The subpeona against Kathleen Seidel has been quashed.
ENDORSED ORDER granting MOTION to Quash Subpoena.
Text of Order: "Granted. Attorney Clifford Shoemaker is ordered to show cause within 10 days why he should not be sanctioned under Fed R Civ P 11 -- see Fed R Civ P 45(a)(2)(B) which requires that a deposition subpoena be issued from the court in which the deposition is to occur and Fed R Civ P 45 (c)(1) commanding counsel to avoid burdensome subpoenas. A failure to appear will result in notification of Mr Shoemaker's conduct to the Presiding Judge in the Eastern District of Virginia."
So Ordered by Magistrate Judge James R. Muirhead.
(Entered: 04/21/2008)
And the can of mighty whoop-ass was opened, and the just layeth the smack down upon the wicked. Amen.
Mr. Shoemaker now has a little legal problem. See the tiny tear fall down my cheek. Oh wait, you can't because this is the Internet. Oh wait, you also can't because it is too small to be observed by the human senses.
(I love waking up to good news. This is going to put a smile on my face all day.)
Hat-tip: Liz Ditz
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And it is great legal news / precedent for all bloggers.
Lawyers that harass bloggers (which were commenting on publicly available information) may be subject to sanction if they abuse their subpoena privileges.
Yay!
Wheee!! Schaudenfraude lives.
http://www.sciencedaily.com/releases/2008/04/080424120953.htm