Legal Opinion
Wellman v. Williamson Daily News, Inc.
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided April 13, 1984No. Civ. A. 83-3168PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
HADEN, Chief Judge.
I. Background
The pro se Plaintiff, Larry Wellman, brings this action pursuant to 42 U.S.C. § 1983 against the Williamson Daily News, Inc., its president and publisher, Louis P. Harvath, III, and its editor, Wally Warden. Plaintiff alleges that the Daily News, “under the leadership” of Warden carried out a campaign of “personal attacks” against him during his tenure as president of the Williamson Fraternal Order of Police. Plaintiff complains that he was the subject of a series of one-sided stories published in the Daily News concerning…
2Cases cited18 opinions
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- United Mine Workers of America v. GibbsSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Parratt v. TaylorSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Paul v. DavisSupreme Court of the United States · 1976
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