November 21, 2009

Riddle v. Myers

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Posted September 27th, 2008 by David Ardia

Summary

Threat Type: Lawsuit	Date: 01/07/2008
Status: Concluded	Location: Ohio
Disposition: Withdrawn	Verdict/Settlement Amount: n/a
Legal Claims: Defamation
Steven Riddle, the principal of Leverette Junior High School, filed a defamation lawsuit against Chris Myers, the operator of SwampBubbles, a website that describes itself as " a user centered site dedicated to breaking news and political discussion of Toledo and... read full description

Parties

Party Issuing Legal Threat:	Party Receiving Legal Threat:
Steven Riddle	Chris Myers; "Another Leverette Teacher"
Type of Party:	Type of Party:
Individual	Individual
Location of Party:	Location of Party:
Ohio	Ohio
Legal Counsel:	Legal Counsel:
Joan M. Torzewski	C. William Bair; Fan Zhang; Salvatore C. Molaro

Description

Steven Riddle, the principal of Leverette Junior High School, filed a defamation lawsuit against Chris Myers, the operator of SwampBubbles, a website that describes itself as " a user centered site dedicated to breaking news and political discussion of Toledo and Northwest Ohio," claiming that the site has been posting items that are "false and defamatory."

According to the complaint, defamatory postings were written by at least three unnamed people in response to a story on the site about a Leverette school employee charged with sexually assaulting a student.

Riddle also named as a defendant "Another Leverette Teacher," which the complaint did not name. According to the ToledoBlade.com, the complaint also requested that Myers be ordered to provide facts that would allow Riddle "to identify the persons who defamed him."

Update:

On March 3, 2008, Meyers filed a Motion For Protective Order and in the Alternative, Motion For Summary Judgment.

On September 23, 2008, the court scheduled an oral hearing on Myers' Motion for Protective Order and in the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment for October 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

On November 14, 2008, plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice which the Court granted.

This case has closed.

Submitted by Guest (not verified) on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 12:36.

This case has closed as of 11/14/08. Check out the docket at Lucas County Commom Pleas.

Thank you for the update

Submitted by David Ardia on Tue, 12/02/2008 - 14:24.

We've updated the entry for this case noting that it has now been voluntarily dismissed.

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