A federal judge has ordered Paul Ceglia, the man who claims he's entitled to half ownership of Facebook, to produce a letter that appears to support the social network's claim that his alleged contract is a fabrication.
U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio today ordered the release of the letter, in which one of Ceglia's former law firms advises two other former Ceglia law firms that it had determined that the purported contract with Facebook co-founder Mark Zuckerberg was a fraud. Foschio also reprimanded Ceglia and his current lawyer, Dean Boland, for failing to produce the letter.
In today's ruling (see below), Foschio, of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of New York, used strong language in criticizing Ceglia and Boland for ignoring two previous court orders to produce the "Kasowitz letter."
"That the Kasowitz letter was never disclosed in a privilege log, given its obvious relevance to the issue of whether the contract at the heart of this litigation is genuine, is beyond cavil," Foschio said. "The attempt to goad the court into further review of the Kasowitz letter by its unsolicited submission to the court only served to further delay compliance with this court's orders."
"Such conduct is beyond disrespect and will not be countenanced," Foschio said in announcing sanctions against Ceglia and Boland. Foschio fined Ceglia and Boland both $1,000; Ceglia was sanctioned for failing to produce the letter as per pr... [Read more]
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