Legal Opinion
Joftes v. Kaufman
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 15, 1971No. Civ. A. 3271-67, 216-69PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION
GESELL, District Judge.
These two libel actions arise out of the circumstances surrounding the dismissal of plaintiff Saul Joftes from his position as an officer of B’nai B’rith, Inc. In Civil Action No. 3271-67, Joftes sues Rabbi Jay Kaufman, Executive Vice-President of B’nai B’rith, for allegedly libelous statements made in two letters of January 6 and February 20, 1967. In Civil Action No. 216-69, Joftes sues B’nai B’rith and its President, Dr. William A. Wexler, for similar statements made in a letter of February 14, 1968. Excessive discovery has been conducted in each…
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