WV
Key Facts
Type
Court Case
Sector
Not specified
Industry
Not specified
Status
Draft
Country
United States
Also Known As
Weiss v Glemp
Tags
defamationslanderinternational comityservice of processforum non conveniensAuschwitz convent controversyPolish-Jewish relations
Overall Confidence
95%
Internal Notes
No notes
Key Information
Positions
No positions added
Case Number
792 F. Supp. 215 (S.D.N.Y. 1992); 127 Wn.2d 726, 903 P.2d 455 (Wash. 1995)
Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York; Supreme Court of Washington
Jurisdiction
New York (federal); Washington (state)
Filing Date
Not specified
Case Status
Dismissed
Case Type
Civil
Plaintiffs
Rabbi Avi Weiss
Defendants
Jozef Cardinal Glemp
About
Defamation lawsuit filed by Rabbi Avi Weiss against Cardinal Jozef Glemp, arising from Glemp's August 26, 1989, sermon in Czestochowa, Poland, where he described a 'detachment of seven Jews from New York' who 'attacked' the convent at Auschwitz as aggressors, in response to Weiss and six students' July 1989 protest. The protest involved climbing the fence and praying on the steps of the Carmelite convent near Auschwitz before they were ejected.
Key Relationships
Avi Weiss
filed_against
After Cardinal Glemp described Weiss's protest at the Auschwitz Carmelite convent as an 'attack' and called the protesters 'aggressors,' Weiss filed a defamation suit in U.S. District Court. The case was dismissed in 1992 for lack of personal jurisdiction and on forum non conveniens grounds.
Since 1989
Recent Events
Appointed Chief Justice (WA Supreme Court)
Durham served as Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
1/1/1995
Began as Defendant's Counsel (WA)
Richard Black began serving as Defendant's Counsel for the Washington case
1/1/1993
Began as Plaintiff's Counsel (WA)
Eugene Seligmann began serving as Plaintiff's Counsel for the Washington case
1/1/1993
Began as Plaintiff's Counsel (WA)
Willard G. Smith, Jr. began serving as Plaintiff's Counsel for the Washington case
1/1/1993
Began as Defendant's Counsel (WA)
John Lukjanowicz began serving as Defendant's Counsel for the Washington case
1/1/1993