Legal Opinion
Seymour v. A.S. Abell Co.
District Court, D. Maryland
Decided January 25, 1983No. Civ. Y-82-670PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
JOSEPH H. YOUNG, District Judge.
Plaintiff Dennis Seymour, a retired fifteen year veteran of the Maryland State Police, brought this defamation suit in the Baltimore City Court. Defendant United Press International, Inc. (“UPI”) removed the suit to this Court on the grounds of diversity jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1441(c).
Plaintiff filed a motion to remand this suit to the Baltimore City Court. Defendants filed motions for summary judgment. These motions have been fully briefed and are now ready for resolution.
BACKGROUND
This suit arises out of a 1979-80…
2Cases cited44 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- American Fire & Casualty Co. v. FinnSupreme Court of the United States · 1951
- Time, Inc. v. PapeSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- The Washington Post Company v. Eugene J. KeoghCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1966
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3Cited by17 opinions
- Smith v. DanielczykCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 2007
- Rosenberg v. HelinskiCourt of Appeals of Maryland · 1992
- Fearnow v. Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co.Court of Special Appeals of Maryland · 1995
- Pearce v. E.F. Hutton Group, Inc.District Court, District of Columbia · 1987
- Dolcefino v. Turner, Texas Court of Appeals, 14th District (Houston)1999
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