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Paul Ceglia Fined $5,000 In Facebook Case

Posted by samzenpus on from the slap-on-the-friends-list dept.

An anonymous reader writes "U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie Foschio has sanctioned Paul Ceglia, a man that claims he owns half Facebook, and ordered him to pay $5,000 to the court. The judge also ordered Ceglia to pay for part of Facebook's attorney fees and expenses, an amount which will likely be much higher. The social networking giant hopes to have Ceglia's lawsuit dismissed early this year."

3 of 46 comments (clear)

  1. Blatant Abuse by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Interesting

    What a blatant abuse of the legal system. Now if the RIAA and MPAA were hit with more fines like this for their abuse of the legal system.

  2. I also own half of Facebook by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 5, Funny

    I have a book. In fact, I have several. And now that I think about it, I also have a face. I'm the owner of all of Facebook.

  3. Why is everyone conspiring against Ceglia? by gstrickler · · Score: 5, Funny

    I mean, three law firms have dropped him, FB or their lawyers planted forged evidence on his computer. Why does no one believe him? Sure, he has a history as a con-man, and he presented an original 8 yr old contract in court, but even the forensic analysts are against him and they claim the ink is less than 2 years old. Can't a guy get a break?

    Anyone who looks at this case can see he's being cheated out of his half of FB.

    PS. In case you missed it, yes, that's sarcasm.

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    make imaginary.friends COUNT=100 VISIBLE=false