HAMMER v. SORENSEN et al Featured Case
Plaintiff: MARION P. HAMMER and MARION P HAMMER
Defendant: HOWARD WEISS, PATRICK SULLIVAN, LAWRENCE T. SORENSEN, CHRISTOPHER RISICA and LAWRENCE T SORENSEN
Case Number: 4:2018cv00329
Filed: July 13, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of Florida
Office: Tallahassee Office
County: Leon
Presiding Judge: ROBERT L HINKLE
Referring Judge: CHARLES A STAMPELOS
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
November 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting 28 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; denying 32 Motion to Compel. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 11/17/18. (RH)
November 15, 2018 Filing 32 MOTION to Compel Interrogatory Answers and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by LAWRENCE T SORENSEN. (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
October 16, 2018 Filing 31 Summons Issued as to HOWARD WEISS. (cle)
October 16, 2018 Filing 30 NOTICE (Summons to be issued: Howard Weiss) by MARION P HAMMER (VOGT, SHANE)
October 4, 2018 Filing 29 RESPONSE in Opposition re 28 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
September 20, 2018 Filing 28 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by LAWRENCE T SORENSEN. (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
September 10, 2018 Filing 27 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to CHRISTOPHER RISICA (ckm)
September 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDER DENYING THE MOTION TO DISMISS, AUTHORIZING A DEFAULT, AUTHORIZING DISCOVERY ON MR. WEISS'S IDENTITY, AND DENYING A PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION - Mr. Sorensen's motion to dismiss, ECF No. 15 , is denied. Ms. Hammer's motion for leave to conduct discovery on personal jurisdiction over Mr. Sorensen, ECF No. 20 , is denied as moot. Ms. Hammer's motion for entry of a default, ECF No. 21 , is granted. The clerk must enter a default against Mr. Risica. Ms. Hammer's motion for leave to conduct discovery on identity and citizenship, ECF No. 6 , is granted in part. Ms. Hammer's preliminary-injunction motion, ECF No. 3 , is denied. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 9/7/2018. (ckm)
September 5, 2018 Filing 25 SCHEDULING AND MEDIATION ORDER - re: 23 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. Discovery due by 2/25/2019. Dispositive Motions to be filed by 3/18/2019. Mediation Report due by 3/25/2019. Jury Trial set for 5/20/2019 at 8:15 AM in U.S. Courthouse Tallahassee before JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE. Case referred to mediation. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 9/5/2018. (cle)
September 4, 2018 Filing 24 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re 20 MOTION Leave to Conduct Expedited Personal Jurisdiction Discovery and Incorporated Memorandum of Law filed by LAWRENCE T SORENSEN. (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
August 30, 2018 Filing 23 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (VOGT, SHANE)
August 29, 2018 Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #21 MOTION for Entry of Default Against Christopher Risica and Incorporated Memorandum of Law of Shane B. Vogt filed by MARION P HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3) (VOGT, SHANE)
August 29, 2018 Filing 21 MOTION for Entry of Default Against Christopher Risica and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
August 21, 2018 Filing 20 MOTION Leave to Conduct Expedited Personal Jurisdiction Discovery and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by MARION P HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3) (VOGT, SHANE)
August 20, 2018 Filing 19 RESPONSE in Opposition re #3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Incorporated Memorandum of Law filed by LAWRENCE T SORENSEN. (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
August 14, 2018 Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT re #16 Response in Opposition to Motion of Shane B. Vogt by MARION P HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3) (VOGT, SHANE)
August 14, 2018 Filing 17 AFFIDAVIT re #16 Response in Opposition to Motion by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
August 14, 2018 Filing 16 RESPONSE in Opposition re #15 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction and to Quash Service of Process and Memorandum of Law filed by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
July 31, 2018 Filing 15 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by LAWRENCE T SORENSEN. (Internal deadline for referral to judge if response not filed earlier: 8/14/2018). (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Lawrence T. Sorensen) (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
July 31, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE (Corrected Certificate of Service of Initial Court Filings) by MARION P HAMMER (VOGT, SHANE)
July 30, 2018 Filing 13 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons in a Civil Action and Verified Complaint for Injunctive Relief & Damages served on Lol Sorensen on July 16, 2018, filed by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
July 30, 2018 Filing 12 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons in a Civil Action and Verified Complaint for Injunctive Relief & Damages served on Christopher Risica on July 16, 2018, filed by MARION P HAMMER. (VOGT, SHANE)
July 19, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 INITIAL SCHEDULING ORDER - Fed.R.Civ.P. 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Deadline set for 8/2/2018. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 9/4/2018. Discovery due by 11/16/2018. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 7/19/2018. (cle)
July 18, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by THOMAS MARSHALL FINDLEY on behalf of LAWRENCE T SORENSEN (FINDLEY, THOMAS)
July 15, 2018 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to LAWRENCE T. SORENSEN. (cle)
July 15, 2018 Filing 8 Summons Issued as to CHRISTOPHER RISICA. (cle)
July 13, 2018 Filing 7 NOTICE OF SIMILAR OR RELATED CASE by MARION P. HAMMER (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 6 MOTION for Discovery (Leave to Conduct Limited Discovery & Incorporated Memorandum of Law) by MARION P. HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4) (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 5 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Incorporated Memorandum of Law of Shane B. Vogt filed by MARION P. HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7) (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 4 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Incorporated Memorandum of Law of Marion P. Hammer filed by MARION P. HAMMER. (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, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11, #12 Exhibit 12, #13 Exhibit 13, #14 Exhibit 14, #15 Exhibit 15, #16 Exhibit 16, #17 Exhibit 17, #18 Exhibit 18, #19 Exhibit 19, #20 Exhibit 20, #21 Exhibit 21, #22 Exhibit 22, #23 Exhibit 23, #24 Exhibit 24, #25 Exhibit 25, #26 Exhibit 26, #27 Exhibit 27, #28 Exhibit 28, #29 Exhibit 29, #30 Exhibit 30, #31 Exhibit 31, #32 Exhibit 32) (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction and Incorporated Memorandum of Law by MARION P. HAMMER. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1) (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET. (VOGT, SHANE)
July 13, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT (VERIFIED) FOR INJUNCTIVE RELIEF & DAMAGES against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number AFLNDC-4229492.), filed by MARION P. HAMMER. (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, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11, #12 Exhibit 12, #13 Exhibit 13, #14 Exhibit 14, #15 Exhibit 15, #16 Exhibit 16, #17 Exhibit 17, #18 Exhibit 18, #19 Exhibit 19, #20 Exhibit 20, #21 Exhibit 21, #22 Exhibit 22, #23 Exhibit 23, #24 Exhibit 24, #25 Exhibit 25, #26 Exhibit 26, #27 Exhibit 27, #28 Exhibit 28, #29 Exhibit 29, #30 Exhibit 30, #31 Exhibit 31, #32 Exhibit 32, #33 Exhibit 33, #34 SUMMONS FOR CHRISTOPHER RISICA, #35 SUMMONS FOR LOL SORENSEN) (VOGT, SHANE)

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