Legal Opinion
Lewis v. Elliott
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 17, 1986No. Civ. A. 84-3603PublishedCited by 27 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
OBERDORFER, District Judge.
I
This action involves a claim of defamation by plaintiff Richard Lewis against three defendants: National Capitol Systems, Inc., Rehab, Inc., and Robert Elliott. Plaintiff was employed at the Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) for over nineteen years. At the time of the incident in question, plaintiff was a GS-14 and his title was Chief of the Software Management Branch, Division of Data Processing. Part of his job was to oversee work performed by companies that contracted with DHHS to ensure that the work was being performed according to the…
2Cases cited43 opinions
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- Thornhill v. AlabamaSupreme Court of the United States · 1940
- First Nat. Bank of Boston v. BellottiSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
- United States v. CruikshankSupreme Court of the United States · 1876
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