Legal Opinion

Boley v. Atlantic Monthly Group

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided June 25, 2013No. Civil Action No. 2013-0089PublishedCited by 15 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

REGGIE B. WALTON, District Judge.

Plaintiff George S. Boley, proceeding pro se, brings this defamation action against the Atlantic Monthly Group, Inc. (the “Atlantic Group”) and one of its employees, Jeffrey Goldberg. See Complaint (“Compl.”) ¶¶ 20-32. Currently before the Court is the defendants’ motion to dismiss pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) and special motion to dismiss under the District of Columbia Anti-Strategic Lawsuits Against Public Participation Act of 2010 (the “Anti-SLAPP Act”), D.C.Code § 16-5502(a) (2012). Upon careful consideration of…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  2. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  3. Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  5. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990

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3Cited by15 opinions

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  3. John Doe No. 1 v. Susan L. BurkeDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 2014
  4. Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group, LLCDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2013
  5. Beach TV Props., Inc. v. SolomonCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2018

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