The list of defendants is now Brett Kimberlin, Justice Through Music Project, Velvet Revolution US, and John Doe 1 Proprietor of BrietbartUnmasked.com.
Developing. More later.
UPDATE—This federal lawsuit should not be confused with Walker v. Kimberlin, et al. which is a state lawsuit in Virginia. That suit includes Neal Rauhauser and Ron Brynaert as defendants.
What happened to Brynaert and Rauhauser? I thought they were listed as defendants and Mr. Worthing was going to obtain default judgments against them.
See the UPDATE about the Virginia lawsuit.
That is a different case, Daryl.
I find myself befuddled by simultaneity. Can’t the federal court hear everything, with the state claims thrown in under the court’s pendent jurisdiction? (The state court can, of course, hear the federal claims, too.) But I know the council involved in both cases are smart, and I haven’t looked at the cases too closely.
IANAL, but from the brief interactions I’ve had with Aaron Walker’s lawyers in the various cases, they seem to be very sharp. The Blogger’s Defense Team is handling both the Virginia and Federal cases. You can get more info at their site (http://www.bloggersdefenseteam.com).
They should add “John Doe number 2 the man whom allegedly tipped off Kimberlin to Walker’s identity during an anonymous phone call to Brett Kimberlin on Dec 31st.” That would force Kimberlin to take the stand to testify to the particulars of that conversation. For instance, how long the conversation was. It would grant Walker the right to subpeona Kimberlin’s phone records. When that person isn’t found, Walker could argue to the court that the convicted perjurer probably received the tip by email and demand his email. Kimberlin would have to comply even if he defaulted. Nor, could he plead the fifth. He would have to produce the records, or face contempt charges.
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