Pacific Gas and Electric Co. v. Super. Ct.

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• concluding that persons committing criminal conduct do not automatically become public figures by commenting on issues related to their convictions
• holding that plaintiff who refused to testify before a grand jury had not “engaged the attention of the public in an attempt to influence the resolution of the issues involved”
• holding that the plaintiff was not a limited public figure where his involvement was limited to grand jury testimony and a citation for contempt
• holding an individual to not be a limited-purpose public figure who was “dragged unwillingly into the controversy”
• holding an individual to not be a limited-purpose public figure who was “dragged unwillingly into the controversy”
• holding an individual to not be a limited-purpose public figure who was “dragged unwillingly into the controversy”

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