Legal Opinion
Nichols v. Moore
District Court, E.D. Michigan
Decided July 13, 2005No. 03-74313PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
BORMAN, District Judge.
BACKGROUND:
Presently before the Court is Michael Moore’s (“Defendant”) Motion for Summary Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56. Plaintiff James Nichols’ Complaint, filed on October 27, 2003, contains the following counts:
Count I Libel Per Se (based upon Defendant’s film, “Bowling for Columbine”(“the Film”))
Count II Libel Per Se (based upon Defendant’s appearance on the “Oprah Winfrey Show”)
Count HI Defamation by Implication (based upon the Film)
Count IV Defamation by Implication (based upon the…
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