Lord v. Smith

THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION RYAN LORD, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) No. 22 C 2689 v. ) ) Judge Virginia M. Kendall ) JONATHAN LEO SMITH, ) ) Defendant. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION & ORDER Ryan Lord and Johnathan Leo Smith are both well-known professional creators of on-line game gamers who have millions of followers on social media. Plaintiff Ryan Lord sued Defendant Jonathan Leo Smith for posting allegations of sexual misconduct about Lord on social media and messaging others to harm him at his home address. (Dkt. 1). Lord claims Smith’s statements…