On Mon, Jul 27, 2026 at 3:48 PM Anne P. Mitchell, Esq. via NANOG <nanog@lists.nanog.org> wrote:
Bill is correct that they should have *removed* it to federal court. Ignoring it was about the most stupid thing they could do, as, again with a nod to Bill, when you default you lose by, well, default.
Hi Anne, My concern, and this is where I think the law could stand improvement, is that the court co-opted a distant third party in its remedy for the dispute. They interfered with a contract between Verisign and one of its registrars, neither of which was a party to the lawsuit about Kick's behavior, neither of which was accused of any wrongdoing, and neither of which was more than tenuously operating within the court's geographical jurisdiction. That doesn't seem like something the law should allow, at least not of a state court. Regards, Bill Herrin -- For hire. https://bill.herrin.us/resume/