Facebook Asks Court To Dismiss Paul Ceglia's Lawsuit

Facebook has asked the U.S. Court for the Western District of New York to dismiss Paul Ceglia's lawsuit claiming he owns half of the company.

Facebook has filed a motion asking to dismiss Paul Ceglia’s lawsuit claiming he owns half of the company.

The social network submitted a filing to U.S. Court for the Western District of New York this morning, and we’ve embedded a copy of the document below.

The filing calls Ceglia’s suit “a fraudulent shakedown,” and includes additional evidence that Facebook’s forensic experts uncovered from the Harvard University’s computers.

Among other evidence becoming public for the first time with today’s filing: the original version of the contract between Ceglia’s

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