Court refuses to order disclosure of bloggers identity, closes discovery, and sets case for trial. Blogger allowed to go to trial anonymously.
Art of Living Foundation v. Does
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 159619; 40 Media L. Rep. 2429 (N.D. Cal. May 9, 2012), May 9, 2012
Art of Living Foundation v. Does
2012 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 61582, *; 102 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1820; Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P30,247; 40 Media L. Rep. 1753 (N.D. Cal. May 1, 2012), May 1, 2012
Court dismisses copyright claims against bloggers.
Hodge v. Gammon
(Alameda Sup. Ct., California, November 17, 2011), November 17, 2011
Former Oakland Mayoral candidate Marcie Hodge’s defamation lawsuit against East Bay Express is dismissed on East Bay Express’s anti-SLAPP motion.
[Koltun represented East Bay Express].
Art of Living Foundation v. Does
2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 129836; 100 U.S.P.Q.2D (BNA) 1604; Copy. L. Rep. (CCH) P30,164; 39 Media L. Rep. 2586 (N.D. Cal., November 9, 2011), November 9, 2011
Court protects anonymity of blogger, ruling that his right to free speech outweighs Plaintiff’s interest in learning his identity.
Order preserving Skywalker anonymity
[Koltun represented Blogger. Karl Kronenberger and Jeffrey Rosenfeld of Kronenberger Rosenfeld represented Plaintiff. Paul Alan Levy of Public Citizen represented amici.]
Art of Living Foundation v. Does
2011 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 63507, 39 Media L. Rep. 2520 (N.D. Cal. June 15, 2011), June 15, 2011
Court dismisses defamation and trade libel claims against bloggers.
Booker et al. v. City of Richmond
(Contra Costa Superior Court, January 7, 2011), January 7, 2011
Court declines to issue injunction barring NAACP Richmond chapter President Ken Nelson from commenting on litigation.
Jenkins et. al. v. City of Richmond
(N.D. Cal. March 25, 2010), March 25, 2010
Court withdraws injunction it had previously entered, which had barred NAACP Richmond Chapter President Ken Nelson from commenting on litigation. Court declines to hold him in contempt for distributing information concerning litigation.
Bank Julius Baer & Co., Ltd v. Wikileaks
535 F.Supp.2d 980 (N.D. Cal. 2008), February 29, 2008
Swiss/Cayman Island Bank’s effort to shut down anonymous website rejected by Court.
Attorney General v. Clarke
( 96A/2004) [2008] ZMSC 4 (24 January 2008), January 24, 2008
Supreme Court of Zambia upholds court order barring deportation of newspaper columnist who had written article satirizing public officials. Koltun provided assistance to columnist’s attorney through the auspices of the Southern Africa Litigation Centre.
Hand v. Brown
2007 US Dist. LEXIS 93636 (N.D.Cal), December 10, 2007
Defamation lawsuit against NAACP officers and newspaper editor dismissed.