Alsop v. Cincinnati Post

ORDER

Christopher Alsop, a pro se federal prisoner, appeals a district court judgment dismissing his civil action filed pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332. This case has been referred to a panel of the court pursuant to Rule 34(j)(l), Rules of the Sixth Circuit. Upon examination, this panel unanimously agrees that oral argument is not needed. Fed. RApp. P. 34(a).

Seeking monetary relief, Alsop sued The Cincinnati Post alleging a defamation action. Alsop objected to a statement in a March 22, 1999, Post article which stated, in part, that “Alsop sold the crack cocaine to informants at his store,…