Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
- Citation
- Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
- Parent Document
- Hoffman v. Davenport-Metcalf, 851 A.2d 1083 (2004)
- Jurisdiction
- Rhode Island (state)
- Effective Date
- 2004-06-21
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1,696 charsWe recognize that both the United States and Rhode Island. Constitutions protect an individual’s right of access to the courts. However, the causes of action in this appeal do not implicate either Berkeley Manor’s or Ms. Davenport-Met-calfs “right of petition or free speech” that the anti-SLAPP statute was designed to safeguard. Clearly the lawsuits that are the subject of plaintiffs’ complaint do not involve the type of “issues of public concern” previously addressed by this Court in the context of the anti-SLAPP statute. See, e.g., Global Waste Recycling, Inc. v. Mallette, 762 A.2d 1208, 1211, 1214 (R.I.2000) (making loud and public complaints to newspaper reporters concerning pollution from fire at neighboring recycling facility that had been the subject of Department of Environmental Management proceedings was protected petitioning activity on issue of public concern); Hometown Properties, Inc. v. Fleming, 680 A.2d 56, 58, 64 (R.I.1996) (defendant’s statements made to state and federal officials in connection with potential environmental contamination resulting from plaintiffs activities were protected activity in connection with an “issue of public concern”); Cove Road Development v. Western Cranston Industrial Park Associates, 674 A.2d 1234, 1239 (R.I.1996) (defendant’s appeal of zoning amendment allowing development of high-density residential housing adjacent to an industrial park was a protected activity worthy of immunity under § 9-33-2). Moreover, the criminal complaint did not involve a matter of public concern that would implicate defendants’ First Amendment rights or rights of redress. The anti-SLAPP statute simply does not apply in this case. Conclusion