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GOETZ v. KUNSTLER

164 Misc.2d 557 (1995)

625 N.Y.S.2d 447

Bernhard Goetz, Plaintiff, v. William M. Kunstler et al., Defendants.

Supreme Court, New York County.

March 14, 1995

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz (Martin Garbus and David Y. Atlas of counsel), for William M. Kunstler, defendant. Beldock, Levine & Hoffman (Melvin L. Wulf and Peter Perlman of counsel), for Carol Communications, Inc., defendant. Bernhard Goetz, plaintiff pro se.

STUART C. COHEN, J.

This is an action for defamation brought by Bernhard Goetz. Defendants move for summary judgment dismissing the complaint.

FACTS

The underlying facts are not in dispute. On or about September 1, 1994, defendant Carol Communications, Inc., published an autobiography entitled "My Life as a Radical Lawyer" by William M. Kunstler, one of this country's well-known lawyers.<...

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