· 1/24/1989
Andrea Dworkin Priscilla Moree Judith Fouts v. Hustler Magazine Inc.
Citations
- 867 F.2d 1188
- 16 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1113
- 1989 U.S. App. LEXIS 565
- 1989 WL 3925
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- holding that Rule 12(c) and Rule 12(b)(6) motions differ in time of filing but are otherwise “functionally identical,” and applying the same standard of review
- holding that Rule 12(c) and Rule 12(b)(6) motions differ in time of filing but are otherwise “functionally identical,” and applying the same standard of review
- holding that Rule 12(c) and Rule 12(b)(6) motions differ in time of filing but are otherwise “functionally identical,” and applying the same standard of review
- holding that courts must “exam- ine the facts surrounding the publication, the context in which the statements were made, and the nature of the language used”
- holding that Rule 12(c) and Rule 12(b)(6) motions differ in 9 time of filing but are otherwise “functionally identical,” and applying the same standard of review
- explaining that the “principle 16 difference” between Rule 12(b)(6) and Rule 12(c) “is the time of filing”
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Judges: Hall, Leavy
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