Legal Opinion
Carpenter v. King
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided June 17, 2011No. Civ. Action 10-1069(ABJ)PublishedCited by 8 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
AMY BERMAN JACKSON, District Judge.
In this civil action brought pro se, plaintiff sues Colbert I. King, columnist for The Washington Post (“the Post”), for defamation. In addition, plaintiff purports to sue the newspaper’s editor, senior editor, and owner, but he has listed them only as John Does I, II, and III. Defendants King and the Post move jointly to dismiss the complaint under Rules 8(a) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiff has filed a “contra-motion,” accompanied by his declaration. Upon consideration of the parties’ submissions, the court…
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