Legal Opinion
Lohrenz, Carey v. Donnelly, Elaine
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided December 12, 2003No. 02-5294PublishedCited by 43 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge ROGERS.
ROGERS, Circuit Judge.
The principal issue in this appeal is the scope of the voluntary limited-purpose public figure doctrine. Carey Dunai Lohrenz became one of the first two women combat pilots in the United States Navy at a time when there was a public controversy about the appropriateness of women serving in combat roles. In appealing the grant of summary judgment on her defamation complaint against Elaine Donnelly and the Center for Military Readiness (“CMR”), Lohrenz contends that, because she was simply doing her job and was at most a…
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