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Facts

• The Plaintiff, appearing pro se, filed a defamation complaint against the Defendant. This case is related to a previous legal action where a protective order or permanent injunction was granted against the Plaintiff and related parties, restricting their legal actions against the Defendant.

Procedural History

• Ct. App. No. 31,714: Fairy Purifoy v. Dusty Stone, Appellant Dusty Stone is appealing from a district court order granting Fairy Purifoy’s second motion for protective order or permanent injunction against Lee Stone, Dusty Stone, and any and all siblings, heirs, successors, or assigns of Lee Stone or Dusty Stone, filed on October 21, 2011.

Parties' Submissions

• Plaintiff: Argued against the district court's dismissal of his defamation complaint, seeking to amend the docketing statement.
• Defendant: [Not applicable or not found]

Legal Issues

• Whether the district court's order dismissing the Plaintiff's defamation complaint with prejudice should be affirmed.
• Whether the Plaintiff can circumvent a protective order by bringing a new legal theory against the Defendant to court.

Disposition

• The motion to amend the docketing statement is denied.
• The district court order dismissing the Plaintiff's complaint is affirmed.

Reasons

• The Court, consisting of Judges Timothy L. Garcia, James J. Wechsler, and Jonathan B. Sutin, unanimously decided to affirm the district court's dismissal of the Plaintiff's defamation complaint. The Court noted that the Plaintiff's attempt to challenge the dismissal required setting aside a previous protective order, which he had not done. The Court concluded that the Plaintiff could not bypass the protective order by introducing a new legal theory against the Defendant. The decision to affirm the district court's ruling was based on the necessity to uphold the protective order previously granted, indicating a procedural barrier that the Plaintiff failed to overcome.