Riches v. Lavandeira [1]

In October 2007, Jonathan Lee Riches, a federal inmate incarcerated in South Carolina, filed a lawsuit in federal court in Wyoming against celebrity blogger Mario Lavandeira. Riches has gained notoriety for bringing bizarre lawsuits (The Smoking Gun has coverage here [2] and here [3]). In this lawsuit, Riches claimed that Lavandeira "slandered me with hate and is distributing my copyrighted name Jonathan Lee Riches©, along with selling Anti Jonathan Lee Riches© mugs and T-shirts, stickers, buttons, hats."  The complaint also alleged that Lavandeira invaded his privacy by publishing a sex tape involving Riches on Perez Hilton [4]. Riches requested an injunction shutting down Lavandeira's popular blog.

In December 2007, the court dismissed the case on its own motion, finding that the complaint did not state a claim and that it had no jurisdiction over the lawsuit.