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To: scion who wrote (172)	1/20/2002 12:07:48 AM
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CONCLUSION For the foregoing reasons, AOL asks this Court to approve and endorse the lower court’s ruling that, in view of the First Amendment interests at stake, a plaintiff such as Melvin should not be able to engage in discovery to learn the identity of anonymous online speakers until the plaintiff has demonstrated that she has viable claims and the defendants have had a full opportunity to show that plaintiff could not prevail as a matter of law. Respectfully submitted, _______________________________ Of Counsel Todd Steggerda Laura A. Heymann Pa. I.D. # 81028 America Online, Inc. Patrick J. Carome 22000 AOL Way Steven M. Dunne Dulles, Virginia 20166-9323 Samir Jain WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING 2445 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 663-6083 Counsel for Amicus Curiae America Online, Inc. February 24, 2001 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE I hereby certify that I am this 24th day of February 2001, serving the foregoing Brief Amicus Curiae of America Online, Inc. upon the persons and in the manner indicated below which service satisfies the requirements of Pa.R.A.P. 121: Service by first class mail addressed as follows: John R. Orie, Jr., Esquire (412) 281-3180 Orie & Zivic 25th Floor Lawyers Building 428 Forbes Avenue Pittsburgh, Pa 15219 Robert O. Lampl, Esquire (412) 392-0330 900 Penn Avenue, Suite 1200 Pittsburgh, Pa 15222 Ronald D. Barber, Esq. (412) 281-5423 Strassburger McKenna Gutnick & Potter 322 Boulevard of the Allies Suite 700 Pittsburgh, Pa 15222 Witold J. Walczak, Esq. (412) 681-7864 American Civil Liberties Foundation of Pennsylvania 313 Atwood Street Pittsburgh, Pa 15213 _______________________________ Todd Steggerda Pa. I.D. # 81028 WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING 2445 M Street, N.W. Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 663-6083