Stewart v. Rolling Stone

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Filed 2/24/10 CERTIFIED FOR PUBLICATION IN THE COURT OF APPEAL OF THE STATE OF CALIFORNIA FIRST APPELLATE DISTRICT DIVISION ONE JAMES STEWART et al., Plaintiffs and Respondents, v. ROLLING STONE LLC et al., Defendants and Appellants. A122452 (Super. Ct. No. RG07-361627) ORDER MODIFYING OPINION AND DENYING REHEARING [NO CHANGE IN JUDGMENT] THE COURT: It is ordered that the opinion filed herein on January 28, 2010, be modified in the following particulars: 1. On page 9, footnote 10 at the end of the first sentence is deleted. The sentence will now read: We fail to see how section 425.17, subdivision (c), has any application to the present case. 2. All subsequent footnotes are renumbered, beginning with former footnote 11 on page 9 in the last sentence of the paragraph. That sentence will now read: Accordingly, the first condition set forth in section 425.17, subdivision (c), is not satisfied with respect to defendants and this limited exemption is therefore inapplicable.10 There is no change in the judgment. The petition for rehearing is denied. Date: February 24, 2010 _________________________ Marchiano, P. J. Trial Court: Alameda County Superior Court Trial Judge: Hon. Bonnie Sabraw Attorneys for Defendants and Appellants Davis Wright Tremaine Elizabeth A. McNamara, Esq. (Pro Hac Vice) Thomas R. Burke, Esq. Rochelle L. Wilcox Attorneys for Amici Curiae on behalf of Defendants and Appellants Horvitz & Levy John A. Taylor, Jr., Esq. Jeremy B. Rosen, Esq. for American Media, Inc., Association of Alternative Newsweeklies, California First Amendment Coalition, California Newspaper Publishers Association, Magazine Publishers of America, Inc., The Reporters Committee for Freedom of the Press, and Time Inc. Attorneys for Plaintiffs and Respondents Bartko, Zankel, Tarrant & Miller Christopher J. Hunt, Esq. Gisu Sadaghiani, Esq. 2

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