Legal Opinion
William G. Brooks v. American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. Geraldo Rivera Charles C. Thompson and Maravilla Productions Company, Inc.
Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit
Decided May 3, 1991No. 90-3369PublishedCited by 225 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RYAN, Circuit Judge.
Plaintiff William G. Brooks appeals from the district court’s denial of his motion to amend his complaint to include allegations that 1) American Broadcasting Companies, Inc. (ABC) and other defendants violated 18 U.S.C. § 2511, which prohibits electronic interception of certain conversations, and 2) ABC and other defendants violated 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981, 1985, which prohibit certain forms of racial discrimination. The district court denied the motion to amend on the grounds that the new allegations could not survive a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim. Brooks…
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