"Quixtar’s complaint is a cynical; vindictive assault on the constitutional rights of private citizens to freedom of speech and freedom of association enshrined in the 1st Amendment of the US Constitution and Article 1, sections 3 & 5 of the Michigan Constitution," states Daniel A O’Brien, attorney for the John Doe defendents.

O’Brien, explains in court documents, "Here we have a Plaintiff (Quixtar/Amway) thiat is so brash that Quixtar admits in its news release "Guerillas in the Midst" at its "Alticor Media Blog" that it is using this lawsuit against thirty private citizens as a mere tool in its ongoing battle against Orrin Woodward and Chris Brady."

Quixtar says on its media blog, "To us this is a necessary measure in a commercial dispute’... O’Brien continues in public legal documents, "This catch and release" policy is unquestionably the most cynical, brazen pernicious abuse of the process in any case reviewed by this writer on the subject. Knowingly dragging potentially dozens of private citizens through the courts for the purpose of what? ..Quixtar has totally failed to satisfy its burden of proof for obtaining the personal identification information..."


Global Internet Headlines Resulting From Quixtar’s Media Blitz Against Private Citizen Bloggers

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