‘THE DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL ‘SECOND DISTRICT OF FLORIDA CHRISTOPHER FORREST, and ‘THE FORREST LAW FIRM, Appellants, v. APPEAL NO. 2010-5667 DEUTSCH BANK NATIONAL TRUST COMPANY, Appellee. Ci ‘Appeal from the Circuit Court of the Twelfth Judici Sarasota County, Florida Lower Tribunal Case No. 2009-CA-7211-NC INITIAL BRIEF OF APPELLANTS ANDREA FLYNN MOGENSEN, Esq. JAMES K. GREEN, Esq, Florida Bar No. 0549681 Florida Bar No. 229466 Cooperating Attorney for the Cooperating Attorney for the ACLU Foundation of Florida, Inc., ACLU Foundation of Florida, Ine. Law Office of Andrea Flynn Mogensen, P.A. James K. Green, P.A. 200 South Washington Boulevard, Ste.7 222 Lakeview Avenue, Ste. 1650 Sarasota, FL 34236 ‘West Palm Beach, FL 33401 RANDALL C. MARSHALL, Esq. Florida Bar No.: 181765 ‘American Civil Liberties Union Foundation of Florida, Inc. 4500 Biscayne Boulevard, Suite 340 ‘Miami, FL 33137-3227TABLE OF CONTENTS Table of Citations Preliminary Statement. Statement of the Case .. A, Introduction... B, Statement of Facts... C. Disposition Below... Jurisdiction ‘Summary of the Argument 0. Argument and Citations of Authority 1. THE INJUNCTION IS AN IMPERMISSIBLE PRIOR RESTRAINT... ‘A. The Posting of the Depositions on the Internet was Protected Speech ...scsccseseevsseeenseseernne B, The Supreme Court has Never Upheld a Prior Restraint. C. The Paramount Public Interest in the Foreclosure Crisis, 1. The Crisis and NTC’s role in it. ..ssseseseesssssseeeeenessee 4 2. The public interest in the crisis and the faulty filings, 3. Public interest in the judicial response to the crisis D. There it No “Manifesty Overwhelming” Ned fo this Prior Restraint1. Privacy concems of the deponent robo-signers do not support a sweeping ban on publication or dissemination of sworn testimony on matters of great public interest and importance.. 2. Commercial business interests that seek to shield alleged fraud from national public scrutiny are insufficient to justify this prior restraint... 25 3. Posting and publication of the videotaped depositions does not compromise the judicial process.....--...-.-- 30 4, Seattle Times is distinguishabl 32 ©. The Injmeton fs Overbroad and was Improperly Entered Bx Parte... 35 F. The Depositions are Court Records Available to the Public.. 37 I. THE TRIAL COURT'S FAILURE TO REQUIRE A BOND I: FATAL. 39 Conclusion. 40 Cerificate of Service. al Certificate of Compliance....es-ssseeseneseessseee 42TABLE OF CITATIONS Cases Page Alexander v. United States, 509 U.S. 544 (1993) Angelino v. Santa Barbara Enters., LLC, 2S0.3d 1100 (Fla, 3d DCA 2009) .. Barron v. Fla. Freedom Newspapers, Inc., 531 So.2d 113 (Fla. 1988) ... 37-38 Bartnicki v. Vopper, 532 US. 514 (2001) . Brayshaw v. City of Tallahassee, Fla., 709 F. Supp. 2d 1244 (N.D. Fla, 2010) 9,29 Bridges v. California, 314 US. 252 (1941) ee 29 Butterworth v. State, 494 US. 624 (1990) san. Cape Publications, Inc. v. Hitehner, 549 So. 2d 1374 (Fla. 1989)