Defendant, having denied the allegations in paragraph 3.7, denies the allegations in 3.8. Regarding paragraph 3.9, defendant admits that plaintiff Loeffelholz is a public official, working in the aforementioned warehouse and dressed as a law enforcement officer on the date of the incident. Defendant is without sufficient knowledge or information sufficient to form a belief as to the truth of the the remaining allegations in said paragraph and, therefore, deny the same. Therefore, defendant denies the allegations. Regarding the allegations in paragraph 3.11, defendant admits that, as part of its media activities, it published in its newsletter and on its web site an opinion article by defendant Richeson regarding allegations of government misconduct which included information about the incident on October 31, 1996.
Defendant denies the remaining allegations in said paragraph.
Therefore, defendant denies the allegations. Therefore, defendant denies the allegations. To the extent any allegation has not been answered, such allegations are hereby denied. Failure to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. Qualified privilege for reporting government misconduct.