Legal Opinion
Brahms v. Carver
District Court, E.D. New York
Decided July 18, 2014No. 12-CV-5611 (ENV)PublishedCited by 10 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM & ORDER
VITALIANO, District Judge.
Plaintiff Eric Brahms commenced this diversity action1 against defendants Richard Carver and Thomas Marcano, asserting claims of defamation and breach of contract. Defendants now move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). For the reasons that follow, the motion is granted in its entirety.
Background
The following facts are taken from the amended complaint, as well as other evidence of which the Court may take notice ton a Rule 12(b)(6) motion, and are assumed to be true for purposes of that motion.
Brahms’s…
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