Yow v. National Enquirer, Inc.

MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER RE GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. 8)

OLIVER W. WANGER, District Judge.

1. INTRODUCTION

Defendant National Enquirer, Inc. (“National Enquirer”) moves to dismiss Plaintiff Angela Yow’s (Wow”) complaint for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). Plaintiffs complaint alleges a cause of action for defamation per se arising from statements made in the publication of the August 21, 2006 edition of the National Enquirer. Diversity jurisdiction is invoked under 28 U.S.C. § 1332, based on the parties’…