Legal Opinion
Logan v. District of Columbia
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 27, 1978No. Civ. A. 77-466PublishedCited by 42 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER
FLANNERY, District Judge.
This matter comes before the court on defendants’ motions for summary judgment. This is an action to recover damages for, inter alia, defamation and invasion of privacy. There are two sets of defendants in this case: (1) The Washington Post Company and one of the Post's reporters — Leon D. Dash, Jr.; and (2) the District of Columbia, Dr. Fred R. West, Administrator of the Narcotics Treatment Administration (NTA), and Albert P. Russo, Acting Director of the Department of Human Resources.
The plaintiff, George B. Logan, aka George B. Jackson,…
2Cases cited35 opinions
- New York Times Co. v. SullivanSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
- Gertz v. Robert Welch, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1974
- Cort v. AshSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- St. Amant v. ThompsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Curtis Publishing Co. v. ButtsSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
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3Cited by42 opinions
- Crump v. Beckley Newspapers, Inc.West Virginia Supreme Court · 1984
- Vassiliades v. Garfinckel's, Brooks Bros.District of Columbia Court of Appeals · 1985
- Dodrill v. Arkansas Democrat Co.Supreme Court of Arkansas · 1979
- Alberts v. DevineMassachusetts Supreme Judicial Court · 1985
- Langston v. Eagle Publishing Co., Texas Court of Appeals, 10th District (Waco)1986
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