Patlovich v. Rudd

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Joseph Patlovieh, M.D., brings this three-count complaint against Defendant Thomas A. Rudd, M.D., seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for libel, slander, and breach of contract. Patlovieh resides in Florida, while Rudd resides in Illinois, which gives this court diversity jurisdiction over their dispute. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Presently before this court is the defendant’s motion to dismiss all three counts of the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. For the reasons set forth below, the motion…