Sepmeier v. Tallahassee Democrat, Inc.

OPINION OF THE COURT

J. LEWIS HALL, JR., Circuit Judge.

This cause is before the Court on a Motion for Summary Judgment *2filed by Defendants. This Court has considered the entire record,1 and in summary, finds that Defendants are entitled to a final summary judgment on either of two alternate grounds.2 First, Plaintiffs are limited purpose public figures so cannot recover without showing through clear and convincing evidence that the Column was published with “actual malice,” that is with knowledge of falsity or reckless disregard for truth or falsity. There is no such clear and convincing…