Ronwin v. Shapiro

BOOCHEVER, Circuit Judge;

This is an appeal from the district court dismissal of Ronwin’s claim for defamation. In 1976, the Arizona Supreme Court published an opinion in which it gave the following explanation for denying Ronwin admission to the Arizona Bar:

[T]here is significant expert testimony in the record to indicate that Ronwin has a “paranoid personality” which is characterized by hypersensitivity, rigidity, unwarranted suspicion, excessive self-importance and a tendency to blame others and ascribe evil motives to them.

Application of Ronwin, 113 Ariz. 357, 555 P.2d 315, 317 (1976),…