Legal Opinion
Blankenship v. Trump
District Court, S.D. West Virginia
Decided September 1, 2021No. 2:19-cv-00549Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA AT CHARLESTON DON BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00549 DONALD TRUMP, JR. and DOES 1-50 INCLUSIVE, Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER Pending is the defendant’s motion to dismiss, filed on August 2, 2019. I. Factual Background The plaintiff, Don Blankenship, initiated this action on or about April 25, 2019 in the Circuit Court of Mingo County, West Virginia, against the defendant, Donald Trump, Jr. (“Trump, Jr.”), for claims of defamation, false light invasion of privacy, and conspiracy to commit…
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