United States DC Circuit

Summary judgment for defendants in a defamation action against an attorney and his law firm is affirmed where the judicial proceedings privilege protected the defendants from suit for defamation, and the district court did not abuse its discretion in granting summary judgment without allowing additional discovery.

Appellate Information

• Argued 12/06/2005
• Decided 03/07/2006
• Published 03/07/2006

Judges

• Before:  GARLAND, BROWN, and GRIFFITH, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States DC Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellant:
  
• Sol Z. Rosen argued the cause and filed the brief for appellant.


• For Appellees:
  
• Glenn C. Etelson argued the cause and filed the brief for appellee.