Dorchen Leidholdt v. L.F.P. Inc. L.F.P. Inc., Dba Larry Flynt Publications Hustler Magazine, Inc. Larry C. Flynt Althea Flynt Flynt Subscription Company, Inc. Island Distributing Company, a B.W.I. Company Lfz, Ltd., a B.W.I. Company Larry Flynt Distributing Company, Inc. N. Morgen Hagen David Kahn Jim Goode

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860 F.2d 890·15 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2201·1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 14439
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitOctober 26, 198887-6328California2,822 words

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860 F.2d 890 15 Media L. Rep. 2201 Dorchen LEIDHOLDT, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. L.F.P. INC.; L.F.P. Inc., dba Larry Flynt Publications; Hustler Magazine, Inc.; Larry C. Flynt; Althea Flynt; Flynt Subscription Company, Inc.; Island Distributing Company, a B.W.I. Company; LFZ, Ltd., a B.W.I. Company; Larry Flynt Distributing Company, Inc.; N. Morgen Hagen; David Kahn; Jim Goode, Defendants-Appellees. No. 87-6328. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted April 7, 1988. Decided Oct. 26, 1988. Gary L. Shockey, Spence, Moriarity & Schuster, Jackson, Wyo., for plaintiff-appellant. David O. Carson, Cooper, Epstein & Hurewitz, Beverly Hills, Cal., for defendants-appellees. Appeal from the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before TANG, FLETCHER and PREGERSON, Circuit Judges. FLETCHER, Circuit Judge: 1 Dorchen Leidholdt appeals the district court's dismissal, for failure to state a claim, of her diversity action for libel, intentional infliction of emotional distress, and invasion of privacy arising from an article Hustler published about her. She also appeals the district court's indication that it will award sanctions…

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