In the end, I had to call the clerk of the court to ask for the index number. The clerk accordingly had rejected it when Gramer tried to file it, ending the lawsuit unless he served me with a new, correct form of summons. Six months later, Gramer has not tried to start the case again. Large media have the political power and the money to fight these kinds of battles. Time Magazine spent millions to win a libel suit brought by Ariel Sharon.
Small speakers are defenseless.
Only the fact that I am an attorney evened the balance. If I hadn't been, I probably would have pulled the page instead of defending myself. Despite its truth and the social utility of informing other potential customers of certain facts about Gramer's client. The Internet has not really leveled the playing field. Note that, although my interest in telling this story has outweighed the natural caution I feel, I refrained from naming Gramer's client, telling you specifics about the incident, or providing you a link to the page.