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To: randy johnson who wrote (1091)	2/19/2001 10:04:41 PM
From: Jeffrey S. Mitchell	Respond to of 12465

Randy, I've often thought about trying to chart what ultimately happened in the 100+ SLAPP/cybersmear suits chronicled here, but when I think about how much time and effort that would involve I shudder. Just keeping up with the new stuff is hard enough :(. However, I definitely agree it would be an excellent project for someone like a law student to take up. Know any? (g) As for other sites like this one, yes, I also consistently check out Les French's johndoes.org, which is essentially one-stop shopping for anyone involved in SLAPP suits. I also routinely visit Blake Bell's cybersecuritieslaw.com, especially his bi-weekly "CyberSecuritiesLaw Tribune" which covers much more than just litigation news. Another good site which I need to check out more often is pub17.ezboard.com. They maintain a 'list of names of individuals who are defendants in lawsuits, or have judgments filed against them, or have been indicted, arrested and/or incarcerated/jailed, as a result of their participation in fraudulent investment transactions relating to unregistered private placements, HYIPs, the buying and/or selling of bank-issued instruments, the “pooling” of funds, the “renting/leasing” of funds, etc.' Other than those three, I get the majority of my material from on-line friends who run across stuff and alert me to it. If I had to guess, I'd say that most of the suits mentioned here just went quietly away. The problem is that when they do no PR is released so unless you tracked down a defendant you'd probably have no way to find out. Even if a PR is issued, it has a limited lifetime on the net (which is why I make sure to always copy all the text here, not just the URL). But, again, I agree it would be a worthwhile project for someone to try. - Jeff