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DOE v. COLEMAN

2015-SC-000408-MR.

497 S.W.3d 740 (2016)

John DOE, No. 1; and John Doe, No. 2, Appellants v. Honorable Eddy COLEMAN, Judge, Pike Circuit Court, Appellee and William Hickman, III, Real Party in Interest.

Supreme Court of Kentucky.

RENDERED: SEPTEMBER 22, 2016.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

COUNSEL FOR APPELLANTS: Lawrence R. Webster , Webster Law Offices, PO Drawer 712, Pikeville, Kentucky 41502

APPELLEE: Honorable Eddy Coleman, Judge, Pike Circuit Court, Pike County Judicial Center, 175 Main Street, Pikeville, Kentucky 41501

COUNSEL FOR REAL PARTY IN INTEREST: Richard A. Getty , Danielle Brown , The Getty Law Group, PLLC, 1900 Lexington Financial Center, 250 West Main Street, Lexington, Kentucky 40507

This case presents the question what must a public-figure prove to obtain the identities of anonymous speakers alleged to have defamed him.

I. Background

Appellee William Hickman filed an action in Pike Circuit Court on October 18, 2013 against several anonymous users of the website Topix...

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