Bruce H. Morris v. Anthony A. Danna

This is an appeal from the order of the District Court 1 dismissing appellant’s complaint for lack of federal jurisdiction. The basis of appellant’s complaint was a front page article in the St. Paul Dispatch on November 3, 1975, which identified him by name as a welfare recipient and as a former dancer at a local nightclub. Appellant alleged that the information disclosed in the press included statements from his doctor about his disabled status, the amount of public assistance received by him, the time when he received assistance and a number of details surrounding the circumstances under…