Legal Opinion
Wiggins v. State Farm Fire & Casualty Co.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 23, 2001No. CIV. A. 98-1279(RWR)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
ROBERTS, District Judge.
Plaintiff, James R. Wiggins, Sr., filed this lawsuit alleging that State Farm Fire and Casualty Company (“State Farm”) wrongfully obtained a default judgment against him in the District of Columbia Superior Court. Plaintiff in his amended complaint asserts causes of action for malicious prosecution, defamation, and abuse of process. State Farm filed a motion to dismiss or for summary judgment, and plaintiff filed a response which included a Rule 56(f) request for discovery.
Because the requested discovery either has been completed or is not relevant to…
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