RICH v. BUTOWSKY et al
Plaintiff: AARON RICH
Defendant: AMERICA FIRST MEDIA, MATTHEW COUCH, WASHINGTON TIMES and EDWARD BUTOWSKY
Petitioner: ELLEN F. RATNER, LUMINANT MEDIA INC, FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC and MALIA ZIMMERMAN
Respondent: PHILIP J. HARVEY
Interested Party: LARRY JOHNSON
Case Number: 1:2018cv00681
Filed: March 26, 2018
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Office: Washington, DC Office
County: 88888
Presiding Judge: Richard J Leon
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 296 ORDER denying movant Luminant Media's #291 Motion to Intervene and Motion to Unseal. See attached Order for details. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/30/2022. (lcrjl1)
August 19, 2021 Filing 295 REPLY to opposition to motion re #291 Third Party MOTION to Intervene Third Party MOTION to Unseal Document #234 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH, #241 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUM filed by LUMINANT MEDIA INC. (Bandlow, Lincoln)
August 19, 2021 Filing 294 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply by LUMINANT MEDIA INC. (Bandlow, Lincoln) Modified on 8/20/2021 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
July 30, 2021 Filing 293 Memorandum in opposition to re #291 Third Party MOTION to Intervene Third Party MOTION to Unseal Document #234 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH, #241 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUM filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #3 Declaration of Matthew Couch, #4 Declaration of Kristina Borjesson, #5 Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
July 9, 2021 Filing 292 MOTION (STIPULATION) for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #291 Third Party MOTION to Intervene Third Party MOTION to Unseal Document #234 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH, #241 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUM Joint Stipulation to Extend Deadlines for Filing Opposition and Reply Briefs by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden) Modified on 7/9/2021 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
June 29, 2021 Filing 291 Third Party MOTION to Intervene , Third Party MOTION to Unseal Document #234 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH, #241 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH by Luminant Media, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Brian Knappenberger with Exhibits A-R, #2 Declaration of Lincoln Bandlow with Exhibits S-BB, #3 Proposed Order)(Bandlow, Lincoln)
April 29, 2021 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #290 Joint Motion for an Exception to the Protective Order, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff and defendants are allowed to preserve materials produced during discovery in this matter for a period not to exceed 30 days following either the final disposition of Couch v. Verizon, et al., 20-cv-2151 (D.D.C. Aug. 6, 2020) or 90 days following the Federal Rule 26(f) conference in that lawsuit, whichever occurs first. Nothing in this Order modifies, in any way, any other requirement of the Protective Order, with respect to the parties or individuals other than the parties, or the preservation obligations of parties to the Couch lawsuit. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/29/21. (lcrjl1)
April 22, 2021 Filing 290 Joint MOTION to Modify Protective Order by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
March 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 289 ORDER granting #287 Motion to Dismiss. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Rich and Defendant Butowsky shall bear their own costs, including attorney's fees. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/25/2021. (zjd)
March 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 288 ORDER granting #286 Motion to Dismiss. It is FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiff Rich and Defendants Couch and America First Media shall bear their own costs, including attorneys' fees. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/25/2021. (zjd)
March 22, 2021 Filing 287 MOTION to Dismiss Defendant Edward Butowsky by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
January 19, 2021 Filing 286 MOTION to Dismiss Defendants Couch and America First Media by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
November 24, 2020 Filing 285 MANDATE of USCA as to #185 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY ; USCA Case Number 20-7042. (Attachments: #1 USCA Order)(zrdj)
November 17, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #284 Joint Motion to Stay and Refer Litigation to Mediation Program, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED and the proceeding is STAYED for 45 days from the date of this Order. It is further ORDERED that the litigation is REFERRED to the Court's Mediation Program. It is further ORDERED that the parties shall provide a status update and, if necessary, a proposed new Scheduling Order for existing deadlines on or before January 4, 2021. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/17/20. (lcrjl1)
November 11, 2020 Filing 284 Joint MOTION to Stay , Joint MOTION for Mediation by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 30, 2020 Filing 280 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC. Attorney Katherine A. Petti terminated. (Petti, Katherine)
October 26, 2020 Filing 279 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AARON RICH. Attorney Joshua P. Riley terminated. (Riley, Joshua)
October 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 278 ORDER (Stipulation). The deadline to file an opposition to the Della Camera Motion to Compel is 11/13/2020 and the deadline to file a reply is 11/20/2020. The deadline to file an opposition to the Hersh Motion to Compel is 11/17/2020 and the deadline to file a reply is 11/24/2020. SO ORDERED. (see the document for complete details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/16/2020. (jth)
October 16, 2020 Filing 277 SEALED REPLY TO OPPOSITION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH re #274 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Reply to Opposition, #2 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E)(Quainton, Eden)
October 14, 2020 Filing 276 SEALED REPLY TO OPPOSITION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY re #265 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by ELLEN F. RATNER (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Reply to Opposition to Cross Motion to Strike Scandalous Material and Rule 31 Deposition)(Quainton, Eden)
October 14, 2020 Filing 275 STIPULATION BETWEEN PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS REGARDING DISCOVERY SCHEDULE by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
October 14, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #241 Plaintiff's Motion to Modify Designations of an Audio Recording Produced by Defendant Matthew Couch, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ordered that [241-1] Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Provisionally Hold Exhibit L Under Seal is GRANTED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/14/20. (lcrjl1)
October 9, 2020 Filing 274 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Response, #2 Ex. A Excerpts, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 9, 2020 Filing 273 RESPONSE re #258 SEALED MOTION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Governski Declaration, #2 Ex. A Under Seal, #3 Ex. B 2020-09-29 Aronoff+AFFIDAVIT, #4 Ex. C Fairbanks Tweet, #5 Ex. D 2020-01-30 Fairbanks Decl.)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 9, 2020 Filing 272 STIPULATION re #268 MOTION to Compel Sy Hersh to Disclose Certain Information, #259 MOTION to Compel Compliance with Subpoena Proposed Joint Stipulation Among Defendants, Plaintiff and Counsel for Third-Party Witnesses re Scheduling Regarding Pending Motions to Compel by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
October 9, 2020 Filing 271 Request for International Judicial Assistance Letter of Request Pursuant to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (The "Hague Convention"). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/22/2020. (jth)
October 9, 2020 Filing 270 Request for International Judicial Assistance Letter of Request Pursuant to the Hague Convention of 18 March 1970 on the Taking of Evidence Abroad in Civil or Commercial Matters (The "Hague Convention"). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/12/2020. (jth)
October 8, 2020 Filing 269 ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Change of Address by Kristin Bender (Bender, Kristin) Modified on 10/8/2020 (zjf).
October 8, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #269 Notice of Change of Address was entered in error and counsel was instructed to enter appearance. (04/02/2020 view MINUTE ORDER granting 163 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kristin E. Bender. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED and that Kristin E. Bender be, and hereby is, admitted pro hac vice in this case. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/2/20.) (zjf)
October 2, 2020 Filing 268 MOTION to Compel Sy Hersh to Disclose Certain Information by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Extracts from Deposition of Matthew Couch, #3 Exhibit Extracts from Deposition of Seymour Hersh, #4 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
October 2, 2020 Filing 267 NOTICE of Change of Firm by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Quainton, Eden)
October 1, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #260 Defendants' Motion for One-Week Extension, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that defendants may submit their motion to compel disclosure of source information from Sy Hersh on or before October 2, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/1/20. (lcrjl1)
September 30, 2020 Filing 266 SEALED REPLY TO OPPOSITION filed by MATTHEW COUCH re #244 SEALED MOTION filed by MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Reply to Opposition to Cross Motion for Leave to File Answer Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim, #2 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit G, #10 Exhibit H, #11 Exhibit I, #12 Exhibit J, #13 Exhibit K)(Quainton, Eden)
September 29, 2020 Filing 265 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by ELLEN F. RATNER (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit THIRD PARTY WITNESS ELLEN RATNERS SEALED REPLY IN SUPPORT OF HER MOTION TO QUASH DEFENDANTS SUBPOENA FOR A SECOND DEPOSITION AND DOCUMENTS, OR FOR ALTERNATIVE RELIEF, AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS CROSS-MOTION TO STRIKE, #2 Exhibit DECLARATION OF CHARNA E. SHERMAN IN SUPPORT OF THIRD PARTY WITNESS ELLEN RATNERS MOTION TO QUASH DEFENDANTS SUBPOENA FOR SECOND DEPOSITION AND DOCUMENTS, OR FOR ALTERNATIVE RELIEF THIRD-PARTY, AND OPPOSITION TO DEFENDANTS CROSS-MOTION TO STRIKE, #3 Exhibit Exhibit S, #4 Exhibit Exhibit T, #5 Exhibit Exhibit U, #6 Exhibit Exhibit V, #7 Exhibit Exhibit W)(Sherman, Charna)
September 29, 2020 Filing 264 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Opposition, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 29, 2020 Filing 263 RESPONSE re 252 SEALED MOTION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Ex. A)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 28, 2020 Filing 262 STATUS REPORT re Twitter search by MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
September 28, 2020 Filing 261 MOTION to Withdraw #181 MOTION for Reconsideration re #177 Order, Order on Motion for Protective Order,,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, , MOTION to Vacate #177 Order, by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Terry, Joseph)
September 28, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #261 Unopposed Motion of Malia Zimmerman and Fox News Network to Withdraw Motion for Reconsideration and Vacate Court's Order of April 9, 2020, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is hereby ORDERED that #114 Non-Parties Malia Zimmerman and Fox News Network, LLC's Joint Motion for a Protective Order Barring Deposition and #181 Motion of Malia Zimmerman and Fox News Network, LLC for Reconsideration of Denial of Protective Order are deemed WITHDRAWN. It is further ORDERED that the #177 April 9, 2020 Memorandum Order issued by this Court is hereby VACATED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/28/2020. (lcrjl2)
September 25, 2020 Filing 260 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Motion to Compel Disclosure of Source Information by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 25, 2020 Filing 259 MOTION to Compel Compliance with Subpoena by MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Subpoena, #2 Exhibit Response of David Jackson, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 25, 2020 Filing 258 SEALED MOTION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Motion for Reconsideration and to Take Additional Depositions, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Exhibit A - Wiley first attempt at service, #4 Exhibit Exhibit B - Notice of non-serve, #5 Exhibit Exhibit C - Further non-serve email, #6 Exhibit Exhibit D - Seth Rich grievance letter, #7 Exhibit Exhibit E - Request for access to Seth's work computer, #8 Exhibit Exhibit F - Aaron Rich to Donna Brazile re Crowdstrike, #9 Exhibit Exhibit G - Aaron Rich Kozlov email exchange, #10 Exhibit Exhibit H - Aaron Rich Sines re Kozlov, #11 Exhibit Exhibit I - Aaron Rich Joel, #12 Exhibit Exhibit J - Joel to Aaron re taping of Ed, #13 Exhibit Exhibit K - Laptop back at DNC, #14 Exhibit Exhibit L - Aaron protect yourself, #15 Exhibit Exhibit O - Rich to Malik forwarding email to Sines, #16 Exhibit Exhibit P - Extract from life insurance payout letter, #17 Exhibit Exhibit Q - $37k Withdrawal, #18 Exhibit Exhibit R - Extract from Borrower's loan disclosure schedule, #19 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 23, 2020 Filing 283 SEALED REPLY TO OPPOSITION re #281 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(zjf)
September 23, 2020 Filing 282 SEALED OPPOSITION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH re #281 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (zjf)
September 23, 2020 Filing 281 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(zjf)
September 23, 2020 Filing 257 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Opposition, #2 Ex. A SEALED, #3 Ex. B SEALED, #4 Ex. C SEALED, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 23, 2020 Filing 256 RESPONSE re #244 SEALED MOTION filed by MATTHEW COUCH filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Governski Declaration, #2 Exhibit A [REDACTED], #3 Exhibit B [REDACTED], #4 Exhibit C [REDACTED], #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 255 JOINT STIPULATION Between Plaintiff and Defendants, and Among Plaintiff, Defendants, and Third-Party Ellen Ratner Regarding Scheduling. All initial expert reports are now to be exchanged by 9/28/2020. Rebuttal reports shall be due by 10/30/2020. The deadline to file a reply memorandum in support of the Motion to Quash and to file memorandum of points and authorities in opposition to the Cross Motion is 9/29/2020. The parties and Ms. Ratner further stipulate that the due date to file a reply in support of the Cross Motion is set for 10/14/2020. SO ORDERED. (see document for complete details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/22/2020. (jth)
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #211 Plaintiff's Motion to Keep Certain Filings Under Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file Document No. 211-1, Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Reply to Request for Clarification, and attachments 211-2 - 211-5 under seal. Further, upon consideration of #216 Defendants' Motion to Provisionally Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file Document No. 216-1, Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion to Strike, and attachments 216-2 - 216-9 under seal. Further, upon consideration of #217 Plaintiff's Motion to Keep Under Seal Certain Documents Provisionally Under Seal Pursuant to Defendants' Provisional Motion to Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file Document No. 217-1, Plaintiff's Reply in Support of Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Reply to Request for Clarification and attachments 217-2 - 217-3 under seal. It is further ORDERED that [211-1] Plaintiff's Motion to Strike Defendants' Reply to Request for Clarification is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to strike Document Nos. 204 and 205 from the docket. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/23/20. (lcrjl1)
September 23, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #233 Plaintiff's Motion to De-Designate Certain Audio Recordings Produced by Defendant Matthew Couch, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The audio recordings bearing Bates numbers MC001047, MC001048, MC001049, MC000635, and MC000636 are hereby de-designated and may be publicly filed. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/23/20. (lcrjl1)
September 22, 2020 Filing 254 TRANSCRIPT OF TELEPHONE STATUS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on September 17, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-70. Date of Issuance: September 22, 2020. Court Reporter/Transcriber: William Zaremba; Telephone number: (202) 354-3249. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the #Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or p urchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 10/13/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/23/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/21/2020.(wz)
September 18, 2020 Filing 253 STIPULATION BETWEEN PLAINTIFF AND DEFENDANTS, AND THIRD PARTY RATNER REGARDING SCHEDULING by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
September 17, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Telephone Status Conference Call held on 9/17/2020. As discussed on the call Defendants' shall file a Status Report by 9/28/2020. Defendants' Initial Expert Reports pursuant to Rule 26(a)(2) are now due by 9/28/2020. (Court Reporter: William P. Zaremba) (jth)
September 15, 2020 Filing 251 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 15, 2020 Filing 250 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Reply SEALED, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 15, 2020 Filing 249 REPLY to opposition to motion re #244 SEALED MOTION filed by MATTHEW COUCH filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
September 14, 2020 Filing 252 SEALED CROSS MOTION to Strike filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (See Docket Entry #248 to view document). (znmw)
September 14, 2020 Filing 248 SEALED OPPOSITION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. re #238 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by ELLEN F. RATNER (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit A -Plaintiff's Notice of Intent to Take Written Deposition, #3 Exhibit B - Rule 31 Deposition of Ellen Ratner, #4 Exhibit C - Quainton Sherman Email Exchange, #5 Exhibit D - March 26 Cover Email, #6 Exhibit E - March 26 Sherman Letter, #7 Exhibit F - May 22 Email to Sherman, #8 Exhibit G - May 27 Email to Sherman, #9 Exhibit H - May 27 Email from Sherman, #10 Exhibit I - May 27 Email Response from Sherman, #11 Exhibit J - July 29 Sherman Email, #12 Exhibit K - Quainton Sherman Correspondence re Conditions, #13 Exhibit L - Hersh Deposition, #14 Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #15 Exhibit A to Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #16 Declaration of Matthew Couch, #17 Exhibit A to Declaration of Matthew Couch, #18 Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 14, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. The Status Conference in this case presently set for Thursday, 9/17/2020, at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon is CONVERTED to a Telephonic Status Conference Call and is reset for Thursday, 9/17/2020 at 4:00 PM (same date new starting time) before Judge Richard J. Leon. In a separate email, the Court's Deputy Clerk will provide counsel for the parties with the dial up telephone number and pass code to allow them access to the call. SO ORDERED. By Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/14/2020. (jth)
September 10, 2020 Filing 247 ERRATA re #239 Letter of Request for International Judicial Assistance by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Quainton, Eden) Modified link on 9/14/2020 (znmw).
September 10, 2020 Filing 246 RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order, filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Quainton, Eden)
September 10, 2020 Filing 245 RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order, filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
September 9, 2020 Filing 244 SEALED MOTION filed by MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Opposition to Motion to De-Designate Certain Audio Recordings and Cross-Motion for Leave to File an Answer, Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim, #2 Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit A - Quainton Governski Correspondence, #4 Exhibit B - Answer Affirmative Defenses and Counterclaim, #5 Exhibit C - Gottlieb August 26 Letter, #6 Exhibit D - Quainton September 4 Letter, #7 Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
September 9, 2020 Filing 243 NOTICE of Change of Address by Meryl Conant Governski (Governski, Meryl)
September 3, 2020 MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #230 plaintiff's proposed Request for International Judicial Assistance and #239 defendant Edward Butowsky's proposed Request for International Judicial Assistance, it is hereby ORDERED that the parties shall file within seven days amended versions to update any references to the current case schedule, including Section 5 concerning the date by which the requesting authority requires receipt of the response to the request. SO ORDERED. (lcrjl1)
September 3, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #238 Motion for Leave to File and Keep Under Seal Motion to Quash Defendants' Subpoena for Second Deposition and Documents, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 238 and the exhibits thereto. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/3/20. (lcrjl1)
September 2, 2020 Filing 242 ERRATA by AARON RICH #233 MOTION DE-DESIGNATE CERTAIN AUDIO RECORDINGS filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
September 2, 2020 Filing 241 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Unredacted Motion To Modify (UNDER SEAL), #2 Ex. L (UNDER SEAL), #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 2, 2020 Filing 240 MOTION for Order to De-Designate Audio Recording by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Ex. L UNDER SEAL, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 1, 2020 Filing 239 MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory or for International Judicial Assistance Letter of Request to the Hague Convention by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Quainton, Eden)
August 31, 2020 Filing 238 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by ELLEN F. RATNER (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Motion to Quash, #2 Affidavit Declaration in Support, #3 Exhibit Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit Exhibit E, #8 Exhibit Exhibit F, #9 Exhibit Exhibit G, #10 Exhibit Exhibit H, #11 Exhibit Exhibit I, #12 Exhibit Exhibit J, #13 Exhibit Exhibit K, #14 Exhibit Exhibit L, #15 Exhibit Exhibit M, #16 Exhibit Exhibit N, #17 Exhibit Exhibit O, #18 Exhibit Exhibit P, #19 Exhibit Exhibit Q, #20 Exhibit Exhibit R, #21 Exhibit [PROPOSED] ORDER)(Sherman, Charna)
August 31, 2020 Filing 237 NOTICE of Appearance by Charna Eve Sherman on behalf of ELLEN F. RATNER (Sherman, Charna) (Main Document 237 replaced on 9/1/2020) (zjf).
August 28, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #236 Unopposed Motion to Modify Expert Discovery Schedule, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is ORDERED that initial expert reports shall be exchanged on or before September 23, 2020; that rebuttal reports shall be exchanged on or before October 23, 2020; and that expert discovery shall close on November 20, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 8/28/20. (lcrjl1)
August 28, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: Initial Expert Reports shall be exchanged by 9/23/2020; Rebuttal Expert Reports shall be exchanged by 10/23/2020; Expert Discovery closes on 11/20/2020. (jth)
August 27, 2020 Filing 236 Unopposed MOTION to Modify Expert Discovery Schedule by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit A - Plaintiff's Amended Expert Witness Designations, #3 Exhibit Exhibit B - Defendants' Amended Expert Witness Designations, #4 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden) Modified on 8/28/2020 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
August 27, 2020 Filing 235 TRANSCRIPT OF TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE before Judge Richard J. Leon held on 7-10-20; Page Numbers: 1-38; Date of Issuance: 8-27-20; Court Reporter: Timothy R. Miller, Telephone Number (202) 354-3111. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the #Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenc ed above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 9/17/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/27/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/25/2020.(Miller, Timothy)
August 27, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #234 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Provisionally Hold Certain Documents Under Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 234 and the exhibits thereto. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 8/27/20. (lcrjl1)
August 26, 2020 Filing 234 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Motion, #2 Ex. C (UNDER SEAL), #3 Ex. D (UNDER SEAL), #4 Ex. E (UNDER SEAL), #5 Ex. F (UNDER SEAL), #6 Ex. G (UNDER SEAL), #7 Ex. H (UNDER SEAL), #8 Ex. J (UNDER SEAL), #9 Ex. K (UNDER SEAL), #10 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
August 26, 2020 Filing 233 MOTION DE-DESIGNATE CERTAIN AUDIO RECORDINGS by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Governski, #2 Ex. A to Governski Declaration, #3 Ex. B to Governski Declaration, #4 Ex. C to Governski Declaration, #5 Ex. D to Governski Declaration, #6 Ex. E to Governski Declaration, #7 Ex. F to Governski Declaration, #8 Ex. G to Governski Declaration, #9 Ex. H to Governski Declaration, #10 Ex. I to Governski Declaration, #11 Ex. J to Governski Declaration, #12 Ex. K to Governski Declaration, #13 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
August 25, 2020 Filing 232 TRANSCRIPT OF TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on May 22, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-50. Date of Issuance: August 25, 2020. Court Reporter/Transcriber: William Zaremba; Telephone number: (202) 354-3249. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the #Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 9/15/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/25/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/23/2020.(wz)
August 25, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #231 Defendants' Unopposed Motion to Reconsider the Court's Order Denying Motion for Issuance of a Letter of Request, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that defendants shall file within seven days a proposed Letter Request or coordinate with plaintiff and file a combined joint Letter Request. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 8/25/20. (lcrjl1)
August 24, 2020 Filing 231 MOTION for Reconsideration re #133 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, Order on Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory,, Order on Motion to Enforce,,, , MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
August 24, 2020 Filing 230 MOTION for International Judicial Assistance Letter of Request to the Hague Convention filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael) Modified on 8/24/2020 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
August 18, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #229 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Reconsider the Court's Order Denying Motion for Issuance of a Letter of Request, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff shall file within seven days an amended version of (Dkt. # 91-2) to: (1) update any references to the current case schedule, including Section 5 concerning the date by which the requesting authority requires receipt of the response to the request; and (2) ensure that the signature line does not appear alone on page 11. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 08/18/2020. (lcrjl3)
August 13, 2020 Filing 229 Unopposed MOTION for Reconsideration re #133 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, Order on Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory,, Order on Motion to Enforce,,, by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
August 12, 2020 Filing 228 NOTICE of Material Medical Development by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Letter re Medical Condition)(Quainton, Eden)
August 10, 2020 Filing 227 NOTICE of Redacted Filing by EDWARD BUTOWSKY re #167 Reply to opposition to Motion,,, (Quainton, Eden)
August 7, 2020 Filing 226 NOTICE To Judge Richard Leon Pursuant to Local Rule 40.5(b)(3) by MATTHEW COUCH (Quainton, Eden)
August 7, 2020 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #225 Notice (Other) was entered in error and counsel was instructed to refile said pleading as proper format (zjf)
August 6, 2020 Filing 225 ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE Of Related Case by MATTHEW COUCH (Quainton, Eden) Modified on 8/7/2020 (zjf).
August 3, 2020 Filing 224 NOTICE OF REDACTED DOCUMENT re [210-1] MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Subpoena by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Quainton, Eden) Modified on 8/4/2020 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
July 25, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #210 Defendants' Motion to Provisionally Seal, it is hereby ORDERED the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 210 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that defendants are directed to file a redacted version of Dkt. # 210-1 on the public docket within 7 days of this order. It is further ORDERED that Dkt. # 210-1 Defendants' Motion for Extension of Time to Effect Service or For Permission to Effect Alternative Service on Ellen Ratner is hereby GRANTED only to the extent that defendants are granted an additional thirty days from the date of this order to effect service of a Rule 45 subpoena on Ms. Ratner or, in the alternative, on counsel for Ms. Ratner. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 07/25/2020. (lcrjl3)
July 23, 2020 Filing 223 RESPONSE TO ORDER OF THE COURT re Order on Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal,,,,,,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Order,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
July 20, 2020 Set/Reset Hearings: Status Conference set for Thursday, 9/17/2020, at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. (jth)
July 17, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 222 ORDER. Upon consideration of #160 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Defendant Couch to Produce Flock Documents, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that #171 Plaintiff's Motion to Remedy Third-Party Johnson's Refusal to Answer Questions During His Deposition, Including to Impose Rule 37 Sanctions on His Counsel is GRANTED IN PART and DENIED IN PART. It is further ORDERED that #190 Johnson's Motion for Protective Order and Sanctions is DENIED. SO ORDERED. (See attached Order for details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/16/2020. (lcrjl1)
July 17, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #161 Defendant Butowsky's Motion for a Sixty-Day Extension of Discovery to May 27, 2020, it is hereby ORDERED that motion is DENIED AS MOOT. It is further ORDERED that a status conference is set for Thursday, September 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/17/2020. (lcrjl1)
July 16, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that #172 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 172 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #176 Plaintiff's Motion for Order to Keep Docket 174 Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 174 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #174 Defendants' Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is DENIED AS MOOT. It is further ORDERED that #178 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 178 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff is directed to file a redacted version of Dkt. # 178-1 within 7 days of this order. It is further ORDERED that #188 Third-Party Larry Johnson's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 188 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #191 Third-Party Larry Johnson's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 191 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #199 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 199 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #209 Defendants' Motion to Seal Certain Previously-Filed Documents is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 209 and the exhibits thereto. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/16/2020. (lcrjl)
July 12, 2020 Filing 221 STATUS REPORT Update by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
July 10, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Telephone Status Conference Call held on 7/10/2020. (Court Reporter: Tim Miller) (jth)
July 9, 2020 Filing 220 NOTICE OF RELEVANT FILINGS IN TEXAS LITIGATION by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Ex. A Declaration of S. Hall, #2 Ex. B D251 Plaintiff's Obj to D250 BSF Notice of Status)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 26, 2020 Filing 219 TRANSCRIPT OF MOTIONS HEARING PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on June 17, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-43. Date of Issuance: June 26, 2020. Court Reporter/Transcriber: William Zaremba; Telephone number: (202) 354-3249. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the #Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the cour t reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, PDF or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 7/17/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/27/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/24/2020.(wz)
June 24, 2020 Filing 218 ERRATA by AARON RICH #196 Response to motion filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
June 24, 2020 Filing 217 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Reply, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 17, 2020 Filing 216 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Opposition to Motion, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Ex. 1, #4 Exhibit Ex, 2, #5 Exhibit Ex. 3, #6 Exhibit Ex, 4, #7 Exhibit Ex. 5, #8 Declaration Declaration of Larry Johnson, #9 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch)(Quainton, Eden)
June 17, 2020 Minute Entry for Proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Motion Hearing held on 6/17/2020 re: #181 Motion for Reconsideration filed by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, and MALIA ZIMMERMAN. The #181 Motion was Heard and Taken Under Advisement. (Court Reporter: William P. Zaremba) (jth)
June 16, 2020 Filing 215 NOTICE of Appearance by Nicolle Jacoby on behalf of MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Jacoby, Nicolle)
June 16, 2020 Filing 214 NOTICE of Appearance by David Stern on behalf of MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Stern, David)
June 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 213 ORDER SCHEDULING EXPERT DISCOVERY. It is hereby ORDERED that the following scheduling Order is entered, subject to the rights of the parties to seek modification of the schedule: Expert Designations are due by 7/9/2020; Opening Experts Reports are due by 9/4/2020; Rebuttal Expert Reports are due by 10/2/2020; Close of Expert Discovery is 11/13/2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 06/12/2020. (jth)
June 11, 2020 Filing 212 Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order Expert Discovery by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 8, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that a Telephonic Hearing regarding #181 Motion of Malia Zimmerman and Fox News Network, LLC For Reconsideration of Denial of Protective Order is set for June 17, 2020 at 3:00 PM before Judge Richard J. Leon. The Deputy Clerk will provide counsel for plaintiff and third-parties Malia Zimmerman and Fox News Network with the dial-in information for the hearing. SO ORDERED. By Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/8/2020. (jth)
June 3, 2020 Filing 211 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Motion, #2 Declaration, #3 Ex. A, #4 Ex. B, #5 Ex. C, #6 Text of Proposed Order, #7 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 1, 2020 Filing 210 SEALED MOTION filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Motion for Extension of Time or to Permit Alternate Service, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 7, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 8, #11 Exhibit Exibit 9, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 10, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 11, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 12, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 13, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 14, #17 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
May 26, 2020 Set/Reset Hearing: A Telephone Status Conference is set for 7/10/2020 at 3:00 PM before Judge Richard J. Leon. (jth)
May 26, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. As discussed during the May 22, 2020 status conference, it is hereby ORDERED that this case is STAYED until July 10, 2020 due to the ongoing health crisis. A status conference is set for July 10, 2020 at 3:00 PM. During the stay, the parties shall continue to engage in motions practice regarding any outstanding discovery issues. The parties are further ORDERED to negotiate and work cooperatively to schedule and complete depositions by video or written question, to the extent possible, during the stay. The parties are further ORDERED to meet and confer regarding expert discovery. The parties shall submit a joint motion for a scheduling order as to expert discovery on or before June 11, 2020. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 5/26/20. (lcrjl1)
May 22, 2020 Filing 209 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Skip Trace Information)(Quainton, Eden)
May 22, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #103 Defendants' Provisional Motion to File Certain Documents Under Seal and #121 Plaintiff's Motion to Keep Under Seal Certain Documents, it is hereby ORDERED that the motions are GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 103 and the exhibits thereto; Dkt. # 109-3; Dkt. # 118-2; and Dkt. # 118-4. It is further ORDERED that #132 Defendants' Motion to Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 132 and the exhibits thereto, and Dkt. # 130-2. It is further ORDERED that #137 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Hold Certain Documents Under Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 137 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #155 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to Hold Certain Documents Under Seal is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL Dkt. # 155 and the exhibits thereto. It is further ORDERED that #129 Defendants' Motion for Provisional Sealing is DENIED. Defendants did not file with the Court unredacted versions of the deposition transcript extracts they seek to file under seal. SO ORDERED. By Judge Richard J. Leon on 05/22/2020. (jth)
May 22, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Telephone Status Conference Call held on 5/22/2020. The parties shall submit by 6/11/2020 a Joint, if possible, Scheduling Motion for Expert Discovery. (Court Reporter: William P. Zaremba). (jth)
May 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 208 ORDER. Upon consideration of #194 Defendants' Motion to Clarify, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED. SO ORDERED. (See the attached order for details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 5/20/20. (lcrjl1)
May 18, 2020 Filing 207 Third STATUS REPORT re Subpoenas by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Confirmation of Service on Deborah Sines)(Quainton, Eden)
May 18, 2020 Filing 206 REPLY to opposition to motion re #190 Cross MOTION for Protective Order and Sanctions MOTION for Sanctions filed by Larry Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - January 14, 2020 Gottlieb Quainton Email, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - January 23, 2020 Governski Quainton Email, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - January 30, 2020 Gottlieb Quainton Email, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - February 3, 2020 Gottlieb Quainton Email, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - January 16, 2020 Gottlieb Quainton Email)(Quainton, Eden)
May 15, 2020 Set/Reset Hearing: A Telephonic Status Conference is set for Friday, May 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM before Judge Richard J. Leon. (jth)
May 14, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that a telephonic status conference is set for Friday, May 22, 2020 at 4:00 PM. The Deputy Clerk will contact the parties regarding how to participate in the telephonic conference. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 5/14/20. (lcrjl1)
May 13, 2020 Filing 203 Second STATUS REPORT re Subpoenas by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Detective Joseph Della Camera Appearance Notification)(Quainton, Eden)
May 13, 2020 Filing 202 REPLY to opposition to motion re #181 MOTION for Reconsideration re #177 Order, Order on Motion for Protective Order,,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, filed by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, MALIA ZIMMERMAN. (Terry, Joseph)
May 12, 2020 Filing 201 STATUS REPORT Update by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exibit 1 - Confirmation of Service on Cassandra Fairbanks)(Quainton, Eden)
May 11, 2020 Filing 200 STATUS REPORT re Subpoenas by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Service of subpoena on Sy Hersh, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Ellen Ratner non-serve 1, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Ellen Ratner non-serve 2, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Ellen Ratner non-serve 3, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Ellen Ratner non-serve 4, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Ellen Ranter non-serve 5 and 6, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Ratner skip trace correspondence, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Ratner skip trace 1, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Ratner skip trace 2, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Email with video and photographic images of Ellen Ratner, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 11 - Service of process on Ellen Ratner, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 12 - Correspondence with counsel for Ellen Miles Ratner, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 13 - Email follow-up with SameDayProcess, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 14 - MPD non-serve notification and request to proceed by certified mail, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 15 - Authorization to proceed by certified mail, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 16 - First Della Camera non-serve, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 17 - Second Della Camera non-serve, #19 Exhibit Exhibit 18 - Response of MPD to email submission of subpoena to, #20 Exhibit Exhibit 19 - First Quainton certification, #21 Exhibit Exhibit 20 - Second Quainton certification, #22 Exhibit Exhibit 21 - Successive Fairbanks service attempts)(Quainton, Eden)
May 11, 2020 Filing 199 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Reply, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
May 11, 2020 Filing 198 RESPONSE re #190 Cross MOTION for Protective Order and Sanctions MOTION for Sanctions filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
May 11, 2020 Filing 197 REPLY to opposition to motion re #171 MOTION to Compel (Redacted) filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
May 11, 2020 Filing 196 RESPONSE re #194 MOTION for Clarification filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 8, 2020 Filing 195 ERRATA Outstanding Discovery Requets by AARON RICH #173 Notice (Other) filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 8, 2020 USCA Case Number 20-7042 for #185 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (zrdj)
May 6, 2020 Filing 194 MOTION for Clarification by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Email sending subpoenas for service, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - ATT Invoice, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - FBI Confirmation of Service, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Google Confirmation of Service, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Freedom of the Press Foundation Confirmation of Service, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Crowdstrike Confirmation of Service, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Payment of ATT Invoice, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Payment of Google subpoena processing fee, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Google Letter in Response to Subpoena, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Quainton Governski Correspondence, #12 Exhibit Exibit 11 - Crowdstrike Subpoena Response, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 12 - Correspondence of Crowdstrike Counsel to Quainton, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 13 - Quainton Response to Crowdstrike Counsel, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 14 - FBI Subpoena Response, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 15 - FBI Privacy Act release form, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 16 - Quainton Gottlieb Correspondence, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 17 - April 17 Touhy Letter, #19 Exhibit Exhibit 18 - Order Denying Motion to Compel, #20 Exhibit Exhibit 19 - Clevenger v. DOJ Summary Judgment Order, #21 Exhibit Exhibit 20 - Letter and Hardy Declaration, #22 Exhibit Exhibit 21 - Hardy Declaration, #23 Exhibit Exhibit 22 - Relevant pages from FOIA response to Judicial Watch, #24 Exhibit Exhibit 23 - Clevenger v. DOJ Motion for Reconsideration)(Quainton, Eden) Modified on 5/7/2020 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
May 6, 2020 Filing 193 RESPONSE re #181 MOTION for Reconsideration re #177 Order, Order on Motion for Protective Order,,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 5, 2020 Filing 192 ERRATA re Exhibit 2 - Larry Johnson Deposition Transcript by Larry Johnson #188 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by Larry Johnson (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by Larry Johnson. (Quainton, Eden)
May 5, 2020 Filing 191 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by Larry Johnson (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Errata Errata Cover Sheet, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Larry Johnson Deposition Transcript)(Quainton, Eden)
May 5, 2020 Filing 190 Cross MOTION for Protective Order and Sanctions by Larry Johnson (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Larry Johnson Engagement Letter (Redacted), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Larry Johnson Deposition Transcript (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Selected Larry Johnson Articles, #5 Exhibit Exhibt 4 - Quainton Hall May 4 Correspondence, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden). Added MOTION for Sanctions on 5/6/2020 (znmw).
May 5, 2020 Filing 189 Memorandum in opposition to re #171 MOTION to Compel (Redacted) and in Support of Cross-Motion for Protective Order filed by Larry Johnson. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Larry Johnson Engagement Letter (Redacted), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Larry Johnson Deposition Transcript (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Selected Larry Johnson Articles, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Quainton Hall Correspondence, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
May 4, 2020 Filing 188 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by Larry Johnson (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Memorandum in Support of Opposition to Motion to Compel and in Support of Cross-Motion for Protective Order, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Larry Johnson Engagement Letter, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Selected Larry Johnson Articles, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Quainton Hall May 4 Correspondence, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
May 4, 2020 Filing 187 NOTICE of Appearance by Eden P. Quainton on behalf of Larry Johnson (Quainton, Eden)
May 1, 2020 Filing 186 Transmission of the Notice of Appeal, Order Appealed (Memorandum Opinion), and Docket Sheet to US Court of Appeals. The Court of Appeals fee was paid this date re #185 Notice of Appeal to DC Circuit Court. (jf)
April 30, 2020 Filing 185 NOTICE OF APPEAL TO DC CIRCUIT COURT as to #175 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. Filing fee $ 505, receipt number ADCDC-7077505. Fee Status: Fee Paid. Parties have been notified. (Quainton, Eden)
April 30, 2020 Filing 184 NOTICE Of Appeal Of Anti-Suit Injunction by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Quainton, Eden)
April 29, 2020 ENTERED IN ERROR (PLEASE DISREGARD).....NOTICE OF ERROR re #183 Memorandum; emailed to equainton@gmail.com, cc'd 27 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Incorrect document/case, 2. DO NOT REFILE - Purusuant to LCvR 5.1 Letters are not to be filed (zjf, ) Modified on 4/30/2020 (znmw).
April 28, 2020 Filing 183 REDACTED DOCUMENT re #174 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden) Modified event title on 4/30/2020 (znmw).
April 24, 2020 Set/Reset Deadline: Defendants' Status Report is due by 5/11/2020.(jth)
April 23, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 182 ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff is permitted to complete the deposition of Couch and take the depositions of Butowsky, Zimmerman, and Housley. Plaintiff is further permitted to cross-notice the deposition of Hersh. It is further ORDERED that Couch shall notify plaintiff within five days whether he intends to rely on "Source Two." It is further ORDERED that defendants are permitted to take the depositions of Bauman, Hersh, Capone, and plaintiff. Defendants are further permitted to take the depositions of Della Camera, Ratner, Fairbanks, and Sines but they must effect service on or before June 1, 2020. Defendants are hereby ORDERED to file a status report as to these outstanding subpoenas on May 11, 2020. It is further ORDERED that the parties' respective requests to serve subpoenas on third-party service providers are DENIED. It is further ORDERED that defendants' request to issue a document subpoena to the D.C. Metropolitan Police Department is GRANTED. Defendants' requests to issue other document subpoenas are DENIED. It is further ORDERED that the parties are permitted to engage in motions practice to resolve discovery issues during the stay. Defendants shall file any response to #171 plaintiff's motion to remedy within ten days of this order. Plaintiff shall file any reply within five days of defendants' response. It is further ORDERED that defendants shall file a redacted version of Dkt. # 174-1 within seven days of this order. SO ORDERED. SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/23/20. (lcrjl1)
April 22, 2020 Filing 181 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO 9/28/2020 MINUTE ORDER.....MOTION for Reconsideration re #177 Order, Order on Motion for Protective Order,,, Order on Motion for Leave to File,, by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Malia Zimmerman in Support of Motion for Reconsideration)(Terry, Joseph) Modified on 9/30/2020 (zrdj).
April 15, 2020 Filing 180 NOTICE of Request for Clarification by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Bender Quainton email correspondence, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Email from AOL, #4 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch)(Quainton, Eden)
April 15, 2020 Filing 179 NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 10, 2020 Filing 178 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Response, #2 Declaration Governski, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Exhibit D, #7 Exhibit E, #8 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
April 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 177 VACATED PURSUANT TO 9/28/2020 MINUTE ORDER.....ORDER. Pursuant to the Court's March 25, 2020 Order, #114 Non-Parties Malia Zimmerman & Fox News Network, LLC's Joint Motion for a Protective Order Barring Deposition is DENIED for the reasons stated in the attached order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/10/2020. (lcrjl1) Modified on 9/30/2020 (zrdj).
April 3, 2020 Filing 176 MOTION for Order to Keep Docket 174 Under Seal by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Governski, Meryl)
April 2, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #163 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Kristin E. Bender. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED and that Kristin E. Bender be, and hereby is, admitted pro hac vice in this case. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instructions. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/2/20. (lcrjl1)
March 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 175 ORDER. Upon consideration of #52 Plaintiff's Motion for Anti-Suit Injunction, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that defendant Butowsky's claims in Butowsky v. Gottlieb, et al., No. 4:19-cv-00180 (E.D. Tex. 2019) against the attorneys for Aaron Rich in this suit, and defendant Butowsky's claims involving Aaron Rich as a non-party co-conspirator, are hereby enjoined. SO ORDERED. (See attached order for details). Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/31/20. (lcrjl1)
March 27, 2020 Filing 174 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEALfiled by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Letter to Judge Leon, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - ebay subpoena, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - eBay response, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Kim Dotcom, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Google response, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - email, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - DNC Lastpass, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Account information, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 8- Search terms, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Rich Sines correspondence, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Cashiers check, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 11 - Deposits, #14 Exhibit Exhibit 12 - Setting up new account, #15 Exhibit Exhibit 13 - Metadata, #16 Exhibit Exhibit 14 - Bauman PR, #17 Exhibit Exhibit 15 - Quainton Gottlieb Correspondence, #18 Exhibit Exhibit 16 - Seth at work, #19 Exhibit Clevenger Exhibit 1, #20 Exhibit Clevenger Exhibit 2, #21 Exhibit Clevenger Exhibit 3, #22 Exhibit Clevenger Exhibit 4, #23 Declaration Declaration of Larry Johnson, #24 Declaration Declaration of Ty Clevenger)(Quainton, Eden) Modified on 3/30/2020 to correct docket event/text (zjf).
March 27, 2020 Filing 173 NOTICE of Plaintiff's Outstanding Discovery Requests by AARON RICH re #169 Order,, (Gottlieb, Michael)
March 27, 2020 Filing 172 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Motion to Compel, #2 Exhibit 1., #3 Exhibit 2., #4 Exhibit 3., #5 Exhibit 4., #6 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
March 27, 2020 Filing 171 MOTION to Compel (Redacted) by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration S. Hall Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1. Sealed, #3 Exhibit 2. Sealed, #4 Exhibit 3. Sealed, #5 Exhibit 4. Sealed, #6 Exhibit 5. 2019-10-23 Supboena - Johnson, #7 Exhibit 6. 2019-11-11 Response to Subpoena, #8 Exhibit 7. 2019-11-14 Response to Subpoena, #9 Exhibit 8. 2019-11-15 re Call, #10 Exhibit 9. 2020-01-06 Subpoena - Johnson, #11 Exhibit 10. 2020-01-16 re Subpoena Service, #12 Exhibit 11. 2020-02-26 Rich v Butowsky, Case 1_18-cv-00681-RJL, #13 Exhibit 12. 2020-03-04 Re Rich v Butowsky, Case 118-cv-00681-RJL, #14 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
March 25, 2020 Filing 170 SURREPLY re #114 MOTION for Protective Order barring Deposition and Memorandum in Support filed by AARON RICH. (jf)
March 25, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #152 Plaintiff's Motion for Leave to File a Surreply, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file Plaintiff's Surreply [152-1]. It is further ORDERED that #114 Non-Parties Malia Zimmerman & Fox News Network, LLC's Joint Motion for a Protective Order Barring Deposition is DENIED. Opinion to follow. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/25/20. (lcrjl1) Modified on 3/25/2020 to direct the Clerk to file Plaintiff's Surreply (jth).
March 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 169 ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that on March 27, 2020, the parties shall each submit a list of all outstanding document requests, document subpoenas, or deposition subpoenas. It is further ORDERED that after March 27, 2020, no other discovery requests will be permitted. It is further ORDERED that on March 27, 2020, this litigation will be stayed 45 days due to the ongoing health crisis. However, after the Court rules on the parties' March 27, 2020 submissions, the parties shall take the necessary steps to effect service of any court-approved deposition subpoenas during the stay period. SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/20/2020. (lcrjl2)
March 20, 2020 Set/Reset Deadlines: The parties shall each submit a list of all outstanding document requests, document subpoenas, or deposition subpoenas by 3/27/2020. (jth)
March 19, 2020 Filing 168 REPLY to opposition to motion re #160 MOTION to Compel Defendant Couch to Produce Flock Documents filed by AARON RICH. (Riley, Joshua)
March 18, 2020 Filing 167 REPLY to opposition to motion re #161 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Correspondence with Counsel for Ellen Ratner, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Ratner Service Attempt 1, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Ratner Service Attempt 2, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Ratner Service Attempt 3, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Ratner Service Attempt 4, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Ratner Service Attempt 5, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Ratner Skip Trace Correspondence, #10 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Ratner Skip Trace 1, #11 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Ratner Skip Trace 2, #12 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Fairbanks Service Attempt 1, #13 Exhibit Exhibit 11 - Fairbanks Attempt 2)(Quainton, Eden)
March 17, 2020 Filing 166 Memorandum in opposition to re #160 MOTION to Compel Defendant Couch to Produce Flock Documents filed by MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch, #2 Declaration Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #3 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton)(Quainton, Eden)
March 13, 2020 Filing 165 RESPONSE re #161 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Governski, #2 Exhibit 1. Matt Couch, #3 Exhibit 2. 2020-02-25 Notice of Intent to Serve Third Party Subpoenas, #4 Exhibit 3. 2020-02-25 Rich v. Butowsky -- Notices of Intent to Serve Third Party Subpoena, #5 Exhibit 4. 2020-02-29 Notices of Intent to Serve Third Party Subpoena, #6 Exhibit 5. 2020-02-13 Notice of Intent to Serve Subpoena Chief Medical Examiner, #7 Exhibit 6. 2020-02-21 Re_ Ellen Ratner, #8 Exhibit 7. 2020-01-17 Rule 31 Deposition Transcript and Exhibits (excludes attachments), #9 Exhibit 8. 2019-12-19 Notice of Intent to Serve Subpoena Duces Tecum and Ad Testificandum, #10 Exhibit 9. 2020-03-11 Third party depositions, #11 Exhibit 10. 2020-01-02 RE_ Rich v. Butowsky -- Defendants' Motions, #12 Exhibit 11. Re_ Kim Dotcom, #13 Exhibit 12. 2020-02-25 EB FB Pictures (Hyperlink Edit), #14 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
March 13, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. A Telephonic Status Conference in Chambers is set for March 19, 2020 at 4:00 PM. Defendant Edward Butowsky shall file any reply in support of his #161 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by March 18, 2020 at 4:00 PM. SO ORDERED. By Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/13/2020. (jth)
March 12, 2020 Opinion or Order ORDER granting #148 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David Stern and #149 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Nicolle Lipper Jacoby. It is hereby ORDERED that the motions are GRANTED and that David Stern and Nicolle Lipper Jacoby be, and hereby are, admitted pro hac vice in this case. Counsel should register for e-filing via PACER and file a notice of appearance pursuant to LCvR 83.6(a). #Click for instruct ions. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/12/20. (lcrjl1)
March 11, 2020 Filing 164 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on March 3, 2020; Page Numbers: 1-39. Date of Issuance:March 11, 2020. Court Reporter: Janice Dickman, Telephone number: 202-354-3267, Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the #Transcript Order FormFor the first 90 days after this filing date, the transcript may be viewed at the courthouse at a public terminal or purchased from the court reporter referenced above. After 90 days, the transcript may be accessed via PACER. Other transcript formats, (multi-page, condensed, CD or ASCII) may be purchased from the court reporter.NOTICE RE REDACTION OF TRANSCRIPTS: The parties have twenty-one days to file with the court and the court reporter any request to redact personal identifiers from this transcript. If no such requests are filed, the transcript will be made available to the public via PACER without redaction after 90 days. The policy, which includes the five personal identifiers specifically covered, is located on our website at www.dcd.uscourts.gov. Redaction Request due 4/1/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/11/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/9/2020.(Dickman, Janice)
March 6, 2020 Filing 163 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Kristin E. Bender, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-6897981. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Governski, Meryl)
March 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 162 ORDER: It is hereby ordered that defendant Couch shall produce all the withheld information noted in this order to plaintiff's counsel, Michal Gottlieb within 48 hours. It is further ordered that the Mr. Gottlieb shall not reveal the identity of the purported source or any identifying information to anyone; and it is further ordered that should Couch fail to produce the withheld information to Mr. Gottlieb, he will be held in contempt and fine $2,500 each day he fails to provide the information. SEE ORDER FOR FULL DETAILS. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/04/2020. (ztb)
March 3, 2020 Filing 161 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - February Hospital Admissions, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
March 3, 2020 Filing 160 MOTION to Compel Defendant Couch to Produce Flock Documents by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
March 3, 2020 Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Status Conference held on 3/3/2020. A Report on the Status of Proceedings for the Case in Texas, as well as the Progress and Status of Discovery in this case is due by 3/17/2020. A Telephone Conference Call is set for 3/13/2020 at 3:00 PM in Chambers before Judge Richard J. Leon. (WRITTEN ORDER TO BE ISSUED). (Court Reporter: Janice Dickman). (jth)
February 24, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. A Status Conference in this case is set for 3/3/2020 at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. SO ORDERED. By Judge Richard J. Leon on 2/24/2020. (jth)
February 20, 2020 Filing 159 NOTICE Of Correction by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH re #157 Notice (Other) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch)(Quainton, Eden)
February 19, 2020 Filing 158 NOTICE of Judicial Action in Texas Litigation by AARON RICH (Riley, Joshua)
February 18, 2020 Filing 157 NOTICE of Response to Order to Show Cause by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Response to Order to Show Cause, #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
February 18, 2020 Filing 156 NOTICE of Defendant Butowsky's Recent Action in Texas Litigation by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Riley, Joshua)
February 18, 2020 Filing 155 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Plaintiff's Notice of Defendant Couch's Non-Compliance (Sealed Version), #2 Exhibit 1 (Sealed Version), #3 Exhibit 2 (Sealed Version), #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
February 18, 2020 Filing 154 NOTICE of Defendant Couch's Non-Compliance by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1 (Redacted), #3 Exhibit 2 (Sealed), #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4)(Riley, Joshua)
February 11, 2020 Filing 153 RESPONSE re #152 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply Opposing Joint Motion For Protective Order filed by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, MALIA ZIMMERMAN. (Terry, Joseph)
February 10, 2020 Filing 152 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply Opposing Joint Motion For Protective Order by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Plaintiff's Surreply, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
February 6, 2020 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #147 Notice of Appearance, was entered in error and refiled by counsel under the correct event. (jf)
February 6, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that #117 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal; #119 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal; #125 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal; #139 Defendant Butowsky's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal; and #141 Defendant Couch's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal are GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to MAINTAIN UNDER SEAL #117 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and all exhibits thereto; #119 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and all exhibits thereto; #125 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and all exhibits thereto; #139 Defendant Butowsky's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and all exhibits thereto; and #141 Defendant Couch's Sealed Motion for Leave to File Document Under Seal and all exhibits thereto. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 2/6/20. (lcrjl1)
February 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 151 ORDER. Upon consideration of the relevant and the record, it is hereby ORDERED that Defendant Couch's #102 Motion to Take Five Depositions is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant Couch is hereby granted permission to seek to depose Kelsey Mulka, Joe Capone and Detective Joey Della Camera. His motion is otherwise denied for failure to demonstrate those depositions are likely to lead to relevant evidence. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff's #104 Motion to Deem Facts in Certain RFAs Admitted is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Admission to Defendant America First Media are hereby admitted. In light of the Court's ruling as to defendant's Butowsky's #128 Cross Motion, see below, Plaintiff's Second Set of Request for Admission as to Defendant Butowsky are not admitted in total. It is further ORDERED that defendant Butowsky's #128 Cross Motion to Withdraw and Amend Admissions is GRANTED. Defendant Butowsky's responses to RFAs 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, and 74 are amended as set forth in his January 22, 2020 responses [Dkt. #128, Ex 8]. It is further ORDERED that defendant Butowsky's #146 Supplemental Motion to Withdraw and Amend Answers is DENIED. ORDERED that defendants' #97 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. Defendant Couch shall have until March 27, 2020 to depose the three witnesses identified above. The motion for an extension of discovery is otherwise denied as to Defendant Couch. Defendant Butowsky shall have until March 27, 2020 to complete all fact discovery. Should he be unable to sit for his own deposition within that time frame due to his medical condition, he can seek leave to hold that deposition outside the extended discovery period. It is further ORDERED that defendant's #143 Motion for Reconsideration of Order Granting Motion to Enforce is DENIED. Defendant Couch is hereby ordered to produce the relevant documents within 72 hours. Should he fail to do so, this Court will address whether to hold him in contempt. It is further ORDERED that counsel for defendants shall show cause within 14 days why the Court should not assess a $2,500 fine for his failure to properly redact confidential information in his January 24, 2020 filings, despite the Court's previous admonishment. In the future, the Court will simply impose a $2,500 fine for any additional violations of the parties' protective order, which requires the redaction of confidential information. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 2/5/2020. (jth)
February 5, 2020 Filing 150 REPLY to opposition to motion re #114 MOTION for Protective Order barring Deposition and Memorandum in Support filed by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, MALIA ZIMMERMAN. (Terry, Joseph)
February 5, 2020 Filing 149 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Nicolle Lipper Jacoby, Motion for Admission of Attorney Nicolle Lipper Jacoby Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-6801165. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Nicolle Lipper Jacoby in Support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting Nicolle Lipper Jacoby Pro Hac Vice Motion)(Cohen, Vincent)
February 5, 2020 Filing 148 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- David Stern, Motion for Admission of Attorney David Stern Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-6801134. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of David Stern in Support of Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting David Stern Pro Hac Vice Motion)(Cohen, Vincent)
February 5, 2020 Filing 147 ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Appearance by Vincent H. Cohen, Jr on behalf of MALIA ZIMMERMAN (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of David Stern In Support of Pro Hac Vice Motion, #2 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Granting David Stern Pro Hac Vice Motion)(Cohen, Vincent) Modified on 2/6/2020 (jf).
February 5, 2020 Filing 146 Supplemental MOTION to Withdraw and Amend Admissions by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support, #2 Declaration Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden). Added MOTION to Amend/Correct on 2/5/2020 (jf).
February 4, 2020 Filing 145 REPLY to opposition to motion re #128 Cross MOTION to Withdraw and Amend Admissions MOTION to Amend/Correct filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Quainton Riley January 6 email re medical condition, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Quainton Riley January 8 email exchange, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Riley Quainton January 27 accepting amendment, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Quainton Riley January 27 rejecting amendment)(Quainton, Eden)
February 4, 2020 Filing 144 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph Marshall Terry, Jr on behalf of FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC (Terry, Joseph) (Main Document 144 replaced on 2/5/2020) (zjf).
January 31, 2020 Filing 143 MOTION for Reconsideration re #133 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, Order on Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory,, Order on Motion to Enforce,,, , MOTION to Stay re #114 MOTION for Protective Order barring Deposition and Memorandum in Support, #133 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief,, Order on Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory,, Order on Motion to Enforce,,, Motion for Reconsideration of Order to Enforce and for Stay Pending Determination of Motion for Protective Order by MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch, #3 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 31, 2020 Filing 142 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Redacted Notice of Supplemental Authority to #102 MOTION to Take Deposition Motion to Take Five Depositions (Redacted), #141 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) Notice of Supplemental Authority (Redacted) by MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration in Support of Notice of Supplemental Authority (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Wheeler Investigative Notes (Redacted), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Seth and Kelsey (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Work (Redacted), #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Wheeler Deposition Extracts, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - New Phone (Redacted), #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Aaron - Detective July 10 2016 (Redacted), #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Della Camera - Rich July 26 2017 (Redacted), #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Aaron - Detective June 1 2017 (Redacted), #10 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Passcode (Redacted), #11 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Lists (Redacted), #12 Exhibit Exhibit 11 - Email account (Redacted), #13 Exhibit Exhibit 12 - Brazile - Rich August 1 2017 (Redacted), #14 Exhibit Exhibit 13 - Brazile - Rich March 22 2017 (Redacted), #15 Exhibit Exhibit 14 - Aaron - Brazile March 30 2017 (Redacted), #16 Exhibit Exhibit 15 - Aaron Interrogatory Response (Redacted), #17 Exhibit Exhibit 16 - Rich - Ingrisano June 26 2017 (Redacted, #18 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 31, 2020 Filing 141 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration in Support of Motion to Seal, #2 Supplement Notice of Supplemental Authority (Unredacted), #3 Declaration Declaration in Support of Notice of Supplemental Authority (Unredacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Wheeler Investigative Notes (Unredacted), #5 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Seth and Kelsey (Unredacted), #6 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Work (Unredacted), #7 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Wheeler Deposition Extracts, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - New Phone (Unredacted), #9 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Aaron - Detective July 10 2016 (Unredacted), #10 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Della Camera Aaron July 26 2016 (Unredacted), #11 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Aaron - Detective June 1 2017 (Unredacted), #12 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Passcode (Unredacted), #13 Exhibit Exhibit 10 - Lists (Unredacted), #14 Exhibit Exhibit 11 - Email Account (Unredacted), #15 Exhibit Exhibit 12 - Brazile - Rich August 1 2017 (Unredacted), #16 Exhibit Exhibit 13 - Brazile - Rich March 22 2017 (Unredacted), #17 Exhibit Exhibit 14 - Aaron - Brazile March 30 2017 (Unredacted), #18 Exhibit Exhibit 15 - Aaron Interrogatory Response (Unredacted), #19 Exhibit Edhibit 16 - Rich - Ingrisano June 26 2017 (Unredacted), #20 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 31, 2020 Filing 140 REDACTED DOCUMENT- to #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted), #139 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) Notice of Supplemental Authority (Redacted) by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Butowsky Medical Records Part I (Redacted), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Butowsky Medical Records (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Discharge Summary, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Dr. Reitman Letter)(Quainton, Eden)
January 31, 2020 Filing 139 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Supplement Notice of Supplemental Authority (Unredacted), #2 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Unredacted), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Butowsky Medical Records Part I (Unredacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Butowsky Medical Records Part II (Unredacted), #5 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Discharge Summary, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Dr. Reitman Letter)(Quainton, Eden)
January 29, 2020 Filing 138 RESPONSE re #114 MOTION for Protective Order barring Deposition and Memorandum in Support filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Andrew English ISO Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order, #2 Exhibit 1 -- Zimmerman Article, #3 Exhibit 2 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpt, #4 Exhibit 3 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpt, #5 Exhibit 4 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpt, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpt, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12 -- Joe Biggs Document., #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17, #19 Exhibit 18, #20 Exhibit 19, #21 Exhibit 20, #22 Exhibit 21, #23 Exhibit 22, #24 Exhibit 23, #25 Exhibit 24, #26 Exhibit 25, #27 Exhibit 26 -- Schoenberg Dep Excerpts, #28 Exhibit 27 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpts, #29 Exhibit 28 -- English Declaration, #30 Exhibit 29 -- Email with David Stern, #31 Exhibit 30 -- Wheeler Dep Excerpts, #32 Exhibit 31 -- Wheeler Email, #33 Exhibit 32 -- Wheeler Email, #34 Exhibit 33 -- Wheeler Email, #35 Exhibit 34 -- Wheeler Email, #36 Exhibit 35 -- Wheeler Email, #37 Exhibit 36 -- Wheeler Email, #38 Exhibit 37 -- Wheeler Email, #39 Exhibit 38 -- Wheeler Email, #40 Exhibit 39 -- Wheeler Email, #41 Exhibit 40 -- Wheeler Email, #42 Exhibit 41 -- Wheeler Email, #43 Exhibit 42 -- Wheeler Email, #44 Exhibit 43 -- Wheeler Email, #45 Exhibit 44 -- Wheeler Email, #46 Exhibit 45 -- Wheeler Email, #47 Exhibit 46 -- Wheeler Email, #48 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
January 29, 2020 Filing 137 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Unredacted Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Protective Order, #2 Exhibit 5, #3 Exhibit 7, #4 Exhibit 8, #5 Exhibit 9, #6 Exhibit 10, #7 Exhibit 11, #8 Exhibit 13, #9 Exhibit 14, #10 Exhibit 15, #11 Exhibit 16, #12 Exhibit 17, #13 Exhibit 18, #14 Exhibit 19, #15 Exhibit 20, #16 Exhibit 21, #17 Exhibit 22, #18 Exhibit 23, #19 Exhibit 24, #20 Exhibit 25, #21 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
January 28, 2020 Filing 136 Memorandum in opposition to re #128 Cross MOTION to Withdraw and Amend Admissions filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
January 28, 2020 Filing 135 REPLY to opposition to motion re #104 MOTION for Discovery Motion to Deem Facts in Certain RFAs Admitted filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
January 27, 2020 Filing 134 NOTICE Of Correction by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH re #130 Reply to opposition to Motion,, (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Notice of Correction)(Quainton, Eden)
January 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 133 ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that #89 Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion to Serve WikiLeaks via Twitter is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that #91 Plaintiff's Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory and #100 Defendants' Motion for Issuance of Letters Rogatory are DENIED. It is further ORDERED that #95 Plaintiff's Motion to Enforce is GRANTED. SO ORDERED (See attached Order for details.) Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 1/24/20. (lcrjl1)
January 24, 2020 Filing 132 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, dated January 24 2020, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - December 6 Couch Production)(Quainton, Eden)
January 24, 2020 Filing 131 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Redacted Exhibit to #130 Reply to opposition to Motion,, Redacted Exhibit 1 by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
January 23, 2020 Filing 130 REPLY to opposition to motion re #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Reply to Opposition, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - December 6 Couch Production, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - December 23 Butowsky Production Update, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Texas Health Presbyterian Patient Portal Screenshot, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - January 10 Operative Note)(Quainton, Eden)
January 23, 2020 Filing 129 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Motion for Provisional Sealing)(Quainton, Eden)
January 22, 2020 Filing 128 Cross MOTION to Withdraw and Amend Admissions by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Cross-Motin, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Riley November 23 email, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Couch Deposition Extracts (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Quainton December 23 email, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Quainton Riley January 8 2020 email, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Riley Quainton January 8 2020 email, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Quainton Riley January 8 2020 response, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Couch Responses to Plaintiff's Second Requests for Admissions, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Butowsky Responses to Plaintiff's Second Requests for Admissions, #10 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden). Added MOTION to Amend/Correct on 1/29/2020 (znmw).
January 22, 2020 Filing 127 Memorandum in opposition to re #104 MOTION for Discovery Motion to Deem Facts in Certain RFAs Admitted filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Opposition, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Riley November 23 2019 email, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Couch Deposition Extracts (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Quainton December 23 Email, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Quainton Riley January 8 2020 email, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Riley Quainton January 8, 2020 email, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Quainton Riley January 8 Response, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Couch Responses to Second Requests for Admissions, #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Butowsky Responses to Second Requests for Admissions, #10 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 22, 2020 Filing 126 NOTICE OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
January 22, 2020 Filing 125 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Unredacted Reply, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
January 22, 2020 Filing 124 REPLY to opposition to motion re #95 MOTION to Enforce filed by AARON RICH. (Riley, Joshua)
January 21, 2020 Filing 123 NOTICE of Appearance by Stephen J. Fuzesi on behalf of FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC (Fuzesi, Stephen)
January 21, 2020 Filing 122 ERRATA by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 3)(Governski, Meryl)
January 21, 2020 Filing 121 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Governski, Meryl)
January 19, 2020 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #94 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to Seal Certain Documents Pursuant to the Protective Order and #96 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to Hold Certain Documents Under Seal, it is hereby ORDERED that the motions are GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to maintain under seal #94 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion for Leave to Seal and the exhibits thereto and #96 Plaintiff's Sealed Motion to Hold Under Seal and the exhibits thereto. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 1/19/20. (lcrjl1)
January 17, 2020 Filing 120 Memorandum in opposition to re #95 MOTION to Enforce filed by MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Opposition, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Order Denying Motion to Compel, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Letter to John C. Eckenrode, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Wheeler Deposition Extracts, #5 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch)(Quainton, Eden)
January 17, 2020 Filing 119 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Unredacted Reply, #2 Exhibit 8, #3 Exhibit 9, #4 Exhibit 10, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
January 17, 2020 Filing 118 REPLY to opposition to motion re #93 MOTION for Sanctions filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10)(Riley, Joshua)
January 16, 2020 Filing 117 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Unredacted Opposition to Defentants' Motion to Extend Discovery, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 30, #4 Exhibit 31, #5 Exhibit 33, #6 Exhibit 34, #7 Exhibit 35, #8 Exhibit 36, #9 Exhibit 37, #10 Exhibit 38, #11 Exhibit 39, #12 Exhibit 40, #13 Exhibit 51, #14 Exhibit 56, #15 Exhibit 58, #16 Exhibit 60, #17 Exhibit 62, #18 Exhibit 74, #19 Exhibit 76, #20 Exhibit 83, #21 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
January 16, 2020 Filing 116 Memorandum in opposition to re #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1-9, #3 Exhibit 10-19, #4 Exhibit 20-29, #5 Exhibit 30-39, #6 Exhibit 40-49, #7 Exhibit 50-59, #8 Exhibit 60-69, #9 Exhibit 70-79, #10 Exhibit 80-83)(Gottlieb, Michael)
January 15, 2020 Filing 115 NOTICE of Appearance by Vincent H. Cohen, Jr on behalf of Malia Zimmerman (Cohen, Vincent)
January 15, 2020 Filing 114 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO 9/28/2020 MINUTE ORDER.....MOTION for Protective Order barring Deposition and Memorandum in Support by FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC, Malia Zimmerman (Petti, Katherine) Modified on 9/30/2020 (zrdj).
January 15, 2020 Filing 113 NOTICE of Appearance by Katherine A. Petti on behalf of FOX NEWS NETWORK, LLC (Petti, Katherine)
January 15, 2020 Filing 112 ERRATA by EDWARD BUTOWSKY #109 Memorandum in Opposition,,, filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Riley Quainton January 10 email (Redacted))(Quainton, Eden)
January 15, 2020 Filing 111 ENTERED IN ERROR.....ERRATA by EDWARD BUTOWSKY #109 Memorandum in Opposition filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Riley Quainton January 10 email)(Quainton, Eden) Modified on 1/15/2020 (jf).
January 15, 2020 Filing 110 NOTICE of Appearance by Martin J. Weinstein on behalf of AARON RICH (Weinstein, Martin)
January 15, 2020 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #111 Errata was entered in error at the request of counsel and will be refiled.(jf)
January 13, 2020 Filing 109 Memorandum in opposition to re #93 MOTION for Sanctions filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Opposition, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 January 6 email, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 January 10 Riley Quainton email, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 January 10 Quainton Riley email, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 November 23 Riley Quainton email, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 December 1 Riley Quainton email, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 Search Terms, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 Quainton Riley December 23 email, #9 Declaration Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #10 Declaration Declaration of Richard Gralnik, #11 Exhibit Exhibit A Gralnik Resume, #12 Exhibit Exhibit B Gralnik Expert History)(Quainton, Eden)
January 13, 2020 Filing 108 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Redacted Motion and Attachment to #102 MOTION to Take Deposition Motion to Take Five Depositions (Redacted) by MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Wheeler Deposition Extracts (Redacted))(Quainton, Eden)
January 13, 2020 Filing 107 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Redacted Motion and Attachment to #100 MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory or Letter Request (Redacted) by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Motion (Redacted))(Quainton, Eden)
January 13, 2020 Filing 106 REDACTED DOCUMENT- Redacted Motion and Attachments to #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Motion (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Hersh Audio (Redacted), #3 Exhibit Extract from Plaintiff's Response to Interrogatories (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Wheeler Deposition Extracts (Redacted))(Quainton, Eden)
January 8, 2020 Filing 105 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Motion, #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 8, 2020 Filing 104 MOTION for Discovery Motion to Deem Facts in Certain RFAs Admitted by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
January 6, 2020 Filing 103 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton in Support of Motion to Seal (sealed), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Unredacted Motion to Extend or Stay Discovery (sealed), #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Unredacted Declaration in Support of Motion to Extend or Stay Discovery (sealed), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Unredacted Sy Hersh Audio (sealed), #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Unredacted Extracts from Responses to Inerrogatories (sealed, #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Unredacted Wheeler Deposition Extracts (sealed), #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Unredacted Motion for Issuance of a Letter Request (sealed), #8 Exhibit Exhibit 7 - Unredacted Declaration in Support of Motion for Issuance of Letter Request (sealed), #9 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Unredacted Motion for Authorization to Take Five Depositions (sealed), #10 Exhibit Exhibit 9 - Unredacted Wheeler Deposition Extracts (sealed), #11 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 102 MOTION to Take Deposition Motion to Take Five Depositions (Redacted) by MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Couch Initial Disclosures, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Wheeler Deposition Extracts (Redacted), #4 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 101 LARGE ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT(S) Exhibit 3 - Inspector General's Report Body of Report by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH #100 MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory or Letter Request (Redacted) filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 100 MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory or Letter Request (Redacted) by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Redacted, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - ICA Report, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Mueller Report Volume I, #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Inspector General's Report Executive Summary and Table of Contents, #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Proposed Letter Request, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 99 LARGE ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT(S) Exhibit 7 - Inspector General's Report Body of Report by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 98 LARGE ADDITIONAL ATTACHMENT(S) Exhibit 7 - Inspector General's Report Excutive Summary and Table of Contents by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH #97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH. (Quainton, Eden)
January 6, 2020 Filing 97 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery (Redacted) or in the alternative, MOTION to Stay Discovery (Redacted) by EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Eden P. Quainton (Redacted), #2 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Letter to Johh C. Eckenrode, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 2 - Hersh Audio (Redacted), #4 Exhibit Exhibit 3 - Extract from Plaintiff's Responses to Interrogatories (Redacted), #5 Exhibit Exhibit 4 - Extract from Wheeler Deposition (Redacted), #6 Exhibit Exhibit 5 - Order Denying Motion to Compel, #7 Exhibit Exhibit 6 - Hardy Declaration, #8 Exhibit Exhibit 8 - Letter from NSA, #9 Declaration Declaration of Edward Butowsky, #10 Declaration Declaration of Matthew Couch, #11 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Quainton, Eden)
January 3, 2020 Filing 96 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by AARON RICH (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 4 (Sealed Version), #3 Exhibit 5 (Sealed Version), #4 Exhibit 6 (Sealed Version), #5 Exhibit 7 (Sealed Version), #6 Exhibit 12 (Sealed Version), #7 Exhibit 16 (Sealed Version), #8 Exhibit 17 (Sealed Version), #9 Text of Proposed Order re Motion to Compel, #10 Text of Proposed Order re Motion to Seal)(Riley, Joshua)
January 3, 2020 Filing 95 MOTION to Enforce by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4 (Sealed), #6 Exhibit 5 (Sealed), #7 Exhibit 6 (Sealed), #8 Exhibit 7 (Sealed), #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12 (Sealed), #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16 (Redacted), #18 Exhibit 17 (Redacted), #19 Exhibit 18, #20 Exhibit 19, #21 Exhibit 20, #22 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua) Modified on 1/6/2020 (jf).
December 30, 2019 Filing 94 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
December 30, 2019 Filing 93 MOTION for Sanctions by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit Redacted Ex. 3, #5 Exhibit Redacted Ex. 4, #6 Exhibit Redacted Ex. 5, #7 Exhibit Redacted Ex. 6, #8 Exhibit Redacted Ex. 7, #9 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
December 23, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that a status conference shall be set for January 21, 2020 at 04:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 12/23/2019. (lcrjl1)
November 14, 2019 ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re #90 Notice of Appearance was entered in error and counsel has refiled. (SEE DOCKET ENTRY #92 to view document) (eg) Modified on 11/14/2019 (zeg).
November 13, 2019 Filing 92 NOTICE of Appearance by Eden P. Quainton on behalf of EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Quainton, Eden)
November 8, 2019 Filing 91 MOTION for Issuance of Letters Rogatory by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit EXHIBIT 01 - Declaration of Meryl Governski, #3 Exhibit EXHIBIT 02 - DVD of Julian Assange Interview.pdf, #4 Exhibit EXHIBIT 03 - WikiLeaks Tweet August 10 2016, #5 Exhibit EXHIBIT 04 - WikiLeaks Tweet May 16 2017, #6 Exhibit EXHIBIT 05 - WikiLeaks Tweet August 1 2017 (1), #7 Exhibit EXHIBIT 06 - WikiLeaks Tweet August 1 2017 (2), #8 Exhibit EXHIBIT 07 - Mueller Report, #9 Exhibit EXHIBIT 08 - WikiLeaks Contact Website, #10 Exhibit EXHIBIT 09 - Sydney Morning Herald Article, #11 Exhibit EXHIBIT 10 - WikiLeaks Legal Website, #12 Exhibit EXHIBIT 11 - NPR Article, #13 Exhibit EXHIBIT 12 - BBC Article, #14 Exhibit EXHIBIT 13 - Governski Email re IACAP Inquiry, #15 Exhibit EXHIBIT 14 - Ossenova Email re IACAP Inquiry, #16 Exhibit EXHIBIT 15 - April 2019 Letter to Pollack, #17 Exhibit EXHIBIT 16 - Email Correspondence between Gottlieb and Pollack, #18 Exhibit EXHIBIT 17 - September 10 2019 Governski Email to WL-Legal, #19 Exhibit EXHIBIT 18 - September 10 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Legal, #20 Exhibit EXHIBIT 19 - September 10 2019 Governski Email to WL-Lawyers, #21 Exhibit EXHIBIT 20 - September 10 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Lawyers, #22 Exhibit EXHIBIT 21 - September 14 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Legal, #23 Exhibit EXHIBIT 22 - September 14 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Lawyers, #24 Exhibit EXHIBIT 23 - September 20 2019 Governski Email to WL-Lawyers and WL-Legal, #25 Exhibit EXHIBIT 24 - September 20 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Lawyers, #26 Exhibit EXHIBIT 25 - September 20 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Legal, #27 Exhibit EXHIBIT 26 - September 24 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Legal, #28 Exhibit EXHIBIT 27 - September 24 2019 Mimecast Email Alert re WL-Lawyers, #29 Exhibit EXHIBIT 28 - Couch Initial Disclosures, #30 Exhibit EXHIBIT 29 - Butowsky Initial Disclosures, #31 Exhibit EXHIBIT 30 - Couch Reply For Request Documents, #32 Exhibit EXHIBIT 31 - October 25 2019 Butowsky Declaration, #33 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
November 7, 2019 Filing 90 NOTICE of Appearance by Eden P. Quainton on behalf of MATTHEW COUCH (Quainton, Eden) (Main Document 90 replaced on 11/14/2019) (zeg).
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #76 Defendant Couch's Motion for Relief from Judgment and #81 Joint Stipulation Regarding Defendant Couch's Rule 60(b) Motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED without prejudice. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/4/2019. (lcrjl1)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER denying #85 Plaintiff's Motion for Reconsideration of the Court's Order Granting Mr. Harvey's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel. Upon consideration of plaintiff's motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is DENIED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/1/19. (lcrjl1)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting in part and denying in part #83 Plaintiff's Motion For Authorization To Take Up To Fifteen Total Depositions. Upon consideration of plaintiff's motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff is hereby authorized to take up to a total of ten depositions. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/1/2019. (lcrjl1)
October 31, 2019 Filing 89 Unopposed MOTION Permission to Serve Third Party WikiLeaks Via Twitter by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration 2019.10.31 Governski Declaration ISO Rich's Motion for Permission to Serve Third Party Wikileak, #2 Exhibit EX. 1 to Governski Decl. Proposed WikiLeaks Subpoena, #3 Exhibit EX. 2 to Governski Decl. 2018.07.17 M. Governski Email to DOJ and Attached Letter, #4 Exhibit EX. 3 to Governski Decl. 2018.07.19 RE IACAP Inquiry, #5 Exhibit EX. 4 to Governski Decl. 2019.04.19 Email from M.Gottlieb to B. Pollack, #6 Exhibit EX. 5 to Governski Decl. 2019.05.21 Email from B. Pollack to M. Gottlieb, #7 Exhibit EX. 6 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.10 09.36 Email from MG to wl legal, #8 Exhibit EX. 7 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.10 10.50 wl legal Bounceback, #9 Exhibit EX. 8 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.10 11.13 Email from MG to wl lawyers, #10 Exhibit EX. 9 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.10 12.53 wl lawyers Bounceback, #11 Exhibit EX. 10 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.14 06.49 Bounce re wl legal, #12 Exhibit EX. 11 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.14 08.31 Bounce re wl lawyers, #13 Exhibit EX. 12 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.20 10.15 Email from MG to wl lawyers and wl legal, #14 Exhibit EX. 13 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.20 11.29 Bounce re wl lawyers, #15 Exhibit EX. 14 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.20 11.29 Bounce re wl legal, #16 Exhibit EX. 15 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.24 07.25 wl legal Bounceback, #17 Exhibit EX. 16 to Governski Decl. 2019.09.24 07.26 wl lawyers Bounceback, #18 Exhibit EX. 17 to Governski Decl. Couch Initial Disclosures, #19 Exhibit EX. 18 to Governski Decl. Butowsky Initial Disclosures, #20 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 30, 2019 Filing 88 REPLY to opposition to motion re #85 MOTION for Reconsideration re #84 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney, filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Riley, Joshua)
October 29, 2019 Filing 87 REPLY to opposition to motion re #83 MOTION to Take Deposition filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
October 24, 2019 Filing 86 RESPONSE re #85 MOTION for Reconsideration re #84 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney, filed by PHILIP J. HARVEY. (Harvey, Philip)
October 17, 2019 Filing 85 MOTION for Reconsideration re #84 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney, by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
October 15, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 84 ORDER. Upon consideration of the #82 Motion to Withdraw filed by Attorney Philip Harvey, and for good cause shown, it is HEREBY ORDERED that the #82 Motion is GRANTED and that Mr. Harvey's appearance on behalf of Edward Butowsky shall be stricken effective the date of this Order. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/14/2019. (jth)
October 14, 2019 Filing 83 MOTION to Take Deposition by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration Meryl Governski, #2 Exhibit Ex. 1 to Governski Declaration, #3 Exhibit Ex. 2 to Governski Declaration, #4 Exhibit Ex. 3 to Governski Declaration, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 11, 2019 Filing 82 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Harvey, Philip)
September 24, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. In light of #69 Plaintiff's Notice of Third-Party Rod Wheeler's Production of Documents in Response to Order to Show Cause, it is hereby ORDERED that #39 Plaintiff's Motion to Compel Rod Wheeler's Compliance with Rule 45 Subpoena is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/24/19. (lcrjl1)
September 10, 2019 Filing 81 STIPULATION re #76 MOTION for Relief from Judgment (Joint) by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
September 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 80 SCHEDULING ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that the following Scheduling Order is entered, subject to the rights of the parties to seek modification of the schedule. Discovery due by 1/27/2020; opening expert reports due by 2/10/2020; rebuttal expert reports due by 2/24/2020; close of expert discovery due by 3/2/2020; summary judgment and Daubert motions due by 3/16/2020; opposition to summary judgment and Daubert motions due by 4/13/2020; replies due by 4/27/2020; pretrial conference set for 5/26/2020, or as soon as the Court can accommodate the parties; trial set for 6/8/2020, or as soon as the Court can accommodate the parties. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 8/29/19. (tg) Modified title on 9/9/2019 (tg).
September 3, 2019 Filing 79 REPLY to opposition re #76 MOTION for Relief from Judgment filed by MATTHEW COUCH . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(jf) Modified on 10/21/2019 to correct filer (jf).
August 26, 2019 Filing 78 Memorandum in opposition to re #76 MOTION for Relief from Judgment filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
August 16, 2019 Filing 77 Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
August 14, 2019 Filing 76 MOTION for Relief from Judgment by MATTHEW COUCH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(ztd)
August 8, 2019 Filing 75 CORRECTED TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on July 31, 2019; Page Numbers: 1-23. Date of Issuance:August 8, 2019. Court Reporter/Transcriber Patricia A Kaneshiro-Miller, Telephone number 202-354-3243, Patricia_Kaneshiro-Miller@dcd.uscourts.gov. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the
August 6, 2019 Filing 74 NOTICE of Activity in the Texas Litigation as Requested by the Court During the July 31 Status Conference by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
August 5, 2019 Filing 72 TRANSCRIPT OF PROCEEDINGS before Judge Richard J. Leon held on July 31, 2019; Page Numbers: 1-23. Date of Issuance:August 5, 2019. Court Reporter/Transcriber Patricia A Kaneshiro-Miller, Telephone number 202-354-3243, Tape Number: Patricia_Kaneshiro-Miller@dcd.uscourts.gov. Transcripts may be ordered by submitting the
August 3, 2019 Filing 73 Letter from Matt Couch. "Leave to file Granted" Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 08/03/2019 (jf)
July 31, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Consistent with the Court's July 25, 2019 Minute Order and plaintiff's commencement of party discovery, it is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff's #41 Motion for a Scheduling Order and #51 Motion for Permission to Serve Discovery on Defendants and for an Initial Status Conference are DENIED as moot. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/31/19. (lcrjl1)
July 31, 2019 Minute Entry for Proceedings held before Judge Richard J. Leon: Status Conference held on 7/31/2019. Defendant Matthew Couch was allowed to participate by telephone for this hearing. The Clerk is directed to forward to Defendant Matthew Couch a Financial Affidavit to be completed and returned to the Court. For the reasons stated on the record in open Court, Plaintiff's #63 ; #68 ; #71 ; Motions to Compel are GRANTED; The parties will have Twenty-One (21) days to respond. (Court Reporter: Pat Kaneshiro-Miller) (jth)
July 25, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that a status conference in the above-captioned matter shall be set for July 31, 2019 at 4:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. At the hearing, the Court will address the pending scheduling and discovery matters raised by plaintiff. Accordingly, it is further ORDERED that plaintiff's #41 Motion for Scheduling Order and #51 Motion for Hearing are DENIED as moot. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/25/19. (lcrjl1)
July 23, 2019 Filing 71 MOTION to Compel Defendants Matt Couch and America First Media to Respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9)(Riley, Joshua)
July 22, 2019 Filing 70 NOTICE of Missing Paragraphs by EDWARD BUTOWSKY re #60 Answer to Complaint (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Harvey, Philip)
July 12, 2019 Filing 69 NOTICE by AARON RICH re #62 Order on Motion for Order to Show Cause,, (Gottlieb, Michael)
July 9, 2019 Filing 68 MOTION to Compel Defendant Edward Butowsky to Respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Interrogatories by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
July 9, 2019 Filing 67 NOTICE of Activity by Defendant Butowsky in Texas Litigation as Relevant to Plaintiff's Motion for Anti-Suit Injunction by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D)(Riley, Joshua)
July 9, 2019 Filing 66 NOTICE of Appearance by Philip John Harvey on behalf of EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Harvey, Philip)
July 1, 2019 Filing 65 LEAVE TO FILE DENIED- Letter submitted D. George Sweigert This document is unavailable as the Court denied its filing. "Leave to file Denied" Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 07/01/2019. (jf)
June 28, 2019 Filing 64 REPLY to opposition to motion re #63 MOTION to Compel Defendant Edward Butowsky to Respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production filed by AARON RICH. (Riley, Joshua)
June 13, 2019 Filing 63 MOTION to Compel Defendant Edward Butowsky to Respond to Plaintiff's First Set of Requests for Production by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
June 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 62 ORDER. Having considered the #54 Motion for Order to Show Cause Why Non-Party Rod Wheeler Should Not Be Held In Contempt For Failing to Comply With Rule 45 Subpoena and the related memorandum, it is hereby ORDERED that the Motion is GRANTED; and it is further ORDERED, pursuant to the Court's authority under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(g), that Mr. Wheeler shall show cause in writing within 30 days of this Order why he should not be held in contempt for failing to obey the Rule 45 subpoena; SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/12/2019. (jth) Modified on 6/13/2019 to correct the filing date (jth).
June 10, 2019 Filing 61 MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 28, 2019 Filing 60 ANSWER to #3 Complaint by EDWARD BUTOWSKY.(jf)
May 17, 2019 Filing 59 REPLY to opposition to motion re #52 MOTION Anti-suit Injunction filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B)(Riley, Joshua)
May 10, 2019 Filing 58 RESPONSE re #52 MOTION Anti-suit Injunction filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (jf)
May 10, 2019 Filing 57 AFFIDAVIT FOR DEFAULT by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 10, 2019 Filing 56 ENTERED IN ERROR.....AFFIDAVIT FOR DEFAULT by AARON RICH. (Riley, Joshua) Modified on 5/10/2019 (jf).
May 10, 2019 Filing 55 REPLY to opposition to motion re #52 MOTION Anti-suit Injunction filed by AARON RICH. (Riley, Joshua)
May 10, 2019 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #56 Affidavit for Default was entered in error at the request of counsel and will be refiled. (jf)
April 12, 2019 Filing 54 MOTION for Order to Show Cause Why Non-Party Rod Wheeler Should Not Be Held In Contempt For Failing To Comply With Properly Served Rule 45 Subpoena by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
April 8, 2019 Filing 53 NOTICE of Initial Disclosures by AARON RICH (Riley, Joshua)
March 29, 2019 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon due consideration of the pleadings, the relevant law, and the entire record herein, it is hereby ORDERED that defendant Edward Butowsky's #19 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction and #44 Motion to Transfer are DENIED; and it is further ORDERED that defendants Matthew Couch's and America First Media's #47 Motion to Transfer is DENIED. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 3/29/19. (lcrjl1)
March 26, 2019 Filing 52 MOTION Anti-suit Injunction by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Appendix, #3 Exhibit A, #4 Exhibit B, #5 Exhibit C, #6 Text of Proposed Order)(Riley, Joshua)
February 7, 2019 Filing 51 MOTION for Discovery, MOTION for an Initial Status Conference by AARON RICH (Riley, Joshua). Added MOTION for Hearing on 2/8/2019 (jf).
January 24, 2019 Filing 50 NOTICE of Change of Address by Michael J. Gottlieb (Gottlieb, Michael)
December 12, 2018 Filing 49 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF APPEARANCE as to AARON RICH. Attorney Randall Wade Jackson terminated. (Gottlieb, Michael)
November 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 48 Memorandum in opposition to re #41 MOTION for Scheduling Order filed by MATTHEW COUCH. "Leave to file granted" signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/21/2018 (jf)
November 21, 2018 Filing 47 MOTION to Transfer Case to the WD of Arkansas by MATTHEW COUCH. "Leave to file granted" signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 11/21/2018 (jf)
November 8, 2018 Filing 46 Memorandum in Opposition re #44 MOTION to Transfer Case by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael) Modified on 11/9/2018 to add docket link (jf).
November 6, 2018 Filing 45 Memorandum in opposition to re #44 MOTION to Transfer Case filed by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
October 31, 2018 Filing 44 MOTION to Transfer Case to the USDC for the ED of Texas by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (jf)
October 31, 2018 Filing 43 Memorandum in opposition re #41 MOTION for Scheduling Order filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (jf)
October 22, 2018 Filing 42 NOTICE of Appearance by Joshua P. Riley on behalf of AARON RICH (Riley, Joshua)
October 17, 2018 Filing 41 MOTION for Scheduling Order by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
October 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting #38 Joint Motion for Voluntary Dismissal and Entry of Judgment With Respect to Defendant The Washington Times Only. Per the attached Order, upon consideration of the joint motion, it is hereby ORDERED that the defendant The Washington Times is dismissed with prejudice and final judgment is entered dismissing The Washington Times with prejudice from the above-captioned case. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff's case shall proceed against the remaining defendants. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 10/11/18. (lcrjl1)
October 3, 2018 Filing 39 MOTION to Compel Compliance With Rule 45 Subpoena by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael)
October 2, 2018 Filing 38 Joint MOTION for Voluntary Dismiss, MOTION for Entry Judgment with respect to Defendant The Washington Times Only by AARON RICH (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gottlieb, Michael). Added MOTION for Judgment on 10/2/2018 (jf).
September 4, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #37 Motion of Kenneth A. Martin for Permission to Withdraw as Counsel for Defendant Edward Butowsky. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that Attorney Kenneth A. Martin is terminated as counsel for defendant Edward Butowsky. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 9/4/18. (lcrjl1)
August 27, 2018 Filing 37 Unopposed MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Martin, Kenneth)
July 20, 2018 Filing 36 STIPULATION -Joint by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
July 13, 2018 Filing 35 NOTICE of Available Dates for Status Conference by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
July 5, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 34 STANDING ORDER. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/5/2018. (lcrjl1)
July 5, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #33 Consent Motion to Continue Status Conference. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the status conference in civil case numbers 18-681 and 18-1191, presently set for July 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM, is hereby CONTINUED to a date and time to be determined. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 7/5/2018. (lcrjl1)
June 29, 2018 Filing 33 Consent MOTION to Continue Status Conference by WASHINGTON TIMES (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Farber, Allen)
June 26, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE of Withdrawal re #21 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ty Clevenger, :Firm- Solo, :Address- P.O. Box 20753 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202-0753. Phone No. - 979-985-5289. Fax No. - n/a Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5489040 by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Martin, Kenneth) Modified on 6/27/2018 to correct docket text/event (zjf).
June 26, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting #30 Defendant Butowski's Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support of Motion for Permission to Appear Pro Hac Vice. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED. It is further ORDERED that the reply filed by defendant Butowski on June 23, 2018 (see ECF No. 31) is deemed timely filed. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/26/2018. (lcrjl1)
June 23, 2018 Filing 31 REPLY to opposition to motion re #21 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ty Clevenger, :Firm- Solo, :Address- P.O. Box 20753 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202-0753. Phone No. - 979-985-5289. Fax No. - n/a Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5489040 filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Twitter Subpoena 1, #2 Exhibit Declaration Ty Clevenger, #3 Exhibit NYDC Reply, #4 Exhibit May 30 Email String, #5 Exhibit June 1 Letter to Attorneys, #6 Exhibit Letter to Attorney Gottlieb, #7 Exhibit Letter to Rich Counsel, #8 Exhibit Notice from Twitter, #9 Exhibit SDTX Membership Renewal, #10 Exhibit 5h Circuit Email, #11 Exhibit Shyster-Wikipedia, #12 Exhibit Ed Butowsky Declaration, #13 Exhibit NYDC Reply, #14 Exhibit Emails Alicia Powe)(Martin, Kenneth)
June 23, 2018 Filing 30 MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Pro Hac Opposition by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Martin, Kenneth)
June 22, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that a status conference be set for July 11, 2018 at 3:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge Richard J. Leon. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/22/2018. (lcrjl1)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/19/2018. (jth)
June 21, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER granting nunc pro tunc #28 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time. It is hereby ORDERED that the motion is GRANTED and that the reply in support of the motion for admission pro hac vice of Ty Clevenger shall be filed on or before June 22, 2018. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 6/21/2018. (lcrjl1)
June 20, 2018 Filing 28 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #21 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ty Clevenger, :Firm- Solo, :Address- P.O. Box 20753 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202-0753. Phone No. - 979-985-5289. Fax No. - n/a Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5489040 by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Martin, Kenneth)
June 19, 2018 Filing 27 SUPPLEMENTAL MEMORANDUM to re #24 Memorandum in Opposition,, filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 18, 2018 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re #26 L MOTION to Dismiss Bauman Complaint was entered in error at the request of counsel and counsel will not refile said pleading. (zrdj)
June 15, 2018 Filing 26 ENTERED IN ERROR.....MOTION to Dismiss Bauman Complaint by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Martin, Kenneth) Modified on 6/18/2018 (zrdj).
June 15, 2018 Filing 25 REPLY to opposition to motion re #19 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by EDWARD BUTOWSKY. (Martin, Kenneth)
June 13, 2018 Filing 24 Memorandum in opposition to re #21 Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ty Clevenger, :Firm- Solo, :Address- P.O. Box 20753 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202-0753. Phone No. - 979-985-5289. Fax No. - n/a Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5489040 filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Errata, #3 Exhibit, #4 Errata, #5 Exhibit, #6 Exhibit, #7 Exhibit, #8 Exhibit, #9 Exhibit, #10 Exhibit, #11 Exhibit, #12 Exhibit, #13 Exhibit, #14 Exhibit, #15 Exhibit, #16 Exhibit, #17 Exhibit, #18 Exhibit, #19 Exhibit)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 7, 2018 Filing 23 Memorandum in opposition to re #19 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibit)(Gottlieb, Michael)
June 1, 2018 Filing 22 Joint MOTION for Protective Order by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael)
May 18, 2018 Filing 21 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO #32 .....Unopposed MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Ty Clevenger, :Firm- Solo, :Address- P.O. Box 20753 Brooklyn, N.Y. 11202-0753. Phone No. - 979-985-5289. Fax No. - n/a Filing fee $ 100, receipt number 0090-5489040. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Martin, Kenneth) Modified on 6/27/2018 (jf).
May 17, 2018 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Kenneth A. Martin on behalf of EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Martin, Kenneth)
May 17, 2018 Filing 19 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by EDWARD BUTOWSKY (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Edward Butowsky)(Martin, Kenneth)
May 17, 2018 Filing 17 ANSWER to #3 Complaint by WASHINGTON TIMES.(Farber, Allen)
May 17, 2018 NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: Document No. re #16 Notice (Other) was entered in error and refiled by the Clerk's Office using the correct event. (See Docket Entry #18 to view document)(jf)
May 16, 2018 Filing 18 JOINT MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (jf)
May 16, 2018 Filing 16 ENTERED IN ERROR.....NOTICE of Joint Rule 26(f) Conference Report and Discovery Plan by AARON RICH (Gottlieb, Michael) Modified on 5/17/2018 (jf).
April 19, 2018 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. Upon consideration of #7 Joint Stipulation Between Plaintiff and Defendant The Washington Times Regarding Service of Process and Response Date, #14 Joint Stipulation Between Plaintiff and Defendants Matthew Couch and America First Media Regarding Scheduling, and #15 Joint Stipulation Between Plaintiff and Defendant Butowsky Regarding Scheduling, it is hereby ORDERED that defendants shall file their answers or otherwise move against plaintiff's complaint on or before May 17, 2018. It is further ORDERED that plaintiff's opposition to defendants' motions, if any, shall be filed on or before June 7, 2018. SO ORDERED. Signed by Judge Richard J. Leon on 4/19/2018. (lcrjl1)
April 12, 2018 Filing 15 STIPULATION -Joint Stipulation by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 11, 2018 Filing 14 STIPULATION -Joint Stipulation by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 3, 2018 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Meryl Conant Governski on behalf of AARON RICH (Governski, Meryl)
April 3, 2018 Filing 12 NOTICE of Appearance by Randall Wade Jackson on behalf of AARON RICH (Jackson, Randall)
April 3, 2018 Filing 11 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. WASHINGTON TIMES served on 3/27/2018, answer due 4/17/2018 (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 3, 2018 Filing 10 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. MATTHEW COUCH served on 3/27/2018, answer due 4/17/2018 (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 3, 2018 Filing 9 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. EDWARD BUTOWSKY served on 3/28/2018, answer due 4/18/2018 (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 3, 2018 Filing 8 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. AMERICA FIRST MEDIA served on 3/27/2018, answer due 4/17/2018 (Gottlieb, Michael)
April 3, 2018 Filing 7 STIPULATION -Joint Stipulation by AARON RICH. (Gottlieb, Michael)
March 29, 2018 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Allen Vern Farber on behalf of WASHINGTON TIMES (Farber, Allen)
March 26, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by AARON RICH. Case related to Case No. 17cv058 & 18cv022 (USDC for SD of NY). (Attachments: #1 Notice of Related Case)(jf)
March 26, 2018 Filing 4 SEALED Complaint re #3 Redacted Complaint filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)(zjf)
March 26, 2018 Filing 3 REDACTED COMPLAINT against AMERICA FIRST MEDIA, EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH, WASHINGTON TIMES ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 4616090186) with Jury Demand filed by AARON RICH. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(jf).
March 26, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 2 SEALED ORDER re #1 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) filed by AARON RICH.(This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.)Signed by Judge Emmet G. Sullivan on 03/26/2018.(zjf)
March 26, 2018 Filing 1 SEALED MOTION filed by AARON RICH. (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(zjf)
March 26, 2018 Summons (4) Issued as to AMERICA FIRST MEDIA, EDWARD BUTOWSKY, MATTHEW COUCH, WASHINGTON TIMES. (jf)

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