Steven Riddle, the principal of Leverette Junior High School, filed a defamation lawsuit against Chris Myers, the operator of SwampBubbles, a website that describes itself as " a user centered site dedicated to breaking news and political discussion of Toledo and Northwest Ohio," claiming that the site has been posting items that are "false and defamatory."

According to the complaint, defamatory postings were written by at least three unnamed people in response to a story on the site about a Leverette school employee charged with sexually assaulting a student. 

Riddle also named as a defendant "Another Leverette Teacher," which the complaint did not name.  According to the ToledoBlade.com, the complaint also requested that Myers be ordered to provide facts that would allow Riddle "to identify the persons who defamed him."

Update:

On March 3, 2008, Meyers filed a Motion For Protective Order and in the Alternative, Motion For Summary Judgment.

On September 23, 2008, the court scheduled an oral hearing on Myers' Motion for Protective Order and in the Alternative, Motion for Summary Judgment for October 30, 2008 at 11:00 a.m.

On November 14, 2008, plaintiff filed a notice of dismissal without prejudice which the Court granted.