In Re Ex Parte Application of Gregory Gliner

FOR PUBLICATION

UNITED STATES COURT OF APPEALS

FOR THE NINTH CIRCUIT

GREGORY GLINER, In re Ex Parte No. 24-4624 Application of Gregory Gliner, for an D.C. No. 3:24- Order Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 mc-80087-JD Granting Leave to Obtain Discovery for Use in Foreign Proceedings,

Movant - Appellant. OPINION

Appeal from the United States District Court for the Northern District of California James Donato, District Judge, Presiding

Argued and Submitted March 3, 2025 San Francisco, California

Filed April 1, 2025

Before: Kim McLane Wardlaw, Richard A. Paez, and Carlos T. Bea, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge Bea IN RE EX PARTE APPLICATION OF GLINER

SUMMARY *

Discovery in Aid of Foreign Proceedings / First Amendment

The panel vacated the district court’s order denying Gregory Gliner’s application pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to seek discovery from California company Dynadot, Inc., to identify the potential defendants for Gliner’s defamation lawsuit in the United Kingdom. Gliner sought to identify the anonymous operator of the PolitcialLore.com website and the allegedly pseudonymous author of an article published on the website. The…