Beast v. Melber
Plaintiff: RONALD SATISH EMRIT, Former Client of Paul Gardner, Esquire of Gardner Law Group of Baltimore, Maryland as Attorney for Outcast, Mya, Mos Def, Tommy Davidson, and Salahis, SATISH DAT BEAST, Former Client of "Larry Birkhead Attorney" Nancy Hass of Hallandale Beach, Florida as Family Law Attorney and GO GO SATISH, Former Client of Thomas Hart, Esquire of On the Potomac of Washington, DC and Holland & Knight, LLP and Entertainment Attorney for Gloria Estefan and James Todd Smith also Known as LL Cool J
Defendant: ARI MELBER, of MSNOW (Journalist Who Covers Hip Hop Music), UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP N.V., NBCUNIVERSAL MEDIA, LLC, PEACOCK TV LLC, VIVENDI UNIVERSAL, of France, COMCAST CORPORATION, MS NOW, NBC NEWS and NBC
Case Number: 26-496
Filed: March 4, 2026
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: TORTS INJURY-Other Personal
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on June 29, 2026. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
June 29, 2026 Filing 31 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification, at docket entry 27, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:54 AM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 30 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion for a joinder of James Christopher Lambert as necessary and dispensable party, at docket entry 26, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:45 AM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 29 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D-P, at docket entry 25, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:37 AM]
June 29, 2026 Filing 28 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 24, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:32 AM] [Edited: 06/29/2026 11:38 AM]
June 25, 2026 Filing 27 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, informing Court of proposed due date 10/01/2026, RECEIVED. No Service. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:15 AM]
June 25, 2026 Filing 26 MOTION, for a joinder of James Christopher Lambert as necessary and indispensable party, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:13 AM]
June 25, 2026 Filing 25 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:05 AM] [Edited: 06/29/2026 11:10 AM]
June 25, 2026 Filing 24 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 06/29/2026 11:03 AM] [Edited: 06/29/2026 11:09 AM]
June 2, 2026 Filing 23 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification at entry number 10 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 01:21 PM]
June 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER, dated 06/02/2026, dismissing appeal by 06/23/2026, unless Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, submits form D-P, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 01:11 PM]
June 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER, dated 06/02/2026, dismissing appeal by 06/23/2026, unless Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, submits Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 01:05 PM]
June 2, 2026 Filing 20 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit Motion, for declaratory judgment, preliminary injunction, summary judgment at entry number at entry number 11 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 12:53 PM] [Edited: 06/02/2026 12:57 PM]
June 2, 2026 Filing 19 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit Oral Argument Statement LR 34.1(a) at entry number 9 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 12:50 PM]
June 2, 2026 Filing 18 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit Form D-P at entry number 8 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 12:47 PM]
June 2, 2026 Filing 17 STRIKE ORDER, striking Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form at entry number 7 from the docket, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 06/02/2026 12:44 PM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 16 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Motion, for declaratory judgment, preliminary injunction, summary judgment, at docket entry 11, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:35 AM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 15 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification, at docket entry 10, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:33 AM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 14 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Oral Argument Statement LR 34.1(a), at docket entry 9, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:32 AM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 13 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form D-P, at docket entry 8, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:29 AM]
March 12, 2026 Filing 12 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Acknowledgment and Notice of Appearance Form, at docket entry 7, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, copy to pro se appellant, FILED. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:24 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 11 MOTION, for declaratory judgment, preliminary injunction, summary judgment, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:17 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 10 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, informing Court of proposed due date 03/09/2026, RECEIVED. No Service. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:14 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 9 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:12 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 8 FORM D-P, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:10 AM]
March 11, 2026 Filing 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. No Service. [Entered: 03/12/2026 08:09 AM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 6 INSTRUCTIONAL FORMS, to Pro Se litigant, SENT. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:31 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 5 NOTICE, to Universal Music Group N.V., NBCUniversal Media, LLC, Peacock TV LLC, Vivendi Universal, Comcast Corporation, MS NOW, NBC News, NBC, regarding a corporation proceeding Pro Se, and requesting a response 30 days from the date of this letter, SENT. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:30 PM] [Edited: 03/04/2026 01:44 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 4 INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, OPENED. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:26 PM] [Edited: 03/04/2026 01:43 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 3 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:24 PM] [Edited: 03/04/2026 01:42 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT ORDER, entered in the district court as docket entry 5, dated 02/12/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:20 PM]
March 4, 2026 Filing 1 NOTICE OF INTERLOCUTORY CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Ronald Satish Emrit, FILED. [Entered: 03/04/2026 01:18 PM]

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Plaintiff: RONALD SATISH EMRIT, Former Client of Paul Gardner, Esquire of Gardner Law Group of Baltimore, Maryland as Attorney for Outcast, Mya, Mos Def, Tommy Davidson, and Salahis
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Plaintiff: SATISH DAT BEAST, Former Client of "Larry Birkhead Attorney" Nancy Hass of Hallandale Beach, Florida as Family Law Attorney
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