Bloom v. Fox News of Los Angeles

DECISION and ORDER

VITALIANO, District Judge.

In what is essentially an action for false light invasion of privacy and defamation, pro se plaintiff William Bloom 1 seeks $20 million in damages as well as a permanent injunction against defendants from pursuing plaintiff. Defendant Fox Television Stations, Inc. 2 (the “corporate defendant” or “Fox”) moves for summary judgment. For the reasons stated below, the Court grants the motion.

BACKGROUND

Plaintiff filed his complaint on December 23, 2004, invoking this Court’s jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a). On its face, the complaint did not…