No. 21-121
Christiana Tah, et al. v. Global Witness Publishing, Inc., et al.
Amici (1)
Experienced Counsel
Tags: actual-malice civil-rights defamation first-amendment free-speech inference-of-intent pleading-standard pleading-standards public-figure public-plaintiff
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference:
2021-10-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)
Whether a complaint by a public plaintiff alleging defamation sufficiently pleads actual-malice, in-the-absence-of-direct-evidence, by-presenting-detailed-factual-allegations
Question Presented (OCR Extract)
QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a complaint by a public plaintiff alleging defamation sufficiently pleads actual malice, in the absence of direct evidence, by presenting detailed factual allegations from which, when collectively considered, actual malice could plausibly be inferred.
Docket Entries
2021-11-01
Petition DENIED.
2021-10-13
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/29/2021.
2021-09-27
Brief of respondents Global Witness Publishing, Inc., et al. in opposition filed.
2021-08-27
Brief amici curiae of Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation Section, et al. filed.
2021-08-20
Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including September 27, 2021.
2021-08-19
Motion to extend the time to file a response from August 27, 2021 to September 27, 2021, submitted to The Clerk.
2021-07-26
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due August 27, 2021)
Attorneys
Beverly Hills Bar Association, Litigation Section
Christiana Tah, et al.
Rodney A. Smolla — Attorney At Law, Petitioner
Rodney A. Smolla — Attorney At Law, Petitioner
Global Witness Publishing, Inc.,, et al.
Chad Russell Bowman — Ballard Spahr LLP, Respondent
Chad Russell Bowman — Ballard Spahr LLP, Respondent