Legal Opinion
Hargrave v. Washington Post
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided May 12, 2009No. Civil Action No. 2009-0357Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ROGER B. HARGRAVE, Plaintiff, v. Civil Action 09-0357 (HHK) WASHINGTON POST, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION In this civil action brought pro se, plaintiff sues The Washington Post for “libel and slander” stemming from a newspaper article published on April 27, 2006, about his criminal trial.1 Compl. at 1. Presently before the Court is defendant’s motion to dismiss pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Having considered the parties’ submissions and the entire record, the Court will grant defendant’s motion to…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- Brown v. CalifanoDistrict Court, District of Columbia · 1977
- Robert C. White v. Fraternal Order of PoliceCourt of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1990
- Merle W. Dameron v. Washington Magazine, Inc. Merle W. Dameron v. Washington Magazine, Inc.Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit · 1985
- Shipkovitz v. the Washington Post Co.District Court, District of Columbia · 2008