Cherdak v. Cottone

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT MIDDLE DISTRICT OF FLORIDA FORT MYERS DIVISION ERIK BENJAMIN CHERDAK, Plaintiff, v. Case No.: 2:22-cv-634-SPC-NPM VINCENT PAUL COTTONE and LINDA MARIE COTTONE, Defendants. / OPINION AND ORDER1 Before the Court is Defendants’ Renewed Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 13), along with pro se Plaintiff Erik Cherdak’s Response (Doc. 16) and Plaintiff’s Request for Oral Argument (Doc. 17). For the below reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion but denies Plaintiff’s Request. BACKGROUND This is a defamation case. It centers around two nearly identical affidavits2 that…