Deon v. McMonagle, No. 2005-08774 (Pa. C.P., Bucks County consolidated Oct. 2006) (consolidated with Deon v. Mcmonagle, No. 2004-02986 (Pa. C.P., Bucks County filed May 6, 2004)).

Status: Pending

Pasquale T. Deon Sr., who serves as chairman of the Philadelphia transit agency SEPTA and the Pennsylvania Turnpike Commission, filed a libel suit against Middletown, Pa. Supervisor Robert McMonagle for comments on his blog website middletown-news.net. In October 2006, the case was combined with an earlier case in which Deon sued McMonagle for libel and trespass. As of June 2008, discovery was proceeding in the combined case.

Links and Court Documents:
http://www.citmedialaw.org/deon-v-mcmonagle
http://middletown-news.net/news/20051210DeonLibel.html