Legal Opinion
Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Cox
District Court, D. Oregon
Decided August 23, 2011No. 3:11-CV-00057-HZPublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION & ORDER
HERNANDEZ, District Judge:
Plaintiffs Obsidian Finance Group, LLC and Kevin Padrick bring this defamation *1222action against defendant Crystal Cox. In a July 7, 2011 Opinion & Order, 2011 WL 2745849 I denied plaintiffs’ motion for partial summary judgment on the issue of liability after determining that the challenged statements were protected by the First Amendment.
Defendant did not cross-move for summary judgment. However, given my conclusion, I gave notice in the July 7, 2011 Opinion that I intended to grant summary judgment for defendant “independent of the motion.”…
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3Cited by7 opinions
- Ghanam v. DoesMichigan Court of Appeals · 2014
- Obsidian Finance Group, LLC v. Crystal CoxCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2014
- Neumann v. LilesCourt of Appeals of Oregon · 2014
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- Fox v. Hamptons at Metrowest Condominium Ass'nDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 2017
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