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February 02, 2017

Calvin Edward Cooksey v. Frank Ocean

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Case Number:

2:17-cv-00839

Court:

California Central

Nature of Suit:

Assault Libel & Slander

Judge:

Stephen V. Wilson

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Reflects complaints, answers, motions, orders and trial notes entered from Jan. 1, 2011.
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  1. October 17, 2017

    Singer Frank Ocean Beats Estranged Dad's $14.5M Libel Suit

    Grammy Award-winning musician Frank Ocean beat a $14.5 million libel suit from his estranged father Tuesday, when a California federal judge ruled at a daylong bench trial that the dad hadn't shown that his son defamed him with a 2016 Tumblr post that recounted him calling a transgender waitress an anti-gay slur.

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