Dorton v. Funko, LLC
Plaintiff: HOPE DORTON
Defendant: FUNKO, LLC
Case Number: 8:2022cv02899
Filed: December 21, 2022
Court: U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Charlene Edwards Honeywell
Referring Judge: Mac R McCoy
Nature of Suit: Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA)
Cause of Action: 47 U.S.C. ยง 227 Restrictions of Use of Telephone Equipment
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 25, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 60 DAY ORDER dismissing case. After that 60-day period, however, dismissal shall be with prejudice. Any pending motions are denied as moot and the Clerk is directed to terminate all deadlines and administratively close the file. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 1/25/2023. (BGS)
January 25, 2023 Filing 14 NOTICE by Hope Dorton of Resolution (Raslavich, Benjamin)
January 17, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDERED: Upon review of #11 Plaintiff's Notice and #12 Defendant's Response to #9 the Court's Order to Show Cause, the Court finds that the parties have adequately established the existence of subject matter jurisdiction. Therefore, the action will not be remanded and the Court will take no further action on the Order to Show Cause. It is hereby DISCHARGED. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 1/17/2023. (MMS)
January 6, 2023 Filing 12 RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re #9 Order to show cause, filed by Funko, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Andrew Perlmutter)(Adar, Yaniv)
January 4, 2023 Filing 11 NOTICE by Hope Dorton re #9 Order to show cause, of Plaintiff's Citizenship (Raslavich, Benjamin)
December 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ENDORSED ORDER granting #5 Defendant's Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint. Defendant must respond to Plaintiff's Complaint (Doc. #1) no later than 1/27/2023. The Court clarifies that nothing in this Order is intended to modify the presiding United States District Judge's 12/23/2022 Order (Doc. #9). Put differently, notwithstanding the extension of time to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint, Defendant must fully comply with the Court's 12/23/2022 Order (Doc. #9). Signed by Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy on 12/23/2022. (CM)
December 23, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDERED: Defendant Funko, LLC, shall SHOW CAUSE as to why this action should not be remanded for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Defendant shall file a written response within FOURTEEN (14) DAYS from the date of this Order. Failure to respond within the time provided will result in the remand of this action. Signed by Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell on 12/23/2022. (MMS)
December 22, 2022 Filing 8 NOTICE of a related action per Local Rule 1.07(c) by Hope Dorton . Related case(s): No (Raslavich, Benjamin) Modified text on 12/23/2022 (MCB).
December 22, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Lead Counsel Designation by Benjamin W. Raslavich on behalf of Hope Dorton . Lead Counsel: Benjamin W. Raslavich. (Raslavich, Benjamin) Modified text on 12/23/2022 (MCB).
December 22, 2022 Filing 6 CORPORATE Disclosure Statement by Hope Dorton. (Raslavich, Benjamin) Modified text on 12/23/2022 (MCB).
December 22, 2022 Filing 5 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response to Complaint by Funko, LLC. (Adar, Yaniv) Motions referred to Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy. Modified text on 12/22/2022 (MCB).
December 22, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE informing the parties that they may consent to the jurisdiction of a United States magistrate judge by filing Form AO 85 Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge using the event Consent to Jurisdiction of US Magistrate Judge. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BGS)
December 22, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE of Local Rule 1.07(c), Local Rule 3.02(a)(2), and Local Rule 3.03. -Local Rule 1.07(c) requires lead counsel to promptly file a Notice of a Related Action that identifies and describes any related action pending in the Middle District or elsewhere. -Local Rule 3.02(a)(2) requires the parties in every civil proceeding, except those described in subsection (d), to file a case management report (CMR) using the uniform form at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. The CMR must be filed (1) within forty days after any defendant appears in an action originating in this court, (2) within forty days after the docketing of an action removed or transferred to this court, or (3) within seventy days after service on the United States attorney in an action against the United States, its agencies or employees. Judges may have a special CMR form for certain types of cases. These forms can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov under the Forms tab for each judge. -Local Rule 3.03 requires each party to file a disclosure statement. Counsel must make their disclosures using the standard court form. The Disclosure Statement form can be found at www.flmd.uscourts.gov. (Signed by Deputy Clerk). (BGS)
December 22, 2022 Filing 2 NEW CASE ASSIGNED to Judge Charlene Edwards Honeywell and Magistrate Judge Mac R. McCoy. New case number: 8:22-cv-2899-CEH-MRM. (SJB)
December 21, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT and NOTICE OF REMOVAL from 13th Judicial Circuit In and For Hillsborough County, Florida, case number 22-CA-008983 filed in State Court on 10/26/2022. Filing fee $402, receipt number AFLMDC-20332265 filed by Funko, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 State Court COMPLAINT, #3 State Court Other Documents, #4 State Court Docket Sheet, #5 Exhibit D, #6 Exhibit E, #7 Appendix F)(Adar, Yaniv) Modified text on 12/23/2022 (KME).

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Plaintiff: HOPE DORTON
Represented By: Benjamin W. Raslavich
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Defendant: FUNKO, LLC
Represented By: Yaniv Adar
Represented By: Joshua Adam Migdal
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