District Court, N.D. California May 3, 1977, Civ. 52150-WWS (Alioto v. Cowles Communications, Inc.)

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MEMORANDUM OF OPINION, FINDINGS OF FACT AND CONCLUSIONS OF LAW

SCHWARZER, District Judge.

This is an action for libel in which plaintiff seeks damages for defamatory statements contained in an article published by defendant’s Look Magazine in September, 1969, while plaintiff served as Mayor of San Francisco. This Court has jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1332(a).