FC: Update on Texas mall assailing critical website with similar name

From: Declan McCullagh (declanat_private)
Date: Sun Dec 09 2001 - 12:11:31 PST

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    Date: Sun, 9 Dec 2001 19:38:30 +0000 (GMT)
    From: Kieran Barry <kieranat_private>
    To: declanat_private
    cc: Hankat_private
    Subject: Bad news! (fwd)
    
    Hi Declan,
    
    You covered the story of Hank Mishkoff a little while back.  He was
    operating a fan site on a local shopping mall near Dallas called The
    Shops at Willow Bend, and the owners, Taubman, sued him in Michigan.
    He is defending the suit himself, and publicising the matter through a
    website available at the following names:
    
    taubmansucks.com
    willowbendsucks.com
    willowbendmallsucks.com
    shopsatwillowbendsucks.com
    
    as well as a couple of others, which I don't recall.  He has posted
    scanned copies of all the paperwork from the lawsuit on this site, and
    used it to coordinate legal advice.
    
    Although he only mentions the taubmansucks.com site below, it appears
    that all the sites are currently down by order of the judge.  What is
    particularly interesting is that in one of his filings opposing the
    request that the site be pulled, he stated that doing so would damage
    his ability to defend the case.
    
    Regards
    
    Kieran Barry
    
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    Date: Fri, 07 Dec 2001 10:15:11 -0600
    From: Hank Mishkoff <Hankat_private>
    To: TaubmanSucksat_private
    Subject: Bad news!
    
    Got a fax from the judge's office today -- he's expanded the preliminary
    injunction to include my TaubmanSucks.com site, which I've taken
    offline. While he was at it, he denied my requests to dismiss the
    complaint and to change the venue to Dallas.
    
    This doesn't come at a great time for me (not that ANY time would have a
    great time to receive this news), I'm on my way out the door for a
    week's vacation. I do have an idea for how I can get the site back
    online (without going to jail), but that may have to wait until I get
    back.
    
    Anyway, thanks as always to all of you for your continued support,
    and... STAY TUNED!
        Hank Mishkoff
        Hankat_private
    
    
    
    
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