NICHOLS v. MOORE

No. 05-2075.

477 F.3d 396 (2007)

James D. NICHOLS, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael MOORE, Defendant-Appellee.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: February 20, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: Stefani C. Godsey, Williamston, Michigan, for Appellant. Herschel P. Fink, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee. ON BRIEF: Stefani C. Godsey, Kenneth G. McIntyre, Williamston, Michigan, for Appellant. Herschel P. Fink, Brian D. Wassom, Honigman, Miller, Schwartz & Cohn, Detroit, Michigan, for Appellee.

Before: MARTIN and GUY, Circuit Judges; ROSE, District Judge.


OPINION

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff James Nichols appeals the district court's entry of summary judgment in favor of defendant Michael Moore. On appeal, Nichols makes numerous arguments, including that the district court (1) wrongfully made factual determinations in concluding that Moore's allegedly defamatory statements were substantially true, and (2) erroneously determined that Nichols was a public figure and erroneously

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