Madera v. Hall

FINAL ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION TO DISMISS

JAMES LAWRENCE KING, Chief Judge.

This cause came before the court on the defendant’s motion to dismiss and motion for representation pro hac vice. Because this action is time-barred and because the court lacks personal jurisdiction over the defendant, the court grants the defendant’s motion to dismiss.

I. FACTS

The plaintiff claims that the defendant, Daryl Hall, made an allegedly libelous statement in a telephone interview with Music Connection, a magazine published in California. The defendant, a resident of New York, is an internationally…