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KEARNEY v. TODD L. SMITH, P.A.

No. 85 Civ. 1005 (IBC).

624 F.Supp. 1008 (1985)

Gerald A. KEARNEY, individually and as attorney for the Estate of Scott Joplin, and Mary L. Wormley, individually and as sole legatee of the Scott Joplin Estate (Deceased), Plaintiffs, v. TODD L. SMITH, P.A. and individually, Naomi Behar Smith, P.A. and individually, Karen Coolman Amlong, P.A. and individually, William R. Amlong, Glendale Federal, a banking corporation, formerly known as First Federal of Broward, organized and existing under the laws of the State of Florida, and Richard A. Barnett, P.A. and individually, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. New York.

December 28, 1985.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Gerald A. Kearney, Fort Lauderdale, Fla., for plaintiffs.

Newman, Schlau, Fitch & Burns, P.C., New York City (Carole A. Burns, of counsel), for defendant Todd L. Smith, P.A.

Wilson, Elser, Moskowitz, Edelman & Dicker, New York City (Richard K. Traub, Stephen M. Marcellino, of counsel), for defendants Todd L. Smith and Naomi Behar Smith.

Geoffrey E. Chanin, New York City, for defendants Karen Coolman Amlong and William R. Amlong.

OPINION

IRVING BEN COOPER, District Judge.

Plaintiffs instituted this action for damages with the filing of a complaint on February 6, 1985 alleging libel and slander against an exceedingly large number of defendants. By order dated July 11, 1985 we dismissed the complaint against defendants Seymour H. Chanin, Geoffrey E. Chanin, Lothair H. Szerlip and Unibay Co., Inc. for lack of subject matter jurisdiction...

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