Choyce v. SF Bay Area Independent Media Center

UPDATE (11/10/14):  Court finds in favor of the website.


N.D.Cal.: Websites Win $87,000 From Attorney
Courthouse News
Dionne Choyce sued San Francisco Bay Area Independent Media Center and its Internet Service provider Layer 42.net in 2012.  Choyce claimed the Media Center posted defamatory comments about him on its aggregate news site, Indybay.org.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/11/05/websites-win-87-000-from-attorney.htm


Opinion:http://www.courthousenews.com/2014/11/05/Websites.pdf


Choyce v. SF Bay Independent Media Center  (12/2/2013)



STATUS: Federal Court dismisses defamation claim.



N.D.Cal.: Lawyer Can't Grill ISP Over Online Defamation
Courthouse News
A lawyer cannot pursue defamation claims against the Internet service provider behind a post that said he "embezzled from the homeless", a Federal judge ruled.
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/12/04/63432.htm

Order:
http://www.courthousenews.com/2013/12/04/isp.pdf

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