Posted on 07/03/2004 1:13:00 PM PDT by ambrose
July 3, 2004
Judge Dismisses Libel Case Against Governor
By Greg Krikorian, Times Staff Writer
A Los Angeles judge late Friday dismissed a libel suit brought against Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and his campaign by a former stuntwoman who leveled election eve charges last fall that he had twice assaulted her.
In an 11-page opinion, Superior Court Judge Robert L. Hess ruled that Rhonda Miller's decision to hold a news conference to level her accusations put her in the role of a limited public figure. Therefore, Hess said, Miller's attorneys had to offer "clear and convincing" evidence that Schwarzenegger and others knew Miller had no criminal history when the campaign sent an e-mail to reporters suggesting they check her background in criminal court records.
Records showed criminal cases under the name Rhonda Miller, but not the Rhonda Miller who had leveled the charges against Schwarzenegger.
"The evidence before the court establishes that Mr. Schwarzenegger neither knew of nor approved the text of the disputed e-mail before it was sent," the judge wrote.
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I am glad there are at least a few half-way sensible judges.
Having so much fun with the fedex ads i forgot what the thread was about!LOL
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