Blumenthal v. AOL Order

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA

SIDNEY BLUMENTHAL and JACQUELINE JORDAN BLUMENTHAL,
Plaintiffs,

v.

MATT DRUDGE and AMERICA ONLINE, INC.,
Defendants.

Civil Action No. 97-1968 (PLF)

ORDER AND JUDGMENT

Currently before this Court are a motion for summary judgment filed by defendant America Online, Inc. and a motion to dismiss or transfer for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by defendant Matt Drudge. Upon consideration of the papers filed by the parties and the oral arguments of counsel, and for the reasons stated in the accompanying Opinion, it is hereby

ORDERED that the motion to dismiss or transfer for lack of personal jurisdiction filed by defendant Matt Drudge is DENIED; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the motion for summary judgment filed by defendant America Online, Inc. is GRANTED; it is

FURTHER ORDERED that JUDGMENT is entered for defendant America Online, Inc.; and it is

FURTHER ORDERED that the remaining parties to this action, plaintiffs Sidney Blumenthal and Jacqueline Jordan Blumenthal, and defendant Matt Drudge shall appear for a status conference on June 2, 1998 at 10:00 a.m. At the status conference, the parties shall be prepared to discuss how this case should proceed with respect to a discovery schedule and a date for trial.

SO ORDERED.

/S/

PAUL L. FRIEDMAN
United States District Judge

DATE: 4/22/98