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McGlothlin v. Hennelly

District Court, D. South Carolina

Decided March 1, 2019No. 9:18-cv-00246PublishedCited by 5 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

DAVID C. NORTON, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

This matter comes before the court on Kevin Hennelly's ("Hennelly") motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim, ECF No. 29. The court grants in part and denies in part the motion to dismiss.

I. BACKGROUND

This matter arises from an action of alleged defamation and libel brought by James McGlothlin ("McGlothlin") against Hennelly. McGlothlin is a founding member of The United Company, which is the parent company of Scratch Golf, LLC, a South Carolina corporation. Hennelly lives in Beaufort County, South Carolina. Scratch Golf owns Hilton Head…

2Cases cited35 opinions

  1. Ashcroft v. IqbalSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  2. Bell Atlantic Corp. v. TwomblySupreme Court of the United States · 2007
  3. New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Republican Party of North Carolina v. MartinCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1992

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3Cited by5 opinions

  1. Bassford v. BassfordDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2021
  2. Hoang v. Tran CA2/6California Court of Appeal · 2021
  3. Leask v. RobertsonDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2022
  4. McGlothlin v. HennellyDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2020
  5. Rollins Ranches LLC v. WatsonDistrict Court, D. South Carolina · 2021

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