California Court of Appeal November 18, 2011, No. H035207 (Vargas v. City of Salinas)

Opinion

PREMO, J.

Plaintiffs Angelina Morfin Vargas and Mark Dierolf sued defendants City of Salinas and city manager, David Mora (collectively City), for alleged misuse of public funds. The suit was dismissed as a SLAPP1 under Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the so-called anti-SLAPP law.2 The ensuing judgment was affirmed by this court and by the Supreme Court. (Vargas v.