Legal Opinion
John Doe v. John Doe
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided August 23, 1991No. 90-3226, 90-3536PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
E. GRADY JOLLY, Circuit Judge:
Dr. Lucas A. DiLeo is a physician who lives in New Orleans, Louisiana. In 1989, he filed two defamation lawsuits against the respective authors and publishers of two best-selling books, Contract on America: The Mafia Murder of President John F. Kennedy and Mafia Kingfish: Carlos Marcello and the Assassination of John F. Kennedy. Both books make passing mention of a Dr. Lucas A. DiLeo of New Orleans and arguably accuse him of play ing a part in the assassination of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. The District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana entered summary…
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