Legal Opinion
Mihail Chemiakin, Mallow, Konstam, Hager & Fischer v. Igor Yefimov, Doing Business as Hermitage Bella Ezersky
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided April 29, 1991No. 1158, Docket 90-9009PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
TIMBERS, Circuit Judge:
This is an appeal from a judgment entered October 17, 1990, in the Southern District of New York, Kenneth Conboy, District Judge, dismissing appellant’s complaint pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) and imposing Rule 11 sanctions against appellant law firm.
Appellant Mihail Chemiakin is a Russian exile who left the Soviet Union in 1971 and now resides in New York City. He commenced a libel action against appellees Bella Ezersky, author of a book entitled Masters, and Igor Yefimov d/b/a Hermitage, publisher of the book. He sought an injunction and damages.
On appeal,…
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