Hoffman v. U.S. Postal Service
Plaintiff: James B. Hoffman doing business as Hoffman Engineering Consultants
Defendant: U.S. Postal Service
Case Number: 3:2023cv00163
Filed: February 9, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Connecticut
Presiding Judge: Robert M Spector
Referring Judge: Omar A Williams
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 504 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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March 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER denying Motion for Default Entry, ECF No. 11, without prejudice. As noted on the Electronic Summons, ECF No. 8, the defendant's answer is due within 60 days of service the Summons because the named Defendant is a United States agency. See Fed. R. Civ. 12(a)(2). The summons issued on 2/13/23, and the return indicates service on Defendant on 2/22/23. Therefore, the answer is due on or before 4/23/23. The Clerk of Court hereby is asked to update the answer deadline, please. It is so ordered.Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 03/30/23. (Codeanne, K.)
March 30, 2023 Answer deadline updated for U.S. Postal Service to 4/23/2023. (Velez, F.)
March 28, 2023 Set Deadline: Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 5/10/2023. (Velez, F.)
March 27, 2023 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by John W. Larson on behalf of U.S. Postal Service (Larson, John)
March 23, 2023 Filing 11 MOTION for Default Entry 55(a) as to United States Postal Service by James B. Hoffman. (Curley, Stephen)
February 23, 2023 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by James B. Hoffman. U.S. Postal Service served on 2/22/2023, answer due 3/15/2023. (Curley, Stephen)
February 13, 2023 Filing 9 AO 121 Report on the re: Copyright Form Completed. (Curley, Stephen)
February 13, 2023 Filing 8 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 4 and LR 4 as to *U.S. Postal Service* with answer to complaint due within *60* days. Attorney *Stephen James Curley* *Six Landmark Square* *Fourth Floor* *Stamford, CT 06901*. (Barry, L)
February 10, 2023 Request for Clerk to issue summons as to U.S. Postal Service. (Curley, Stephen)
February 9, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE TO COUNSEL/SELF-REPRESENTED PARTIES : Counsel or self-represented parties initiating or removing this action are responsible for serving all parties with attached documents and copies of #6 Requirement to file Copyright Form AO-121, #5 Protective Order, #4 Electronic Filing Order, #1 Complaint filed by Hoffman Engineering Consultants, #3 Order on Pretrial Deadlines, 2 Notice re: Disclosure Statement,, Signed by Clerk on 2/9/2023. (Barry, L)
February 9, 2023 Filing 6 Notice to Counsel: For the Clerk to comply with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, you are requested to complete the top half of the attached form and efile it with the Clerk in ECF as an Other Document > Report on Copyright Form within 14 days. Copyright Form due by 2/23/2023. Signed by Clerk on 2/9/2023. (Barry, L)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Standing PROTECTIVE ORDER Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 2/9/2023. (Barry, L)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ELECTRONIC FILING ORDER FOR COUNSEL - PLEASE ENSURE COMPLIANCE WITH COURTESY COPY REQUIREMENTS IN THIS ORDER Signed by Judge Omar A. Williams on 2/9/2023. (Barry, L)
February 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Order on Pretrial Deadlines: Amended Pleadings due by 4/10/2023 Discovery due by 8/11/2023 Dispositive Motions due by 9/15/2023 Signed by Clerk on 2/9/2023. (Barry, L)
February 9, 2023 Filing 2 Notice: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1, any nongovernmental corporate party must electronically file a disclosure statement that identifies any parent corporation and any publicly held corporation owning 10% or more of its stock or states that there is no such corporation. Such disclosure statement must be filed with a party's first appearance, pleading, petition, motion, response, or other request addressed to the Court and must be supplemented if any required information changes during the case. Signed by Clerk on 2/9/2023.(Anastasio, F.)
February 9, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $402 receipt number ACTDC-7230744.), filed by James B. Hoffman.(Curley, Stephen)
February 9, 2023 Judge Omar A. Williams and Judge Robert M. Spector added. (Freberg, B)

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Plaintiff: James B. Hoffman doing business as Hoffman Engineering Consultants
Represented By: Stephen James Curley
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Defendant: U.S. Postal Service
Represented By: John W. Larson
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