Cook v. United States

This case was argued before the court on cross-motions for summary judgment. There is no genuine issue of material fact. We hold in defendant’s favor and against plaintiffs.

Plaintiff George Perry, the former head of the Slavic Room of the Library of Congress (Library), and plaintiff Howard Cook, a present Library employee in the Reference Department, were disciplined for the distribution of defamatory statements about Dr. Paul Horecky, Mr. Perry’s superior. After a lengthy administrative hearing, plaintiffs were found to have distributed malicious and defamatory statements that Dr. Horecky…