A Muslim-American radio host can recover monetary damages against a neo-Nazi website operator who falsely accused him of terrorism, a federal judge has ruled.
SiriusXM Radio show host Dean Obeidallah is seeking more than $1 million in damages against The Daily Stormer founder Andrew Anglin, who hasn’t responded to Obeidallah’s libel lawsuit.
Chief US District Judge Edmund Sargus Jr. agreed Wednesday to enter a default judgment against Anglin and his company, Moonbase Holdings LLC. Sargus scheduled a June 12 hearing in Columbus, Ohio, to determine the proper amount of damages and fees.
Obeidallah “has adequately stated his claims and is entitled to monetary relief,” Sargus writes. But the judge adds that an evidentiary hearing is necessary “because Obeidallah’s evidence does not provide definite figures of his injuries.”
Anglin also faces possible default judgments in other cases, including separate lawsuits filed by two other targets of his site’s online harassment campaigns.
— AP
In this photo from June 25, 2015, Muslim comedian Dean Obeidallah speaks at a news conference in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews, File)
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