Alex George of the Calaveras Enterprise recently covered an anti-SLAPP motion that was filed by Rancho Calveras resident Bill Crane in response to a request for a restraining order against him. Crane and Supervisor Darren Spellman engaged in an argument on Nov. 28 at the Calaveras County Elections Department, which eventually led to Spellman seeking a restraining order against Crane.
“Supervisor Spellman’s efforts to obtain a restraining order against Mr. Crane are nothing more than an attempt by Spellman to chill and trample upon Mr. Crane’s constitutional rights to free speech and is in direct conflict with the Anti-Slapp law of the state of California,” Crane’s attorney Chavez-Ochoa said.
Read more about the facts leading to the filing of the anti-SLAPP motion here: http://www.calaverasenterprise.com/news/article_93adbb88-25ae-11e1-b718-0019bb2963f4.html