Blount v. Berry et al
| James E Blount, IV |
| Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC, John Richard Byrd, Sr, John Richard Byrd, Jr and Byrd Law Firm PA |
| 4:2025cv00359 |
| April 14, 2025 |
| U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas |
| Brian S Miller |
| Contract: Other |
| 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question: Breach of Contract |
| Defendant |
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| Filing 28 ANSWER to #14 Amended Complaint with Jury Demand by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC.(Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 27 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER: Rule 26(f) Conference to occur by 11/3/2025; Rule 26(f) Report due by 11/17/2025; Jury Trial proposed for sometime during the week of 2/16/2027 at 9:30 a.m. in Little Rock Courtroom 2D before Judge Brian S. Miller. Signed at the Direction of the Court on 8/26/2025. (ljb) |
| Filing 26 ANSWER to #14 Amended Complaint with Jury Demand by John Richard Byrd, Jr, John Richard Byrd, Sr, Byrd Law Firm PA.(Dudley, Timothy) |
Filing 25
ORDER granting in part and denying in part #15 #18 defendants' motions to dismiss the amended complaint; denying #24 defendants' motion for a hearing; and denying as moot #8 #12 defendants' motions to dismiss the original complaint. Blount's claims for breach of contract, breach of fiduciary duty, conversion, promissory estoppel, and quantum merit may proceed. All other claims are dismissed without prejudice for failure to state a claim. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 8/15/2025. (ljb)
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| Filing 24 MOTION for Hearing re #12 MOTION to Dismiss by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC (Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 23 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #22 Response in Opposition to Motion, to Dismiss filed by James E Blount, IV. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 22 RESPONSE in Opposition re #12 MOTION to Dismiss , #8 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM on Amended Complaint filed by James E Blount, IV. (Sutter, Luther) |
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Filing 21
(This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no pdf document associated with this entry.) ORDER granting #20 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Responses due by 7/8/2025. Signed by Judge Brian S. Miller on 6/24/2025. (cm)
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| Filing 20 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , #19 Brief in Support, #15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM on Amended Complaint, #16 Deficiency Letter by James E Blount, IV (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 19 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #18 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC. (Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 18 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC (Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 17 Corporate Disclosure Statement (Rule 7.1) by Travis Berry and Associates PLLC (Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 16 Deficiency Letter from Clerk of Court notifying party that #15 Motion to Dismiss is not accompanied by a supporting brief (Local Rule 7.2(a)). (jak) |
| Filing 15 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM on Amended Complaint by John Richard Byrd, Jr, John Richard Byrd, Sr, Byrd Law Firm PA (Dudley, Timothy) |
| NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #14 Amended Complaint. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to remove "with Jury Demand" as indicated by the document. (cmn) |
| Filing 14 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by James E Blount, IV.(Sutter, Luther) (Docket text modified on 6/9/2025 to remove jury demand.)(cmn) |
| Filing 13 BRIEF IN SUPPORT re #12 Motion to Dismiss filed by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC. (Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 12 MOTION to Dismiss by Travis R Berry, Travis Berry and Associates PLLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Turnage, Chris) |
| Filing 11 Corporate Disclosure Statement (Rule 7.1) by Byrd Law Firm PA (Dudley, Timothy) |
| Filing 10 Deficiency Letter from Clerk of Court re #7 Notice of Appearance notifying party that a Corporate Disclosure Statement was not filed with first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request (F.R.Cv.P. 7.1). (jbh) |
| NOTICE OF DOCKET CORRECTION re #9 Brief in Support. CORRECTION: The docket text was modified to correct the description of the document filed as, "BRIEF in Support..." as indicated by the document. (jbh) |
| Filing 9 BRIEF in Support re #8 Motion to Dismiss filed by John Richard Byrd, Jr, John Richard Byrd, Sr, Byrd Law Firm PA. (Dudley, Timothy) (Docket text modified on 5/23/2025 to correct the description of the document filed.) (jbh) |
| Filing 8 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by John Richard Byrd, Jr, John Richard Byrd, Sr, Byrd Law Firm PA (Dudley, Timothy) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy O. Dudley on behalf of John Richard Byrd, Jr, John Richard Byrd, Sr, Byrd Law Firm PA (Dudley, Timothy) |
| Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James E Blount, IV. John Richard Byrd, Sr served on 5/14/2025. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James E Blount, IV. John Richard Byrd, Jr served on 5/14/2025. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James E Blount, IV. Byrd Law Firm PA served on 5/14/2025. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 3 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James E Blount, IV. Travis R Berry served on 5/15/2025. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Filing 2 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James E Blount, IV. Travis Berry and Associates PLLC served on 5/15/2025. (Sutter, Luther) |
| Summons Issued to All Defendants and returned to counsel for service. (fjg) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by James E Blount, IV. No summons issued. (Fee of $405 paid. Receipt Number LIT10233.) (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet) (ajj) |
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