As promised, here are Michael Mann's (well, his lawyers') responses to pleadings for dismissal by CEI and National Review:
Opposition to National Review Motion to Dismiss
Opposition to CEI Motion to Dismiss
John Mashey and Deep Climate get a footnote:
Opposition to National Review Motion to Dismiss
Opposition to CEI Motion to Dismiss
John Mashey and Deep Climate get a footnote:
30. John R. Mashey, “Strange Scholarship in the Wegman Report (SSWR): A Façade for the Climate Anti-Campaign”, available http://deepclimate.org/2010/09/26/strange-scholarship-wegmanreport/.The motions to dismiss:
For Failure to State a Claim
Under the DC Anti-SLAPP Act
If you only have to read one (they are repetitive and actually bunnies don't HAVE to read any) the CEI one has a bit more information:
Posts
COMMENT:
One of my favorite excerpts (so far):
Rather than defending the falsity of their words, because they cannot, Defendants attempt to hide behind the “opinion defense’’—the last bastion of the apprehended liar.
I suspect that the last time that a plaintiff's legal team had so much fun was Kitzmiller v. Dover.
This definitely rates a solid 4 out of 5 bags of popcorn on the popcorn-o-meter.
--caerbannog the popcorn-munching anonybunny