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CARTO v. BUCKLEY

No. 84 Civ. 1812 (RJW).

649 F.Supp. 502 (1986)

Willis A. CARTO and Liberty Lobby, Inc., Plaintiffs, v. William F. BUCKLEY, Jr. and Doubleday & Company, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

November 25, 1986.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Mark Lane, Washington, D.C., for plaintiffs.

Satterlee & Stephens, New York City, for defendants; Robert M. Callagy, of counsel.

OPINION

ROBERT J. WARD, District Judge.

Plaintiffs Willis A. Carto and Liberty Lobby, Inc. ("Liberty Lobby") commenced this diversity action against defendants William F. Buckley, Jr. and Doubleday & Company, Inc. ("Doubleday") to recover damages for the publication in 1983 of a book that contained allegedly libelous statements. The defendants now move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6), Fed.R.Civ.P., or, alternatively, for summary judgment...

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