Legal Opinion
Yessenin-Volpin v. Novosti Press Agency
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided January 23, 1978No. 77 Civ. 639 (CHT)PublishedCited by 58 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
TENNEY, District Judge.
Plaintiff Alexander S. Yessenin-Volpin, “a persistent defender of the civil and hu man liberties of the Russian people,” Complaint ¶ 5, commenced this action in New York State Supreme Court seeking damages for libel against defendants TASS Agency (“TASS”), Novosti Press Agency (“Novosti”) and The Daily World, a newspaper of the Communist Party of the United States. By petition filed February 9, 1977, TASS removed the action to this Court. Defendants TASS and Novosti now move for the dismissal of this action on the grounds: (1) that they are immune from the…
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