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Ky. Rev. Stat. § 454.464 (2026)

Special motion for expedited relief

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No later than sixty (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 KRS 454.460 to 454.478 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 in whole or in part. Effective: July 14, 2022 History: Created 2022 Ky. Acts ch. 233, sec. 3, effective July 14, 2022.

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 11 cases (11 in the last 5 years), 2024–2026 · leading case: Schnatter v. 247 Grp., LLC (W.D. Ky. 2024).
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Schnatter v. 247 Grp., LLC (W.D. Ky. 2024). · cites it 8× “KRS 454.464, 454.472. KUPEPA, like various other anti-SLAPP state statutes, is intended to “decrease the ‘chilling effect’ of certain kinds of libel litigation and other-speech restrictive litigation .”
Howard K. Bell Consulting Engineers, Inc. D/B/A Bell Eng'g, Inc. v. Ford Contracting, Inc. (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 8× “Also on that day, Bell filed a “Motion for Summary Judgment and Motion for Expedited Dismissal per KRS 454.464[.]” Although 2 Kentucky Revised Statutes.”
Sharon Muse Johnson v. Kelli Kearney (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 6× “472(3) states “[a] voluntary dismissal with prejudice of a responding party’s cause of action, or part of a cause of action, that is the subject of a motion under KRS 454.464 establishes for the purpose of KRS 454.”
Davenport Extreme Pools & Spas, Inc. v. Elizabeth Ann Mulflur (Ky. Ct. App. 2024). · cites it 2× “KRS 454.464, 454.472. A party who is served with a “complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a” relevant cause of action, may, within 60 days of service (or later with good cause shown), file a “special motion for expedited relief to…”
Peach v. Hagerman (W.D. Ky. 2024). · cites it 2× “470 provides that “in ruling on a motion under KRS 454.464, the court shall consider the pleadings, the motion, any reply or response to the motion, and any evidence that could be considered in ruling on a motion for summary judgment.”
Anne Coorssen v. Eric Farris (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “KRS 454.464, 454.472. A party who is served with a complaint, crossclaim, counterclaim, third-party claim, or other pleading that asserts a relevant cause of action, may, within 60 days of service (or later with good cause shown), file a special motion for expedited relief to…”
Andes Roofing, LLC v. Joseph Rusnak (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). · cites it 2× “” KRS 454.464. Upon filing the motion to dismiss, the action is stayed and limited discovery is allowed to determine if “a party has satisfied or failed to satisfy a burden under KRS 454.”
Carl F. Corvin v. Hardin Cnty. Bd. of Educ. (Ky. Ct. App. 2026). · cites it 2× “(1) In ruling on a motion under KRS 454.464, the court shall dismiss with prejudice a cause of action, or part of a cause of action, if: (a) The moving party establishes under KRS 454.”
Will Ed Clark v. James Jones (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “On September 12, 2022, Neighbors filed a motion for expedited relief pursuant to KRS 454.464 seeking dismissal of Jones’s complaint.”
Preserve Madison Cnty. Co. v. Madison Cnty. Bd. of Adjustments (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 454.464. If successful, that party may also be awarded attorney fees and litigation costs.”
Miranda Stovall v. Ky 120 United Aft (Ky. Ct. App. 2025). “KRS 454.464. The process includes an opportunity for limited discovery.”
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