Legal Opinion
Provisional Government of Republic of New Afrika v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided April 12, 1985No. Civ. A. 84-1231PublishedCited by 23 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
BARRINGTON D. PARKER, District. Judge.
This matter comes before the Court on the motion to dismiss the complaint against all defendants for failure to state a claim upon which relief may be granted. In addition, the motion seeks dismissal of the complaint against several defendants for insufficient service of process.
The plaintiffs are the Provisional Government of the Republic of New Afrika (“Provisional Government” or “Republic”) and its co-presidents, Imari Abubakari Obadele and Dara Abubakari. They allege that the Provisional Government represents the “elected group of…
2Cases cited17 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Griffin v. BreckenridgeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Runyon v. McCrarySupreme Court of the United States · 1976
- United Brotherhood of Carpenters & Joiners of America, Local 610 v. ScottSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Jones v. Alfred H. Mayer Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1968
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3Cited by23 opinions
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- Aids Counseling & Testing Centers v. Group W Television, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1990
- Church of Scientology International v. Time Warner, Inc.District Court, S.D. New York · 1992
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