RUSHFORD v. NEW YORKER MAGAZINE, INC.

No. 87-1617.

846 F.2d 249 (1988)

Greg RUSHFORD, Plaintiff-Appellant, The Washington Post Company, Intervenor, v. The NEW YORKER MAGAZINE, INC., Defendant-Appellee, and William Shawn; Reneta Adler, Defendants.

United States Court of Appeals, Fourth Circuit.

Decided May 6, 1988.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Greg Rushford, Washington, D.C., for plaintiff-appellant.

David Evan Kendall, Washington, D.C., for intervenor.

Roslyn Ann Mazer, Washington, D.C. (Cyril V. Smith, Dickstein, Shapiro & Morin, Washington, D.C., on brief) for defendant-appellee.

Before HALL, PHILLIPS, and MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judges.


MURNAGHAN, Circuit Judge:

This is a case in which Greg Rushford, the plaintiff, appeals from an adverse grant of summary judgment with regard to his defamation claim brought against The New Yorker Magazine, Inc. (The New Yorker). The Washington Post Company (The Washington Post) has intervened, seeking to unseal the pleadings and documents accompanying the successful Motion for Summary Judgment submitted by The New Yorker to the district court.

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