Johnson v. Babbino, No. Cv 99 0079310s (Nov. 29, 2000)

[EDITOR'S NOTE: This case is unpublished as indicated by the issuing court.]

MEMORANDUM OF DECISION CT Page 14969

This action arises from the publication of a letter to the editor in The News-Times on August 10, 1998. In his four count second revised complaint, the plaintiff, Robert Johnson, the subject of the letter, seeks compensatory and punitive damages from the defendant Conow Babbino, the author of the letter.

In his motion for summary judgment dated June 1, 2000, the defendant argues that because the plaintiff has admitted that the alleged defamatory statements are true and that he has…