California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from Daneshrad v. Aryeh, B241604 (Cal. App. 2013):
An appellate court reviews an order granting a special motion to strike under the de novo standard of review, meaning the appellate court undertakes the same two-step procedure as did the trial court. (Mendoza v. ADP Screening & Selection Services, Inc. (2010) 182 Cal.App.4th 1644, 1651-1652.)
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