Legal Opinion
Arnold G. Dorsey, A.K.A. Engelbert Humperdinck v. National Enquirer, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided December 11, 1991No. 90-55017, 90-55344PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
Arnold Dorsey, better known as Engel-bert Humperdinck, sued the National Enquirer, Inc. alleging that an article in its tabloid defamed him. The district court granted summary judgment in favor of the Enquirer and Dorsey appeals. We affirm.
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In 1980, Kathy Jetter obtained a determination in New York Family Court that Dorsey was the father of her daughter. The court ordered Dorsey to pay child support and educational expenses. See Kathy G.J. v. Arnold, D., 116 A.D.2d 247, 501 N.Y.S.2d 58 (1986), cert. denied, 479 U.S. 1054, 107 S.Ct. 927, 93 L.Ed.2d 979 (1987). In May,…
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