Arthur v. Turner [1]

Virgie Arthur subpoenaed blogger Nelda (Rose) Turner and her husband Kenneth Turner as part of her lawsuit against Howard K. Stern and other defendants in federal court in the United States District Court for the Southern District of Texas.  The subpoenas sought emails from or regarding Howard K. Stern, emails regarding Anna Nicole Smith and Virgie Author, emails from or to Art Harris and Wilma Vice, and copies of all Rose's online postings regarding Howard K. Stern, Anna Nicole Smith, Virgie Arthur, John O'Quinn, Neil McCabe, Don K. Clark, Wilma Vicedomine, or Art Harris.

Arthur then filed a motion to compel the production of the requested documents in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Texas in April 2008.  The Turners opposed the motion to compel and moved to transfer the proceedings back to the Southern District of Texas for consolidation with the main case. In June 2008, Arthur withdrew her motion to compel.  The court closed the case in July.

See Arthur v. TMZ.com (federal) [2] for more information on the primary federal lawsuit.  Arthur also named Rose Turner as a defendant in a defamation lawsuit in Texas state court.  See Arthur v. TMZ.com (state) [3] for more information.