BOCHAN v. LA FONTAINE

No. Civ.A. 98-1749-A.

68 F.Supp.2d 692 (1999)

Steve BOCHAN, Plaintiff, v. Ray LA FONTAINE, Mary La Fontaine, Robert Harris, Defendants.

United States District Court, E.D. Virginia, Alexandria Division.

May 26, 1999.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Clara A. Williamson, Alexandria, VA, for plaintiff.

Bernard S. Cohen, Cohen, Dunn, Curcio Keating, Rohrstaff, PC, Alexandria, VA, for the LaFontaine defendants.

Richard S. Mendelson, Alexandria, VA, for Harris defendant.


MEMORANDUM OPINION

ELLIS, District Judge.

This is an Internet1 libel case. Plaintiff, a Virginia resident, alleges that defendants, Texas and New Mexico residents, defamed him in Virginia and elsewhere by posting libelous messages from Texas and New Mexico on an Internet newsgroup. At issue is whether there is personal jurisdiction over defendants in Virginia. For the reasons that...

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