Legal Opinion
Doe I v. Ciolli
District Court, D. Connecticut
Decided April 30, 2009No. 3:07-cv-909 (CFD)PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
RULING ON MOTION TO DISMISS
CHRISTOPHER F. DRONEY, District Judge.
This action was brought by Doe I and Doe II, both female students at Yale Law School, against individuals using thirty-nine different pseudonymous names to post on a law school admissions website named AutoAdmit.com (“AutoAdmit”). The plaintiffs have identified Matthew Ryan (“Ryan”) as the person who posted under the pseudonymous name “:D”. Ryan has filed a motion to dismiss under Fed. R.Civ.P. 12(b)(1) & (2) asserting the Court lacks subject matter and personal jurisdiction.
J. Background
AutoAdmit is an internet discussion board…
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