What this case is
On December 17, 2019, Dane County Circuit Court Judge Frank D. Remington entered an Order Granting Permanent Injunction (Document 354) in Pozner v. Fetzer, case 18CV3122. The order permanently enjoins defendant James Fetzer from communicating four statements by any means. The court had determined those four statements to be defamatory at summary judgment (docket no. 230).
Frequently asked questions
What does the permanent injunction do?
It permanently enjoins defendant James Fetzer from communicating four statements by any means. The court had determined, at summary judgment, that all four statements were defamatory.
When was the injunction entered, and who signed it?
The Order Granting Permanent Injunction is dated December 17, 2019 (Document 354) and was electronically signed by Circuit Court Judge Frank D. Remington, in Dane County case 18CV3122.
Which four statements is James Fetzer barred from repeating?
The order lists these four statements: “No Pozner’s death certificate is a fake, which we have proven on a dozen or more grounds.” “[Mr. Pozner] sent her a death certificate, which turned out to be a fabrication.” “As many Sandy Hook researchers are aware, the very document Pozner circulated in 2014, with its inconsistent tones, fonts, and clear digital manipulation, was clearly a forgery.” “[N.P.’s death certificate] turned out to be a fabrication, with the bottom half of a real death certificate and the top half of a fake, with no file number and the wrong estimated time of death at 11 AM, when ‘officially’ the shooting took place between 9:35-9:40 that morning.”
What led the court to enter the injunction?
On November 4, 2019, the plaintiff filed a Motion for Permanent Injunction and supporting materials (docket nos. 329–330). James Fetzer responded (docket no. 340), and the plaintiff filed a reply (docket no. 346). The court heard oral argument on December 12, 2019. The order is entered for the reasons stated on the record at that hearing and in the court's Decision and Order dated December 12, 2019 (docket no. 348).
Case No. 18CV3122 DATE SIGNED: December 17, 2019 Permanent Injunction (PDF, 2 pp.)
Electronically signed by Frank D. Remington
Circuit Court Judge
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT DANE COUNTY
LEONARD POZNER,
Plaintiff
vs
Defendants.
ORDER GRANTING PERMANENT INJUNCTION
This Court, having considered the following:
On November 4, 2019, Plaintiff filed a Motion for Permanent Injunction and supporting materials (dkt. nos. 329-330),
asking this Court to permanently enjoin Defendant Fetzer from repeating four statements that this Court determined,
at summary judgment, to be defamatory (dkt. no. 230).
Defendant Fetzer responded to Plaintiff’s Motion for Permanent Injunction. (Dkt. No. 340).
Plaintiff filed a Reply in Support of his Motion for Permanent Injunction (Dkt. No. 346).
The Court then heard oral argument on December 12, 2019.
NOW IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that for the reasons stated on the record at the December 12, 2019 hearing and in the Court’s Decision and Order dated December 12, 2019 (Dkt. No. 348):
Defendant Fetzer is permanently enjoined from communicating by any means the following four statements:
- “No Pozner’s death certificate is a fake, which we have proven on a dozen or more grounds.”
- “[Mr. Pozner] sent her a death certificate, which turned out to be a fabrication.”
- “As many Sandy Hook researchers are aware, the very document Pozner circulated in 2014, with its inconsistent tones, fonts, and clear digital manipulation, was clearly a forgery.”
- “[N.P.’s death certificate] turned out to be a fabrication, with the bottom half of a real death certificate and the top half of a fake, with no file number and the wrong estimated time of death at 11 AM, when ‘officially’ the shooting took place between 9:35-9:40 that morning.”
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