Worrell-Payne
Worrell-Payne v. Gannett Co.
Opinion
Lead Opinion
MEMORANDUM **
Plaintiff-Appellant Judith E. WorrellPayne (‘Worrell-Payne”), the former executive director for the Boise City/Ada County Housing Authority (the “Authority”), brought suit against Defendant-Appellee Gannett Co., Inc. (“Gannett”) for defamation, defamation by implication, intentional infliction of emotional distress, intentional interference with contract, intentional interference with prospective economic advantage, and invasion of privacy, based on a series of articles and editorials which appeared in Gannett’s newspaper, The Idaho Statesman (“The Statesman”), from 1996 to 1998 and were sharply critical of her performance as executive director of the Authority. The district court’s granted summary judgment in favor of Gannett on all of Worrell-Payne’s claims. Worrell-Payne timely appeals. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 , and we affirm.
STANDARD OF REVIEW
We review the district court’s grant of summary judgment de novo. See Clicks Billiards Inc. v. Sixshooters, Inc., 251 F.3d 1252, 1257 (9th Cir.2001). Viewing the evidence in the light most favorable to the nonmoving party, we must determine whether there are any genuine issues of material fact…