Legal Opinion
Thomas M Cooley Law School v. Doe 1
Michigan Court of Appeals
Decided April 4, 2013No. Docket No. 307426PublishedCited by 51 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
WHITBECK, EJ.
This appeal concerns the complicated interplay between First Amendment protections of the freedom of speech and the Michigan Court Rules concerning discovery. Plaintiff, Thomas M. Cooley Law School (Cooley), filed a complaint in the Ingham Circuit Court against defendant John Doe 1 (Doe 1) and others, alleging, in part, defamation arising from statements that Doe 1 made, under a pseudonym, on a website that criticized Cooley. Doe 1 moved in the tried court to (1) quash a subpoena that Cooley obtained in California seeking his identity, and (2) issue a protective order. Doe 1 now…
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