This couldn't have happened to a nicer scumbag!!!
"The Court also finds that a sanction of $10,000 sufficiently willdeter similar misconduct and adequately reflects the gravity of the circumstances.ORDER – PAGE 15Case 3:10-cv-01900-N Document 17 Filed 09/09/11 Page 15 of 17 PageID 360IV. THE COURT ORDERS ADDITIONAL SANCTIONSTo make all interested parties to this action whole, the Court further orders thefollowing additional sanctions:1) Stone shall serve a copy of this Order on each ISP implicated and to every personor entity with whom he communicated for any purpose in these proceedings.2) Stone shall file a copy of this Order in every currently-ongoing proceeding in whichhe represents a party, pending in any court in the United States, federal or state.3) Stone shall disclose to the Court whether he received funds, either personally or onbehalf of Mick Haig, and whether Mick Haig received funds for any reason from any personor entity associated with these proceedings, regardless of that person’s status as a DoeDefendant or not, (excepting any fees or expenses paid by Mick Haig to Stone).4) Stone shall pay the Ad Litems’ attorneys’ fees and expenses reasonably incurredin bringing the motion for sanctions. The Ad Litems shall file an affidavit or other proof ofsuch fees and expenses with the Court within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. Stonemay contest such proof within seven (7) days of its filing.Stone shall comply with these directives and supply the Court with writtenconfirmation of his compliance no later than forty-five (45) days after the date of this Order.CONCLUSIONStone requested that the Court approve preconference discovery aimed at identifyingthe Does. The Court instead ordered the ISPs to preserve Stone’s desired informationpending the Court’s resolution of the Discovery Motion. Stone nonetheless issuedsubpoenas, obtained some Does’ identifying information, and attempted to contact anORDER – PAGE 16Case 3:10-cv-01900-N Document 17 Filed 09/09/11 Page 16 of 17 PageID 361unknown number of Does, presumably to make settlement offers. The adage “it is easier toask forgiveness than it is to get permission” has no place in the issuance of subpoenas. TheCourt therefore sanctions Stone in the amount of $10,000, to be paid into the Court’s registryno later than thirty (30) days after the date of this Order, and imposes additional sanctionsas set forth above.Signed September 9, 2011._________________________________David C. GodbeyUnited States District Judge"
