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OLIVIT v. CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU

No. S-12216.

171 P.3d 1137 (2007)

Jake OLIVIT, Sr., Appellant, v. CITY AND BOROUGH OF JUNEAU; John Hartle; The Juneau Empire; and Tony Carroll, Appellees.

Supreme Court of Alaska.

November 23, 2007.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jake D. Olivit, Sr., pro se, Juneau.

Eric A. Kueffner, Faulkner Banfield, P.C., Juneau, for Appellees City and Borough of Juneau and John Hartle.

L. Merrill Lowden, Simpson, Tillinghast, & Sorensen, Juneau, for Appellees Juneau Empire and Tony Carroll.

Before: FABE, Chief Justice, MATTHEWS, EASTAUGH, BRYNER, and CARPENETI, Justices.

OPINION

EASTAUGH, Justice.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2004 the Juneau Empire published an article with this headline: "City faces fifth lawsuit by man who claims harassment." The article was largely about Jake Olivit, Sr. Six months later Olivit sued the Empire, reporter Tony Carroll, the City and Borough of Juneau, and city attorney John Hartle. Olivit's complaint, which implied that the City...

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