Legal Opinion
Griffin v. Matthews
District Court, M.D. North Carolina
Decided July 10, 1969No. 1:12-m-00007PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM ORDER
EDWIN M. STANLEY, Chief Judge.
The plaintiff, an assistant professor of mathematics at A. & T. State University, brings this action against the defendants, students at A. & T. State University, for damages allegedly resulting from the publication of libelous statements concerning plaintiff’s professional competence. A. & T. State University is located in Greensboro, North Carolina. Jurisdiction is based on diversity of citizenship. 28 U.S.C. § 1332.
Plaintiff alleges that he is a “resident citizen of the State of Texas,” is “residing in the State of North Carolina for the sole…
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3Cited by17 opinions
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