Simon v. Northwestern University

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Robert M. Dow, Jr., United States District Judge

Plaintiff Alstory Simon alleges that Defendants’ unethical journalistic and investigative practices led to his wrongful conviction and 15-year incarceration for a double murder that he did not commit. More specifically, Plaintiff alleges that Defendants knowingly falsified evidence and disseminated that evidence to the prosecuting authorities to frame Plaintiff for the murders.

Before the Court are motions to dismiss filed by each Defendant [34, 42, 43, 46] as well as Defendants’ joint motion to stay discovery [48]…