Kent E. Hovind v. RationalMedia Foundation

Kent E. Hovind v. Rational Media Foundation is a pro se lawsuit filed by convicted felon Kent Hovind, while in federal prison, against the RationalMedia Foundation (though calling it by its previous name, the RationalWiki Foundation) based on claims he made about the article on him. The claim specifically referenced this revision by including the entire text of the article. It was filed with the court on February 24, 2014, but never had summons issued, and hence was never served. In December 2015, a federal judge dismissed the case for failure to serve.

The complaint referenced the foundation by name along with a number of John Doe editors seeking a retraction of certain phrases in the article; specifically: "Hovind is a young Earth creationist and convicted tax fraudster" "[H]ovind has filed numerous legal claims with Matthews' help, including fraudulent liens on property the US government seized for his debt".

Hovind sought a sum of $2.5 million from the RationalMedia Foundation and a further $2.5 million from the "John Doe author" of that article, for damages to his reputation.

The following is the unedited text of the complaint, case 3:14-cv-00094-RV-CJK:

Resolution
In 2015, a federal judge dismissed the case and had the court clerk close the file: