California Civil Appellate Procedure & Anti-SLAPP Map

Trial Order Type:

Ground / Standard:

Procedural Trigger / Order

Notice of Appeal / Writ

Review Standard / Briefing

Appellate Outcome / Remedy

Appellate Status & Jurisdiction Interlocutory Appeal

Appellate Jurisdiction

Immediate interlocutory appeal under CCP § 425.16(i)

Procedural Stay

Automatic stay of trial court proceedings pending appeal

Review Standard

De Novo (independent review of legal sufficiency)

Primary Authority

CCP § 425.16(i) / CCP § 904.1(a)(13)

Projected Pathway Milestones

Anti-SLAPP Prong Evaluator (CCP § 425.16)

Prong 1: Activity arises from protected speech or petitioning right? Prong 2: Plaintiff established probability of prevailing with admissible evidence? Evidentiary threshold & record sufficiency verified for appeal?

Analysis: Denial under Prong 2 triggers immediate appeal under CCP § 425.16(i). Legal sufficiency of evidence reviewed de novo.

Procedural Impact Breakdown

Under California Code of Civil Procedure § 425.16(i), an order denying a special motion to strike (Anti-SLAPP) is immediately appealable. Filing a Notice of Appeal effects an automatic stay of trial court discovery and trial proceedings under CCP § 916.

Appellate Case Summary Report