Legal Opinion
Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-Beacon
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided April 1, 1986No. Civ. A. 83-4060-SPublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
SAFFELS, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim and defendants’ motion to dismiss plaintiff’s amended complaint for failure to state a claim and on the basis that plaintiff’s Racketeer Influenced & Corrupt Organizations Act [RICO] claim is barred by the statute of limitations.
Plaintiff brought this action seeking damages and injunctive relief for defendants’ publication of two articles about plaintiff in the Wichita Eagle-Beacon. In his complaint, plaintiff…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- McDonald v. Santa Fe Trail Transportation Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1976
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-BeaconCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Phelps v. Wichita Eagle-BeaconCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1989
- Agristor Leasing v. Gene E.District Court, D. Kansas · 1986
- Smith v. O'CONNORDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1995
- Roberts v. Smith Barney, Harris Upham & Co., Inc.District Court, D. Massachusetts · 1986
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