Comments on: Another Amended Complaint in the Auto Admit Case http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/ Occasionally irreverent thoughts on law, liberty, tech, and politics Tue, 15 Dec 2009 16:01:49 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: “A Horse Walks Into a Bar” Makes His Appearance « The Legal Satyricon http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7361 “A Horse Walks Into a Bar” Makes His Appearance « The Legal Satyricon Wed, 13 Aug 2008 21:18:07 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7361 [...] I reported on August 6, the plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint (third try overall). In that complaint, they [...] [...] I reported on August 6, the plaintiffs filed their Second Amended Complaint (third try overall). In that complaint, they [...]

]]> By: AutoAdmit Plaintiffs Out Matthew C. Ryan, Senior At University of Texas at Austin, As Person Who Left Vile Comments | Popehat http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7260 AutoAdmit Plaintiffs Out Matthew C. Ryan, Senior At University of Texas at Austin, As Person Who Left Vile Comments | Popehat Fri, 08 Aug 2008 13:57:24 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7260 [...] covered the case diligently, and who at one point ably represented the dismissed former exec) has teh latest, in which the plaintiffs have filed an amended complaint naming one of the anonymous commenters as [...] [...] covered the case diligently, and who at one point ably represented the dismissed former exec) has teh latest, in which the plaintiffs have filed an amended complaint naming one of the anonymous commenters as [...]

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7237 marcorandazza Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:51:59 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7237 <b>But what did David post that was false? </b> But what did David post that was false?

]]> By: Susan Cartier Liebel http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7236 Susan Cartier Liebel Thu, 07 Aug 2008 16:33:35 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7236 I just posted this on Lat's site...so hopefully it will get read: This is a statement to local press by attorney Matthew C. Ryan w/ conclusive evidence he IS NOT the named plaintiff: The lawyer Ryan says he is not the Ryan named in the lawsuit, and he has an e-mail from the plaintiffs’ lawyer to prove it: “We named Matthew C. Ryan, an undergraduate at the University of Texas, as a defendant in the AutoAdmit complaint. Please be aware that there are other Matthew C. Ryans in Austin, including an attorney, and that they are NOT the defendant in the AutoAdmit case.” The e-mail is signed Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor who is representing the women in the lawsuit. (Lemley confirmed to me that the e-mail is genuine.) Ryan, a 40-year-old construction attorney with Allensworth and Porter, and an adjunct UT professor in construction law, said he has received hate mail after his resume was posted with news of the lawsuit on Above the Law, a blog that bills itself as a legal tabloid. He’s also received calls from the ABA Journal, Associated Press and other news outlets. “You can see how important it is for me to maintain and preserve my reputation and my good name,” he said. Here is the link http://tinyurl.com/578kty David, it's one thing to spread gossip...but if it's patently false...fix it! I just posted this on Lat’s site…so hopefully it will get read:

This is a statement to local press by attorney Matthew C. Ryan w/ conclusive evidence he IS NOT the named plaintiff:

The lawyer Ryan says he is not the Ryan named in the lawsuit, and he has an e-mail from the plaintiffs’ lawyer to prove it:

“We named Matthew C. Ryan, an undergraduate at the University of Texas, as a defendant in the AutoAdmit complaint. Please be aware that there are other Matthew C. Ryans in Austin, including an attorney, and that they are NOT the defendant in the AutoAdmit case.”

The e-mail is signed Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor who is representing the women in the lawsuit. (Lemley confirmed to me that the e-mail is genuine.)

Ryan, a 40-year-old construction attorney with Allensworth and Porter, and an adjunct UT professor in construction law, said he has received hate mail after his resume was posted with news of the lawsuit on Above the Law, a blog that bills itself as a legal tabloid.

He’s also received calls from the ABA Journal, Associated Press and other news outlets.

“You can see how important it is for me to maintain and preserve my reputation and my good name,” he said.

Here is the link http://tinyurl.com/578kty

David, it’s one thing to spread gossip…but if it’s patently false…fix it!

]]> By: A question about the AutoAdmit litigation http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7232 A question about the AutoAdmit litigation Thu, 07 Aug 2008 13:36:47 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7232 [...] The WSJ Law Blog reports that the two Yale Law women suing AutoAdmit/XOXOHTH posters are “seeking to resolve their claims against these defendants” without amending the complaint to name their identities, obtained over the course of a variety of subpoenas.  Thus, the recent amended complaint named only a single AutoAdmit poster, Matthew C. Ryan, who had apparently refused to settle–perhaps because while Ryan’s comments were obnoxious, they were not legally actionable. [...] [...] The WSJ Law Blog reports that the two Yale Law women suing AutoAdmit/XOXOHTH posters are “seeking to resolve their claims against these defendants” without amending the complaint to name their identities, obtained over the course of a variety of subpoenas.  Thus, the recent amended complaint named only a single AutoAdmit poster, Matthew C. Ryan, who had apparently refused to settle–perhaps because while Ryan’s comments were obnoxious, they were not legally actionable. [...]

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7228 marcorandazza Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:39:29 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7228 <b>I agree that it was sloppy lawyering for the plaintiffs to not put in a few words to clarify who the defendant was. And it was very sloppy journalism for the initial writers to not drill down for a few minutes and check their facts. </b> I agree that it was sloppy lawyering for the plaintiffs to not put in a few words to clarify who the defendant was.

And it was very sloppy journalism for the initial writers to not drill down for a few minutes and check their facts.

]]> By: reputationhasmeaning http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7227 reputationhasmeaning Thu, 07 Aug 2008 01:19:49 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7227 Here is an article confirming that the lawyer and adjunt professor at UT was in no way involved in Autoadmit. As a older reader of your blog, I'm often surprised at the speed of the internet and the ability of person not to ask basic questions about facts, just because it is the answer they have is number one response on google that they obtained after a 30 second search. No, not that Matthew C. Ryan By Chuck Lindell | Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 05:19 PM Austin lawyer Matthew C. Ryan telephoned to help us avoid confusion in a breaking story about a similarly named Austin man being sued for allegedly posting anonymous, defamatory comments on a web site. The lawyer Ryan says he is not the Ryan named in the lawsuit, and he has an e-mail from the plaintiffs’ lawyer to prove it: “We named Matthew C. Ryan, an undergraduate at the University of Texas, as a defendant in the AutoAdmit complaint. Please be aware that there are other Matthew C. Ryans in Austin, including an attorney, and that they are NOT the defendant in the AutoAdmit case.” The e-mail is signed Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor who is representing the women in the lawsuit. (Lemley confirmed to me that the e-mail is genuine.) Ryan, a 40-year-old construction attorney with Allensworth and Porter, and an adjunct UT professor in construction law, said he has received hate mail after his resume was posted with news of the lawsuit on Above the Law, a blog that bills itself as a legal tabloid. He’s also received calls from the ABA Journal, Associated Press and other news outlets. “You can see how important it is for me to maintain and preserve my reputation and my good name,” he said. You bet. http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/courts/entries/2008/08/06/no_not_that_matthew_c_ryan.html Here is an article confirming that the lawyer and adjunt professor at UT was in no way involved in Autoadmit. As a older reader of your blog, I’m often surprised at the speed of the internet and the ability of person not to ask basic questions about facts, just because it is the answer they have is number one response on google that they obtained after a 30 second search.

No, not that Matthew C. Ryan
By Chuck Lindell | Wednesday, August 6, 2008, 05:19 PM

Austin lawyer Matthew C. Ryan telephoned to help us avoid confusion in a breaking story about a similarly named Austin man being sued for allegedly posting anonymous, defamatory comments on a web site.

The lawyer Ryan says he is not the Ryan named in the lawsuit, and he has an e-mail from the plaintiffs’ lawyer to prove it:

“We named Matthew C. Ryan, an undergraduate at the University of Texas, as a defendant in the AutoAdmit complaint. Please be aware that there are other Matthew C. Ryans in Austin, including an attorney, and that they are NOT the defendant in the AutoAdmit case.”

The e-mail is signed Mark Lemley, a Stanford University law professor who is representing the women in the lawsuit. (Lemley confirmed to me that the e-mail is genuine.)

Ryan, a 40-year-old construction attorney with Allensworth and Porter, and an adjunct UT professor in construction law, said he has received hate mail after his resume was posted with news of the lawsuit on Above the Law, a blog that bills itself as a legal tabloid.

He’s also received calls from the ABA Journal, Associated Press and other news outlets.

“You can see how important it is for me to maintain and preserve my reputation and my good name,” he said.

You bet.

http://www.statesman.com/blogs/content/shared-gen/blogs/austin/courts/entries/2008/08/06/no_not_that_matthew_c_ryan.html

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7226 marcorandazza Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:42:31 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7226 <b>I feel badly for him too. The guy was a super-nice guy. </b> I feel badly for him too. The guy was a super-nice guy.

]]> By: Eddie http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7225 Eddie Wed, 06 Aug 2008 23:24:21 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7225 I feel badly for that UT prof. Almost feels like there should be a collection taken up for him. How much *do* lighting rods cost nowadays? I feel badly for that UT prof. Almost feels like there should be a collection taken up for him.

How much *do* lighting rods cost nowadays?

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7220 marcorandazza Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:39:04 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7220 <b>I can't offer any information except the fact that the Matthew C. Ryan who everyone seems to be looking at (the UT adjunct) is the wrong guy.</b> I can’t offer any information except the fact that the Matthew C. Ryan who everyone seems to be looking at (the UT adjunct) is the wrong guy.

]]> By: Matty Ryan http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7217 Matty Ryan Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:29:18 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7217 So wait, did the plaintiffs get the identity wrong or is it definitely another Matthew C. Ryan who happens to be at UT-Austin? and what do we know about Matthew C. Ryan #2? So wait, did the plaintiffs get the identity wrong or is it definitely another Matthew C. Ryan who happens to be at UT-Austin? and what do we know about Matthew C. Ryan #2?

]]> By: popehat http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7216 popehat Wed, 06 Aug 2008 20:27:43 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7216 Good work on that! Good work on that!

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7215 marcorandazza Wed, 06 Aug 2008 19:24:18 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7215 <b>The prof is not :D -- I have updated my post to confirm this. I had a 10 minute conversation with the prof, and the poor guy is absolutely bewildered at all the attention focused upon him.</b> The prof is not :D — I have updated my post to confirm this. I had a 10 minute conversation with the prof, and the poor guy is absolutely bewildered at all the attention focused upon him.

]]> By: lulz http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7212 lulz Wed, 06 Aug 2008 18:32:51 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7212 A very big lulz indeed. There are two people affiliated with UT-Austin who have the identical name in the amended complaint. I doubt the prof is the :D in the complaint. Rather it is the second individual. A very big lulz indeed. There are two people affiliated with UT-Austin who have the identical name in the amended complaint.

I doubt the prof is the :D in the complaint. Rather it is the second individual.

]]> By: marcorandazza http://randazza.wordpress.com/2008/08/06/another-amended-complaint-in-the-auto-admit-case/#comment-7210 marcorandazza Wed, 06 Aug 2008 17:17:21 +0000 http://randazza.wordpress.com/?p=1582#comment-7210 <b>Popehat, I have seen no evidence that the Texas lawyer is the same guy. This is a pretty common name, so I'd like to ask all commenters to be careful about pointing at any specific Matt Ryans until there is something at least strongly persuasive that actually identifies him. </b> Popehat,

I have seen no evidence that the Texas lawyer is the same guy. This is a pretty common name, so I’d like to ask all commenters to be careful about pointing at any specific Matt Ryans until there is something at least strongly persuasive that actually identifies him.

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