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AMERICA ONLINE v. ANONYMOUS PUB. TRADED

No. 000974.

542 S.E.2d 377 (2001)

AMERICA ONLINE, INC., v. ANONYMOUS PUBLICLY TRADED COMPANY.

Supreme Court of Virginia.

March 2, 2001.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patrick J. Carome (Melanie D. Coates, Mc-Lean; Steven M. Dunne; Laura E. Jehl, Dulles; Laura A. Heymann; Wilmer, Cutler & Pickering, on briefs), for appellant.

Douglas M. Palais (Laura W. Khatcheressian; Dale W. Eikenberry; McCandish,

Present: CARRICO, C.J., LACY, KOONTZ, KINSER, and LEMONS, JJ. and STEPHENSON, Senior Judge.

LEMONS, Justice.

In this appeal, we consider whether an anonymous litigant may utilize the coercive powers of Virginia courts under the Virginia Uniform Foreign Depositions Act, Code § 8.01-411 et seq. ("UFDA"). Pursuant to Rules 4:1(c) and 4:9(c), America Online, Inc. ("AOL") sought to quash a subpoena duces tecum issued to it by the Clerk of the Circuit Court of Fairfax County and sought a protective order barring the discovery sought by an anonymous...

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