Teter v. Project Veritas Action Fund et al

Filing 121

JUDGMENT: The Plaintiff shall recover nothing from the Defendants in the form of damages. This action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDCE in its entirety, and the Defendants shall recover their costs of the action from the Plaintiff. Signed by District Judge Martin Reidinger on 6/7/2019. (maf)

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE WESTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
ASHEVILLE DIVISION
CIVIL CASE NO. 1:17-cv-00256-MR

SHIRLEY TETER,

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Plaintiff,
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vs.
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PROJECT VERITAS ACTION FUND, )
PROJECT VERITAS, and JAMES E. )
O’KEEFE, III,
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Defendants.
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JUDGMENT
THIS MATTER came on for trial and was heard by the undersigned
judge, and a jury was duly empaneled. Upon the close of the Plaintiff’s
evidence, the Defendants made an oral motion for judgment as a matter of
law pursuant to Rule 50(a) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure with
respect to the Plaintiff’s claim for defamation.
The Court concludes that the Defendants are entitled to judgment as a
matter of law with respect to the Plaintiff’s defamation claim, and that claim
is therefore dismissed. The Court previously entered an Order granting
summary judgment in favor of the Defendants on the Plaintiff’s claim for

unfair and deceptive trade practices under North Carolina law. That claim is
also dismissed.
IT IS, THEREFORE, ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that
the Plaintiff shall recover nothing from the Defendants in the form of
damages.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED that this
action is DISMISSED WITH PREJUDCE in its entirety, and the Defendants
shall recover their costs of the action from the Plaintiff.
Signed: June 7, 2019

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