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Lawsuit over stolen Rat.com domain name gets caught in trap

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Court determines it can’t issue default judgment in John Doe suit.

A lawsuit filed to recover the allegedly stolen domain name Rat.com has hit a snag in Fairfax County court.

Jon Beutler registered rat.com in 1995. He alleges that the domain name was stolen from his GoDaddy account last year and transferred to another registrar.

I see lots of lawsuits filed in Virginia because Verisign is located there. But most of these are in rem suits filed against the domain names in Federal District Court that allege cybersquatting.

Instead, Beutler’s lawsuit was filed in a circuit court for conversion and tortious interference, and against John Doe rather than the domain name.

The court determined (pdf) that it can’t issue a default judgment against a John Doe in a domain name case, that you can’t serve a John Doe defendant by publication in Virginia, and that Verisign would have to be a party to the suit if the court were to order the domain name transferred.
http://domainnamewire.com/2016/08/29/rats-lawsuit-stolen-rat-com-domain-name-gets-caught-trap/

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Does anyone know the outcome of this case?

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WHOIS from DOMAINIQ

WHOIS DATE: March 3rd, 2010
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registrar: NETWORK SOLUTIONS, LLC.
Whois Server: whois.networksolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.networksolutions.com
Name Server: NS5.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM
Name Server: NS6.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 10-sep-2009
Creation Date: 15-sep-1995
Expiration Date: 14-sep-2010
Registrant:
Renagade Advanced Technologies
****************
******************
***************
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Administrative Contact, Technical Contact:
Beutler, Jon [email protected]
Renegade Advanced Technologies
**************
**************
***************
1.801.580.1283
Record expires on 14-Sep-2010.
Record created on 15-Sep-1995.
Database last updated on 3-May-2010 22:40:27 EDT.
Domain servers in listed order:
NS5.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM
NS6.HOSTEXCELLENCE.COM

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WHOIS DATE: July 20th, 2015
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registrar: GODADDY.COM, LLC
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 146
Whois Server: whois.godaddy.com
Referral URL: http://registrar.godaddy.com
Name Server: NS1.PIPEDNS.COM
Name Server: NS2.PIPEDNS.COM
Name Server: NS3.PIPEDNS.COM
Status: clientDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Status: clientRenewProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Status: clientUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Updated Date: 02-nov-2013
Creation Date: 15-sep-1995
Expiration Date: 14-sep-2015
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registry Domain ID: 106508_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Update Date: 2013-10-11T00:32:01Z
Creation Date: 1995-09-15T04:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2015-09-14T04:00:00Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Jon Beutler
Registrant Organization: Real Athlete Training
Registrant Street: ****************
Registrant City: *****************
Registrant State/Province: Utah
Registrant Postal Code: *************
Registrant Country: United States
Registrant Phone: +1.4357140713
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Jon Beutler
Admin Organization: Real Athlete Training
Admin Street:*************
Admin City: ***************
Admin State/Province: Utah
Admin Postal Code: **********
Admin Country: United States
Admin Phone: +1.4357140713
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Jon Beutler
Tech Organization: Real Athlete Training
Tech Street: *************
Tech City: ********
Tech State/Province: Utah
Tech Postal Code: *******
Tech Country: United States
Tech Phone: +1.4357140713
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: NS1.PIPEDNS.COM
Name Server: NS2.PIPEDNS.COM
Name Server: NS3.PIPEDNS.COM

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WHOIS DATE: August 5th, 2015
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registrar: TLD REGISTRAR SOLUTIONS LTD
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 1564
Whois Server: whois.tldregistrarsolutions.com
Referral URL: http://www.tldregistrarsolutions.com
Name Server: NS-CANADA.TOPDNS.COM
Name Server: NS-UK.TOPDNS.COM
Name Server: NS-USA.TOPDNS.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 26-jul-2015
Creation Date: 15-sep-1995
Expiration Date: 14-sep-2016
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registry Domain ID: 106508_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.tldregistrarsolutions.com
Registrar URL: http://www.tldregistrarsolutions.com
Updated Date: 2015-07-26T17:36:37Z
Creation Date: 1995-09-15T11:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2016-09-14T11:00:00Z
Registrar: TLD Registrar Solutions Ltd.
Registrar IANA ID: 1564
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +44.2034357312
Reseller:
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited - http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: Domain Admin
Registrant Organization: Whois Privacy Corp.
Registrant Street: Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street
Registrant City: Nassau
Registrant State/Province: New Providence
Registrant Postal Code: 0000
Registrant Country: BS
Registrant Phone: +44.7546458118
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: Domain Admin
Admin Organization: Whois Privacy Corp.
Admin Street: Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street
Admin City: Nassau
Admin State/Province: New Providence
Admin Postal Code: 0000
Admin Country: BS
Admin Phone: +44.7546458118
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: Domain Admin
Tech Organization: Whois Privacy Corp.
Tech Street: Ocean Centre, Montagu Foreshore, East Bay Street
Tech City: Nassau
Tech State/Province: New Providence
Tech Postal Code: 0000
Tech Country: BS
Tech Phone: +44.7546458118
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: ns-canada.topdns.com
Name Server: ns-uk.topdns.com
Name Server: ns-usa.topdns.com

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WHOIS DATE: January 1st, 2017
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Sponsoring Registrar IANA ID: 48
Whois Server: whois.enom.com
Referral URL: http://www.enom.com
Name Server: DNS1.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS2.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS3.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS4.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS5.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Updated Date: 26-dec-2016
Creation Date: 15-sep-1995
Expiration Date: 14-sep-2018
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registry Domain ID: 106508_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.enom.com
Registrar URL: www.enom.com
Updated Date: 2016-12-26T10:39:02.00Z
Creation Date: 1995-09-15T04:00:00.00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2018-09-14T04:00:00.00Z
Registrar: ENOM, INC.
Registrar IANA ID: 48
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Registry Registrant ID:
Registrant Name: JOHN DI GIACOMO
Registrant Organization: REVISION LEGAL, PLLC
Registrant Street: *************
Registrant Street: ******
Registrant City: *********
Registrant State/Province: MI
Registrant Postal Code: *********
Registrant Country: US
Registrant Phone: +1.2317140100
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID:
Admin Name: JOHN DI GIACOMO
Admin Organization: REVISION LEGAL, PLLC
Admin Street:***********
Admin Street: ***********
Admin City: ************
Admin State/Province: MI
Admin Postal Code: *****
Admin Country: US
Admin Phone: +1.2317140100
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID:
Tech Name: JOHN DI GIACOMO
Tech Organization: REVISION LEGAL, PLLC
Tech Street: ****
Tech Street: ***********
Tech City: **********
Tech State/Province: MI
Tech Postal Code: ********
Tech Country: US
Tech Phone: +1.2317140100
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: DNS1.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS2.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS3.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS4.NAME-SERVICES.COM
Name Server: DNS5.NAME-SERVICES.COM

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WHOIS DATE: April 7th, 2018
Domain Name: RAT.COM
Registry Domain ID: 106508_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2018-04-03T13:59:08Z
Creation Date: 1995-09-15T04:00:00Z
Registry Expiry Date: 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: 480-624-2505
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited https://icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Name Server: NS1.NAMEINVESTORSDNS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NAMEINVESTORSDNS.COM
DNSSEC: unsigned
URL of the ICANN Whois Inaccuracy Complaint Form: https://www.icann.org/wicf/
Domain Name: rat.com
Registry Domain ID: 106508_DOMAIN_COM-VRSN
Registrar WHOIS Server: whois.godaddy.com
Registrar URL: http://www.godaddy.com
Updated Date: 2018-03-21T04:19:30Z
Creation Date: 1995-09-15T04:00:00Z
Registrar Registration Expiration Date: 2019-09-14T04:00:00Z
Registrar: GoDaddy.com, LLC
Registrar IANA ID: 146
Registrar Abuse Contact Email: [email protected]
Registrar Abuse Contact Phone: +1.4806242505
Domain Status: clientTransferProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientTransferProhibited
Domain Status: clientUpdateProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientUpdateProhibited
Domain Status: clientRenewProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientRenewProhibited
Domain Status: clientDeleteProhibited http://www.icann.org/epp#clientDeleteProhibited
Registry Registrant ID: Not Available From Registry
Registrant Name: James Booth
Registrant Organization: BQDN.com
Registrant Street: ***********
Registrant Street: ************
Registrant City: Dubai
Registrant State/Province:
Registrant Postal Code: UAE
Registrant Country: AE
Registrant Phone: +1.7137015642
Registrant Phone Ext:
Registrant Fax:
Registrant Fax Ext:
Registrant Email: [email protected]
Registry Admin ID: Not Available From Registry
Admin Name: James Booth
Admin Organization: BQDN.com
Admin Street: **********
Admin Street: **************
Admin City: Dubai
Admin State/Province:
Admin Postal Code: UAE
Admin Country: AE
Admin Phone: +1.7137015642
Admin Phone Ext:
Admin Fax:
Admin Fax Ext:
Admin Email: [email protected]
Registry Tech ID: Not Available From Registry
Tech Name: James Booth
Tech Organization: BQDN.com
Tech Street: **********
Tech Street: *******
Tech City: Dubai
Tech State/Province:
Tech Postal Code: UAE
Tech Country: AE
Tech Phone: +1.7137015642
Tech Phone Ext:
Tech Fax:
Tech Fax Ext:
Tech Email: [email protected]
Name Server: NS1.NAMEINVESTORSDNS.COM
Name Server: NS2.NAMEINVESTORSDNS.COM

RAT.com currently forwards to NameBrokers.com with what is believed to be NameBrokers.com CEO, Troy Rushton listed on the landing page as a person to contact with any questions about the domain... http://archive.li/oT4zB
 
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