The short answer is, yes. The attorney’s fee provision under subdivision (c) of the anti-SLAPP statute is applicable in federal court in diversity cases. The reason it applies is because it is deemed “substantive” for purposes of the Erie doctrine, and thus it does not directly collide with procedural rules, e.g., FRCP rules 56, 12, or 8. Newsham v. Lockheed MIssiles Space Co. Inc (9th Cir. 1999) 190 F.ed at 972-973.
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