Fahmy v. Hogge [1]

Stephen Graham Hogge, operator of the blog, Hog on Ice [2], was sued in California by former Miami School of Law classmate Fatima dos Santos Fahmy over statements he made about her on his blog, which he describes as a humorist's view of "Guns, God, Food, Beer, Tools, Politics, and Whining."

According to Fahmy's complaint [3], which raises claims for Defamation, Intentional and Negligent Infliction of Emotional Distress, and False Light Invasion of Privacy, Hogge and three unknown defendants "published numerous false, defamatory and grossly injurious statements about her" on Hogge's blog, including calling her a deadbeat, maligning her work ethic, and falsely claiming that she was Hogge's former girlfriend.

Both parties represented themselves in the case. In March 2008, Hogge, a resident of Florida, filed a motion to dismiss based on lack of personal jurisdiction and insuffiency of service of process. The court initially denied the motion, but on Hogge's motion for reconsideration dismissed [4] the case on October 14, 2008, finding that it lacked both general and specific jurisdiction over him.