Legal Opinion

Robinson v. Town of Madison

District Court, N.D. Illinois

Decided November 8, 1990No. 90 C 5418PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CONLON, District Judge.

In this one-count diversity action, plaintiff Cheryl Robinson sues the Town of Madison, Wisconsin (“Madison”), the Madison police department, Wayne Romeis, and unnamed Madison police officers (collectively “defendants”) for defamation. The defendants move to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(2).

BACKGROUND

In deciding a motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, the court accepts all undenied factual allegations and will resolve all factual disputes in favor of the party seeking to…

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