Legal Opinion
Idema v. Wager
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided November 2, 2000No. 99 CV 09382(CM)PublishedCited by 56 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM DECISION AND ORDER DISMISSING COMPLAINT
McMAHON, District Judge.
Background
On January 29, 1999, an article with the headline, “Militant Sues Red Hook” was published by defendant Richard K. Wager (“Wager”), publisher of defendant The Poughkeepsie Journal (“Journal ”). (Compl.lHI 5, 8, 16.) The Journal has a daily circulation of 45,000 throughout the counties of Dutchess, Ulster, Orange and Westchester. (ComplV 8.) It is managed by defendant Stuart Shinske (“Shinske”) and employs defendant and author of the article, Gabriel J. Wasserman (“Wasser-man”). (Compl.Hl 6, 7.) Defendants…
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