The lawsuit involves a September 30, 2018 Esquire article entitled 'Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret.'
On Tuesday, a Trump-appointed Iowa federal judge threatened to dismiss a defamation lawsuit brought by the family of California Republican Representative Devin Nunes against Hearst Magazines, the publisher ofTrump-appointed U.S. District Judge C.J. Williams said he'll throw out the lawsuit if the family doesn't specify precisely how Lizza's article inThe lawsuit involves a September 30, 2018article entitled"Devin Nunes's Family Farm Is Hiding a Politically Explosive Secret.
But while the Nunes family suit cited 16 statements in Lizza's article that it alleged were defamatory, they didn't provide any facts to disprove her allegedly defamatory statements. "Without knowing which of the facts plaintiffs allege are actually false," he continued,"defendants are left not knowing how to answer the complaint."
"If plaintiffs do not file an amended complaint," the ruling states,"the court may dismiss this matter without further action by defendants."
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