Grimsley v. Guccione

MEMORANDUM OPINION

MYRON H. THOMPSON, District Judge.

Plaintiff Lois Grimsley has brought this lawsuit charging, among other things, that an article published in Penthouse Magazine defamed her, in violation of Alabama law. She has named as defendants Penthouse International, Ltd., which owns the magazine, and Bob Guccione, the magazine’s editor and publisher. This court’s jurisdiction has been properly invoked pursuant to 28 U.S.C.A. §§ 1332 (diversity jurisdiction), 1441 (removal jurisdiction).

Now before the court is the defendants’ motion for summary judgment. The court concludes, for reasons…