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Utah

For Utah, deadline to file the motion is Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, 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 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:; effect on discovery is all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; statute is Utah Code §§ 78B-25-101 to 78B-25-112, recorded from its source on 2026-09-02.

State
Utah our reading
Deadline to file the motion
Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, 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
Attorney's fees for the prevailing party
On a motion under Section 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion: verified
Effect on discovery
all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed verified
Statute
Utah Code §§ 78B-25-101 to 78B-25-112 our reading
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Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, 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.

le.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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Deadline to file the motion

Not later than 60 days after the day on which a party is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a cause of action to which this chapter applies, 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 78B-25-103, the court shall award court costs, reasonable attorney fees, and reasonable litigation expenses related to the motion:

Effect on discovery

Except as provided in Subsections (4) through (7), on the filing of a motion under Section 78B-25-103: (a) all other proceedings between the moving party and responding party, including discovery and a pending hearing or motion, are stayed; and

— all from le.utah.gov, retrieved 2026-09-02

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