Timothy Vale
HARTFORD, Conn. — A suspended attorney who sued journalist Frank Parlato is asking a federal judge for remedies that courts have repeatedly held to be unconstitutional and legally impossible, according to a motion Parlato filed Friday seeking dismissal of the case.
The defamation case concerns Parlato’s reporting on Ambrose’s contentious divorce and custody proceedings. Ambrose is a former attorney and Hollywood television writer who was dismissed from the CBS series Instinct in 2018 after submitting a script that tracked a previously aired episode of Bones. He has filed two similar defamation actions in the same court—one against blogger Tina Swithin and another against psychiatrist Dr. Bandy Lee, who described him as showing “characteristics of a psychopath.” Each lawsuit challenges commentary related to Ambrose’s family-court history.
In a new filing, Parlato argues that plaintiff Christopher A. Ambrose — an NYU-trained lawyer whose license is suspended — has requested forms of relief that federal courts “may not grant under any circumstances,” including lifetime bans on speech, compelled retractions, removal of published reporting, and censorship of third-party comments.
Ambrose’s complaint asks the court to prohibit Parlato from publishing or republishing any statements about him on any platform. Parlato’s filing says such an order would constitute a prior restraint, quoting Supreme Court precedent describing prior restraints as “the most serious and least tolerable infringement of First Amendment rights.”
The motion states that Ambrose also seeks the removal of previously published articles and the suppression of comments written by other people. Parlato argues that no court can compel a publisher to delete speech or monitor third-party speech, citing Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act.
The filing adds that Ambrose asks the court to order Parlato to issue a corrective statement about his reporting.
According to the motion, “Courts cannot force a journalist to issue a retraction or apology.”
Additional Arguments in the Motion
After outlining the constitutional issues, the motion turns to other grounds for dismissal.
Parlato argues the court lacks personal jurisdiction because he is a Florida resident with no presence or business in Connecticut. In the filing, he states:
“Defendant has never lived, worked, owned property, maintained employees, conducted business, or purposefully directed activities toward Connecticut.”
The motion says Ambrose fails to allege any conduct that satisfies Connecticut’s long-arm statute and that online journalism accessible in Connecticut does not establish jurisdiction.
Parlato also argues the complaint fails to state any actionable claim, stating that Ambrose did not identify specific false statements, relied on altered excerpts and ellipses, and did not plead damages with particularity.
According to the motion,
“Plaintiff repeatedly uses ellipses, altered excerpts, partial quotations, and paraphrases that misrepresent the alleged statements.”
The filing also characterizes Ambrose’s 109-page complaint as a “shotgun pleading,” forcing the defendant and court to speculate which facts relate to which claims.
Conclusion of the Filing
The motion ends by arguing that because the complaint contains constitutionally barred requests and fails to meet the minimum pleading standards required under federal law, the case should be dismissed with prejudice.
“No federal court may grant the remedies Plaintiff demands,” the motion states.
Parlato filed the motion pro se from Big Pine Key, Florida.
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I would think Connecticut would not want to expose the scandal of non profit organization and it’s relationship to family court. Connecticut is the first to pass legislation on fatherhood. Placing a crown on the heads of wealthy powerful men. Under a minority umbrella. Mr. Allen head of the equity alliance in Hartford. Representative for the national parenting organization a fathers rights groups pushing 50/50 legislation and the notion women like Karen Riordan are lying for ” gifts and prizes” Robert Garza 3 strikes legislation working in tandum with Dr. Barnet Alienation study group and Joan klot Zanard of the the largest base of information on parental alienation and a referral network. The head of ” family court reform” Mr. Syzmonick. Both Joan and Peter have disappeared since the law suits and Linda Gotlibe and the Anti Alienation project fighting with Dr. Childress on eithics and standards of practices Mr . Allen head of the equity alliance in Hartford CT in his partnership with the commission on women children senior equity and inclusion appears to have silence members of the 52 percent of women in Connecticut. 61 percent of the work force. To assist the wealthy white Kings living in the state of Connecticut. Connecticut is currently being investigated for the non profit organization. It’s my sincere hopes they look at the use of diversity equity funding shielding Rich white men ” Kings” using federal funding to force woman in to marriage with abusive men using child custody as leverage. The lack of support for Karen Riordan and her children during the battle ment to silence and lead the queens 👑 into poverty fighting for their children. Connecticut the birth place of the welfare reform act, healthy marriage and responsible fatherhood. The Kings have manipulated the state funding, have failed to provide agencies to assist women and wants to take domestic violence funding away from victims. If this is not coursive control I don’t know what is? The Kings of Connecticut and the fast track to Linda Gotlibe and friends ” camps” . With funding hidden under the minority community for the white Kings of Connecticut.
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Frank-‘
You can’t give the Ambrose some lettuce?
This is over. No reasonable judge is going to entertain this clown.
Ambrose- you’ve got no damages on any of your lawsuits. You were a loser before the wrote about you and a loser now. You don’t get to pass go and collect 5 million no matter how much you think you deserve it 😂😂😂
The federal judge wants nothing to do with 109 pages of bullshit. Ambrose is unhinged and clearly delusional.
Dude- After all the time you’ve spent obsessing over Parlato, how can you possibly think you’ll ever win or ever see a penny from him. Senility has overtaken you.
He’s suing anyone who exposes the truth. True narcissist.
Frank-
1. Does he include a single, unedited statement you made that he claims is defamatory?
I was unable to find one but could hear to reread the 109 pages of whining and complaining.
2. where was ambrose employed when you began writing about him? I looked on IMDB and can’t find any credits after he was fired for plagiarism – his last show being Instinct
wondering where the 5 million claim is coming from given that it appears he imploded his own career with his own actions and it does not appear he had employment elsewhere
thanks
Did Luthmann help Parlato write that motion?
Filed pro se?
Damn, Frank.
You can’t afford an attorney?!
That faggot Ambrose has bankrupted you.
Hate to say it, but he’s already won this game of lawfare.
lol loser!!!
Frank doesn’t need an attorney for a *
Blah! Blah!
Go rub one out to your mom!
Such pus** toolbag!!!!