MATTER OF COHEN

100012/09

25 Misc.3d 945 (2009)

887 N.Y.S.2d 424

2009 NY Slip Op 29369

In the Matter of LISKULA COHEN, Petitioner, to Compel Disclosure from GOOGLE, INC. and/or its Subsidiary BLOGGER.COM, Respondents.

Supreme Court, New York County.

Decided August 17, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Cohen Wagner Davis P.C., New York City (Steven R. Wagner of counsel), for petitioner.

Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati P.C., New York City (Joshua Andrew Plaut of counsel), for Google, Inc., respondent.

Anne W. Salisbury, New York City, for nonparty.


OPINION OF THE COURT

JOAN A. MADDEN, J.

In this special proceeding, petitioner seeks an order pursuant to CPLR 3102 (c) to compel pre-action disclosure directing respondents Google, Inc. and/or its subsidiary Blogger.com (hereinafter Google) to identify the person or persons (hereinafter the blogger or the anonymous blogger) who posted weblogs on Web sites under Google's operation and control, which contained allegedly defamatory statements about petitioner...

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