Legal Opinion
Ollman v. Evans
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 26, 1979No. Civ. A. 79-0526PublishedCited by 19 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
AUBREY E. ROBINSON, Jr., District Judge.
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion for Summary Judgment in a defamation action brought by Bertell Oilman against Rowland Evans and Robert Novak. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and Rule 56 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure.
The material facts in this case are not in dispute. Plaintiff is a Marxist professor of political science. He was nominated for the position of Chairman of the Department of Government and Economics at the University of Maryland. Defendants Evans and Novak are syndicated…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Herbert v. LandoSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- William F. Buckley, Jr. v. Franklin H. LittellCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1976
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3Cited by19 opinions
- Burns v. McGraw-Hill Broadcasting Co., Inc.Supreme Court of Colorado · 1983
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- Marchiondo v. New Mexico State Tribune Co.New Mexico Court of Appeals · 1982
- McBride v. Merrell Dow and Pharmaceuticals, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1982
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