Legal Opinion
Parsi v. Daioleslam
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided September 13, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2008-0705PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
JOHN D. BATES, District Judge.
This is a defamation case filed by Trita Parsi and the National Iranian American Council (collectively, “plaintiffs”). Plaintiffs allege that Seid Hassan Daioleslam (“defendant”) published numerous false and defamatory statements that characterize plaintiffs as agents of the Iranian government. Now before the Court is [144] defendant’s motion for summary judgment. For the reasons discussed below, the motion will be granted.
BACKGROUND
As explained in this Court’s prior opinions, Dr. Parsi is the president of the National Iranian American Council…
2Cases cited16 opinions
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- Celotex Corp. v. Catrett, Administratrix of the Estate of CatrettSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Bose Corp. v. Consumers Union of United States, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1984
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by12 opinions
- Trita Parsi v. Seid Hassan DaioleslamCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 2015
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