Schools
'Anti-SLAPP' Motion Apparently Fails For Bullis
Bullis Charter School's anti-SLAPP motion apparently went nowhere, in a preliminary ruling was handed down by Judge Patricia Lucas Monday afternoon. BCS indicated it would not appear at a scheduled hearing to argue its points further.
Judge Patricia M. Lucas issued a tentative ruling a day in advance of a hearing between the Bullis Charter School (BCS) and the Los Altos School District over BCS' motion to strike the district's cross-complaint.
The judge denied Bullis' special motion to strike and overruled Bullis on several causes of action in a demurrer its lawyers had filed.
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The charter school had made a so-called anti-SLAPP special motion against the district after it filed a cross-complaint in reaction to BCS' request for attorneys' fees because it prevailed in the state court of appeal in October 2011.
LASD board president Doug Smith said the district received a phone message that Bullis would not appear in court to further argue its motion to contest the tentative ruling.
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"Any time we don't have to go to court, it's a good thing," Smith said. "I'm happy about the outcome, it's favorable for the district, but I'm sorry we have to spend money on these things in the first place."
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