Bentkowski v. Scene Magazine

OPINION

BOYCE F. MARTIN, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant David A. Bentkowski, the Mayor of Seven Hills, Ohio, sued Defendants-Appellees Scene Magazine, Cleveland Scene Publishing, LLC, Cleveland Scene, LLC, and Village Voice Media Holdings LLC for defamation arising from an article published in a weekly publication called Cleveland Scene. The district court granted Appellees’ motion for summary judgment and Bentkowski appeals. In addition, Bentkowski claims that the district court erred in denying his motion for an extension of time to complete discovery and in striking his first…