Arpaio v. Cottle

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA _________________________________________ ) JOSEPH MICHAEL ARPAIO, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) v. ) Case No. 18-cv-02387 (APM) ) MICHELLE COTTLE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) _________________________________________ ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER I. INTRODUCTION This case arises out of the publication of an article in The New York Times about Plaintiff Joseph Arpaio. Plaintiff filed this action against Defendants The New York Times Company and the article’s author, Michelle Cottle, alleging that the article’s false content caused him significant…