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MONGE v. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA

CIVIL ACTION No. 22-2942.

674 F.Supp.3d 195 (2023)

Janet MONGE, Plaintiff v. UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania.

Signed May 26, 2023.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Alan B. Epstein , Adam Filbert , Spector Gadon Rosen Vinci P.C., Philadelphia, PA, for Plaintiff.

Ali M. Kliment , Benjamin K. Jacobs , Alexis Caris , Michael L. Banks , Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants University of Pennsylvania, Amy Gutmann, Wendell Pritchett, Kathleen Morrison, Deborah Thomas, Christopher Woods.

Michael R. Galey , Todd Alan Ewan , Fisher Phillips LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Paul Mitchell, Kinjal Dave, Jake Nussbaum.

Daniel W. Meehan , Gordon & Rees LLP, Florham Park, NJ, Ronald A. Giller , Alexander Nemiroff , Gordon & Rees LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants Billy Penn, Maya Kassutto.

Eli M. Segal , Peter H. LeVan, Jr. , LeVan Stapleton Segal Cochran LLC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants PBC The Philadelphia Inquirer, Abdul Aliy Muhammad, Jenice Armstrong.

Alexandra M. Settlemayer , Pro Hac Vice, Amanda B. Levine , Pro Hac Vice, Jeremy A. Chase , Pro Hac Vice, Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, New York, NY, Andrew A. Chirls , Fineman Krekstein & Harris PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants The New Yorker, Heather Ann Thompson, The Guardian Media Group, Ed Pilkington, Daily Mail And General Trust, PLC, Adam Schrader, Slate, Elain Ayers, NYP Holdings, Inc., Jackson O'Bryan, Teen Vogue, Ezra Lerner, New York Times, Co., Michael Levenson.

Andrew A. Chirls , Fineman Krekstein & Harris PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendants ESPN, Inc., Nicole Froio, Linn Washington.

Kathleen D. Wilkinson , Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant The American Anthropological Association.

Joseph L. Turchi , Michele L. Weckerly , Jared A. Trachtenberg , Salmon, Ricchezza, Singer & Turchi LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant The Society of Black Archaeologists.

Thomas Paschos , Thomas Paschos & Associates, PC, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Hyperallergic Media.

Julian Newton Weiss , Michael E. Baughman , Troutman Pepper Hamilton Sanders LLP, Philadelphia, PA, for Defendant Nora McGreevy.

Michael K. Twersky , Alberto Longo , Fox Rothschild LLP Litigation Department, Blue Bell, PA, for Defendants Al Dia News, Brittany Valentine.

MEMORANDUM

INTRODUCTION

Billy Penn and Maya Kassutto move to dismiss the claims brought against them by Dr. Monge. For the reasons that follow, the Court grants the motion to dismiss with prejudice as to the defamation claim, and without prejudice to Dr. Monge to endeavor...

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