5th Circuit reinstates stiff sanctions against lawyer in porn copyright troll suit
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Although Mick Haig had obtained their Internet Protocol (“IP”) addresses and the names of their internet service providers (“ISPs”), it knew no other information about those 670 persons. Mick Haig sued them as John Doe defendants (“the Does”), alleging copyright infringement. Mick Haig then sought permission to expedite discovery in order to subpoena the Does’ ISPs to disclose their names and contact information before the required Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 26(f) discovery conference . . .
July 12, 2012 | Comments Off Tags: Category: Featured, Court: 5th Circuit, Tags: Category: Bench and Bar, Topic: Internet, Topic: Pornography, ZZ: Mick Haig Productions v. Does 1-670
