The court says Anders met the initial threshold to qualify for anti-SLAPP protection. The appellate court reversed, saying “Ocean’s Eleven’s complaint is a classic SLAPP suit, filed by an entity to suppress public debate.” Anders responded with an anti-SLAPP motion, which the trial court denied.

In response, the casino sued Anders for defamation, trademark infringement, ACPA cybersquatting, trespass and more. Anders also posted criticisms to his personal Facebook page and allegedly sent “agents” to the casino to distribute hard copy flyers promoting the gripe site. The gripe site had a user messaging area, and it generated over 100 anonymous comments, many critical of the casino. Anders protested online after he was banned from the Ocean’s Eleven casino in Oceanside. The website was a gripe site created by Tim Anders (a/k/a “ Dr. This case involves the now defunct website There’s one archival version in from 2012, though I found it confusing. The eyes of the lawyers? Photo credit: Pair of thrown dices showing two ones // ShutterStock

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