California Court of Appeal, 5th District May 10, 2018, C083175 (Blue v. Cal. Office of the Inspector Gen.)

HOCH, J.

*142This appeal challenges the trial court's partial denial of a special motion to strike pursuant to Code of Civil Procedure section 425.16, the anti-SLAPP statute,1 directed at causes of action arising out of the manner in which defendants, the Office of the Inspector General (OIG) and Robert A.