Legal Opinion
Anonymous Online Speakers v. United States District Court
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided January 7, 2011No. 09-71265PublishedCited by 40 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
The opinion filed July 12, 2010 and appearing at 611 F.3d 653, is withdrawn and replaced with the accompanying opinion.
OPINION
McKEOWN, Circuit Judge:
The proceeding before us is but a short chapter in an acrimonious and long-running business dispute between Quixtar, Inc. (“Quixtar”), successor to the well-known Amway Corporation, and Signature Management TEAM, LLC (“TEAM”). Quixtar sued TEAM, claiming that TEAM orchestrated an Internet smear campaign via anonymous postings and videos disparaging Quixtar and its business practices. As part of the discovery process, Quixtar sought testimony…
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