Melanie Geisler v. Orlando R. Petrocelli and Pinnacle Books, Inc.

U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit · Decided 1980-03-03

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MESKILL, Circuit Judge: Melanie Geisler appeals from a judgment dismissing the diversity action she had commenced against author Orlando Petrocelli and his publisher, Pinnacle Books, Inc., for libel and violation of certain rights of privacy guaranteed under New York State statutes and the common law. The district court had so ruled pursuant to appellees’ motions made under Rule…

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