Legal Opinion
Southwell v. Southern Poverty Law Center
District Court, W.D. Michigan
Decided December 30, 1996No. 1:95-cv-00444PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT
MeKEAGUE, District Judge.
I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND
Plaintiff, Ray Southwell, is a Michigan resident who originally filed this libel suit in the Circuit Court for Emmet County, Michigan. Defendant, Southern Poverty Law Center, is an Alabama non-profit corporation with its principal place of business in Montgomery, Alabama. Defendant removed the case to this Court on June 80, 1995, alleging diversity of citizenship and the statutory amount in controversy. Plaintiff is the co-founder of the Northern Michigan Regional Militia, (“Michigan Militia”), and served as both its…
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