count includes only decisions quoting that exact language verbatim.

1. “`First, the court decides whether the [moving party] has made a threshold showing that the challenged cause of action is one arising from protected activity.... If the court finds such a showing has been made, it then determines whether the [complaining party] has demonstrated a probability of prevailing on the claim.'”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 184 Cal. App. 4th 53 - USA Waste of California, Inc. v. City of Irwindale · 160 Cal. App. 4th 1255 - Neville v. CHUDACOFF

2. “As used in this section, `act in furtherance of a person's right of petition or free speech under the United States or California Constitution in connection with a public issue' includes: (1) any written or oral statement or writing made before a legislative, executive, or judicial proceeding, or any other official proceeding authorized by law; (2) any written or oral statement or writing made in connection with an issue under consideration or review by a legislative, executive, or judicial body, or any other official proceeding authorized by law; (3) any written or oral statement or writing made in a place open to the public or a public forum in connection with an issue of public interest; (4) or any other conduct in furtherance of the exercise of the constitutional right of petition or the constitutional right of free speech in connection with a public issue or an issue of public interest.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 156 Cal. App. 4th 275 - Birkner v. Lam

3. “`A SLAPP suit—a strategic lawsuit against public participation— seeks to chill or punish a party's exercise of constitutional rights to free speech and to petition the government for redress of grievances. [Citation.] The Legislature enacted Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16—known as the anti-SLAPP statute—to provide a procedural remedy to dispose of lawsuits that are brought to chill the valid exercise of constitutional rights. [Citation.]' ( Rusheen v. Cohen (2006) 37 Cal.4th 1048, 1055-1056 [ 39 Cal.Rptr.3d 516 , 128 P.3d 713 ].)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 184 Cal. App. 4th 53 - USA Waste of California, Inc. v. City of Irwindale