United States Fourth Circuit

In case involving proxy registration of a website on the ".us" top-level domain, denial of motion for preliminary injunction to prevent defendant from enforcing a rule that requires public disclosure of certain personal information of any individual who registers an Internet domain on the ".us" top-level domain is affirmed as plaintiff lacks standing to prosecute his claims.

Appellate Information

• Argued 11/28/2006
• Decided 02/27/2007
• Published 02/27/2007

Judges

• Before KING, SHEDD, and DUNCAN, Circuit Judges.

Court

• United States Fourth Circuit

Counsel

• For Appellees:
  
• ARGUED:  James Edward Houpt, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P., Sacramento, California, for Appellant.  Charles Wylie Scarborough, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for Appellees.   ON BRIEF:  James Deacon, Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellant.  Peter J. Riebling, Roger P. Furey, Katten, Muchin, Rosenman, L.L.P., Washington, D.C., for Appellee Neustar, Incorporated, a Delaware Corporation;  Peter D. Keisler, Assistant Attorney General, Chuck Rosenberg, United States Attorney, Scott R. McIntosh, United States Department of Justice, Civil Division, Appellate Section, Washington, D.C., for Federal Appellees.  Marc Rotenberg, Sherwin Siy, Electronic Privacy Information Center, Washington, D.C., for Amicus Supporting Appellant.