July 03, 2016
Prenda’s Hansmeier stipulates to suspension of his law license
In a previous post I suggested that the next event in the long running Prenda saga was likely to be a ruling by the referee in Hansmeier’s Minnesota lawyer discipline…
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June 28, 2016
Malibu Media (X-Art) sues its former counsel Keith Lipscomb and his firm for professional negligence and breach of fiduciary duty
Today Malibu Media (a litigation shell of a hardcore “barely legal” pornography producer X-Art), represented by its new counsel, Pillar Law Group, filed a lawsuit in Central District of California…
June 22, 2016
Judge thwarts copyright troll’s sneaky practice of securing safe retreat from potentially meritless lawsuits
Monday was a busy day for Judge William Haskell Alsup. I already reported that on that day the judge stayed plaintiff’s subpoena pending a clarification of geolocation reliability. There was…
June 21, 2016
Malibu Media’s geolocation accuracy: more scrutiny
Yesterday I wrote about certain skepticism expressed by California judges regarding Malibu Media’s geolocation reliability. Particularly, I mentioned Malibu’s declaration in response to a CASD magistrate’s order for supplemental briefing….
June 20, 2016
Judge Alsup questions accuracy of Malibu Media’s geolocation technology, stays subpoena
On 6/16/2016 there was a hearing on the defendant’s motion to quash subpoena in Malibu Media v John Doe (CAND 16-cv-1006, defense attorney: Thomas Pedreira). Malibu’s attorneys on the record,…
June 17, 2016
Righting the wrongs: Malibu Media defendants appeal bad rulings
Teleport to the latest update This post is about two new appeals in Malibu Media cases. I’ll get to them further below, yet I want to begin with a…
June 15, 2016
What is next for Paul Hansmeier?
By drvandalia ¹ Paul Hansmeier So what is next for Paul Hansmeier? (For some reason, I really don’t care about John Steele anymore. Perhaps someone else can take up the…
June 10, 2016
The Ninth Circuit affirms fee award imposed by Judge Wright against Prenda principals three years ago
A long awaited ruling by the US Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit is out. Circuit Judges Harry Pregerson, Richard Tallman, and Jacqueline Nguyen affirmed district court’s award of…
June 02, 2016
Malibu Media’s copyright trolling is put on life support while X-Art owners are selling their house
Teleport to the latest update Marisol Malibu: an illegal porn production capital of Ventura County 11802 Ellice Street, Malibu, CA 90265. The showcase property of the posh Marisol Malibu…
May 23, 2016
Malibu Media fails to find a new counsel, judge dismisses the case
As I reported recently, it seems that there is an ongoing genuine spat between X-Art’s owners and its long time “general counsel” Keith Lipscomb. This disagreement, details of which we’ll…
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