Paul Ceglia

A New York man is not giving up his fight for half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook. Paul Ceglia has added new lawyers to his legal team, including Sanford Dumain, chairman of the executive committee of the Milberg firm. The new lawyers will appear in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., on April 4. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment. Ceglia made the move in filings in federal court in Buffalo on Monday. He has had a revolving door of lawyers in the long-running dispute with Facebook.

Paul Ceglia, the New York man who has become famous for suing Facebook, must reimburse Facebook for nearly $90,000 in attorney fees, a judge ruled Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Leslie Foschio ordered Ceglia to pay Facebook for depositions canceled at the last minute. Ceglia must also reimburse nearly $7,000 to Facebook's experts for travel and lodging expenses. Ceglia's attorney, Dean Boland, who asked to withdraw from the case could not be immediately reached for comment. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment.

Facebook Inc. was awarded $75,776 in legal fees from a New York man who claims he's entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social network. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio in Buffalo, N.Y., ordered Paul Ceglia to pay the fees after ruling that he violated a pretrial discovery order and failed to turn over email account information. The fee comes on top of an earlier $5,000 fine by the judge. Last month, Foschio said Ceglia must reimburse Facebook for legal fees it incurred in trying to get him to comply with a court order in the partnership dispute.

Paul Ceglia has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he doctored and destroyed evidence in his lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The New York man who has become famous for suing Facebook entered his plea in a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. A federal jury indicted Ceglia on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. Each of the charges carries a maximum of 20 years in prison if he is convicted. Ceglia has said for years that he has a 2003 contract that entitles him to half of Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook.

Facebook Inc. fired back at a New York pellet salesman who claims he's entitled to part of Mark Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook. In a court filing, the Palo Alto company alleges that Paul Ceglia doctored a 2003 contract with Zuckerberg that he says entitles him to as much as half of Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook. Last month, Ceglia filed an amended complaint in U.S. District Court in Buffalo, N.Y., that included excerpts from alleged email exchanges between him and Zuckerberg that he said supported his claim.

Paul Ceglia, the New York man who says he has a contract that entitles him to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook Inc., has two months to produce reports from his experts that show that the two-page document is authentic. A federal judge in Buffalo, N.Y., issued the ruling after a hearing Wednesday that ran more than four hours. After Ceglia produces the reports, each side will have two months to question the other's experts. Facebook has submitted findings from its experts that Ceglia's version of the 2003 contract was doctored.

Paul Ceglia has pleaded not guilty to criminal charges that he doctored and destroyed evidence in his lawsuit against Facebook Inc. and its founder, Mark Zuckerberg. The New York man who has become famous for suing Facebook entered his plea in a hearing Wednesday in Manhattan federal court. A federal jury indicted Ceglia on charges of mail fraud and wire fraud. Each of the charges carries a maximum of 20 years in prison if he is convicted. Ceglia has said for years that he has a 2003 contract that entitles him to half of Zuckerberg's stake in Facebook.

The New York man facing federal charges that he attempted to defraud Mark Zuckerberg and the company Zuckerberg founded Facebook Inc. may have lost yet another lawyer. Dean Boland, who is representing Paul Ceglia in a civil lawsuit that federal prosecutors allege is fraudulent, has filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Buffalo to withdraw as Ceglia's counsel. He is one in a long line of lawyers who have withdrawn from the case since it was first filed in 2010. In the motion, Boland insisted his reasons for withdrawing "have nothing to do with any belief by the undersigned that plaintiff is engaged in now or has been engaged in during the past, fraud regarding this case.

Facebook Inc. escalated its legal fight against an upstate New York man who contends he's entitled to half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social networking company by taking the unusual step of asking a judge to speed up the fact-finding phase of the case. In a filing Thursday in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., Facebook said its forensic experts have determined that Paul Ceglia doctored a 2003 contract and fabricated emails he said he exchanged with Zuckerberg.

Facebook has filed a motion to dismiss the case brought by a New York state man who claims he is entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social networking giant. Calling it a "fraudulent shakedown," Facebook is looking to quash the case that is unfolding in federal court in Buffalo ahead of its initial public stock offering that could value Facebook at $100 billion or more. Facebook alleges the contract Paul Ceglia claims Zuckerberg signed is a forgery and that the emails he said he exchanged with Zuckerberg were also fake.

The New York man facing federal charges that he attempted to defraud Mark Zuckerberg and the company Zuckerberg founded Facebook Inc. may have lost yet another lawyer. Dean Boland, who is representing Paul Ceglia in a civil lawsuit that federal prosecutors allege is fraudulent, has filed a motion in U.S. District Court in Buffalo to withdraw as Ceglia's counsel. He is one in a long line of lawyers who have withdrawn from the case since it was first filed in 2010. In the motion, Boland insisted his reasons for withdrawing "have nothing to do with any belief by the undersigned that plaintiff is engaged in now or has been engaged in during the past, fraud regarding this case.

Paul Ceglia, the New York state man behind a high-profile lawsuit against Facebook Inc., is on the verge of losing another set of lawyers. The law firm Milberg is asking the judge overseeing the case in Buffalo, N.Y., if it can withdraw less than three months after it took on Ceglia as a client, according to a motion filed with the court. Sanford Dumain, the chairman of Milberg's executive committee, is the lead lawyer on the team representing Ceglia. His spokesman declined to comment.

Paul Ceglia, the New York man who says he has a contract that entitles him to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in Facebook Inc., has two months to produce reports from his experts that show that the two-page document is authentic. A federal judge in Buffalo, N.Y., issued the ruling after a hearing Wednesday that ran more than four hours. After Ceglia produces the reports, each side will have two months to question the other's experts. Facebook has submitted findings from its experts that Ceglia's version of the 2003 contract was doctored.

Facebook Inc. asked a federal judge to throw out a case brought by a New York state man who claims he's entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social networking giant. Calling it a "fraudulent shakedown," Facebook filed the motion to dismiss the lawsuit Monday. The Menlo Park, Calif., social networking service aims to quash the case that is unfolding in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., ahead of Facebook's initial public stock offering that could value Facebook at $100 billion or more.

Facebook has filed a motion to dismiss the case brought by a New York state man who claims he is entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social networking giant. Calling it a "fraudulent shakedown," Facebook is looking to quash the case that is unfolding in federal court in Buffalo ahead of its initial public stock offering that could value Facebook at $100 billion or more. Facebook alleges the contract Paul Ceglia claims Zuckerberg signed is a forgery and that the emails he said he exchanged with Zuckerberg were also fake.

Facebook Inc. was awarded $75,776 in legal fees from a New York man who claims he's entitled to half of Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social network. In a decision Tuesday, U.S. Magistrate Judge Leslie G. Foschio in Buffalo, N.Y., ordered Paul Ceglia to pay the fees after ruling that he violated a pretrial discovery order and failed to turn over email account information. The fee comes on top of an earlier $5,000 fine by the judge. Last month, Foschio said Ceglia must reimburse Facebook for legal fees it incurred in trying to get him to comply with a court order in the partnership dispute.

Paul Ceglia, the New York man who has become famous for suing Facebook, must reimburse Facebook for nearly $90,000 in attorney fees, a judge ruled Thursday. U.S. Magistrate Leslie Foschio ordered Ceglia to pay Facebook for depositions canceled at the last minute. Ceglia must also reimburse nearly $7,000 to Facebook's experts for travel and lodging expenses. Ceglia's attorney, Dean Boland, who asked to withdraw from the case could not be immediately reached for comment. A Facebook spokesman declined to comment.

Facebook Inc. escalated its legal fight against an upstate New York man who contends he's entitled to half of founder Mark Zuckerberg's multibillion-dollar stake in the social networking company by taking the unusual step of asking a judge to speed up the fact-finding phase of the case. In a filing Thursday in federal court in Buffalo, N.Y., Facebook said its forensic experts have determined that Paul Ceglia doctored a 2003 contract and fabricated emails he said he exchanged with Zuckerberg.