Malone v. Longo

MEMORANDUM AND ORDER

NEAHER, District Judge.

This action for defamation arises out of an incident involving two nurses which occurred while they were on duty at the Veterans Administration Hospital in Northport, Long Island. Plaintiff initiated the action in the District Court of Suffolk County but found herself in this court upon defendant’s petition for removal pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1442, commonly known as the federal officer’s removal statute. Two causes of action are asserted. First, plaintiff claims defendant maliciously uttered the following false and defamatory statement about…