Defendants Sunyata and Allen’s special motions to strike (anti-SLAPP) portions of plaintiff’s first amended complaint. Hearing continued to 3/26/21 at 9:00 AM in this department.
First, the POS on each motion is defective, as it does not include the sender’s electronic service address. (CCP 1013b(b)(1).)
Second, as RP’s “motion to quash” correctly points out, electronic service to self-represented parties is generally not permitted: CRC 2.251(c)(3)(B): self-represented parties “are to be served by non-electronic methods unless they affirmatively consent to electronic service.” CRC 2.253(b)(2): “Self-represented parties or other self-represented persons are exempt from any mandatory electronic filing and service requirements adopted by courts under this rule and Code of Civil Procedure section 1010.6.” CRC 2.253(b)(3): “In civil cases involving both represented and self-represented parties or other persons, represented parties or other persons may be required to file and serve documents