Assignment #5

The assignment must be a minimum of 3-5-full page in length with a minimum of 2 – outside sources. Please be sure to follow APA guidelines for citing and referencing source. Assignments are due by 11:59 pm Eastern time on Sunday.

This week’s assignment is going to look at a little known but amazingly interesting case, Paul Ceglia v. Mark Zuckerberg/Facebook. Mr Ceglia made claims to having an ownership stake of anywhere from 50% to 84% of Facebook. It is an odd case, it touches on lots of topics including jurisdiction, contracts, and more. I am providing you with links to two sources, but I encourage you to look at more.

Facebook Lawsuit:

Ceglia criminal charges:

Questions:

1) Did Paul Ceglia and Mark Zuckerberg have a legitimate contract?

2) Did that contract contain the ownership statement?

3) What caused the move of the case from the New York courts and its movement to the Federal Court System?

4) Was the contract in its original form a good example of a proper contract covering all key aspects of potential issues that could arise?

5) Mr Ceglia was found living in Ecuador after running from the US and the US Federal Court System, however Mr Ceglia still lives to this day in Ecuador, what was the logic behind the denial of extradition?

Assignment Rubric ( 100 Points)

Synthesis of Concepts60

Writing Standards – APA format20

Timeliness20