▁def am ation ▁suit ▁in ▁Dallas ▁County ▁District ▁Court ▁on ▁September ▁ 2 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁The ▁named ▁defend ants ▁were ▁The ▁Bla ze , ▁Inc , ▁Gl enn ▁Beck , ▁Center ▁for ▁Security ▁Policy , ▁Jim ▁Hans on , ▁Fox ▁Television ▁St ations , ▁L LC , ▁Ben ▁Fer g us on , ▁Ben ▁Sh api ro , ▁and ▁Beth ▁Van ▁Du y ne . ▁Case ▁No . ▁DC - 1 6 - 1 2 5 7 9 . ▁The ▁Moh amed s ▁were ▁represented ▁by ▁Susan ▁E . ▁H utch ison ▁of ▁H utch ison ▁& ▁Sto y , ▁P LL C . ▁ ▁A ▁hearing ▁was ▁held ▁on ▁December ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 6 , ▁during ▁which ▁all ▁claims ▁against ▁the ▁defend ants ▁K DF W ▁Fox ▁ 4 ▁and ▁Ben ▁Fer g us on ▁were ▁dismiss ed ▁with ▁pre jud ice ▁( mean ing ▁the ▁suit ▁cannot ▁be ▁re - file d , ▁though ▁this ▁can ▁be ▁appe aled ). ▁On ▁January ▁ 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁Judge ▁Mar ic ela ▁Moore ▁dismiss ed ▁the ▁suit ▁against ▁several ▁media ▁out lets ▁( The B la ze , ▁Gl enn ▁Beck , ▁Jim ▁Hans on ▁and ▁the ▁Center ▁for ▁Security ▁Policy ). ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 , ▁the ▁suit ▁against ▁Ben ▁Sh api ro ▁was ▁also ▁dismiss ed ▁with ▁an ▁order ▁cit ing ▁the ▁Texas ▁Cit iz ens ▁Part icip