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· 8/29/1997

International Islamic Community of Masjid Baytulkhaliq, Inc. v. United States

Citations

  • 981 F. Supp. 352
  • 37 V.I. 287
  • 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 16431
  • 1997 WL 662993

How courts have described this case

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  • granting summary judgment where defamation allegations did not “meet the requirements of a well-plead[ed] allegation” as plaintiffs did not “identify] which statements they contended] [were] libelous or defamatory”
  • granting summary judgment in favor of the defendants, inter alia, because the “[pjlaintiffs failed to show that their safety was in danger, apart from groundless allegations of an assassination conspiracy”
  • \The conduct must be extreme and outrageous. It is not enough that the defendant acted with tortious intent or even that he acted with malice.\
  • “It is not enough that the defendant acted with tortious intent or even that he acted with malice.”
  • “It is not enough that the defendant acted with tortious intent or even that he acted with malice.”
  • “For suits against law enforcement officers arising under Virgin Islands law, the requisites of an immunity defense are identical to the federal bases for immunity. . . .”

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Judges: Moore

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