Utah Third District Court · No. 250500369
Tanner v. Deininger
Granted in part UPEPA
- Forum
- Utah Third District Court
- Case number
- No. 250500369
- Motion decided
- Jun 12, 2026
- Outcome
- Granted in part
- Underlying case
- Ongoing. Five statements survived the motion, so there is no final judgment yet. Tanner asked the Utah Supreme Court to take an interlocutory appeal on July 6, 2026, No. 20260870-SC.
- Conduct at issue
- Reporting in the Park Record about a school district officer’s pay and his working from Illinois, as well as Facebook posts and a police report about an alleged threat
- Underlying claims
- Defamation, defamation per se, false light invasion of privacy
What the court held
- The judge granted the motion in part and denied it in part.
- The defamation and false light claims were dismissed with prejudice as to the statements in paragraphs 23(a) through 23(e), 34, 35, 43, 45 and 47 of the amended complaint.
- The motion was denied as to the statements in paragraphs 38, 39, 41, 42 and 44.
- The judge did not decide attorney fees. On June 26, 2026 he agreed to defer fee briefing until final judgment.
This case produced far more filings than most. Listed here are the ones that shaped the outcome. Every filing, including the ones not listed, is in the document library.
Sep 11, 2025Defendant
ProceduralStipulated motion for extension of time to file a special motion
PDF Nov 17, 2025Defendant
The special motionSpecial motion for expedited relief, directed at the amended complaint
PDF Dec 23, 2025Plaintiff
ProceduralStipulated motion for extension of time to respond to the special motion
PDF Jan 27, 2026Defendant
Reply in supportResponse and objection to the objection on evidentiary discussion
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