No. 23-280

Darrell Gaebel v. United States Polo Association

Lower Court: Fourth Circuit
Docketed: 2023-09-22
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: actionable-harm civil-rights defamation disciplinary-hearing due-process free-speech legal-process private-association publication
Key Terms:
Securities Immigration
Latest Conference: 2023-10-27
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a private association can commit actionable defamation by publicizing defamatory material during a legally improper disciplinary hearing, even if the hearing ends without disciplinary action

Question Presented (OCR Extract)

QUESTION PRESENTED Whether a private association can commit actionable defamation by publicizing defamatory material during a legally improper disciplinary hearing, even if the hearing ends without disciplinary action. In other words, can a private association use an unlawful process itself as the means of defaming a member?

Docket Entries

2023-10-30
Petition DENIED.
2023-10-04
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 10/27/2023.
2023-09-26
Waiver of right of respondent United States Polo Association to respond filed.
2023-09-18

Attorneys

Darrell Gaebel
Teresa Nicole TaylorTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Petitioner
Teresa Nicole TaylorTaft Stettinius & Hollister LLP, Petitioner
United States Polo Association
Heather Marie FieldsNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Respondent
Heather Marie FieldsNelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP, Respondent