In February 2013, Prenda Law Inc., Paul Duffy, Paul Hansmeier and John Steele sued Alan Cooper, his attorney, and numerous "John Doe" defendants in an Illinois state court, alleging defamation.
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On May 6, 2013, Judge Wright sanctioned Prenda Law and its "principals" Gibbs, Steele, Hansmeier, and Duffy, whom he termed "attorneys with shattered law practices", $81,319.72 for "vexatious litigation", "stealing the identity of Alan Cooper", and "representations about their operations, relationships, and financial interests that varied from feigned ignorance to misstatements to outright lies".
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He denied ever practicing law in California, and claimed he had "satisfied" previous inquiries from the Illinois State Bar.
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