SMARTMATIC USA CORP. et al v. HERRING NETWORKS, INC.
Plaintiff: SMARTMATIC USA CORP., SMARTMATIC INTERNATIONAL HOLDING B.V. and SGO CORPORATION LIMITED
Defendant: HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK and HERRING NETWORKS, INC. doing business as ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
Respondent: GEORGE SOROS and OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE
Case Number: 1:2023mc00138
Filed: December 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Columbia
Presiding Judge: Carl J Nichols
Nature of Suit: Other Statutory Actions
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 31, 2024 Opinion or Order MINUTE ORDER. It is ORDERED that this matter be referred to Magistrate Judge Upadhyaya for resolution of all discovery disputes So ORDERED by Judge Carl J. Nichols on January 31, 2024. (lccjn2)
January 24, 2024 Filing 17 SEALED DOCUMENT filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK re #16 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL (This document is SEALED and only available to authorized persons.) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit J)(McCotter, R. Trent)
January 22, 2024 Filing 16 SEALED MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE DOCUMENT UNDER SEAL filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Shah Declaration, #2 Exhibit Unredacted Reply Brief with Unredacted Exhibits, #3 Text of Proposed Order)(McCotter, R. Trent) Modified event on 1/24/2024 (mg).
January 22, 2024 Filing 15 REPLY to opposition to motion re #1 MISCELLANEOUS CASE INITIATING DOCUMENT - MOTION to Compel George Soros to Compel George Soros to Produce Documents Pursuant to Rle 45 Subpoena . Other Court Name: United States District Court - District of Columbia. Other Court Case Numbe REDACTED filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(McCotter, R. Trent)
January 5, 2024 Filing 14 Memorandum in opposition to re #1 Motion to Compel, filed by OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, GEORGE SOROS. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Index of Exhibits, #3 Exhibit 1, #4 Exhibit 2, #5 Exhibit 3, #6 Exhibit 4, #7 Exhibit 5, #8 Exhibit 6, #9 Exhibit 7, #10 Exhibit 8, #11 Exhibit 9, #12 Exhibit 10, #13 Exhibit 11, #14 Exhibit 12, #15 Exhibit 13, #16 Exhibit 14, #17 Text of Proposed Order)(Bower, Elizabeth)
January 4, 2024 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Benjamin P. McCallen, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-10597587. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, GEORGE SOROS. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Benjamin McCallen, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Bower, Elizabeth)
January 4, 2024 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice :Attorney Name- Casey E. Donnelly, Filing fee $ 100, receipt number ADCDC-10597565. Fee Status: Fee Paid. by OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE, GEORGE SOROS. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Casey Donnelly, #2 Text of Proposed Order)(Bower, Elizabeth)
January 4, 2024 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth J. Bower on behalf of GEORGE SOROS, OPEN SOCIETY INSTITUTE (Bower, Elizabeth)
December 20, 2023 Filing 10 Case transferred in from District of New York Southern; Case Number 7:23-mc-00469. Original file ,transfer order and docket sheet received.
December 12, 2023 Filing 9 CASE TRANSFERRED OUT ELECTRONICALLY from the U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York to the United States District Court - District of Columbia. (ate) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 12, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 STIPULATION FOR TRANSFER PURSUANT TO RULE RULE 45(F): IT IS HEARBY STIPULATED, by and between the undersigned parties, by their respective attorneys, as follows: On December 5, 2023, Herring Networks, Inc., d/b/a One America News Network ("OAN") initiated this proceeding and filed the Notice of OAN's Motion To Compel Third Party George Soros to Comply with Rule 45 Subpoena (Dkt. 1) and Memorandum of Law in Support of OAN's Motion to Compel Third Party George Soros to Comply with Rule 45 Subpoena (Dkt. 2). Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 45(f), Movant OAN and George Soros consent to the transfer of this proceeding to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia to the matter captioned Smartmatic USA Corp. et al. v. Herring Networks, Inc., No. 1:21-cv-02900-CJN (D.D.C.). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Nelson Stephen Roman on 12/12/2023) (ate) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 11, 2023 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Benjamin Patrick McCallen on behalf of George Soros..(McCallen, Benjamin) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 8, 2023 Case Designated ECF. (laq) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 8, 2023 MISCELLANEOUS CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Nelson Stephen Roman. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #http://https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions. .(laq) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 8, 2023 ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. #3 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (km) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 7, 2023 Filing 6 NOTICE of Affirmation of Service re: #2 Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion,,, #5 Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement, #1 MISCELLANEOUS CASE INITIATING DOCUMENT - MOTION to Compel George Soros to Compel George Soros to Produce Documents Pursuant to Rle 45 Subpoena . Other Court Name: United States District Court - District of Columbia. Other Court Case Numbe, #3 Proposed Order, #4 Miscellaneous Cover Sheet. Document filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK..(Glover, Joel) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 5, 2023 Filing 5 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK..(Glover, Joel) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 5, 2023 Filing 4 MISCELLANEOUS COVER SHEET filed..(Glover, Joel) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 5, 2023 Filing 3 PROPOSED ORDER. Document filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK. Related Document Number: #2 ..(Glover, Joel) Proposed Order to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff. [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 5, 2023 Filing 2 MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re: #1 MISCELLANEOUS CASE INITIATING DOCUMENT - MOTION to Compel George Soros to Compel George Soros to Produce Documents Pursuant to Rle 45 Subpoena . Other Court Name: United States District Court - District of Columbia. Other Court Case Numbe 1:21-cv-02900-CJN. Document filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A- Shah Decl. re Mot. to Compel George Soros, #2 Exhibit B- Document Subpoena to Soros, #3 Exhibit C- Document Subpoena to Open Society, #4 Exhibit D- Soro's Responses and Objections, #5 Exhibit E- Open Society's Responses and Objections, #6 Exhibit F- Email Exchange dated July 10, 2023 re Service & Extensions, #7 Exhibit G- Email Exchange dated Sept. 19, 2023 re Meet & Confer, #8 Exhibit H- OAN's Proposed Search Terms).(Glover, Joel) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]
December 5, 2023 Filing 1 MISCELLANEOUS CASE INITIATING DOCUMENT - MOTION to Compel George Soros to Compel George Soros to Produce Documents Pursuant to Rle 45 Subpoena . Other Court Name: United States District Court - District of Columbia. Other Court Case Number: 1:21-cv-02900-CJN. (Filing Fee $ 52.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-28654522)Document filed by HERRING NETWORKS, INC., D/B/A ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK.(Glover, Joel) [Transferred from New York Southern on 12/20/2023.]

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Defendant: HERRING NETWORKS, INC. doing business as ONE AMERICA NEWS NETWORK
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