RODRIGUEZ v. PANAYIOTOU

No. 00-56923.

314 F.3d 979 (2002)

Marcelo RODRIGUEZ, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Georgios Kyriacos PANAYIOTOU, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed December 3, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard F.G. Thomas, Hermosa Beach, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

Jeffrey M. Tillotson, Dallas, TX, for the defendant-appellee.

Before REINHARDT, TROTT, and TASHIMA, Circuit Judges.


Opinion by Judge TASHIMA; Dissent by Judge REINHARDT.

OPINION

TASHIMA, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff-Appellant Marcelo Rodriguez ("Rodriguez") brought this action against Defendant-Appellee Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou, aka George Michael ("Michael"), for slander per se and intentional infliction of emotional distress, based on statements made by Michael in magazine and television interviews regarding Rodriguez's 1998 arrest of Michael, and the lyrics...

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