# Minnesota — Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state

For Minnesota, deadline to file the motion is Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action; attorney's fees for the prevailing party is On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding; effect on discovery is Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed;; statute is Minn. Stat. §§ 554.07 to 554.19, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

- **State:** Minnesota _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_
- **Deadline to file the motion:** Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Attorney's fees for the prevailing party:** On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding. _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Effect on discovery:** Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; _(verified: appears in its own passage below)_
- **Statute:** Minn. Stat. §§ 554.07 to 554.19 _(our reading, not quoted from the source)_

## What the source says

> Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

## Where each value comes from

This source states these in separate places, so each value is shown with the passage that states it.

### Deadline to file the motion

> Not later than 60 days after a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which sections 554.07 to 554.19 apply, or at a later time on a showing of good cause, the party may file a special motion for expedited relief to dismiss the cause of action or part of the cause of action.

### Attorney's fees for the prevailing party

> On a motion under section 554.09 , the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: (1) to the moving party if the moving party prevails on the motion; or (2) to the responding party if the responding party prevails on the motion and the court finds that the motion was frivolous or filed solely with intent to delay the proceeding.

### Effect on discovery

> Except as otherwise provided in paragraphs (d) to (g), on the filing of a motion under section 554.09 : (1) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed;

## Source

- https://www.revisor.mn.gov/statutes/cite/554/full

Last verified: 2026-09-02. Review by: 2027-09-02.
Part of [Anti-SLAPP special motion deadlines, fee-shifting and discovery stay by state](https://referencesource.org/anti-slapp-motion-provisions-by-state/).