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Facebook moves to dismiss N.Y. man’s ownership claim

Facebook moves to dismiss N.Y. man’s ownership claim

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BUFFALO, N.Y. — Attorneys for are asking a judge to dismiss a New York man’s claiming half- of the social networking site.

The request comes in papers filed Monday in in Buffalo.

Attorneys for Menlo Park, Calif.-based Facebook and its founder say they’ve proved over several months that the two-page contract and emails on which ‘s lawsuit are based are fraudulent.

Ceglia’s lead attorney, Dean Boland, says the lawsuit can’t be dismissed just because the findings of Facebook’s experts contradict those of Ceglia’s experts.

Boland says he will have an additional response later in the day after he has time to read the whole filing.

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