This endorsement addresses multiple motions brought by the plaintiffs and defendants by counterclaim against Tanvir Farid.
The plaintiffs sought to continue an interlocutory injunction against Farid for defamatory online postings, amend previous orders, review the execution of an Anton Piller Order (APO), and gain access to seized data.
Additionally, the plaintiffs and other defendants by counterclaim (Maanit Zemel, Hexigent Consulting Inc., Ryan Duquette, and Jason Green) moved to strike Farid's counterclaim.
The court continued the interlocutory injunction until trial, found the APO was properly executed, and granted access to seized data subject to privilege review.
The court denied the plaintiffs' requests to delete a paragraph from a prior order and to issue a mandatory order for Farid to remove defamatory material at the interlocutory stage.
Crucially, Farid's counterclaim, alleging fraud upon the court and improper conduct by the plaintiffs, their counsel, and investigators, was struck in its entirety without leave to amend.
The court found the counterclaim disclosed no reasonable cause of action, was frivolous and vexatious, and was barred by the doctrine of absolute privilege.
Costs were awarded against Farid.
