My First Reply and Counterclaim to Hoge's Suit

8/12/2019 My First Reply and Counterclaim to Hoge's Suit

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us DISTRICT COURT

for the

DISTRICT OF MARYLAND uS

(Northern Division)

_ _ _ F I L E D ,E i " E R E D _ _ _ .L O D G E D ,R E C E IV E D

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6 WI LLI AM J OHN J OSEPH HOGE I I I Case No. : 1: 14- cv- 01683- ELH

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Plainti ff

v. ANSWER OF DEFENDANT, COUNTERCLAIMS OF

WILLIAM M. SCBMALFELDT AND JURY DEMAND

9 WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT

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WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT13

Counterclaim Plaintiff

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WI LLI AM J OHN J OSEPH HOGE I I I16

Counterclaim Defendant

17WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT

18Counterclaim Plaintiff

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CHRI S S. HEATHER2830 Ar l i ngt on Ave. , UpperRaci ne, Wi sconsi n 53403


WI LLI AM M. SCHMALFELDT

Counterclaim Plaintiff

v.

" PAUL KRENDLER" {Anonymous Bl ogger }


Answer t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt and Count er c l ai ms - 1

Case 1:14-cv-01683-ELH Document 5 Filed 06/04/14 Page 1 of 23



ANSWER

6. Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par a gr a ph 7 of t h e

Compl ai nt .

Defendant Wi l l i am M. Schmal f el dt , i n answer t o Pl ai nt i f f Wi l l i am J ohn J oseph

Rage I l l ' s Compl ai nt , deni es and aver s as f ol l ows:

Compl ai nt except as not ed. Def endant deni es hi s conduct was harassment as descri bed by

Maryl and Law 3~803. Def endant i s cur r ent l y awai t i ng wor d f r om t he Mar yl and Cour t of

Appeal s on hi s pet i t i on f or a wr i t of c er t i or ar i i n appeal of t h e peac e or der.

NATURE OF THE ACTION

JURISDICTION

PARTIES

Defendant deni es t he al l egat i ons of Paragr aph 2 of t he Compl ai nt in toto.

Deni ed in toto.

Def endant admi t s t o t he averment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Paragraph 8 of t he

Def endant aver s t hat t hi s i s an ac t i on f or copyr i ght i nf r i ngement . He

Def endant submi t s t o t he j ur i sdi c t i on of t h i s Cour t .

Def endant submi t s t o t hi s Cour t as t he proper venue f or t h i s ac t i on.

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deni es t he r epr oduct i on Pl ai nt i f f ' s copyr i ght ed work was unaut hor i zed, or a

prepara t i on of der i vat i ve work . Def endant aver s t hat Pl ai nt i f f has a copyr i ght

i nt e r es t i n t he works descr i bed, but Def endant al so aver s t hat al l works used buy

Def endant were used under t he t erms of t he Fai r Use Doctr i ne of t he US Copyr i ght Law,

17 USC S 107. Def endant deni es t hat use of t he works was unaut hor i zed and i nf r i ngi ng.

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Answer t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt and Count erc l ai ms - 2




ANSWERS TO MR. HOGE'S COMPLAINTS

8. Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s of Pl ai nt i f f i n Par a gr a ph 9 of t he

Compl ai nt .

Compl ai nt .

10. Def endant does not have enough i nf ormat i on t o f orm an opi ni on as t o

Pl ai nt i f f ' s aver ment i n Paragr aph 11 of t he Compl ai nt . Def endant i s aware t hat

Pl ai nt i f f c l ai ms he pur chased t he r i ght s he has c l ai med. But Def endant has never seen

a shred of evi dence or proof t hat t h i s t r ansac t i on was ever l egal l y ef f ec t ed.

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ANSWER TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT ON COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENTS


13 Compl ai nt.

ANSWER TO INFRINGEMENT VIA BOOKS AND EBOOKS (COUNTS I, II and III)

f o r t h by t he DMCA.

Pl ai nt i f f i n Paragraph 14 of t he Compl ai nt . Def endant i s not aware of Pl ai nt i f f ever

f i l i ng a DMCA t akedown not i ce or i nf r i ngement not i ce wi t h an I nt ernet Servi ce Pr ovi der

used by Def endant . Def endant deni es hi s use can l egal l y be def i ned as i nf r i ngi ng as

t he us e c l ear l y f i t s t h e f our pi l l ar s of t he Fai r Us e Doc t r i ne. Def endant deni es t h at

a DMCA Takedown was sent t o Lul u. com f or t he book "Brain Dead. N

14. Def endant admi t s t o havi ng made t he s t a t ement of f ac t i n Paragraph 15 of

t he Compl ai nt on May 15. Despi t e Pl ai nt i f f ' s appar ent bel i ef t hat t hi s amount ed t o a

dec l ar a t i on of " I dare you t o sue me, " Def endant was mere l y s t a t i ng t he pol i cy s et

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Defendant deni es t he averment made i n Par agr aph 13 of t he Compl ai nt.

Def endant admi t s i n par t and deni es i n par t t he averment s made by

15. Al l Paragraphs above ar e hereby i ncorpora t ed by r ef erence.27

16. Def endant admi t s t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s averment of publ i shi ng a b l og pos t t i t l ed

28"Are You Pondering What I'm Pondering" on Apr i l 14, 2014.





17. Def endant admi t s t o Pl ai nt i f f ' s averment i n Paragraph 18 o f hi s

Compl ai nt , and mai nt ai ns t he bl og post was publ i shed t o i l l ust r at e t he poi nt Def endant

was maki ng i n t he book, and was used under t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne. One copy of t he e-

book was pur chased and t hat was appar ent l y by t he Pl ai nt i f f .

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under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her

deni es t ha t Def endant i s ent i t l ed t o anyt h i ng as a r esul t of t h i s case .

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Def endant deni es t ha t h i s use of t he wor k was unl awf u l as it was done

ANSWER TO COUNT II - lIBRAIN DEAD"

Al l Par agr aphs above ar e i ncor por at ed by r ef er ence.

Def endant admi t s t o t he aver ment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Paragraph 22 of

13 t he Compl ai nt . He admi t s one copy of t he book was sol d. The book was purchased as a

14 proof copy by t he Def endant .

CANSWER TO COUNT III - tlINTENTIONAL INFLICTION"

24. Al l Paragraphs above ar e i ncorpora t ed by r ef erence.

Compl ai nt . For one t hi ng, t he book was publ i shed i n 2014, not 2104. Def endant i s not

awar e of any Compl ai nt s made about i nf r i ngi ng materi al i n "Br ai n Dead. " Defendant

admi t s t he book was removed f rom the Lul u. com cat al og on Apri l 22, but i t was at t he

demand of t he Def endant.

23. Def endant deni es t he averment s i n Paragr aph 24 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt

t hat hi s use of t he work was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t erms of t he Fai r Use

Doctr i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed

t o anyt hi ng as a r e sul t of t h i s c as e.

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22. Def endant deni es t he averment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Paragraph 23 of t he

25. Def endant admi t s t o t h e Pl ai nt i f f ' s aver ment s i n Par a gr a ph 26 of t he27

Compl ai nt i n par t and deni es i n par t . I t was ac tual l y more l i ke 70 percent of a bl og

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ANSWER TO INFRINGEMENT VIA TWITTER (COUNTS LVIII THEOUGH CXXIV)

ANSWER TO INFRINBEMENT VIA INTERNET WEBSITES (Counts IV through LVII)

33. Al l Paragraphs above are hereby i ncorporated by reference.

Pl ai nt i f f i n Tabl e 1 of hi s Compl ai nt . Def endant admi t s t o usi ng t he mat eri al .

Def endant deni es t he use was i nf ri ngement as t he mat eri al was used i n accor dance wi t h

Def endant deni es t he averment s i n Par agr aph 28 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt

Def endant admi t s i n part and deni es i n part t he averment s made by

Def endant deni es t he aver ment s i n Par agr aph 33 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt

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t hat hi s use of t he work was unl awf ul as it was done under t he t erms of t he Fai r Use

Doctr i ne of t he US Copyri ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed

to anyt hi ng as a r e sul t of t h i s case.

t he Fai r Use Doctr i ne of t he US Copyri ght l aw.

31. Def endant deni es t he averment s i n Paragraph 32 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt

t hat Def endant ' s use of t he work was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t erms of t he

Fai r Use Doctr i ne of t he US Copyri ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s

ent i t l ed to anyth i ng as a r e sul t of t h i s case.

28. Al l Paragraphs above are hereby i ncorporated by r ef erence.

29. Def endant admi t s i n par t and deni es i n par t t he averment s made by

Pl ai nt i f f i n Paragraph 30 of hi s Compl ai nt . He admi t s t o usi ng t he mat eri al . He deni es

i t was i nf r i ngement as t he mat er i al was used under t he Fai r Use Doctr i ne of t he US

Copyr i ght Law.

that hi s use of t he work was unl awf ul as i t was done under t he t e rms of t he Fai r Use

Doctr i ne of t he US Copyri ght l aw. Def endant f urt her deni es t hat Def endant is ent i tl ed

to anyt hi ng as a r esul t of t h i s case.

post t hat Pl ai nt i f f di d not own at t he t i me t he book was publ i shed. Def endant di d not

"brag U about republ i shi ng t he por t i on of t he bl og ent ry.

26. Def endant does not have s uf f i ci ent i nf or mat i on as t o t he t r ut h of t he

aver ment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 27 of t he Compl ai nt .

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hol ds a copyr i ght i nt e r es t cons t i t u t es a non- i nf r i ngi ng f ai r use and de minimis use

under Uni t ed St ates l aw.

t ha t h i s use of t he wor k was unl awf u l as i t was done under t he t er ms of t he Fai r Use

Doct r i ne of t he US Copyr i ght l aw. Def endant f ur t her deni es t hat Def endant i s ent i t l ed

t o anyt hi ng as a r es ul t of t h i s c as e.

34. Defendant admi t s t he aver ment s made by Pl ai nt i f f i n Par agr aph 25 of t h e

Compl ai nt .

35. Def endant does not have ' enough i nf ormat ~on t o admi t or deny each of t he

i ns tances of what Pl ai nt i f f i n Tabl e 2 of hi s Compl ai nt cal l s " I nf r i ngi ng Tweet s" as

Def endant no l onger has access t o t he vast maj or i t y of t he t weet s . Def endant deni es

" r eproduc i ng al l or al mos t al l " of each of Pl ai nt i f f ' s works .

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Def endant deni es t he aver ment s i n Par agr aph 37 of Pl ai nt i f f ' s Compl ai nt

AFFI RMATI VE DEFENSES

Al l Paragraphs above are hereby i ncorpora ted by ref erence.

The Compl ai nt f ai l s t o st at e a cl ai m upon whi ch r el i ef can be gr ant ed.

The Compl ai nt f ai l s because any use by Def endant as t o whi ch Pl ai nt i f f

I n each i ns tance descr i bed by Pl ai nt i f f i n hi s Compl ai nt , Def endant used

enough of Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og pos t s t o i l l us t r at e t he poi nt Def endant was t r yi ng t o make18

about Pl ai nt i f f ' s I S- mont h campai gn of harassment agai nst Def endant .

Old and crazy, fat and demented, BiDSchmalfeldt sat at his curbside reject card table, wishing he

could rub two dimes together and find an old desk at a yard sale. But who would help him haul it

" Paul Kr endl er ' s " bl og ent r y of Apr i l 23, 2014 t o i l l us t r a t e t he poi nt t h at t h e hat r ed

bei ng generat ed agai nst Defendant by Pl ai nt i f f and hi s f ol l owers had reached a poi nt

of near i nsani t y. The por t i on used by t he def endant r eads ( i n par t ) as f ol l ows :

41. The Fai r Us e Doc t r i ne does not s et a per c ent a ge or " wor d c ount " of how

much of a per son' s copyr i ght ed work can be used by another t o i l l us t r at e a poi nt and

prove t he t r uth fu l nes s of what he i s wr i t i ng and to avoi d mi s r epre sent i ng what t he

Pl ai nt i f f s ai d or wro t e i n hi s bl og.

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42. I t i s t rue t hat Def endant used a s i gni f i cant por t i on of anonymous bl ogger





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home? Gail? (Defendant's wife) She was rarely home anymore. She spent her nights wandering the

streets of Elkridge, desperate to get out of the house, out from under his hateful eye. Away from the

unrelenting stink of old diapers and sweating feet. She spent the days sleeping off the nights. With th

dogs. He stared at a blank page, considering his next post.

What's happened to me? God damn it, I'm relevant. Relevantl" He shook a f"lStat the ceiling,

splattering mayonnaise on his monitor.

He absently wiped the stain from his monitor and licked the creamy goo off his finger. He liked

creamy, gooey things. For no particular reason, he thought of his lost brother Bob. (Defendant's

identical twin brother, who died of a stroke on March 19, 2004)

Oh, God, Bob, he thought, stiD sucking his finger c1ean.l miss you so.

He sat back and closed his eyes, remembering fondly the many years of sharing a bedroom with the

Bobber. The playfnl teasing and wrestling that almost always ended up with grunts and moans,

commnnicating brotherly love in the special language that only identical twins knew.

"Will you ever get away from that GODDAMN COMPUTER?" his wife screeched. She was blitzed.

Again. He looked at the clock above the television. It was only 10:30 in the morning. Christ.

He looked at her sideways, avoiding eye contact. She was wearing a long Army surplus winter coat,

so he couldn't teD if she lost another skirt last night. In her right hand she held a nearly empty fifthof bourbon. Always with the bourbon. She had apparently lost her right shoe. The left one, a

utilitarian tan orthopedic number, had something wrapped around the ankle, hanging to the floor.

Pink granny panties. Sexy.

''Blast you, woman!" he grumbled. ''I'll do the writing. You do the drinking. Understood?"





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She responded with a derisive langh and a healthy, wet fart. He hoped it was a fart, anyway.

Sometimes he couldn't be sure if he was hearing the right orifice. The awards on the trophy shelf

rattled and for a moment Bill feared some might fall from the cheap particle-board shelf his son

gave him on his fiftieth birthday. Some great milestone day that was. He wonders when the last time

Peter even thought about him was.

Gail slammed the door and shambled back to the bedroom like a flatulent zombie. She wonld

probably pass out without getting nndressed. He hoped she didn't piss the bed again and force

another costly trip to Goodwin. He desperately wished this shitty little shack had a second bedroom

he could move into. But no, they couldn't atTord more than this single-wide on his paltry disability

payments and government pension.

For no particnlar reason, he thonght of Bobber again. And Brett. And Neal. Brett and Neal. And

Bob. Neal and Bob. Neal and Bob ..•

When he looked up at the clock again, twenty minnles had passed. How had that happened? He

pnlled his finger out of his mouth again. He couldn't remember putting it in. Dementia? It was all

pruned up. There was no mayonnaise.

"Will you PLEASE shut the HELL up about your IMAGINARY FRIENDS!! I'm trying to sleep

back here!" Gail had stuck her freakishly large head out into the hall. Bill realized he'd been talking

to the Horsemen out loud again. It must be the Parkinson's, because he KNEW he wasn't crazy. The

Horsemen would take care of anyone who said so.

"Shut up, you besotted trollop. And if you leak on my bed again, I swear I'll-"

"You'll what? Chase me down in your little roily chair and beat me up? I'd like to see you try!"





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Cackling, Gail slammed the bedroom door. Bill looked with fresh worry at his trophy shelf. What

would he do if his legacy were destroyed?

Behind him, he heard the bedroom door open. He turned and saw Gail, still in her coat, shuming

quickly into the bathroom. "Bluuuuuh •.. " His wife hurled eighteen hours worth of bourbon, pork

rinds and something else into the hig white confessional. The aroma, mixed with the stale urine and

feet, nearly drove BiD to retch onto his only remaining link to the outside world - the hroken down

laptop on the card table. Instead be spun quickly to his left and managed to hit the waste basket with

the sick. He looked up and saw his wife on the way back to the bedroom. She looked at him with

contempt. She used to be pretty, but the hitterness of being with Bill had tnrned her hard, like

petrified wood.

Grady. He will pay for Hoge's crimes. I know Grady, the sociopath, knows more about th£ nefarioWi evil

of Hoge than h£ lets on. If I squeeze that zit, it will pop. Bill realized, too late, that he just squeezed a

zit on his own forehead. He looked at his fiugers. Pus clung to his finger and thumb like mayonnaise.

Mmmm •.. mayonuaise. Smooth and creamy and gooey.

For no particular reason, he thought of Bobber. His finger slipped into his mouth again. He barely

noticed the taste of pus. He was remembering a pleasantly vile yet familiar smell from his childhood.

But why was it mixed with pork rinds and bourbon? And feet?

"WILL YOU SHUT YOUR GODDAMN CHOMP HOLE?!?!?" roared the voice of his wife from

behind the bedroom door.

''I'm not crazy:' Bill repeated. He opened the refrigerator, reached for the open jar of mayonnaise.

The smell nearly knocked him from his chair. He rolled to the curtained otT cubby they called a

pantry and found no fresh jar.





''Not tonight," his wife slnrred from the other end of the honse.

For no particular reason, he thought about his twin brother once more.

He hit the POST button, and felt that old familiar sensation of a job well done.

"WELL, FUUUUUCK ME," he shrieked. "YOU FORGOT THE MAYONNAISE AGAIN, YOU

BLEEDING WITCH!"

I f Def endant had been al l owed access t o t he comment sect i on on43.

He roUed back to the computer, hungry now for the lost days when he and Bobber would sit on the

floor together, sucking down footIongs with mayonnaise. He typed a Paragraph about Hoge. The

writing was nothing to write home over, but it was relatively benign. He typed a few more words,

adding a little spice to the post. Fifteen minutes later, he came up for air having blown seventy-five

words into over five hundred words of spit, bile and projectile vomit onto the page. A wave of fresh

hate washed over him, and he clenched his whole body to absorb its fuU power.

"DAMN IT STRAIGHT TO JESUS!" he hollered as the fresh, deep, earthy stench hit him, and he

realized he would have to wake Gail to change his Depends again.

He glared with baleful contempt in his eyes at the last of only three women he had ever

touched, none of whom would ever touch him again.

Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og, much of t hi s coul d have been avoi ded. But Pl ai nt i f f onl y al l ows

peopl e who agree wi t h hi m t o post on hi s bl og, maki ng it necessar y f or t he Def endant

us e Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og pos t s on Twi t t er or on a bl og ent r y t o pr ove t he t r ut hf ul nes s of

what he was sayi ng.

44. Pl ai nt i f f had a Peace Order i n pl ace agai ns t Def endant f or one year, not

al l owi ng Def endant t o cont act hi m and ask hi s per mi ssi on t o use t he mat er i al .

45. I n every i ns t ance c i t ed by Pl ai nt i f f , t he mate r i al used was used under

the Fai r Use Doc t r i ne of US Copyr i ght Law, whi ch set s out f our f ac tor s t o be

consi dered i n det ermi ni ng whet her not a par t i cul ar use i s f ai r :28

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1 a. Thepurpose andcharacter of the use, incl.udi.ngwhether such use is of

2 commercial. nature or is for nonprofit educational purposes. One sent ence f rom t he

3 Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og was used i n a book that r emai ns of f l i ne af t e r Pl ai nt i f f ' s DMCA

4 t akedown. A l arger por t i on was used i n a subsequent book, however Pl ai nt i f f c l ai ms he

5 purchased the "rights" to the anonymous blog entry seven days after the book was

6 published. Since the book was removed the same day he claimed "ownership," he cannot

7 c l ai m damages . The bl og and Twi t t er ent r i es he t ags as " i nf r i ngi ng" are c l ear l y under

8 t he Fai r Use Doctr i ne as not once di d Pl ai nt i f f ever f i l e a DMCA t akedown request wi t h

9 Def endant ' s I nt ernet Servi ce Provi der or wi t h Twi t t er.

10 b. Thenature of the copyrighted work. I n pract i cal l y every i ns tance, t he

11 copyr i ght ed work was used t o i l l us t r at e a poi nt Def endant was maki ng about t he

12 harassment he has suf f ered at t he hands of Pl ai nt i f f s i nce February 2013, whi ch wi l l

13 be det ai l ed i n t he bel ow permi ssi ve count er cl ai m.

14 c. Theamountand substantiality of the portion used in relation to the

15 copyrighted workas a whole. I s Pl ai nt i f f c l ai mi ng each bl og post as a separate

16 copyri ght ed ent i t y? Or i s he cl ai mi ng hi s ent i re Hogewash. com bl og as a copyri ght ed

17 ent i t y? I n e i t her case, onl y as much as was needed by Def endant t o prove t he

18 t r ut hf ul ness of what he was cl ai mi ng i n hi s books, bl ogs and Tweet s was used.

19 d. Theeffect of the use uponthe potential market for, or value of, the

20 copyrighted work. No one t o Def endant ' s knowl edge has st opped readi ng Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og

21 due to Def endant ' s f ai r use of mat er i al f rom Pl ai nt i f f ' s bl og. I f anyt hi ng, by

22 provi di ng t he bl og wi t h addi t i onal exposure , Def endant has i ncreased t he val ue t o

23 Pl ai nt i f f of hi s bl og.

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COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST WILLIAM JOHN JOSEPH HOGE III

46. Al l Paragraphs above are i ncorpora t ed by r e ference.





47. Count er c l ai m Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt ( Schmal f el dt ) br i ngs t hi s permi ss i ve1

count ercl ai m agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Hoge ( Hoge) i n accor dance wi t h Rul e 13 of

t he Federa l Rul es of Ci vi l Pr ocedur e.

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49. Mr. Schmal f el dt i s a r et i r ed government empl oyee who has suf f er ed f rom

Parki nson' s di sease f or 14 years s i nce bei ng di agnosed i n 2000. He rare l y l eaves hi s

hor ne due t o t he i ncreased di f f i cul t y he has wi t h movement , wal ki ng and bal ance. He

res i des wi t h hi s wi f e, Gai l , and keeps hi msel f busy wi t h bl oggi ng and opera t i ng an

online I nt ernet radi o s ta t i on pl ayi ng musi c f r om the 1920s and 1930s .

50. Mr. Hoge r uns a bl og f or t h e ent e r t ai nment of hi s r e ader s . I t is cal l ed

"Hogewash. com. " The bl og consi s t s of dai l y "Pi nky and t he Br ai n" r ef erences , at t acks

on Br et t Ki mber l i n of Bet hesda, Maryl and ( who i s cur r ent l y sui ng Hoge among sever al

ot her def e ndant s i n s t at e and f e der al cour t on a var i et y of t or t s r el at ed t o

harassment and R. I . C. O. vi ol ati ons) and att acks on me, i n whi ch he encour ages hi s

r eader shi p t o j oi n i n.

51. Roge has worked wi t h other s over t i me to t o t a l l y des t r oy Schmal f el dt ' s

onl i ne r eput at i on by publ i shi ng l i es about Schmal f el dt ' s previ ous wor k as an

i nves t i gat i ve r epor t er ( f r eel ance) and pai nt i ng hi m as an "obses si ve s t a l ker " .

52. Roge rare l y r ef ers t o Schmal f el dt wi t hout ment i oni ng hi m as "adj udi cat ed

cyber s t a l ker. " Thi s i s a r e sul t of Roge' s succes s ful acqui s i t i on of a peace order

agai nst Schr nal f el dt i n J une 2013.

53. Roge s ecured t he peace order on h i s t h i r d at t empt by convi nc i ng a Car r ol l

Count y, Mar yl and, Ci r cui t Cour t j udge t hat "bl ocki ng" Schmal f el dt on Twi t t er woul d be

the s ame t hi ng as di s abl i ng a por t i on of hi s I nt ernet f unc t i onal i t y or havi ng t o

change hi s t el ephone number t o avoi d t el emarketer s.

54. I n t r ut h, bl oc ki ng anot her Twi t t er us er i s as s i mpl e as pus hi ng a but t on

onscreen t hat s ays "bl ock" or "bl ock and r epor t " t h i s user.

55. Not onl y di d Rage r e fuse t o bl ock Schmal f el dt , l es s t han one mont h af t e r

obt ai ni ng hi s peace or der, he at t empt ed t o f ol l ow Schmal f el dt ' s Twi t t er account .

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Schmal f el dt , i ncl udi ng t hr ee hundr ed si xty seven ( 367) mi sdemeanor cri mi nal char ges

f i l ed agai nst Schmal f el dt by Rage i n Car r ol l and Howard Count i es. Al l wer e ul t i mat el y

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of t wo sel f - publ i shed books wri t t en by Schmal f el dt , t he prof i t s whi ch were meant t o be

donat ed t o t he Nat i onal Parki nson Foundat i on, an organi zat i on t hat works t oward

f i ndi ng a cure f or t h i s di s ease.

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by Hoge, t he Nat i onal Par ki nson Associ at i on has asked Schmal f el dt t o di sassoci at e

hi msel f f r om t hei r or gani zat i on.

and l i vi ng wi t h hi s mot her i n Raci ne, Wi sconsi n.

as " @Embr yr i ddl eal ur n ll ( ERA) . He al so comment s on count ercl ai m def endant Hoge' s bl og by

t hat name, as wel l as "Howard Ear l . 1I

61. Count erc l ai m Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt ( Schrnal f el dt ) br i ngs t hi s permi ss i ve

count er cl ai m agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Heather ( Heather ) i n accor dance wi t h Rul e

13 of t he Federa l Rul es of Ci vi l Procedure .

62. Thi s Cour t has j ur i s di c t i on over t h i s ac t i on pur s uant t o 28 USC ~ 1332

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COUNTERCLAIM AGAINST CHRIS S. HEATHER

On f ai t h and i nf or mat i on, Schmal f el dt bel i eves Heat her t o be unempl oyed

Schr nal f el dt i dent i f i ed Heather as ERA when he saw on t he Wi sconsi n Cour t

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t o ghosts now?U Schmal f el dt never ment i oned t he woman' s name t o ERA. The woman Heat her

f i l ed a domest i c abuse case agai ns t i n 1995 di ed i n Vi rg i ni a i n 2011. Heat her / ERA had

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"Krendl er" i s t he "aut hor" of a bl og cal l ed "The Thi nki ng Man' s Zombi e"70.

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Countercl ai m Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt ( Schr nal f el dt ) br i ngs t hi s permi ssi ve

agai nst Count er cl ai m Def endant Anonymous Bl ogger " Paul Kr endl erH

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"Hanni bal . " The header phot o on t he bl og shows a copyr i ght ed i mage of Ray Li ot a i n

t hat movi e bei ng f ed a p i ece of hi s own bra i n by Hanni bal Lecter.

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and/ or "sat i r i ze" t he wri t i ngs of Schmal f el dt .

73. "Krendl er" i s t he anonymous person f rom whom Hoge c l ai ms t o have

purchased t he por t i on of t he bl og t hat Hoge c l ai ms Schmal f el dt i nf r i nged on his

copyri ght by publ i shi ng i n hi s book "Intentional Infliction."

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FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Malicious Prosecution and Abuse of Process

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76. Hoge i nser t ed hi msel f i nt o an ongoi ng cont r oversy bet ween Schmal f el dt and

severa l other r i ght wi ng ext r emi s t bl ogger s af t er two of t hese bl ogger s f i l ed

harassment charges agai nst Schr nal f el dt i n Howard Count y. Al l t hese char ges wer e

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f i l ed hi s f i r s t t hr ee c r i mi nal charges agai ns t Schmal f el dt i n Car r ol l County Di s t r i c t

Cour t on Febr uary 15, 2013. He al l eged har assment , el ec t r oni c mai l harassment and a

char ge of unaut hori zed access t o a comput er , sayi ng Schmal f el dt had somehow

commandeer ed a comput er I P addr ess i n Kansas Ci t y, MO, usi ng i t t o send t hr eat eni ng

messages t o Rage f rom t hat address . These charges were di smi ssed on Apri l 17, 2013.

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order on March 18, 2013. Thi s was al so deni ed on March 25 f or l ack of c l ear and

convi nci ng evi dence of har assment .

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Schrnal f el dt had harassed hi m. Thi s charge was di smi ssed by t he Carr ol l Count y St at es '

At t orney on Apri l 17, 2013.

Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o charge Schr nal f el dt wi t h vi ol ati ng t he t empor ary peace

or der . That charge was al so di smi ssed on Apri l 17, 2013.

83. On J ul y 8, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car rol l Count y Cour t Commi ss i oner t o

f i l e f i ve ( 5) charges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace order he was

event ual l y awar ded i n J une. These char ges wer e di smi ssed on Sept . 11, 2013.

84. On August 5, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Carr ol l Count y Cour t Commi ss i oner t o

f i l e t hr ee ( 3) charges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace order. These

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85. On November 8. 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner

t o f i l e a si ngl e charge of el ect r oni c mai l harassment agai nst Schmal f el dt al ong wi t h

t hi r t y- s i x ( 36) charges al l egi ng Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace order. The charges

were di smi ssed on J anuar y 29, 2014.

86. On November 12, 2013, Rage convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner

t o f i l e one hundred ni net y- ei ght ( 198) charges al l egi ng t hat Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed

t he peace order . An arr est warr ant was i ssued f or Schmal f el dt , however when

Schmal f el dt was cont act ed by a deput y wi t h t he Car r ol l Count y Sheri f f ' s Depar t ment and

l earned what was behi nd Rage' s char ges, t he warr ant was r esci nded and a summons was

i ssued. These charges were di smi ssed on J anuar y 29, 2014.

87. On November 15, 2013, Hoge convi nced a Car r ol l Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner

t o f i r s t f i l e ei ght y - e i ght ( 8 8) and t h en an addi t i onal t went y - ni ne ( 2 9) c harges t h at

Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace or der . These were al so di smi ssed on J anuary 29,

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t he or i gi nal peace order.

89. On Apr i l 1, 2014, apparent l y havi ng worn out hi s wel come i n h i s home

count y, Hoge convi nced a Howar d Count y Cour t Commi ssi oner t o f i l e a char ge al l egi ng

Schmal f el dt had vi ol at ed t he peace order. The char ge was di smi ssed on Apri l 15.

90. Hoge i s wel l aware of Schmal f el dt ' s det e r i or a t i ng heal t h , and i s al so

aware t hat i t i s a proven medi cal f ac t t hat t he progre ss i on of Park i nson' s di s ease i s

exacerbat ed by unnecessar y s t r ess .

91. On May 20, 2014, f eel i ng t hat l aw enf orcement had no mechani sm i n pl ace

to pro t ec t a di s abl ed adul t f r om t he s ame k i nd of cyberbul l yi ng t hat t hey pro t ect

t e enager s f r o m, Sc hmal f el dt f i l ed s ui t i n t he US Di s t r i c t Cour t f or t he Di s t r i c t of

Maryl and al l egi ng severa l t or t s , such as harassment , s ta l k i ng and abuse of pr ocess .

92. On May 21, af t e r a vi s i t wi t h hi s neur o l ogi s t , Dr. St e phen Gr i l l of

El kr i dge, Maryl and, Schmal f el dt t ook hi s doctor ' s advi ce and moved t o wi t hdraw hi s

l awsui t f r om the US Di s t r i c t Cour t f or t he Di s t r i c t of Mary l and. The case was

ul t i mat el y cl osed on May 29.

93. On May 21, Schmal f el dt bl ogged that he had pul l ed hi s l awsui t af t e r hi s

doc tor warned hi m that t he s t r es s brought on by such a l awsui t mi ght r e sul t i n hi s

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premat ure deat h. " I s it r eal l y wor t h r i ski ng your l i f e t o get r evenge on t h i s guy, "

Dr. Gr i l l al l egedl y t ol d Schr n. al f el dt .

94. Af t er comment i ng on hi s bl og t hat he was aware Schmal f el dt had wi t hdr awn

hi s l awsui t , Hoge f i l ed t he i ns tant sui t knowi ng f ul l wel l t hat he was drawi ng

Schmal f el dt i nto a l awsui t t hat coul d wel l end hi s l i f e due t o t he exacerbat i on of hi s

Par ki nson' s di sease caused by s t r ess .

95. Hage' s c ons t ant r et u r n t o t h e " wel l of j us t i c e" onl y t o b e deni ed 367

t i mes and hi s l yi ng about t he "di f f i cul t y " of bl ocki ng Schmal f el dt on Twi t t er, t hen

get t i ng a peace order ext ended f or an addi t i onal s i x months can onl y be s een i n t he

l i ght of an obses sed per son, abus i ng t he l egal proces s f or no ot her r eason than t o

mal i ci ousl y pr osecut e Schr nal f el dt .

SECOND CLAI M FOR RELI EF

Defamation and Libe1

96. Al l Paragraphs above ar e i ncorpora t ed by r ef er ence.

97. Bef ore runni ng af oul of Hoge, Mr. Schmal f el dt enj oyed a s t er l i ng

reput at i on as a wri t er and repor t er . A Googl e search of hi s name woul d have r eveal ed

l i nks t el l i ng of t he books he' s wr i t t en about hi s vol unt a ry par t i c i pat i on i n a

c l i ni cal t r i al at Vanderbi l t Uni vers i t y Medi cal Cent er . I n 2007, Schmal f el dt became

one of 15 peopl e i n t he Uni t ed St at es t o have undergone exper i ment al Deep Brai n

St i mul at i on surgery as par t of an exper i ment t o s ee i f pat i ent s i n t he ear l i er s t ages

of PD coul d surv i ve t he opera t i on and t ol er a t e t he l ong- t e rm pl acement of t he

necessary har dware.

98. Sc hmal f el dt r e t i r e d f r o m hi s pos i t i on as a GS- 13 Wr i t e r / Edi t o r wi t h t h e

Nat i onal I ns t i t ut es of Heal t h i n Bet hesda, Maryl and due t o t he advancement of hi s

di sease i n 2011. He suppl ement ed hi s i ncome as a f r eel ance i nves t i gat i ve repor t er.

99. I n May 2012, Schmal f el dt l earned of a gang of r i ght wi ng ext r emi s t s who

were gangi ng up onl i ne t o at t ack an ex-con who was re l eased f r om pr i son i n 2001 and

was doi ng hi s bes t t o l i ve an hones t l i f e by f oundi ng a non- pro f i t organi zat i on t o

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SChrnal f el dt ' s wr i t i ng about t hi s case and began t o at t ack hi m personal l y. He drew t he

at t ent i on of Hoge i n Sept ember Of 2012.

i nsul t at Schmal f el dt and t hen vani sh agai n. When Heat her saw t hat Schr nal f el dt was

engaged i n a cont r over sy wi t h t he r i ght wi ng ext r emi s t s , he r e turned f ul l t i me, f i r s t

as @Gunt ot i ngt eabag, unt i l Schmal f el dt exposed t hat i dent i t y. He resurf aced as

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seemed sadi st i cal l y obsessed wi t h Schmal f el dt , wi t h over 1, 000 bl og post s ment i oni ng

hi m by name i n t he t i t l e.

102. On J une 2, 2014, Rage di r ect l y l i bel ed Schmal f el dt by r e f e r r i ng t o hi m as

"someone wi l l i ng t o s teal i nt el l ec tual pr oper t y . . . " on t he websi t e of a Roge suppor t er

who had j ust banned Schmal f el dt f r om def endi ng hi msel f i n t he comment secti on of t he

bl og. As Schmal f el dt mai nt ai ns t hat t he use of t he i nt el l ec tual proper t y i n ques t i on

was Fai r Use" under US Copyr i ght l aw, i t i s f al se, def amat ory and l i bel ous t o pai nt

Schmal f el dt as a t hi ef . htt p: / / bl ubber suesbl ogger s. com/ yes- i t- al ways- comes~back- t o-

f r ee- speech/

hi s r i ght wi ng ext remi s t f r i ends as "adj udi cat ed cybers t al ker, " a "deranged

cyber s t al ker, f r i end of pedophi l es . and hara sser of chi l dr en wi t h an anal r ape

f et i sh. " None of i t i s t r ue, but t he t heme i s cont i nued on a dai l y bas i s by Roge

t hr ough hi s bl ogs and t he comment s of hi s reader s . Bot h Hoge and Heat her have

cont r i but ed t o t hi s mount ai n of l i bel .

l OS. By publ i shi ng i nf ormat i on i dent i f y i ng Schmal f el dt us i ng t he above-

ment i oned f al se and defamatory sl ur s on t hei r bl ogs, bl og comment s and Twi t t er

account s, t he count ercl ai m def endant s have i r r epar abl y damaged t he count ercl ai m

pl ai nt i f f ' s r eput at i on, earn i ng capac i t y, des t r oyed hi s l egacy, al i enat ed hi s f r i ends ,

and caused compani es t hat Schmal f el dt had done busi ness wi t h i n t he pas t t o cease

associ ati on wi t h hi m.

Si nce t hat t i me, especi al l y s i nce bei ng awarded hi s peace order, Hoge has

Heather woul d r i s e f rom I nt e rnet dormancy f rom t i me to t i me to hur l an

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dest r oy t he r eput at i on of someone t hey percei ved as a pol i t i cal enemy.

THIRD CLAIM FOR RELIEF

Harassment and Intentional Inf lict ion of Emotional Dis tress

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successful l y put Schmal f el dt i n j ai l . I t seems, i ns tead, he deci ded t o ei t her r ender

hi m to ta l l y di sabl ed or dead due t o t he exacer bat i on of hi s Parki nson' s di sease caused

by the s t r es s of 367 c r i mi nal charges .

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harm, was t o har ass and i nt i mi dat e Schmal f el dt , t o i nf l i c t emot i onal di s t r ess and

hasten hi s deat h due t o Parki nson' s di sease.

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i nt o vi ol at i ng t he peace order.

22 113. Hi s 1, OOO- pl us post s about t he evi l of Bi l l Schmal f el dt ar e cl ear l y meant

23 to i nspi r e hi s f ol l ower s i nto hat i ng Schmal f el dt , and one r ead of t he Hogewash bl og i n

24 t he comment s sec t i on shows t he vi r ul ent hat red Hoge' s suppor t er s have f or Schrnal f el dt .

25 114. Hi s f i l i ng of a copyr i ght sui t t wo days af t e r bei ng i nf ormed that

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Schmal f el dt ' s neur ol ogi st asked Schmal f el dt t o wi t hdr aw hi s own l awsui t out of f ear

t hat Schmal f el dt woul d not sur vi ve a prot rac ted sui t shows a l evel of reckl ess

endangerment and di s regard f or l i f e one woul d f i nd i n a sadi s t .



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115. Nobody can hol d a candl e t o Heat her when i t comes t o onl i ne sadi sm. As

f ar back as 2011, he woul d send Facebook messages t o Schmal f el dt wi t h a p i c ture of a

man wi t h a gun t o hi s head and t he capt i on, "The Cure f or Parki nson' s Di sease. " Many

t i mes i n hi s pos t i ng and Tweet i ng, Heat her has adj ur ed Schmal f el dt t o "Take t he Cure ,

Shakey!" Heat her has Tweet ed a var i et y of v i ol ent i mages t o Schroal f el dt of peopl e

bl owi ng t hei r heads of f wi t h t he same "Take t he Cur e" message.

6 116. On f ai t h and i nf ormat i on, Schmal f el dt bel i eves Heat her t o be t he

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anonymous e- mai l er "PEMason54" who at one t i me was a r egul ar comment er on Roge' s bl og.

"PEMason54" sent di rec t e- mai l s t o Schmal f el dt t hreat eni ng t o murder hi s dogs , and t o

r ape hi s wi f e i n f ront of hi m.

117. Heat her gave away hi s i dent i t y as PEMason54 when he post ed t he f ol l owi ng

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Please send me a copy of the peace order. My email isPEMason54@ gaiIspussvtastcsl ik~nici IIi1!)'cglstandtuna.cdu Thanks, Shakcy.

118. Heat her has sent many such messages t o my e-mai l and t hr ough comment s t o14

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my bl og where hi s e- mai l r e turn addre ss of f er s a query r egard i ng t he " t as t e " of my

wi f e ' s pr i vat es.

16119. The depi c t i ons of Schmal f el dt ' s wi f e as wri t t en by "Kr endl er" caused her

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great emot i onal di s turbance and made Schr nal f el dt very angry, addi ng t o hi s s t r ess ,

f ur t her i ng t he exacerbat i on of hi s Par ki nson' s di sease.

19 120. "Krendl er ' s " r e fu sal t o p rove he " sol d" t he "wor l d book and e- book

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r i ght s " t o t h at por t i on of hi s bl og i s a s our c e of pr o voc at i on, des i gned t o anger

Schmal f el dt and cause hi m emoti onal di st r ess.

22121. The ac t i ons of al l t h r ee counte r c l ai m def endant s can be s een i n no ot her

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l i ght t han a conspi racy of r i ght wi ng ext remi s ts t o cause as much emot i onal damage t o

Schr nal f el dt as t hey coul d.

INJURY

26122. As a d i rec t and proxi mat e resul t of Hoge' s , Heat her ' s and "Krendl er ' s"

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wi l l f ul , knowi ng and i nt ent i onal act s as set above, Schmal f el dt suf f er ed per manent

i nj ur y t o hi s r e put a t i on, t o hi s heal t h , t o hi s abi l i t y t o ear n i nc ome, and an





set f or t h i n t hi s count erc l ai m demonst r at e a remar kabl e, unbel i evabl e and near l y

i ncomprehensi bl e amount of mal i ce agai nst someone onl y Hoge has ever met, someone

Heat her and "Krendl er" know by name onl y, a per son t hey have no l egi t i mat e quarr el

wi t h . The egregi ous conduc t , i nsul t and perver se gr a t i f i c at i on and gl ee s een i n

Hoge' s , "Krendl er ' s" and Heat her ' s wr i t i ng about Scl unal f el dt , cel ebra t i ng each

percei ved vi c tory and each new decl i ne i n Scl unal f el dt ' s heal t h, t he caus i ng of

i r revers i bl e damage t o hi s heal t h and reput at i on, requi r es t he most severe puni s l unent

t hi s cour t can del i ver. Accordi ngl y, Schr nal f el dt reques ts an award of puni t i ve damages

beyond and i n excess of t hose damages necessary t o compensat e hi m for t he removal of

i r r ever s i bl e i nc r ease i n t he progre ss i on of hi s Park i nson' s di s ease. Havi ng t o spend

count l ess hours , days , weeks and mont hs def endi ng agai ns t t he f al se narr at i ves ,

wor ryi ng about t he 367 cr i mi nal charges , whi ch of Hoge' s f ol l owers woul d send t he next

prof ane e- mai l t o be seen by Schmal f el dt ' s wi f e, whet her or not Heat her woul d cross

t he l i ne f rom I nt e rnet s t a l ker t o per sonal t h r eat , t he emot i onal hara ssment caused by

death t hr eat s vi a e-mai l , Twi t t er and bl og comment s, t he amount of damage done by

"Krendl er" , Heat her and Hage, who dares t o sue Schmal f el dt f or $690, 000 f or t el l i ng

t he worl d what a sadi s t i c har asser Hoge i s , has r esul t ed i n permanent , i r r evers i bl e

damage t hat can not be pr operl y measur ed.

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PUNITIVE DAMAGES

The act i ons of Count er cl ai m Def endant s Hoge, Heat her and " Krendl er " as

hi s books f rom the market pl ace and t he i r r ever s i bl e, permanent damage done t o hi s21

heal t h and r eput at i on.

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PRAYER FOR RELIEF

Pl ai nt i f f reques ts t he f ol l owi ng re l i ef f r om each count erc l ai m def endant :

Compensat ory Damages and consequenti al damages of $1, 000, 000;

Puni t i ve damages as t he Cour t may det er mi ne appl i cabl e t o puni sh; Hoge' s

"Krendl er ' s" and Heat her ' s reprehensi bl e and abhor rent conduct t o pr event





Def endant and Count ercl ai mi ng Pl ai nt i f f Schmal f el dt hereby demands a j ur y t r i al

of al l i s sues i n t hi s ac t i on t r i abl e as of r i ght by a j ur y.

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f ur t her occur r ence of t hi s behavi or and to di s suade other s f rom doi ng the

same;

An order per manent l y enj oi ni ng Hoge, "Krendl er " and Heather f r om engagi ng

i n any cont act whatsoever wi t h Schmal f el dt ;

An order requi r i ng Hoge""Krendl er" and Heat her t o apol ogi ze t o

Schmal f el dt on t hei r bl ogs, Twi t t er account s, Facebook account s bl og, and

t o r emove ever y i nst ance of hi s ment i oni ng of Schmal f el dt by name,

ni ckname or i nf erence f r om hi s bl og;

An order requi r i ng Heat her and "Krendl er" t o reveal al l of t hei r var i ous

Facebook and Twi t t er "sock puppet " account s;

An order f orbi ddi ng Hoge' s , "Krendl er ' s" and Heat her ' s access t o soci al

medi a f or one year ;For equi t abl e rel i ef as appropri at e pur suant t o appl i cabl e l aw, i ncl udi ng

but not l i mi t ed t o i ssui ng a per manent i nj uncti on t hat bars Hoge,

"Krendl er" or Heat her f rom retal i at i ng agai nst Schmal f el dt , hi s f ami l y,

hi s f ri ends or anyone el se as puni shment f or Schmal f el dt f i l i ng t hi s

count er cl ai m;

Costs and f ees i ncurr ed i n t he prosecut i on of t hi s count erc l ai m; and

Any f ur t her re l i ef as t hi s Court deems j us t and appropr i at e.

JURy DEMAND

Respectf ul l y Submi t t ed,





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wi l l i I f el dt , Pr o Se6636 washi ngt on Bl vd. , Lot 71El kri dge, MD 21075

bschmal f el dt @cor ncast . net410- 206- 9637

CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE

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I hereby cer t i f y t hat a copy of t he f oregoi ng Answer and Count erc l ai m was

mai l ed t hi s 3rd day of J une, 2014, t o Wi l l i am J ohn J oseph Roge I I I , Pro Se, at 20

Ri dge Road, West mi nst er , Mar yl and 21157 and Chr i s S. Heather at 2830 Ar l i ngt on Ave. ,

Upper, Raci ne, Wi sconsi n 53403.


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My First Reply and Counterclaim to Hoge's Suit