SALEM v. EGAN

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION M. JAMES SALEM, ) Plaintiff, ) No. 18 C 7708 v. ) ) Judge Rubén Castillo DIANE EGAN, ) Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER M. James Salem (“Plaintiff”) brings this diversity action alleging defamation against Diane Egan (“Defendant”). (R. 1, Compl.) Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), Defendant moves to dismiss this case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction and failure to state a claim, respectively. (R. 19, Mot. to Dismiss at 1.) For the reasons that follow, the motion to…