Wabote v. Ude

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA ____________________________________ SIMBI KESIYI WABOTE, : Plaintiff, : : v. : No. 5:21-cv-2214 : JACKSON UDE, : Defendant. : ____________________________________ O P I N I O N Joseph F. Leeson, Jr. March 8, 2022 United States District Judge I. INTRODUCTION This is a defamation case in which Simbi Wabote alleges that Jackson Ude published a false article about him on a website called Point Blank News. Before the Court now is the parties’ dual requests for sanctions. Both parties argue that the other should be sanctioned for their…