Boyd v. Osborn, Esq.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT WESTERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JOSEPH BOYD, Plaintiff, Case # 21-CV-6651-FPG v. DECISION AND ORDER STEPHEN M. OSBORN, ESQ., Defendant. INTRODUCTION On September 7, 2021, Plaintiff Joseph Boyd (“Boyd”) filed this action in the Supreme Court of the State of New York, Monroe County, against Defendant Stephen M. Osborn, Esq. (“Osborn”) asserting a claim for defamation per se under New York law. ECF No. 1 at 10-16. Osborn removed the action to this Court pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a) based upon diversity of citizenship between the parties and an amount-in-controversy…