Jankovic v. International Crisis Group
Petition for certiorari denied on April 3, 2017
Issues: (1) Whether, for a defamation plaintiff to be deemed a limited-purpose public figure, the defamatory statement must be directly related (or “germane”) to the plaintiff's voluntary involvement in the particular public controversy; and (2) if the court grants certiorari on the above question, whether a court may grant summary judgment in an actual-malice case on the ground that the plaintiff has not proven that the defendant “actually possessed subjective doubt” about the truth of a story, even if, based on the admissible evidence, a reasonable jury could find that the defendant actually possessed subjective doubt.
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Aug 11 2016 | Application (16A164) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from September 22, 2016 to November 21, 2016, submitted to The Chief Justice. |
| Aug 12 2016 | Application (16A164) granted by The Chief Justice extending the time to file until November 21, 2016. |
| Nov 18 2016 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due December 23, 2016) |
| Nov 29 2016 | Waiver of right of respondent International Crisis Group, et al. to respond filed. |
| Dec 6 2016 | Brief amicus curiae of John J. Walsh filed. (Distributed) |
| Dec 7 2016 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of January 6, 2017. |
| Dec 15 2016 | Brief amici curiae of Professors Blitz & Citron filed. (Distributed) |
| Jan 3 2017 | Response Requested . (Due February 2, 2017) |
| Jan 19 2017 | Order extending time to file response to petition to and including March 6, 2017. |
| Feb 28 2017 | Brief of respondent International Crisis Group in opposition filed. |
| Mar 10 2017 | Reply of petitioner Milan Jankovic, aka Philip Zepter filed. |
| Mar 15 2017 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of March 31, 2017. |
| Apr 3 2017 | Petition DENIED. |
