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Gersh V. Anglin Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 1 of 44 Marc J. Randazza (pro hac vice) RANDAZZA LEGAL GROUP, PLLC 4035 S. El Capitan Way Las Vegas, Nevada 89147 Tel: (702) 420-2001 [email protected] Jay M. Wolman (pro hac vice) RANDAZZA LEGAL GROUP, PLLC 100 Pearl Street, 14th Floor Hartford, Connecticut 06103 Tel: (702) 420-2001 [email protected] Mathew M. Stevenson, St. Bar # 6876 STEVENSON LAW OFFICE 1120 Kensington, Suite B Missoula, MT 59801 Tel: (406) 721-7000 [email protected] Attorneys for Defendant, Andrew Anglin UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF MONTANA MISSOULA DIVISION ) TANYA GERSH, ) Case No. 9:17-cv-50-DLC-JCL ) Plaintiff, ) ) DEFENDANT ANDREW vs. ) ANGLIN’S BRIEF IN SUPPORT ANDREW ANGLIN, ) OF MOTION TO DISMISS ) Defendant. ) ) ) Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 2 of 44 TABLE OF CONTENTS TABLE OF AUTHORITIES ................................................................................... II MEMORANDUM OF POINTS AND AUTHORITIES .......................................... 1 1.0 LEGAL STANDARD ........................................................................................ 3 2.0 FACTUAL BACKGROUND .............................................................................. 5 3.0 PLAINTIFF’S ATTEMPTS AT SERVICE OF PROCESS ....................................... 11 4.0 ANALYSIS ................................................................................................... 12 4.1 Plaintiff Failed to Serve Defendant, Timely or Otherwise .................... 12 4.2 This Court lacks Subject Matter Jurisdiction over the Action ............... 16 4.3 Plaintiff Failed to State a Claim Overriding Defendant’s Constitutionally Protected Speech ......................................................... 17 4.3.1 The Articles are Not Fighting Words ................................................. 18 4.3.2 The Articles are Not True Threats ...................................................... 19 4.3.3 The Articles are Not Incitement ......................................................... 20 4.3.4 No New Category of Unprotected Speech Should be Created ........... 21 4.3.5 Defendant Cannot be Held Liable for the Acts of Third Parties ........ 24 4.4 Plaintiff Fails to State a Viable Cause of Action ................................... 25 4.4.1 Defendant is Not Liable for Invasion of Privacy ............................... 25 4.4.2 Defendant is Not Liable for Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress ............................................................................................... 27 4.4.3 Defendant did not Harass or Intimidate Plaintiff ............................... 29 5.0 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 31 - i - Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 9:17-cv-50-DLC-JCL Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 3 of 44 TABLE OF AUTHORITIES CASES Argent Mortg. Co. v. Sellers, 2010 Ohio Misc. LEXIS 15636 (Ohio Ct. Com. Pl. Nov. 10, 2010) .................. 15 Ashcroft v. Iqbal, 556 U.S. 662 (2009) .............................................................................................. 4 Boy Scouts of Am. v. Dale, 530 U.S. 640 (2000) .............................................................................................. 3 Branch v. Tunnell, 14 F.3d 449 (9th Cir. 1994) ................................................................................... 4 Brandenburg v. Ohio, 395 U.S. 444 (1969) ........................................................................................ 2, 20 Brimm v. Genao-Gomez, 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 152574 (D. Mont. Oct. 28, 2014) .................................. 16 Brockmeyer v. May, 383 F.3d 798 (9th Cir. 2004) ................................................................................. 4 Butler v. Domin, 2000 MT 312, 302 Mont. 452, 15 P.3d 1189 (2010) ........................................... 24 Cardan v. N.Y. Life Ins. Co., 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 140731 (D. Mont. Oct. 11, 2016) .................................... 4 Collin v. Smith, 578 F.2d 1197 (7th Cir. 1978) ............................................................................. 20 Conn v. Zakharov, 667 F.3d 705 (6th Cir. 2012) ............................................................................... 14 Fairbank v. Underwood, 986 F. Supp. 2d 1222 (D. Or. 2013) ...................................................................... 4 - ii - Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 9:17-cv-50-DLC-JCL Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 4 of 44 Gertz v. Robert Welch, 418 U.S. 323 (1974) ............................................................................................ 29 Goldstein v. Christiansen, 70 Ohio St. 3d 232, 638 N.E.2d 541 (1994) ........................................................ 14 Gooding v. Wilson, 405 U.S. 518 (1972) ............................................................................................ 18 Haines Pipeline Constr. v. Mont. Power Co., 251 Mont. 422, 830 P.2d 1230 (1991) ................................................................. 11 Hastetter v. Behan, 196 Mont. 280, 639 P.2d 510 (1982) ................................................................... 26 Hustler Magazine v. Falwell, 485 U.S. 46 (1988) .............................................................................................. 29 In re Estate of NEWCOMB, 192 N.Y. 238, 84 N.E. 950 (1908) ...................................................................... 17 Judd v. Burlington N. & Santa Fe Ry., 2008 MT 181, 343 Mont. 416, 186 P.3d 214 (2008) ........................................... 28 Katzenbach v. Grant, 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 46756 (E.D. Cal. June 7, 2005) ..................................... 26 Koepplin v. Zortman Mining, 267 Mont. 53, 881 P.2d 1306 (1994) ................................................................... 27 Lew v. Moss, 797 F.2d 747 (9th Cir. 1986) ......................................................................... 16, 17 McIntyre v. Ohio Elections Comm’n, 514 U.S. 334 (1995) .............................................................................................. 3 Miller v. Great Falls Ath. Club, LLC, 2010 MT 171N (2010) ......................................................................................... 25 Miss. Publ’g Corp. v. Murphree, 326 U.S. 438 (1946) .............................................................................................. 4 - iii - Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 9:17-cv-50-DLC-JCL Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 5 of 44 Mont. Chamber of Commerce v. Argenbright, 28 F. Supp. 2d 593 (D. Mont. 1998) ..................................................................... 3 N.Y. Times Co. v. Sullivan, 376 U.S. 254 (1964) .............................................................................................. 2 NAACP v. Claiborne Hardware Co., 458 U.S. 886 (1982) ........................................................................................ 2, 25 Newman-Green, Inc. v. Alfonzo-Larrain, 490 U.S. 826 (1989) ............................................................................................ 16 O’Brien v. Welty, 818 F.3d 920 (9th Cir. 2016) ......................................................................... 22, 23 Omni Capital Int’l v. Rudolf Wolff & Co., 484 U.S. 97 (1987) ............................................................................................ 3, 4 Padgett v. Auburn Univ., 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 74076 (M.D. Ala. Apr. 18, 2017) .................................... 1 Peschel v. City of Missoula, 2008 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 98651 (D. Mont. Dec. 5, 2008) ..................................... 11 Peschel v. City of Missoula, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 14442 (D. Mont. Jan. 5, 2009) ...................................... 11 Puente Ariz. v. Arpaio, 821 F.3d 1098 (9th Cir. 2016) ............................................................................. 23 Realty Holding Co. v. Donaldson, 268 U.S. 398 (1925) ............................................................................................ 16 Rodriguez v. Maricopa Cty. Cmty. Coll. Dist., 605 F.3d 703 (9th Cir. 2009) ............................................................................... 22 Sacco v. High Country Indep. Press, 271 Mont. 209, 896 P.2d 411 (1995) ................................................................... 27 Saxe v. State Coll. Area Sch. Dist., 240 F.3d 200 (3d Cir. 2001) ................................................................................ 22 - iv - Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss 9:17-cv-50-DLC-JCL Case 9:17-cv-00050-DLC-JCL Document 32 Filed 11/30/17 Page 6 of 44 Schwarzenegger v. Fred Martin Motor Co., 374 F.3d 797 (9th Cir. 2004) ................................................................................. 3 Sher v. Johnson, 911 F.2d 1357 (9th Cir. 1990) ............................................................................... 3 Shoemaker v. Taylor, 730 F.3d 778 (9th Cir. 2013) ............................................................................... 18 Snyder v. Phelps, 562 U.S. 443 (2011) ............................................................................................ 28 Stamey v. Howell, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 169318 (D. Mont. Dec. 7, 2016) ..................................... 4 State ex rel. Copeland v. State Med. Bd., 107 Ohio St. 20, 140 N.E. 660 (1923) ................................................................. 15
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