Legal Opinion
Petrousky v. United States
District Court, N.D. New York
Decided January 16, 1990No. 88-CV-755PublishedCited by 13 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM-DECISION AND ORDER
MUNSON, District Judge.
The present action sounds in libel. Plaintiff worked for the United States Army as a civilian management analyst at Fort Drum. He brought an action in small claims court alleging that his supervisor, Martha S. Needling, had libelled him in five memoranda. For damages he sought $2,000. Subsequent to the institution of the lawsuit, the action was removed to this court and the United States was substituted as the defendant in lieu of plaintiffs supervisor. In support of the motion to substitute the United States, Assistant United States…
2Cases cited47 opinions
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