PATLOVICH v. RUDD

No. 96 C 3426.

949 F.Supp. 585 (1996)

Joseph PATLOVICH, M.D., Plaintiff, v. Thomas A. RUDD, M.D., Defendant.

United States District Court, N.D. Illinois, Eastern Division.

November 20, 1996.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David J. Tecson, Daniel Joseph Fumagalli, Fumagalli, Tecson & Brent, Ltd., Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff.

Malcolm Hirsten Brooks, Marc L. Fogelberg, Peter J. Strand, McBride, Baker & Coles, Chicago, IL, Paul E. Veith, Eric Stephen Mattson, Sidley & Austin, Chicago, IL, for Defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

ASPEN, Chief Judge:

Plaintiff Joseph Patlovich, M.D., brings this three-count complaint against Defendant Thomas A. Rudd, M.D., seeking damages in excess of $50,000 for libel, slander, and breach of contract. Patlovich resides in Florida, while Rudd resides in Illinois, which gives this court diversity jurisdiction over their dispute. 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a)(1). Presently before this court is the defendant's motion to...

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