Legal Opinion
Penthouse International, Ltd. v. Playboy Enterprises, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided October 28, 1981No. Nos. 449-451, Dockets 80-7515, 80-7517 and 80-7535PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MANSFIELD, Circuit Judge:
Plaintiff, Penthouse International, Ltd. (“Penthouse”), appeals from a judgment of the Southern District of New York entered by Judge Thomas P. Griesa dismissing its diversity trade libel suit against Playboy Enterprises and Playboy Publications, Inc. (collectively referred to as “Playboy”) because of Penthouse’s refusal to produce certain of its financial records pursuant to the court’s order made on March 22,1978. Norman Roy Grutman, counsel for Penthouse in the district court proceedings, appeals an order entered by Judge Griesa denying his motion pursuant to Rule…
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