NUNES v. LIZZA

No. 19-CV-4064-CJW-MAR.

476 F.Supp.3d 824 (2020)

Devin G. NUNES, Plaintiff, v. Ryan LIZZA; and Hearst Magazine Media, Inc., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. Iowa, Western Division.

Signed August 5, 2020.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven Scott Biss , Pro Hac Vice, Law Office of Steven S. Biss, Charlottesville, VA, Joseph M. Feller , Koopman Kennedy Feller, Sibley, IA, for Plaintiff.

Jonathan R. Donnellan , Pro Hac Vice, Nathaniel S. Boyer , Pro Hac Vice, Ravi V. Sitwala , Pro Hac Vice, Hearst, New York, NY, Michael A. Giudicessi , Nicholas A. Klinefeldt , Susan Patricia Elgin , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Des Moines, IA, for Defendant Ryan Lizza.

Jonathan R. Donnellan , Pro Hac Vice, Nathaniel S. Boyer , Pro Hac Vice, Ravi V. Sitwala , Pro Hac Vice, Hearst, New York, NY, Michael A. Giudicessi , Pro Hac Vice, Nicholas A. Klinefeldt , Susan Patricia Elgin , Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath LLP, Des Moines, IA, for Defendants Hearst Magazines, Inc., Hearst Magazine Media, Inc.


MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

TABLE OF CONTENTS

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND ... 835

II. PROCEDURAL HISTORY ... 837

III. APPLICABLE LAW ... 837

A. Standard Under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(b)(6) ... 837

B. Standard Under FED. R. CIV. P. 12(f) ... 838

C. Substantive...

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