A federal judge dismissed author Michael Wolff's preemptive lawsuit against First Lady Melania Trump, ruling the legal action was an improper maneuver.
NEW YORK — A federal judge in Manhattan has dismissed an aggressive preemptive lawsuit filed by biographer Michael Wolff against First Lady Melania Trump, ruling that the author’s attempt to bypass standard litigation procedures was an improper tactical maneuver designed to force a premature federal resolution.
U.S. District Judge Mary Kay Vyskocil, presiding over the Southern District of New York, declined to exercise discretionary federal jurisdiction over the case. In an unsparing memorandum opinion, the Trump-appointed jurist criticized Wolff’s attempt to dictate the timeline and venue of a potential civil dispute, rebuking the author for using the bench as an instrument for strategic maneuvering.