Legal Opinion
Church of Scientology of California v. Michael J. Flynn
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided October 3, 1984No. 83-6494PublishedCited by 52 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BEEZER, Circuit Judge:
This is an action for defamation brought by the Church of Scientology of California (“CSC”) against Michael J. Flynn. The district court dismissed the suit with prejudice for failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. We reverse.
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FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW
Flynn is a Massachusetts attorney who frequently represents former Scientologists against CSC. On June 25, 1983, Flynn allegedly made the following remarks to an audience of eighty persons in Los Angeles:
Among the things that occurred to me in the four years that I have been litigating with an enormous…
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