COUZENS v. DONOHUE

No. 15-3635.

854 F.3d 508 (2017)

Jon David COUZENS, Jr., Plaintiff-Appellant v. William DONOHUE, individually; Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights, a not for profit foreign corporation; KC Catholic League, Inc. a not for profit corporation; Joe McLiney, individually and in his capacity as President, Director and Member of KC Catholic League, Inc.; James E. O'Laughlin, individually and in his Capacity Secretary, Director and Member of KC Catholic League, Inc., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Eighth Circuit.

Filed: April 18, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellant was Rebecca M. Randles , of Kansas City, MO. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellant brief; Luis Octavius Mata , of Kansas City, MO.

Counsel who presented argument on behalf of the appellees were Erin Elizabeth Mersino , of Lansing, MI., Curtis Orville Roggow , of Overland Park, KS. The following attorney(s) appeared on the appellees' brief; Daphne R. Halderman , of Kansas city, MO; Martin Mark Meyers , of Kansas City, MO.

Before RILEY, Chief Judge, WOLLMAN and KELLY, Circuit Judges.


Jon David Couzens, Jr., filed suit against William Donohue, the Catholic League for Religious and Civil Rights (the Catholic League), KC Catholic League, Inc. (KCCL), Joe McLiney, and James E. O'Laughlin (collectively, Defendants) in Missouri state court. Couzens's petition set forth claims of defamation, invasion of privacy...

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