Gordon Dale Meador v. New Times, Inc., Terese Greene Michael Lacey

36 F.3d 1103 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Gordon Dale MEADOR, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NEW TIMES, INC., Terese Greene; Michael Lacey, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-15213. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted Aug. 12, 1994. * Decided Sept. 16, 1994. 1 Before: FLETCHER, HALL and WIGGINS, Circuit Judges 2 MEMORANDUM ** 3 Gordon Dale Meador appeals pro se the district court's order denying his motion for a preliminary injunction. Meador alleged that the New Times Newspaper of Phoenix, Arizona ("New Times") and one of its writers committed the state law torts of defamation and false light invasion of privacy against him when they published an article linking him to the deaths of two young boys. He sought a preliminary injunction restraining New Times from publishing his name in the future. We have jurisdiction and we affirm. 4 * Meador currently is serving a life sentence without possibility of parole in a California state prison for an…