Legal Opinion

Carpenter v. King

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided July 26, 2012No. 11-7073PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

JUDGMENT

2Per curiam

This appeal was considered on the record from the United States District Court for the District of Columbia and on the briefs filed by the parties. See Fed. R.App. P. 34(a)(2); D.C.Cir. Rule 34(j). It is

ORDERED that the district court’s order filed June 17, 2011, 792 F.Supp.2d 29, be affirmed. The district court correctly dismissed appellant’s complaint under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6), because the complaint failed to state any facts that sufficiently alleged defendants’ conduct in publishing the articles was negligent or malicious. See Vereen v. Clayborne, 623 A.2d 1190, 1194-95…

3Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. Vereen v. ClayborneDistrict of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1993
  3. Carpenter v. KingDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 2011

4Cited by1 opinion

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