Legal Opinion
Davis v. Ross
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided August 28, 1985No. 84 Civ. 1127 (RLC)PublishedCited by 17 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
ROBERT L. CARTER, District Judge.
Plaintiff Gail Davis has instituted this defamation action, seeking one million dollars in compensatory damages and one million dollars in punitive damages, based on an October 11, 1983 letter written and disseminated by defendant Diana Ross. Familiarity with the previously filed opinions in this case, Davis v. Ross, 602 F.Supp. 504 (S.D.N.Y.1984) (Carter, J.), rev’d, 754 F.2d 80 (2d Cir.1985), is assumed. The case is currently before the court on the parties’ cross-motions to compel discovery.
Davis seeks discovery of three sets of data. First, she…
2Cases cited25 opinions
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Dun & Bradstreet, Inc. v. Greenmoss Builders, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1985
- Mencher v. ChesleyNew York Court of Appeals · 1947
- Matherson v. MarchelloAppellate Division of the Supreme Court of the State of New York · 1984
- Prink v. Rockefeller Center, Inc.New York Court of Appeals · 1979
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3Cited by17 opinions
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- Mid Continent Cabinetry, Inc. v. George Koch Sons, Inc.District Court, D. Kansas · 1990
- State of Wisconsin Investment Board v. Plantation Square Associates, Ltd.District Court, S.D. Florida · 1991
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