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BLANKENSHIP v. NAPOLITANO

Civil Action No. 2:19-cv-00236.

451 F.Supp.3d 596 (2020)

Don BLANKENSHIP, Plaintiff, v. Andrew NAPOLITANO et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. West Virginia, at Charleston.

Signed March 31, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Eric P. Early, Pro Hac Vice, Jeremy Gray, Pro Hac Vice, Kevin S. Sinclair, Pro Hac Vice, Lisa Marie Zepeda, Pro Hac Vice, Thomas Lee, Pro Hac Vice, Zachary Austin Gidding, Pro Hac Vice, Early Sullivan Wright Gizer & McRae, Los Angeles, CA, Jeffrey S. Simpkins, Simpkins Law Office, Williamson, WV, for Plaintiff.

David Parker, Pro Hac Vice, Kevin S. Elliker, Pro Hac Vice, Hunton Andrews Kurth, Elbert Lin, Hunton & Williams, Richmond, VA, Jonathan Zak Ritchie, Ryan McCune Donovan, Hissam Forman Donovan Ritchie, Charleston, WV, for Defendant Fox News Network, LLC.

Brian A. Glasser, Raymond S. Franks, II, Bailey & Glasser, Charleston, WV, Gloria K. Maier, Pro Hac Vice, Kevin T. Baine, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen Joseph Fuzesi, Pro Hac Vice, Sarah Anne Goldman, Pro Hac Vice, Williams & Connolly, Washington, DC, for Defendants Cable News Network, Inc., WP Company LLC.

Elise Nicole McQuain, Jared M. Tully, Frost Brown Todd, Charleston, WV, Kevin T. Shook, Pro Hac Vice, Frost Brown Todd, Columbus, OH, Monica L. Dias, Pro Hac Vice, Frost Brown Todd, Cincinnati, OH, for Defendant MSNBC Cable LLC.

Anthony J. Dick, Pro Hac Vice, Michael A. Carvin, Pro Hac Vice, Stephen J. Kenny, Pro Hac Vice, Jones Day, Washington, DC, Melissa Foster Bird, Nathan R. Hamons, Christopher D. Smith, Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough, Huntington, WV, for Defendant National Republican Senatorial Committee.

Zachary Michael Wallen, Chalmers & Adams, Pittsburgh, PA, Michael John Pattwell, Clark Hill, Lansing, MI, for Defendant 35th Inc.

Amanda J. Taylor, Stephen P. New, The Law Office of Stephen P. New, Beckley, WV, for Defendants Watauga Watch, J. W. Williamson.

Andrew Eisbrouch, Pro Hac Vice, New York, NY, Sean P. McGinley, DiTrapano Barrett & DiPiero, Charleston, WV, for Defendants Mediaite, LLC, Tamar Auber.

Allen M. Gardner, Pro Hac Vice, Sarah Gragert, Pro Hac Vice, Latham & Watkins, Washington, DC, John J. Polak, Atkinson & Polak, Charleston, WV, for Defendants FiscalNote, Inc., Griffin Connolly.

Chris Vlahos, Pro Hac Vice, Jenna L. Harris, Pro Hac Vice, Ritholz Levy Fields, Nashville, TN, William David Wilmoth, Steptoe & Johnson, Wheeling, WV, for Defendant News and Guts, LLC.

Sean P. McGinley, DiTrapano Barrett & DiPiero, Charleston, WV, for Defendant the Charleston Gazette-Mail.

Alison Schary, Pro Hac Vice, Eric J. Feder, Pro Hac Vice, Davis Wright Tremaine, Washington, DC, Kelli L. Sager, Pro Hac Vice, Davis Wright Tremaine, Los Angeles, CA, Sean P. McGinley, DiTrapano Barrett & DiPiero, Charleston, WV, for Defendant American Broadcasting Companies, Inc.

Harry S. Johnson, Pro Hac Vice, Whiteford Taylor & Preston, Baltmore, MD, Jennifer S. Jackman, Pro Hac Vice, Whiteford Taylor & Preston, Washington, DC, Joseph Christof, S.D., II, Melvin F. O'Brien, BreiAnne R. Varner, Dickie McCamey & Chilcote, Wheeling, WV, for Defendant Eli Leher.

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

Pending are nineteen (19) motions to dismiss the First Amended Complaint in this action pursuant to Rule 12(b)(2) for lack of personal jurisdiction and/or Rule 12(b)(6) for failure to state a claim.

I. Background

The plaintiff,...

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