WARREN HOSP. v. DOES 1-10

Docket No. A-4119-11T4

63 A.3d 246 (2013)

430 N.J. Super. 225

WARREN HOSPITAL, Thomas H. Litz, Robert Rumfield, Theodore Ruhf, Cassandra M. Gill, Gail Newton, Elizabeth Baren, Warren Hospital Foundation, Inc., and Warren Healthcare, Inc., Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. John DOES (1-10) (being fictitious names for persons not yet identified) and Jane Does (1-10) (being fictitious names for persons not yet identified), Defendants-Respondents.

Superior Court of New Jersey, Appellate Division.

Decided April 5, 2013.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph A. Manfredi argued the cause for appellants (Manfredi & Pellechio, attorneys; Mr. Manfredi , of counsel; Mr. Manfredi and Laura M. Caillier , on the brief).

Brad M. Russo argued the cause for respondents (Russo Law Offices, LLC, Phillipsburg, attorneys; Mr. Russo , of counsel and on the brief).

Before Judges FISHER, WAUGH and ST. JOHN.


The opinion of the court was delivered by

FISHER, P.J.A.D.

In this interlocutory appeal, we review a trial court order that quashed a subpoena, served by plaintiffs on an Internet Service Provider (ISP), seeking information about the identity of one or more individuals who hacked into plaintiff Warren Hospital's intranet and circulated defamatory messages to the hospital's employees. We conclude that the trial judge erred in protecting the anonymity of the...

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