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us DISTRICT COURT
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DISTRICT OF MARYLAND uS
(Northern Division)
_ _ _ FILE D ,E i " E RE D
_ _ _ . L O D G E D ,RE CE IV E D
J U N 04 2014
6 WI LLI AM J OHN J OSEPH HOGE I I I
Cas e No. : 1: 14- cv- 01683- ELH
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Plaintiff
v. ANSWE R OF DE FE NDANT, COUNTE RCLAIMS OF
WILLIAM M. SCBMALFE LDT AND JURY DE MAND
9 WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT
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WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT
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Counterclaim Plaintiff
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WI LLI AM J OHN J OSEPH HOGE I I I
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Counterclaim Defendant
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WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT
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Counterclaim Plaintiff
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CHRI S S. HEATHER
2830 Ar l i ngt on Ave. , Upper
Raci ne, Wi s cons i n 53403
Counterclaim Defendant
WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT
Counterclaim Plaintiff
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" PAUL KRENDLER" {Anonymous Bl ogger }
Counterclaim Defendant
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ANSWER
6. Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 7 of t he
Compl ai nt .
Def endant Wi l l i am M. Schmal f el dt , i n answer t o Pl ai nt i f f Wi l l i am J ohn J oseph
Rage I l l ' s Compl ai nt , deni es and aver s as f ol l ows:
Compl ai nt except as not ed. Def endant deni es hi s conduct was har assment as descr i bed by
Mar yl and Law 3~803. Def endant i s cur r ent l y awai t i ng wor d f r om t he Mar yl and Cour t of
Appeal s on hi s pet i t i on f or a wr i t of cer t i or ar i i n appeal of t he peace or der .
NATURE OF THE ACTION
JURISDICTION
PARTIES
Def endant deni es t he al l egat i ons of Par agr aph 2 of t he Compl ai nt in toto.
Deni ed in toto.
Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 8 of t he
Def endant aver s t hat t hi s i s an act i on f or copyr i ght i nf r i ngement . He
Def endant submi t s t o t he j ur i sdi ct i on of t hi s Cour t .
Def endant submi t s t o t hi s Cour t as t he pr oper venue f or t hi s act i on.
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deni es t he r epr oduct i on Pl ai nt i f f ' s copyr i ght ed wor k was unaut hor i zed, or a
pr epar at i on of der i vat i ve wor k. Def endant aver s t hat Pl ai nt i f f has a copyr i ght
i nt er est i n t he wor ks descr i bed, but Def endant al so aver s t hat al l wor ks used buy
Def endant wer e used under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght Law,
17 USC S 107. Def endant deni es t hat use of t he wor ks was unaut hor i zed and i nf r i ngi ng.
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ANSWERS TO MR. HOGE'S COMPLAINTS
8. Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 9 of t he
Compl ai nt .
Compl ai nt .
10. Def endant does not have enough i nf or mat i on t o f or m an opi ni on as t o
Pl ai nt i f f ' s aver ment i n Par agr aph 11 of t he Compl ai nt . Def endant i s awar e t hat
Pl ai nt i f f cl ai ms he pur chased t he r i ght s he has cl ai med. But Def endant has never seen
a shr ed of evi dence or pr oof t hat t hi s t r ansact i on was ever l egal l y ef f ect ed.
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Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 10 of t he
ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS
Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 12 of t he
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ANSWER TO INFRINGEMENT VIA BOOKS AND EBOOKS (COUNTS I, II and III)
f or t h by t he DMCA.
Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 14 of t he Compl ai nt . Def endant i s not awar e of Pl ai nt i f f ever
f i l i ng a DMCA t akedown not i ce or i nf r i ngement not i ce wi t h an I nt er net Ser vi ce Pr ovi der
used by Def endant . Def endant deni es hi s use can l egal l y be def i ned as i nf r i ngi ng as
t he use cl ear l y f i t s t he f our pi l l ar s of t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne. Def endant deni es t hat
a DMCA Takedown was sent t o Lul u. com f or t he book "Brain Dead.
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14. Def endant admi t s t o havi ng made t he st at ement of f act i n Par agr aph 15 of
t he Compl ai nt on May 15. Despi t e Pl ai nt i f f ' s appar ent bel i ef t hat t hi s amount ed t o a
decl ar at i on of " I dar e you t o sue me, " Def endant was mer el y st at i ng t he pol i cy set
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Def endant admi t s i n par t and deni es i n par t t he aver ment s made by
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16. Def endant admi t s t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s aver ment of publ i shi ng a bl og post t i t l ed
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"Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering" on Apr i l 14, 2014.
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17. Def endant admi t s t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s aver ment i n Par agr aph 18 of hi s
Compl ai nt , and mai nt ai ns t he bl og post was publ i shed t o i l l ust r at e t he poi nt Def endant
was maki ng i n t he book, and was used under t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne. One copy of t he e-
book was pur chased and t hat was appar ent l y byt he Pl ai nt i f f .
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Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 19 of hi s
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under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her
deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
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Def endant deni es t hat hi s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as itwas done
ANSWER TO COUNT II - lIBRAIN DEAD"
Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
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13 t he Compl ai nt . He admi t s one copy of t he book was sol d. The book was pur chased as a
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CANSWER TO COUNT III - tlINTENTIONAL INFLICTION"
24. Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
Compl ai nt . For one t hi ng, t he book was publ i shed i n 2014, not 2104. Def endant i s not
awar e of any Compl ai nt s made about i nf r i ngi ng mat er i al i n " Br ai n Dead. " Def endant
admi t s t he book was r emoved f r om t he Lul u. com cat al og on Apr i l 22, but i t was at t he
demand of t he Def endant .
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t hat hi s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use
Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed
t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
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Def endant deni es t he aver ment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 23 of t he
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Compl ai nt i n par t and deni es i n par t . I t was act ual l y mor e l i ke 70 per cent of a bl og
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ANSWER TO INFRINGEMENT VIA TWITTER (COUNTS LVIII THEOUGH CXXIV)
ANSWER TO INFRINBEMENT VIA INTERNET WEBSITES (Counts IV through LVII)
33. Al l Par agr aphs above ar e her eby i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
Pl ai nt i f f i n Tabl e 1 of hi s Compl ai nt . Def endant admi t s t o usi ng t he mat er i al .
Def endant deni es t he use was i nf r i ngement as t he mat er i al was used i n accor dance wi t h
Def endant deni es t he aver ment s i n Par agr aph 28 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt
Def endant admi t s i n par t and deni es i n par t t he aver ment s made by
Def endant deni es t he aver ment s i n Par agr aph 33 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt
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t hat hi s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as it was done under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use
Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed
t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw.
31. Def endant deni es t he aver ment s i n Par agr aph 32 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt
t hat Def endant ' s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t er ms of t he
Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s
ent i t l ed t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
28. Al l Par agr aphs above ar e her eby i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
29. Def endant admi t s i n par t and deni es i n par t t he aver ment s made by
Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 30 of hi s Compl ai nt . He admi t s t o usi ng t he mat er i al . He deni es
i t was i nf r i ngement as t he mat er i al was used under t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US
Copyr i ght Law.
t hat hi s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use
Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant is ent i t l ed
t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
post t hat Pl ai nt i f f di d not own at t he t i me t he book was publ i shed. Def endant di d not
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26. Def endant does not have suf f i ci ent i nf or mat i on as t o t he t r ut h of t he
aver ment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 27 of t he Compl ai nt .
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hol ds a copyr i ght i nt er est const i t ut es a non- i nf r i ngi ng f ai r use and de minimis use
under Uni t ed St at es l aw.
t hat hi s use of t he wor k was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use
Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed
t o anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t hi s case.
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Compl ai nt .
35. Def endant does not have ' enough i nf or mat ~on t o admi t or deny each of t he
i nst ances of what Pl ai nt i f f i n Tabl e 2 of hi s Compl ai nt cal l s " I nf r i ngi ng Tweet s" as
Def endant no l onger has access t o t he vast maj or i t y of t he t weet s. Def endant deni es
" r epr oduci ng al l or al most al l " of each of Pl ai nt i f f ' s wor ks.
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AFFI RMATI VE DEFENSES
Al l Par agr aphs above ar e her eby i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
The Compl ai nt f ai l s t o st at e a cl ai m upon whi ch r el i ef can be gr ant ed.
The Compl ai nt f ai l s because any use by Def endant as t o whi ch Pl ai nt i f f
I n each i nst ance descr i bed by Pl ai nt i f f i n hi s Compl ai nt , Def endant used
enough of Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og post s t o i l l ust r at e t he poi nt Def endant was t r yi ng t o make
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about Pl ai nt i f f ' s I S- mont h campai gn of har assment agai nst Def endant .
Old and crazy, fat and demented, BiDSchmalfeldt sat at his curbside reject card table, wishing he
could rub two dimes together and find an olddesk at ayard sale. But who would help himhaul it
" Paul Kr endl er ' s" bl og ent r y of Apr i l 23, 2014 t o i l l ust r at e t he poi nt t hat t he hat r ed
bei ng gener at ed agai nst Def endant by Pl ai nt i f f and hi s f ol l ower s had r eached a poi nt
of near i nsani t y. The por t i on used by t he def endant r eads ( i n par t ) as f ol l ows:
41. The Fai r Use Doct r i ne does not set a per cent age or " wor d count " of how
much of a per son' s copyr i ght ed wor k can be used by anot her t o i l l ust r at e a poi nt and
pr ove t he t r ut hf ul ness of what he i s wr i t i ng and t o avoi d mi sr epr esent i ng what t he
Pl ai nt i f f sai d or wr ot e i n hi s bl og.
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I t i s t r ue t hat Def endant used a si gni f i cant por t i on of anonymous bl ogger
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home? Gail? (Defendant's wife) Shewas rarely home anymore. Shespent her nights wandering the
streets of Elkridge, desperate to get out of thehouse, out from under his hateful eye. Away fromthe
unrelenting stink of old diapers and sweating feet. Shespent the days sleeping off the nights. With th
dogs. Hestared at ablank page, considering hisnext post.
What's happened to me? God damn it, I'm relevant. Relevantl" Heshook af"lStat the ceiling,
splattering mayonnaise onhis monitor.
Heabsently wiped the stain fromhis monitor and licked the creamy goooff hisfinger. Heliked
creamy, gooeythings. For no particular reason, hethought of hislost brother Bob. (Defendant's
identical twin brother, who died of a stroke on March 19,2004)
Oh, God, Bob, hethought, stiDsucking his finger c1ean.l miss you so.
Hesat back and closedhis eyes, remembering fondly the many years of sharing abedroom with the
Bobber. The playfnl teasing and wrestling that almost always ended up with grunts and moans,
commnnicating brotherly loveinthe special language that only identical twins knew.
"Will you ever get away from that GODDAMN COMPUTER?" his wifescreeched. Shewas blitzed.
Again. Helooked at the clock above the television. It was only 10:30inthe morning. Christ.
Helooked at her sideways, avoiding eyecontact. Shewas wearing alongArmy surplus winter coat,
so hecouldn't teDif shelost another skirt last night. In her right hand sheheld anearly empty fifth
of bourbon. Always with the bourbon. Shehad apparently lost her right shoe. The left one, a
utilitarian tan orthopedic number, had something wrapped around the ankle, hanging to the floor.
Pink granny panties. Sexy.
''Blast you, woman!" hegrumbled. ''I'll do the writing. You do the drinking. Understood?"
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She responded with aderisive langh and ahealthy, wet fart. He hoped it was a fart, anyway.
Sometimes hecouldn't besure if hewas hearing the right orifice. The awards on the trophy shelf
rattled and for a moment Bill feared some might fall from the cheap particle-board shelf his son
gave himon his fiftieth birthday. Some great milestone day that was. He wonders when the last time
Peter even thought about himwas.
Gail slammed the door and shambled back to the bedroom like aflatulent zombie. She wonld
probably pass out without getting nndressed. He hoped she didn't piss the bed again and force
another costly trip to Goodwin. He desperately wished this shitty little shack had asecond bedroom
hecould move into. But no, they couldn't atTord more than this single-wide on his paltry disability
payments and government pension.
For no particnlar reason, hethonght of Bobber again. And Brett. And Neal. Brett and Neal. And
Bob. Neal and Bob. Neal and Bob..
When helooked up at the clock again, twenty minnles had passed. How had that happened? He
pnlled his finger out of his mouth again. Hecouldn't remember putting it in. Dementia? It was all
pruned up. There was no mayonnaise.
"Will you PLEASE shut the HELL up about your IMAGINARY FRIENDS!! I'm trying to sleep
back here!" Gail had stuck her freakishly large head out into the hall. Bill realized he'd been talking
to the Horsemen out loud again. It must bethe Parkinson's, because heKNEW hewasn't crazy. The
Horsemen would take care of anyone who said so.
"Shut up, you besotted trollop. And if you leak on my bed again, I swear I'll-"
"You'll what? Chase medown inyour little roily chair and beat meup? I'd like to seeyou try!"
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Cackling, Gail slammed the bedroom door. Bill looked with fresh worry at his trophy shelf. What
would he do if his legacy were destroyed?
Behind him, he heard the bedroom door open. He turned and saw Gail, still in her coat, shuming
quickly into the bathroom. "Bluuuuuh .. " His wife hurled eighteen hours worth of bourbon, pork
rinds and something else into the hig white confessional. The aroma, mixed with the stale urine and
feet, nearly drove BiD to retch onto his only remaining link to the outside world - the hroken down
laptop on the card table. Instead be spun quickly to his left and managed to hit the waste basket with
the sick. He looked up and saw his wife on the way back to the bedroom. She looked at him with
contempt. She used to be pretty, but the hitterness of being with Bill had tnrned her hard, like
petrified wood.
Grady. He will pay for Hoge's crimes. I know Grady, the sociopath, knows more about th nefarioWi evil
of Hoge than h lets on. If I squeeze that zit, it will pop. Bill realized, too late, that hejust squeezed a
zit on his own forehead. He looked at his fiugers. Pus clung to his finger and thumb like mayonnaise.
Mmmm .. mayonuaise. Smooth and creamy and gooey.
For no particular reason, he thought of Bobber. His finger slipped into his mouth again. He barely
noticed the taste of pus. He was remembering a pleasantly vile yet familiar smell from his childhood.
But why was it mixed with pork rinds and bourbon? And feet?
"WILL YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN CHOMP HOLE?!?!?" roared the voice of his wife from
behind the bedroom door.
''I'm not crazy:' Bill repeated. He opened the refrigerator, reached for the open jar of mayonnaise.
The smell nearly knocked him from his chair. He rolled to the curtained otT cubby they called a
pantry and found no fresh jar.
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''Not tonight," hiswifeslnrred fromthe other end of the honse.
For no particular reason, hethought about his twin brother oncemore.
Hehit the POST button, and felt that oldfamiliar sensation of ajob well done.
"WELL, FUUUUUCK ME," heshrieked. "YOU FORGOT THE MAYONNAISE AGAIN, YOU
BLEEDING WITCH!"
I f Def endant had been al l owed access t o t he comment sect i on on 43.
HeroUedback to the computer, hungry nowfor the lost days when heand Bobber would sit on the
floor together, sucking down footIongs with mayonnaise. Hetyped aParagraph about Hoge. The
writing was nothing to write home over, but it was relatively benign. Hetyped afewmore words,
adding alittle spiceto the post. Fifteen minutes later, hecameup for air having blown seventy-five
words into over fivehundred words of spit, bileand projectile vomit onto the page. A waveof fresh
hate washed over him, and heclenched hiswholebody to absorb itsfuUpower.
"DAMN IT STRAIGHT TO J ESUS!" hehollered as the fresh, deep, earthy stench hit him, and he
realized hewould have to wake Gail tochange his Depends again.
Heglared with baleful contempt inhis eyesat the last of only three women hehad ever
touched, none of whomwould ever touch himagain.
Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og, much of t hi s coul d have been avoi ded. But Pl ai nt i f f onl y al l ows
peopl e who agr ee wi t h hi m t o post on hi s bl og, maki ng it necessar y f or t he Def endant
use Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og post s on Twi t t er or on a bl og ent r y t o pr ove t he t r ut hf ul ness of
what he was sayi ng.
44. Pl ai nt i f f had a Peace Or der i n pl ace agai nst Def endant f or one year , not
al l owi ng Def endant t o cont act hi m and ask hi s per mi ssi on t o use t he mat er i al .
45. I n ever y i nst ance ci t ed by Pl ai nt i f f , t he mat er i al used was used under
t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of US Copyr i ght Law, whi ch set s out f our f act or s t o be
consi der ed i n det er mi ni ng whet her not a par t i cul ar use i s f ai r :
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1 a. Thepurpose andcharacter of the use, incl.udi.ngwhethersuchuse is of
2 commercial. nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. One sent ence f r om t he
3 Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og was used i n a book t hat r emai ns of f l i ne af t er Pl ai nt i f f ' s DMCA
4 t akedown. A l ar ger por t i on was used i n a subsequent book, however Pl ai nt i f f cl ai ms he
5 purchased the "rights" to the anonymous blog entry seven days after the book was
6 published. Since the book was removed the sameday he claimed "ownership," he cannot
7 cl ai m damages. The bl og and Twi t t er ent r i es he t ags as " i nf r i ngi ng" ar e cl ear l y under
8 t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne as not once di d Pl ai nt i f f ever f i l e a DMCA t akedown r equest wi t h
9 Def endant ' s I nt er net Ser vi ce Pr ovi der or wi t h Twi t t er .
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Thenature of the copyrighted work. I n pr act i cal l y ever y i nst ance, t he
11 copyr i ght ed wor k was used t o i l l ust r at e a poi nt Def endant was maki ng about t he
12 har assment he has suf f er ed at t he hands of Pl ai nt i f f si nce Febr uar y 2013, whi ch wi l l
13 be det ai l ed i n t he bel ow per mi ssi ve count er cl ai m.
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15 copyrighted workas awhole. I s Pl ai nt i f f cl ai mi ng each bl og post as a separ at e
16 copyr i ght ed ent i t y? Or i s he cl ai mi ng hi s ent i r e Hogewash. com bl og as a copyr i ght ed
17 ent i t y? I n ei t her case, onl y as much as was needed by Def endant t o pr ove t he
18 t r ut hf ul ness of what he was cl ai mi ng i n hi s books, bl ogs and Tweet s was used.
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Theeffect of the use uponthe potential marketfor, or value of, the
20 copyrighted work. No one t o Def endant ' s knowl edge has st opped r eadi ng Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og
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22 pr ovi di ng t he bl og wi t h addi t i onal exposur e, Def endant has i ncr eased t he val ue t o
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COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST WILLIAM JOHN JOSEPH HOGE III
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47. Count er cl ai m Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt ( Schmal f el dt ) br i ngs t hi s per mi ssi ve
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count er cl ai m agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Hoge ( Hoge) i n accor dance wi t h Rul e 13 of
t he Feder al Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e.
( f eder al quest i on) .
49. Mr . Schmal f el dt i s a r et i r ed gover nment empl oyee who has suf f er ed f r om
Par ki nson' s di sease f or 14 year s si nce bei ng di agnosed i n 2000. He r ar el y l eaves hi s
hor ne due t o t he i ncr eased di f f i cul t y he has wi t h movement , wal ki ng and bal ance. He
r esi des wi t h hi s wi f e, Gai l , and keeps hi msel f busy wi t h bl oggi ng and oper at i ng an
online I nt er net r adi o st at i on pl ayi ng musi c f r om t he 1920s and 1930s.
50. Mr . Hoge r uns a bl og f or t he ent er t ai nment of hi s r eader s. I t is cal l ed
" Hogewash. com. " The bl og consi st s of dai l y " Pi nky and t he Br ai n" r ef er ences, at t acks
on Br et t Ki mber l i n of Bet hesda, Mar yl and ( who i s cur r ent l y sui ng Hoge among sever al
ot her def endant s i n st at e and f eder al cour t on a var i et y of t or t s r el at ed t o
har assment and R. I . C. O. vi ol at i ons) and at t acks on me, i n whi ch he encour ages hi s
r eader shi p t o j oi n i n.
51. Roge has wor ked wi t h ot her s over t i me t o t ot al l y dest r oy Schmal f el dt ' s
onl i ne r eput at i on by publ i shi ng l i es about Schmal f el dt ' s pr evi ous wor k as an
i nvest i gat i ve r epor t er ( f r eel ance) and pai nt i ng hi m as an " obsessi ve st al ker " .
52. Roge r ar el y r ef er s t o Schmal f el dt wi t hout ment i oni ng hi m as " adj udi cat ed
cyber st al ker . " Thi s i s a r esul t of Roge' s successf ul acqui si t i on of a peace or der
agai nst Schr nal f el dt i n J une 2013.
53. Roge secur ed t he peace or der on hi s t hi r d at t empt by convi nci ng a Car r ol l
Count y, Mar yl and, Ci r cui t Cour t j udge t hat " bl ocki ng" Schmal f el dt on Twi t t er woul d be
t he same t hi ng as di sabl i ng a por t i on of hi s I nt er net f unct i onal i t y or havi ng t o
change hi s t el ephone number t o avoi d t el emar ket er s.
54. I n t r ut h, bl ocki ng anot her Twi t t er user i s as si mpl e as pushi ng a but t on
onscr een t hat says " bl ock" or " bl ock and r epor t " t hi s user .
55. Not onl y di d Rage r ef use t o bl ock Schmal f el dt , l ess t han one mont h af t er
obt ai ni ng hi s peace or der , he at t empt ed t o f ol l ow Schmal f el dt ' s Twi t t er account .
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56. Rage has di spl ayed a savage, sadi st i c st r eak i n hi s har assment of
Schmal f el dt , i ncl udi ng t hr ee hundr ed si xt y seven ( 367) mi sdemeanor cr i mi nal char ges
f i l ed agai nst Schmal f el dt by Rage i n Car r ol l and Howar d Count i es. Al l wer e ul t i mat el y
deemed nolle prosequi by St at es' At t or neys.
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Rage uses hi s bl og t o har ass, def ame and l i bel Schmal f el dt on a dai l y
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of t wo sel f - publ i shed books wr i t t en by Schmal f el dt , t he pr of i t s whi ch wer e meant t o be
donat ed t o t he Nat i onal Par ki nson Foundat i on, an or gani zat i on t hat wor ks t owar d
f i ndi ng a cur e f or t hi s di sease.
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hi msel f f r om t hei r or gani zat i on.
and l i vi ng wi t h hi s mot her i n Raci ne, Wi sconsi n.
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count er cl ai m agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Heat her ( Heat her ) i n accor dance wi t h Rul e
13 of t he Feder al Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e.
62. Thi s Cour t has j ur i sdi ct i on over t hi s act i on pur suant t o 28 USC ~ 1332
( di ver si t y of ci t i zenshi p) .
COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST CHRIS S. HEATHER
On f ai t h and i nf or mat i on, Schmal f el dt bel i eves Heat her t o be unempl oyed
Schr nal f el dt i dent i f i ed Heat her as ERA when he saw on t he Wi sconsi n Cour t
Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
Schr nal f el dt has posi t i vel y i dent i f i ed Heat her as t he Twi t t er ent i t y known
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Schr nal f el dt t ol d ERA t hat he had spoken t o t he woman. ERA r epl i ed, " So, you can t al k
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t o ghost s now?U Schmal f el dt never ment i oned t he woman' s name t o ERA. The woman Heat her
f i l ed a domest i c abuse case agai nst i n 1995 di ed i n Vi r gi ni a i n 2011. Heat her / ERA had
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" Kr endl er " i s t he " aut hor " of a bl og cal l ed " The Thi nki ng Man' s Zombi e" 70.
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Count er cl ai m Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt ( Schr nal f el dt ) br i ngs t hi s per mi ssi ve
agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Anonymous Bl ogger " Paul Kr endl er
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Thi s Cour t has j ur i sdi ct i on over t hi s act i on pur suant t o 28 USC 5 1332
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" Hanni bal . " The header phot o on t he bl og shows a copyr i ght ed i mage of Ray Li ot a i n
t hat movi e bei ng f ed a pi ece of hi s own br ai n by Hanni bal Lect er .
72. " Kr endl er ' s" bl og seems t o be l i t t l e mor e t han an at t empt t o par ody
and/ or " sat i r i ze" t he wr i t i ngs of Schmal f el dt .
73. " Kr endl er " i s t he anonymous per son f r om whom Hoge cl ai ms t o have
pur chased t he por t i on of t he bl og t hat Hoge cl ai ms Schmal f el dt i nf r i nged on his
copyr i ght by publ i shi ng i n hi s book "Intentional Infliction."
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FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process
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76. Hoge i nser t ed hi msel f i nt o an ongoi ng cont r over sy bet ween Schmal f el dt and
sever al ot her r i ght wi ng ext r emi st bl ogger s af t er t wo of t hese bl ogger s f i l ed
har assment char ges agai nst Schr nal f el dt i n Howar d Count y. Al l t hese char ges wer e
dismissed.
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5 ut t er ed by Schmal f el dt dur i ng a B10g Tal k Radi o Show on or about Febr uar y 13, 2013,
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f i l ed hi s f i r st t hr ee cr i mi nal char ges agai nst Schmal f el dt i n Car r ol l Count y Di st r i ct
Cour t on Febr uar y 15, 2013. He al l eged har assment , el ect r oni c mai l har assment and a
char ge of unaut hor i zed access t o a comput er , sayi ng Schmal f el dt had somehow
commandeer ed a comput er I P addr ess i n Kansas Ci t y, MO, usi ng i t t o send t hr eat eni ng
messages t o Rage f r om t hat addr ess. These char ges wer e di smi ssed on Apr i l 17, 2013.
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13 agai nst Schr oal f el dt . He was deni ed i n Car r ol l Count y Di st r i ct Cour t on Febr uar y 28
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or der on Mar ch 18, 2013. Thi s was al so deni ed on Mar ch 25 f or l ack of cl ear and
convi nci ng evi dence of har assment .
81. Al so on Mar ch 25, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t hat
Schr nal f el dt had har assed hi m. Thi s char ge was di smi ssed by t he Car r ol l Count y St at es'
At t or ney on Apr i l 17, 2013.
Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o char ge Schr nal f el dt wi t h vi ol at i ng t he t empor ar y peace
or der . That char ge was al so di smi ssed on Apr i l 17, 2013.
83. On J ul y 8, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o
f i l e f i ve ( 5) char ges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der he was
event ual l y awar ded i n J une. These char ges wer e di smi ssed on Sept . 11, 2013.
84. On August 5, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o
f i l e t hr ee ( 3) char ges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der . These
char ges wer e al so di smi ssed on Sept . 11, 2013.
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85. On November 8. 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner
t o f i l e a si ngl e char ge of el ect r oni c mai l har assment agai nst Schmal f el dt al ong wi t h
t hi r t y- si x ( 36) char ges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der . The char ges
wer e di smi ssed on J anuar y 29, 2014.
86. On November 12, 2013, Rage convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner
t o f i l e one hundr ed ni net y- ei ght ( 198) char ges al l egi ng t hat Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed
t he peace or der . An ar r est war r ant was i ssued f or Schmal f el dt , however when
Schmal f el dt was cont act ed by a deput y wi t h t he Car r ol l Count y Sher i f f ' s Depar t ment and
l ear ned what was behi nd Rage' s char ges, t he war r ant was r esci nded and a summons was
i ssued. These char ges wer e di smi ssed on J anuar y 29, 2014.
87. On November 15, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner
t o f i r st f i l e ei ght y- ei ght ( 88) and t hen an addi t i onal t went y- ni ne ( 29) char ges t hat
Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der . These wer e al so di smi ssed on J anuar y 29,
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t he or i gi nal peace or der .
89. On Apr i l 1, 2014, appar ent l y havi ng wor n out hi s wel come i n hi s home
count y, Hoge convi nced a Howar d Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o f i l e a char ge al l egi ng
Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der . The char ge was di smi ssed on Apr i l 15.
90. Hoge i s wel l awar e of Schmal f el dt ' s det er i or at i ng heal t h, and i s al so
awar e t hat i t i s a pr oven medi cal f act t hat t he pr ogr essi on of Par ki nson' s di sease i s
exacer bat ed by unnecessar y st r ess.
91. On May 20, 2014, f eel i ng t hat l aw enf or cement had no mechani sm i n pl ace
t o pr ot ect a di sabl ed adul t f r om t he same ki nd of cyber bul l yi ng t hat t hey pr ot ect
t eenager s f r om, Schmal f el dt f i l ed sui t i n t he US Di st r i ct Cour t f or t he Di st r i ct of
Mar yl and al l egi ng sever al t or t s, such as har assment , st al ki ng and abuse of pr ocess.
92. On May 21, af t er a vi si t wi t h hi s neur ol ogi st , Dr . St ephen Gr i l l of
El kr i dge, Mar yl and, Schmal f el dt t ook hi s doct or ' s advi ce and moved t o wi t hdr aw hi s
l awsui t f r om t he US Di st r i ct Cour t f or t he Di st r i ct of Mar yl and. The case was
ul t i mat el y cl osed on May 29.
93. On May 21, Schmal f el dt bl ogged t hat he had pul l ed hi s l awsui t af t er hi s
doct or war ned hi m t hat t he st r ess br ought on by such a l awsui t mi ght r esul t i n hi s
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pr emat ur e deat h. " I s itr eal l y wor t h r i ski ng your l i f e t o get r evenge on t hi s guy, "
Dr . Gr i l l al l egedl y t ol d Sc hr n. al f el dt .
94. Af t er c omment i ng on hi s bl og t hat he was awar e Sc hmal f el dt had wi t hdr awn
hi s l awsui t , Hoge f i l ed t he i nst ant sui t knowi ng f ul l wel l t hat he was dr awi ng
Sc hmal f el dt i nt o a l awsui t t hat c oul d wel l end hi s l i f e due t o t he exac er bat i on of hi s
Par ki nson' s di sease c aused by st r ess.
95. Hage' s c onst ant r et ur n t o t he " wel l of j ust i c e" onl y t o be deni ed 367
t i mes and hi s l yi ng about t he " di f f i c ul t y" of bl oc ki ng Sc hmal f el dt on Twi t t er , t hen
get t i ng a peac e or der ext ended f or an addi t i onal si x mont hs c an onl y be seen i n t he
l i ght of an obsessed per son, abusi ng t he l egal pr oc ess f or no ot her r eason t han t o
mal i c i ousl y pr osec ut e Sc hr nal f el dt .
SECOND CLAI M FOR RELI EF
Defamation and Libe1
96. Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i nc or por at ed by r ef er enc e.
97. Bef or e r unni ng af oul of Hoge, Mr . Sc hmal f el dt enj oyed a st er l i ng
r eput at i on as a wr i t er and r epor t er . A Googl e sear c h of hi s name woul d have r eveal ed
l i nks t el l i ng of t he books he' s wr i t t en about hi s vol unt ar y par t i c i pat i on i n a
c l i ni c al t r i al at Vander bi l t Uni ver si t y Medi c al Cent er . I n 2007, Sc hmal f el dt bec ame
one of 15 peopl e i n t he Uni t ed St at es t o have under gone exper i ment al Deep Br ai n
St i mul at i on sur ger y as par t of an exper i ment t o see i f pat i ent s i n t he ear l i er st ages
of PD c oul d sur vi ve t he oper at i on and t ol er at e t he l ong- t er m pl ac ement of t he
nec essar y har dwar e.
98. Sc hmal f el dt r et i r ed f r om hi s posi t i on as a GS- 13 Wr i t er / Edi t or wi t h t he
Nat i onal I nst i t ut es of Heal t h i n Bet hesda, Mar yl and due t o t he advanc ement of hi s
di sease i n 2011. He suppl ement ed hi s i nc ome as a f r eel anc e i nvest i gat i ve r epor t er .
99. I n May 2012, Sc hmal f el dt l ear ned of a gang of r i ght wi ng ext r emi st s who
wer e gangi ng up onl i ne t o at t ac k an ex- c on who was r el eased f r om pr i son i n 2001 and
was doi ng hi s best t o l i ve an honest l i f e by f oundi ng a non- pr of i t or gani zat i on t o
educ at e young peopl e about t hei r r i ght s as vot er s.
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100. Sever al of t hese r i ght wi ng ext r emi st s t ook gr eat except i on t o
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at t ent i on of Hoge i n Sept ember Of 2012.
i nsul t at Schmal f el dt and t hen vani sh agai n. When Heat her saw t hat Schr nal f el dt was
engaged i n a cont r over sy wi t h t he r i ght wi ng ext r emi st s, he r et ur ned f ul l t i me, f i r st
as @Gunt ot i ngt eabag, unt i l Schmal f el dt exposed t hat i dent i t y. He r esur f aced as
" Embr yr i ddl eal um" shor t l y t her eaf t er .
seemed sadi st i cal l y obsessed wi t h Schmal f el dt , wi t h over 1, 000 bl og post s ment i oni ng
hi m by name i n t he t i t l e.
102. On J une 2, 2014, Rage di r ect l y l i bel ed Schmal f el dt by r ef er r i ng t o hi m as
" someone wi l l i ng t o st eal i nt el l ect ual pr oper t y . . . " on t he websi t e of a Roge suppor t er
who had j ust banned Schmal f el dt f r om def endi ng hi msel f i n t he comment sect i on of t he
bl og. As Schmal f el dt mai nt ai ns t hat t he use of t he i nt el l ect ual pr oper t y i n quest i on
was Fai r Use" under US Copyr i ght l aw, i t i s f al se, def amat or y and l i bel ous t o pai nt
Schmal f el dt as a t hi ef . ht t p: / / bl ubber suesbl ogger s. com/ yes- i t - al ways- comes~back- t o-
f r ee- speech/
hi s r i ght wi ng ext r emi st f r i ends as " adj udi cat ed cyber st al ker , " a " der anged
cyber st al ker , f r i end of pedophi l es. and har asser of chi l dr en wi t h an anal r ape
f et i sh. " None of i t i s t r ue, but t he t heme i s cont i nued on a dai l y basi s by Roge
t hr ough hi s bl ogs and t he comment s of hi s r eader s. Bot h Hoge and Heat her have
cont r i but ed t o t hi s mount ai n of l i bel .
l OS. By publ i shi ng i nf or mat i on i dent i f yi ng Schmal f el dt usi ng t he above-
ment i oned f al se and def amat or y sl ur s on t hei r bl ogs, bl og comment s and Twi t t er
account s, t he count er cl ai m def endant s have i r r epar abl y damaged t he count er cl ai m
pl ai nt i f f ' s r eput at i on, ear ni ng capaci t y, dest r oyed hi s l egacy, al i enat ed hi s f r i ends,
and caused compani es t hat Schmal f el dt had done busi ness wi t h i n t he past t o cease
associ at i on wi t h hi m.
Si nce t hat t i me, especi al l y si nce bei ng awar ded hi s peace or der , Hoge has
Heat her woul d r i se f r om I nt er net dor mancy f r om t i me t o t i me t o hur l an
A cur r ent Googl e sear ch of SChmal f el dt wi l l f i nd hi m def i ned by Hoge and
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106. " Kr endl er " i s t he per son who wr ot e t he def amat or y, obscene, l i bel ous and
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di sgust i ng f i l t h out l i ned i n par agr aph 34. Al t hough t r uncat ed f or t he sake of space,
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pr evi ousl y bl ogged by Schmal f el dt , st r at egi cal l y changi ng wor ds t o make Schr nal f el dt
appear buf f ooni sh, depr aved and cr i mi nal .
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l i ght t han t o be a conspi r acy bet ween r i ght wi ng ext r emi st s t o l i bel , def ame, and
dest r oy t he r eput at i on of someone t hey per cei ved as a pol i t i cal enemy.
THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF
Harassment and Intentional Infliction of Emotional Distress
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Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.
One mi ght t hi nk af t er hi s f i r st 50 or so cr i mi nal char ges agai nst
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Schmal f el dt wer e di smi ssed, Hoge mi ght have got t en t he i dea t hat he wasn' t goi ng t o
successf ul l y put Schmal f el dt i n j ai l . I t seems, i nst ead, he deci ded t o ei t her r ender
hi m t ot al l y di sabl ed or dead due t o t he exacer bat i on of hi s Par ki nson' s di sease caused
by t he st r ess of 367 cr i mi nal char ges.
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or i gi nal l y i nt ended t o pr ot ect peopl e f r om non- f ami l y member s who sought t o do t hem
har m, was t o har ass and i nt i mi dat e Schmal f el dt , t o i nf l i ct emot i onal di st r ess and
hast en hi s deat h due t o Par ki nson' s di sease.
112. Hoge' s at t empt t o f ol l ow Schmal f el dt ' s Twi t t er account l ess t han a mont h
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af t er r ecei vi ng hi s peace or der was a cl ear at t empt t o har ass Schr nal f el dt and goad hi m
i nt o vi ol at i ng t he peace or der .
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24 t he comment s sect i on shows t he vi r ul ent hat r ed Hoge' s suppor t er s have f or Schr nal f el dt .
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Schmal f el dt ' s neur ol ogi st asked Schmal f el dt t o wi t hdr aw hi s own l awsui t out of f ear
t hat Schmal f el dt woul d not sur vi ve a pr ot r act ed sui t shows a l evel of r eckl ess
endanger ment and di sr egar d f or l i f e one woul d f i nd i n a sadi st .
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115. Nobody can hol d a candl e t o Heat her when i t comes t o onl i ne sadi sm. As
f ar back as 2011, he woul d send Facebook messages t o Schmal f el dt wi t h a pi ct ur e of a
man wi t h a gun t o hi s head and t he capt i on, " The Cur e f or Par ki nson' s Di sease. " Many
t i mes i n hi s post i ng and Tweet i ng, Heat her has adj ur ed Schmal f el dt t o " Take t he Cur e,
Shakey! " Heat her has Tweet ed a var i et y of vi ol ent i mages t o Schr oal f el dt of peopl e
bl owi ng t hei r heads of f wi t h t he same " Take t he Cur e" message.
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anonymous e- mai l er " PEMason54" who at one t i me was a r egul ar comment er on Roge' s bl og.
" PEMason54" sent di r ect e- mai l s t o Schmal f el dt t hr eat eni ng t o mur der hi s dogs, and t o
r ape hi s wi f e i n f r ont of hi m.
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Please send me acopy of the peace order. My email is
PEMason54@ gai Ispussvtastcsl ik~nici IIi1!)'cglstandtuna.cdu Thanks, Shakcy.
118. Heat her has sent many such messages t o my e- mai l and t hr ough comment s t o
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my bl og wher e hi s e- mai l r et ur n addr ess of f er s a quer y r egar di ng t he " t ast e" of my
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gr eat emot i onal di st ur bance and made Schr nal f el dt ver y angr y, addi ng t o hi s st r ess,
f ur t her i ng t he exacer bat i on of hi s Par ki nson' s di sease.
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r i ght s" t o t hat por t i on of hi s bl og i s a sour ce of pr ovocat i on, desi gned t o anger
Schmal f el dt and cause hi m emot i onal di st r ess.
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wi l l f ul , knowi ng and i nt ent i onal act s as set above, Schmal f el dt suf f er ed per manent
i nj ur y t o hi s r eput at i on, t o hi s heal t h, t o hi s abi l i t y t o ear n i ncome, and an
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set f or t h i n t hi s count er cl ai m demonst r at e a r emar kabl e, unbel i evabl e and near l y
i ncompr ehensi bl e amount of mal i ce agai nst someone onl y Hoge has ever met , someone
Heat her and " Kr endl er " know by name onl y, a per son t hey have no l egi t i mat e quar r el
wi t h. The egr egi ous conduct , i nsul t and per ver se gr at i f i cat i on and gl ee seen i n
Hoge' s, " Kr endl er ' s" and Heat her ' s wr i t i ng about Scl unal f el dt , cel ebr at i ng each
per cei ved vi ct or y and each new decl i ne i n Scl unal f el dt ' s heal t h, t he causi ng of
i r r ever si bl e damage t o hi s heal t h and r eput at i on, r equi r es t he most sever e puni sl unent
t hi s cour t can del i ver . Accor di ngl y, Schr nal f el dt r equest s an awar d of puni t i ve damages
beyond and i n excess of t hose damages necessar y t o compensat e hi m f or t he r emoval of
i r r ever si bl e i ncr ease i n t he pr ogr essi on of hi s Par ki nson' s di sease. Havi ng t o spend
count l ess hour s, days, weeks and mont hs def endi ng agai nst t he f al se nar r at i ves,
wor r yi ng about t he 367 cr i mi nal char ges, whi ch of Hoge' s f ol l ower s woul d send t he next
pr of ane e- mai l t o be seen by Schmal f el dt ' s wi f e, whet her or not Heat her woul d cr oss
t he l i ne f r om I nt er net st al ker t o per sonal t hr eat , t he emot i onal har assment caused by
deat h t hr eat s vi a e- mai l , Twi t t er and bl og comment s, t he amount of damage done by
" Kr endl er " , Heat her and Hage, who dar es t o sue Schmal f el dt f or $690, 000 f or t el l i ng
t he wor l d what a sadi st i c har asser Hoge i s, has r esul t ed i n per manent , i r r ever si bl e
damage t hat can not be pr oper l y measur ed.
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The act i ons of Count er cl ai m Def endant s Hoge, Heat her and " Kr endl er " as
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PRAYER FOR RELIEF
Pl ai nt i f f r equest s t he f ol l owi ng r el i ef f r om each count er cl ai m def endant :
Compensat or y Damages and consequent i al damages of $1, 000, 000;
Puni t i ve damages as t he Cour t may det er mi ne appl i cabl e t o puni sh; Hoge' s
" Kr endl er ' s" and Heat her ' s r epr ehensi bl e and abhor r ent conduct t o pr event
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Def endant and Count er cl ai mi ng Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt her eby demands a j ur y t r i al
of al l i ssues i n t hi s act i on t r i abl e as of r i ght by a j ur y.
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f ur t her occur r ence of t hi s behavi or and t o di ssuade ot her s f r om doi ng t he
same;
An or der per manent l y enj oi ni ng Hoge, " Kr endl er " and Heat her f r om engagi ng
i n any cont act what soever wi t h Schmal f el dt ;
An or der r equi r i ng Hoge" " Kr endl er " and Heat her t o apol ogi ze t o
Schmal f el dt on t hei r bl ogs, Twi t t er account s, Facebook account s bl og, and
t o r emove ever y i nst ance of hi s ment i oni ng of Schmal f el dt by name,
ni ckname or i nf er ence f r om hi s bl og;
An or der r equi r i ng Heat her and " Kr endl er " t o r eveal al l of t hei r var i ous
Facebook and Twi t t er " sock puppet " account s;
An or der f or bi ddi ng Hoge' s, " Kr endl er ' s" and Heat her ' s access t o soci al
medi a f or one year ;
For equi t abl e r el i ef as appr opr i at e pur suant t o appl i cabl e l aw, i ncl udi ng
but not l i mi t ed t o i ssui ng a per manent i nj unct i on t hat bar s Hoge,
" Kr endl er " or Heat her f r om r et al i at i ng agai nst Schmal f el dt , hi s f ami l y,
hi s f r i ends or anyone el se as puni shment f or Schmal f el dt f i l i ng t hi s
count er cl ai m;
Cost s and f ees i ncur r ed i n t he pr osecut i on of t hi s count er cl ai m; and
Any f ur t her r el i ef as t hi s Cour t deems j ust and appr opr i at e.
JURy DEMAND
Respect f ul l y Submi t t ed,
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wi l l i I f el dt , Pr o Se
6636 washi ngt on Bl vd. , Lot 71
El kr i dge, MD 21075
bschmal f el dt @cor ncast . net
410- 206- 9637
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
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I her eby cer t i f y t hat a copy of t he f or egoi ng Answer and Count er cl ai m was
mai l ed t hi s 3r d day of J une, 2014, t o Wi l l i am J ohn J oseph Roge I I I , Pr o Se, at 20
Ri dge Road, West mi nst er , Mar yl and 21157 and Chr i s S. Heat her at 2830 Ar l i ngt on Ave. ,
Upper , Raci ne, Wi sconsi n 53403.
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