Verch v. Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.
Plaintiff: Marco Verch
Defendant: Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.
Case Number: 0:2026cv60392
Filed: February 12, 2026
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Melissa Damian
Referring Judge: Jared M Strauss
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 0501 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER SETTING STATUS CONFERENCE: Status Conference set for 9/1/2026 02:00 PM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 8/7/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
July 28, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER SCHEDULING MEDIATION before Mediator Mark Stein. Mediation Hearing set for 10/19/2026 09:00 AM. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 7/28/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
July 27, 2026 Filing 19 Joint NOTICE of Mediator Selection. Selected/Added Marco Verch, Mark Stein as Mediator. (Attachments: #1 Order Rescheduling Mediation)(Lara, Sanje)
July 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 18 PAPERLESS ORDER STRIKING #17 Initial Disclosure(s). See S.D. Fla. L.R. 26.1(b) ("Initial and expert disclosures... shall not be filed until they are used in the proceeding or the court orders their filing."). Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 7/10/2026. (emd)
July 10, 2026 Filing 17 (STRICKEN) Initial Disclosure(s) of 26(a)(1) by Headley Legal Support Services, Inc. (Mesa, Carlos) Modified per DE 18 on 7/13/2026 (amb).
July 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 16 DISCOVERY PROCEDURES ORDER. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss on 7/7/2026. See attached document for full details. (emd)
July 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER SETTING TRIAL AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULE, AND REFERRING CERTAIN PRETRIAL MATTERS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: ( Jury Trial set for 2/8/2027 in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian, Calendar Call set for 2/3/2027 01:30 PM in Fort Lauderdale Division before Judge Melissa Damian, Mediation Deadline 10/20/2026.), ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss for Discovery Matters. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 7/6/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz) #Pattern Jury Instruction Builder - To access the latest, up to date changes to the 11th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions go to https://pji.ca11.uscourts.gov or click here.
June 30, 2026 Filing 14 Joint SCHEDULING REPORT - Rule 16.1 by Marco Verch (Attachments: #1 Proposed Scheduling Order)(Lara, Sanje)
June 26, 2026 Filing 13 Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Headley Legal Support Services, Inc. (Mesa, Carlos)
June 26, 2026 Filing 12 Plaintiff's Certificate of Other Affiliates/Corporate Disclosure Statement - NONE disclosed by Marco Verch (Lara, Sanje)
June 16, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER REOPENING CASE AND REQUIRING SCHEDULING REPORT AND CERTIFICATES OF INTERESTED PARTIES. (Joint Scheduling Report due by 6/30/2026) Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 6/16/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
June 15, 2026 Filing 10 ANSWER and Affirmative Defenses to Complaint with Jury Demand by Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.. (Mesa, Carlos)
June 10, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REQUIRING COMPLIANCE WITH COURT ORDER, Headley Legal Support Services, Inc. response/answer due 6/15/2026. Defendant, Headley Legal Support Services, Inc., shall file a response to the Complaint on or before June 15, 2026. If the parties have reached a settlement, they shall file a notice by the same deadline. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 6/10/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
April 30, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANT'S UNOPPOSED MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME DE #7 ANDORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE. Defendant Headley Legal Support Services, Inc. shall have until May 29, 2026; to file a responsive pleading to the Complaint should the parties fail to reach a settlement. response/answer due 5/29/2026. The above-styled action is ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSED. Signed by Judge Melissa Damian on 4/30/2026. See attached document for full details. (ebz)
April 29, 2026 Filing 7 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.. Attorney Carlos Alberto Mesa added to party Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.(pty:dft). Responses due by 5/13/2026. (Mesa, Carlos)
April 13, 2026 Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Marco Verch. Headley Legal Support Services, Inc. served on 4/9/2026, response/answer due 4/30/2026. (Lara, Sanje)
March 31, 2026 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.. (ebz)
March 31, 2026 Filing 4 NOTICE of Filing Proposed Summons(es) by Marco Verch (Lara, Sanje)
February 12, 2026 Filing 3 FORM AO 121 SENT TO DIRECTOR OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE (kpe)
February 12, 2026 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Melissa Damian. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Jared M. Strauss is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. (kpe)
February 12, 2026 Filing 1 COMPLAINT for Copyright Infringement against Headley Legal Support Services, Inc.. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-19214104, filed by Marco Verch. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit 1-Certifiate of Registration, #3 Exhibit 2- Infringement, #4 Report on the Filing of an Action Regarding a Copyright, #5 Summon(s))(Lara, Sanje)

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Plaintiff: Marco Verch
Represented By: Sanje Victoria Lara
Represented By: Joel Benjamin Rothman
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Represented By: Carlos Alberto Mesa
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