Olson v. Curators of the University of Missouri

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• state district court cannot order discovery for copyright claim, as such matters fall exclusively within federal jurisdiction
• rule 202 petitioner sought to discover identity of anonymous blogger and also anticipated filing suit asserting claims for libel and business disparagement against blogger
• state district court cannot order discovery for copyright claim, as such matters fall exclusively within federal jurisdiction
• “While Rule 202 is silent on the subject, we think it implicit, as it has always been, that the court must have subject-matter jurisdiction over the anticipated action.”
• “[A] court cannot grant relief when it lacks jurisdiction of the subject matter.”

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