Legal Opinion
Johnson v. Arden
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2010No. 09-2601PublishedCited by 240 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SMITH, Circuit Judge.
Susan and Robert Johnson filed a state civil suit making multiple claims against several defendants as a result of allegedly defamatory statements posted on an internet discussion board. The defendants removed the case to federal court. The original complaint included six defendants; however, the Johnsons located and served only InMotion Hosting, Inc. (“InMotion”), Melanie Lowry, and Kathleen Heineman.
The district court 2 dismissed the claims against InMotion with prejudice, finding that the Communications Decency Act (CDA) of 1996, 47 U.S.C. § 230(c)(1) and (e)(3)…
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