Legal Opinion
Gordon v. National Broadcasting Company
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 2, 1968No. 68 Civ. 1513PublishedCited by 22 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
POLLACK, District Judge.
The defendant, National Broadcasting Company, Inc., moves for dismissal of the complaint for failure to set forth the basis of this Court’s jurisdiction (F.R.Civ.P. 8 [a]); lack of subject matter jurisdiction (F.R.Civ.P. 12 [b] [1]); and failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted (F.R.Civ.P. 12 [b] [6]). Alternatively, defendant seeks an order pursuant to F.R.Civ.P. 12 (f) striking certain allegations in the complaint.
The complaint alleges that the plaintiff is a “certified candidate” for the Presidency of the United States, that the defendant,…
2Cases cited9 opinions
- Massachusetts v. MellonSupreme Court of the United States · 1923
- Scripps-Howard Radio, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionSupreme Court of the United States · 1942
- Battaglia v. General Motors CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1948
- Massachusetts Universalist Convention v. Hildreth & Rogers Co.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1950
- McIntire v. Wm. Penn Broadcasting Co. of PhiladelphiaCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1945
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3Cited by22 opinions
- Post v. PaytonDistrict Court, E.D. New York · 1971
- Fleischmann Distilling Corp. v. Distillers Co. Ltd.District Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Guitar v. Westinghouse Electric CorporationDistrict Court, S.D. New York · 1975
- Writers Guild of America, West, Inc. v. Federal Communications CommissionDistrict Court, C.D. California · 1976
- Schnapper v. FoleyCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1981
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