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· 4/12/1996

Marian E. Washington v. Joseph C. Smith

Citations

  • 80 F.3d 555
  • 317 U.S. App. D.C. 79
  • 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 7558
  • 1996 WL 168924

How courts have described this case

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  • affirming decision of district court to treat prose letters as motions for summary judgment
  • statements characterized as “rhetorical hyperbole are not actionable in defamation because they cannot reasonably be interpreted as stating actual facts about an individual.”

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Judges: Wald, Ginsburg, Henderson

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