SLATE v. KAMAU et al
| GREGORY A. SLATE |
| DIOP KAMAU, TYRA FERRELL, DONALD CARLOS JACKSON, TYRA RASMUS and TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. doing business as TELITHA INC. |
| 4:2021cv00390 |
| September 22, 2021 |
| US District Court for the Northern District of Florida |
| MARTIN A FITZPATRICK |
| MICHAEL J FRANK |
| ROBERT L HINKLE |
| MARK E WALKER |
| Copyright |
| 17 U.S.C. § 101 |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 39
ORDER GRANTING #35 MOTION TO WITHDRAW - Mr. Neal is permitted to withdraw as counsel in this case. This case is STAYED until 11/17/2021, for Telitha Inc.'s attorney to enter a notice of appearance. Signed by CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER on 11/3/2021. (vkm)
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| Filing 38 NOTICE of Appearance by FRANK DELLORUSSO on behalf of TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (DELLORUSSO, FRANK) |
| Filing 37 NOTICE of Appearance by CARLO DANIEL MARICHAL on behalf of DIOP KAMAU (MARICHAL, CARLO) |
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Filing 36
ORDER FOR REASSIGNMENT - The clerk must reassign this case to Chief Judge Walker and Judge Frank. The initials in the case style are changed as shown on this order's case style. Case reassigned to CHIEF JUDGE MARK E WALKER and MAGISTRATE JUDGE MICHAEL J FRANK for all further proceedings. JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE, MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK no longer assigned to case. Signed by JUDGE ROBERT L HINKLE on 10/19/2021. (vkm)
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| Filing 35 MOTION TO STRIKE APPEARANCE OF COUNSEL by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (vkm) #1 Proposed Order) (vkm). |
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Filing 34
ORDER granting #32 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by MAGISTRATE JUDGE MARTIN A FITZPATRICK on 10/13/2021. (vkm)
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| Filing 33 AO 121 Copyright New Case Notification, re #1 COMPLAINT. Copy sent to the Register of Copyrights by US Mail to: Register of Copyrights, U.S. Copyright Office, 101 Independence Ave. S.E., Washington, D.C. 20559-6000. (kdm) |
| Filing 32 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Janakan Thiagarajah.( Filing fee $ 208 receipt number AFLNDC-6367649.) by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Text of Proposed Order) (THIAGARAJAH, JANAKAN) |
| Filing 31 NOTICE REGARDING ELECTRONIC FILING AND ATTORNEY ADMISSIONS REQUIREMENT (emailed to counsel for plaintiff and defendants) (Attachments: #1 Notice Emailed to Counsel for KAMAU, #2 Notice Emailed to Counsel for TELITHA) (vkm) |
| Filing 30 Case electronically transferred in from District of Columbia; Case Number 1:20-cv-03732. Original file with documents numbered 1-29 received. |
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Filing 29
ORDER GRANTING in part plaintiff's #25 Motion to Amend/Correct. See Order for further details. It is ORDERED that the Clerk of the Court shall promptly transfer this case to the United States District Court for the Northern District of Florida. The Clerk of the Court is further DIRECTED to close this case. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on September 20, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 28 REPLY to opposition to motion re #25 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint, filed by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Gregory Slate, #2 Exhibit Ex. A to Slate Dec, #3 Exhibit Ex. B to Slate Dec, #4 Exhibit Ex. C to Slate Dec, #5 Exhibit Ex. D to Slate Dec, #6 Exhibit Ex. E to Slate Dec, #7 Exhibit Ex. F to Slate Dec, #8 Exhibit Ex. G to Slate Dec, #9 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Motion for Leave, #10 Text of Proposed Order [Proposed] Order Motion for Leave, Transfer)(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 27 Memorandum in opposition to re #25 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint, filed by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.. (Neal, Aaron) Modified docket event/text on 9/3/2021 (eg). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 26 Memorandum in opposition to re #25 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint, filed by DIOP KAMAU. (Gillcrist, Walter) Modified docket event/text on 9/3/2021 (eg). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Defendants' opposition to plaintiff's motion for leave to amend or, alternatively, to transfer due by 9/3/2021. Plaintiff's reply due by 9/8/2021. (hmc) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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MINUTE ORDER (paperless) POSTPONING, upon consideration of the parties' #24 Joint Meet and Confer Report Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) and LCvR 16.3 and plaintiff's #25 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint; in the Alternative, to Transfer Venue, entry of a scheduling order to control further proceedings in this case; DIRECTING defendants to submit, by September 3, 2021, any opposition to plaintiff's motion for leave to amend or, alternatively, to transfer; and further DIRECTING plaintiff to submit, by September 8, 2021, any reply in support of that motion. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 25, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 25 MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint, by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amended Complaint (clean copy), #2 Exhibit Redline Comparison (original vs amended complaint))(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 24 MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit [Jointly Proposed] Scheduling Order)(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 23 MEMORANDUM OPINION concerning defendant Tyra Ferrell's #9 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 6, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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Filing 22
ORDER GRANTING defendant Tyra Ferrell's #9 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction. See Order for further details. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 6, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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MINUTE ORDER (paperless) STRIKING plaintiff's #21 Motion for Leave to File First Amended Complaint, as plaintiff has failed to include "a redline comparison between the original and... proposed amended pleading," #4 Standing Order para. 5(e). Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on August 6, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 21 STRICKEN PURSUANT TO MINUTE ORDER FILLED 08/06/2021.....MOTION to Amend/Correct #1 Complaint, by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amended Complaint, #2 Exhibit Ex A to Amended Complaint)(Thiagarajah, Janakan) Modified on 8/6/2021 (zeg). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 20 WITHDRAWAL of Motion by TYRA FERRELL, DIOP KAMAU, TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. re #12 MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP., #11 MOTION to Dismiss Special- Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by DIOP KAMAU, #13 MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by TYRA FERRELL . (Howard, Anne) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Show Cause due by 2:00 PM on 3/30/2021. (ztg) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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MINUTE ORDER (paperless) DIRECTING defendants TO SHOW CAUSE, by 2 PM on March 30, 2021, why their #11 #12 #13 Special Motions to Dismiss Pursuant to D.C. Code 16-5502 should not be denied, in light of the D.C. Circuit's recent reaffirmation that D.C. Code 16-5502 "does not apply in federal court," Tah v. Global Witness Publ'g, Inc., 2021 WL 1045205, at *4-5 (D.C. Cir. Mar. 19, 2021); see also id. (specifically rejecting the argument that Competitive Enterprise Institute v. Mann, 150 A.3d 1213 (D.C. 2016), "effectively abrogates" Abbas v. Foreign Policy Group, LLC, 783 F.3d 1328 (D.C. Cir. 2015)), unless the motions are withdrawn before then. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on March 25, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 19 MEET AND CONFER STATEMENT. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit [Jointly Proposed] Scheduling Order)(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 18 REPLY to opposition to motion re #12 MOTION to Dismiss Special- Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.. (Neal, Aaron) Modified event title and link on 3/11/2021 (znmw). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 17 REPLY to opposition to motion re #11 MOTION to Dismiss Special- Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by DIOP KAMAU. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 5)(Gillcrist, Walter) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 16 Memorandum in opposition to re #12 MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502, #11 MOTION to Dismiss Special- Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502, #13 MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 filed by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 15 REPLY to opposition to motion re #9 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by TYRA FERRELL. (Gillcrist, Walter) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 14 Memorandum in opposition to re #9 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Declaration Declaration of Gregory Slate with Exhibits Part 1, #2 Exhibit Declaration of Gregory Slate with Exhibits Part 2 (Ex. 1), #3 Exhibit Declaration of Gregory Slate with Exhibits Part 3 (Exs. 2-3), #4 Exhibit Declaration of Gregory Slate with Exhibits Part 4 (Exs. 4-8), #5 Text of Proposed Order)(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 13 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO #20 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL.....MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 by TYRA FERRELL. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gillcrist, Walter) Modified on 3/31/2021 (zjf). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 12 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO #20 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL..... MOTION to Dismiss Special - Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Neal, Aaron) Modified on 3/31/2021 (zjf). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 11 WITHDRAWN PURSUANT TO #20 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL.....MOTION to Dismiss Special- Pursuant to DC Code Section 16-5502 by DIOP KAMAU. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Text of Proposed Order Order)(Gillcrist, Walter) Modified on 3/31/2021 (zjf). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| NOTICE OF ERROR re #8 Answer to Complaint; emailed to ahoward@budownoble.com, cc'd 8 associated attorneys -- The PDF file you docketed contained errors: 1. Not an active member of this Court's Bar. Renewal needed: https://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/attorney-renewal (zeg, ) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 10 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP..(Neal, Aaron) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 9 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by TYRA FERRELL. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit A, #2 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Howard, Anne) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 8 ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by DIOP KAMAU.(Howard, Anne) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Aaron Drew Neal on behalf of TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. (Neal, Aaron) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Set/Reset Deadlines: Answer to the Complaint due by 2/10/2021. (ztg) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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MINUTE ORDER (paperless) GRANTING defendants' #6 Consent Motion to Extend Time for Defendants' Responsive Pleadings and DIRECTING defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the #1 Complaint by February 10, 2021. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on January 22, 2021. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 6 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, by TYRA FERRELL, DIOP KAMAU. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Gillcrist, Walter) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 5 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. TYRA FERRELL, DIOP KAMAU, TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP. served on 12/30/2020, answer due by 01/20/2021. (Thiagarajah, Janakan) Modified parties served and serve/due date on 1/15/2021 (eg). [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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Filing 4
STANDING ORDER. Signed by Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell on December 24, 2020. (lcbah1) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.]
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| Filing 3 SUMMONS (3) Issued Electronically as to TYRA FERRELL, DIOP KAMAU, TELITHA ENTERTAINMENT CORP.. (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent)(adh, ) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 2 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE by GREGORY A. SLATE. Case related to Case No. 09-1761. (adh, ) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ADCDC-7977355) filed by GREGORY A. SLATE. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit Exhibit 3, #4 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet, #5 Civil Cover Sheet Related Civil Case CO-932, #6 Summons Summons (Kamau), #7 Summons Summons (Ferrell), #8 Summons Summons (Telitha))(Thiagarajah, Janakan) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
| Case Assigned to Chief Judge Beryl A. Howell. (adh, ) [Transferred from District of Columbia on 9/24/2021.] |
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