Legal Opinion

CAIN v. SAMBIDES

District Court, D. Maine

Decided November 4, 2020No. 1:20-cv-00071Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MAINE DONALD CAIN ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) 1:20-cv-00071-JAW ) NICK SAMBIDES, JR., et al., ) ) Defendants. ) AMENDED1 ORDER AFFIRMING THE RECOMMENDED DECISION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE A pro se prisoner objects to a magistrate judge’s recommendation to dismiss a defamation lawsuit against a newspaper, an editor and a staff writer. After conducting a de novo review and responding to the inmate’s objections, the Court affirms the recommended decision of the magistrate judge for the reasons set forth in his recommended decision and further explained in this…

2Cases cited16 opinions

  1. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  2. Erie Railroad v. TompkinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1938
  3. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  4. Milkovich v. Lorain Journal Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1990
  5. Philadelphia Newspapers, Inc. v. HeppsSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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