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Plaintiff charges that "Jon Swartz USA Today cardcops.com" is a reporter that writes about cybercrime. Plaintiff alleges that defendant entraps people by revealing how to commit identity theft in his articles, which then encourages people to commit cybercrime. Defendant allegedly then reports such crimes to the FBI for whistleblowing money.

Plaintiff: Jonathan Lee Riches
Defendant: Jon Swartz, Ed Mierzwinski, creditcards.com, Phishing and World Wide Web
Case Number: 7:2007cv00379
Filed: August 7, 2007
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Virginia
Office: Roanoke Office
County: XX US, Outside State
Presiding Judge: Michael F. Urbanski
Presiding Judge: Samuel G. Wilson
Nature of Suit: Prisoner: Civil Rights
Cause of Action: 42 U.S.C. ยง 1983 Prisoner Civil Rights
Jury Demanded By: None

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Date Filed Document Text
September 17, 2007 Filing 8
USCA Notice of intent to dismiss (kab)
August 27, 2007 Filing 7
USCA Notice of appellant needing to pay filing and dockting fee to the Clerk. (kab)
August 22, 2007 Filing 5
Transmittal of Notice of Appeal to 4CCA re 4 Notice of Appeal NOTE: The Docketing Statement and Transcript Order forms are available on the 4th Circuit Court of Appeals website at www.ca4.uscourts.gov. If applicable, the original CJA24(s) will be mailed directly to you by the District Court. (tvt)
August 13, 2007 Opinion or Order Filing 3
ORDER DISMISSING CASE, denying all pending motions as moot, and striking this case from the active docket of the court. Signed by Judge Samuel G. Wilson on 8/13/2007. (kab )
August 7, 2007 Filing 1
COMPLAINT pursuant to 42 U.S.C. 1983 against all defendants (Filing fee $ 350.) , filed by Jonathan Lee Riches.(tvt)
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Plaintiff: Jonathan Lee Riches
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Defendant: Jon Swartz
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Defendant: Ed Mierzwinski
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Defendant: creditcards.com
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Defendant: Phishing
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