Sprint Communications Company L.P. v. Charter Communications, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Defendant: Time Warner Cable LLC, Craig Cowden, Charter Communications, Inc., Paul Woelk and Bright House Networks, LLC
Case Number: 2:2020cv02161
Filed: March 27, 2020
Court: US District Court for the District of Kansas
Presiding Judge: John W Broomes
Referring Judge: Teresa J James
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1441
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #38 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of David S. Benyacar for Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc. and Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 5/19/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (hw)
May 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MOTION for attorney David S. Benyacar to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5143611.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 37 EXHIBIT(S) IN SUPPORT of #23 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Woelk Employee Agreement, #2 Exhibit 2 - Cowden Employee Agreement, #3 Exhibit 3 - Woelk Release Agreement)(Smithyman, Lee)
May 11, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 MOTION to Reassign Case by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. (Webb, B.)
May 7, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER: Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Under Seal (Doc. 20) is DENIED. The motion has failed to identify a basis for sealing the exhibits that outweighs the public interest in access to court records. See New Jersey and its Div. of Inv. v. Sprint Corp., No. 03-2071-JWL, 2010 WL 5416837, *1 (D. Kan. Dec. 17, 2010). Entered by District Judge John W. Broomes on 05/07/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (jmr)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER granting #31 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Robert H. Reckers for Sprint Communications Company L.P. pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 5/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER granting #30 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Anya Havriliak for Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 5/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDER granting #29 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Patrick Hall for Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 5/6/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
May 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 MOTION for attorney Robert H. Reckers to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5135437.) by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Ex Affidavit in Support of Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice, #2 Ex Pro Hac Vice Electronic Filing Registration Form)(Webb, B.)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 MOTION for attorney Anya Havriliak to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5134606.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 29 MOTION for attorney Patrick Hall to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5134598.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #22 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Evan Michael Rothstein for Bright House Networks, LLC,Charter Communications, Inc., and Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 5/5/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ydm)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 27 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 AFFIDAVIT of Thomas Szivos re #25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M, #14 Exhibit N, #15 Exhibit O, #16 Exhibit P, #17 Exhibit Q, #18 Exhibit R, #19 Exhibit S, #20 Exhibit T)(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (Nehrbass, Scott)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT of #23 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk (Smithyman, Lee)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 23 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Defendants Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk (Smithyman, Lee)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 MOTION for attorney Evan Rothstein to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5132663.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 21 DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF TRIAL filed by Plaintiff Sprint Communications Company L.P. - trial to be held in Kansas City. (Webb, B.)
May 4, 2020 Opinion or Order MOTION REFERRAL to Magistrate Judge REMOVED as to: #20 Unopposed SEALED MOTION for Leave to File Under Seal. The motion will be resolved by the District Judge. (mn)
May 1, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 Unopposed SEALED MOTION for Leave to File Under Seal by Defendants Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Woelk Employee Agreement, #2 Exhibit Cowden Employee Agreement, #3 Exhibit 3 - Woelk General Release Agreement)(Smithyman, Lee)
April 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER granting #18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Thomas J. Szivos for Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 4/29/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (hw)
April 29, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for attorney Thomas J. Szivos to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5129204.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
April 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER granting #16 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Michael Lynn for Bright House Networks, LLC,Charter Communications, Inc.,Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 4/28/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
April 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 MOTION for attorney Michael Lynn to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5128138.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott)
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #12 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of Daniel L. Reisner for Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 4/27/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
April 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER granting #13 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice of G. Robert Gage, Jr for Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk pursuant to D. Kan. Rule 83.5.4 for purposes of this case only. Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 4/27/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (smc)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 MOTION for attorney G. Robert Gage, Jr. to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5125719.) by Defendants Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of G. Robert Gage, Jr., #2 ECF Registration Form of G. Robert Gage, Jr.)(Smithyman, Lee)
April 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 MOTION for attorney Daniel L. Reisner to appear pro hac vice ( Pro hac vice fee $50, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5125680.) by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Attachments: #1 Affidavit, #2 ECF Registration Form)(Nehrbass, Scott) Modified on 4/27/2020 to correct text (smc).
April 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #10 Unopposed Motion for Extension of Time to Answer and/or Otherwise Plead in Response to Plaintiff's First Amended Petition. All defendants are granted an extension of time, to and including May 4, 2020, to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiff's First Amended Petition (ECF No. 1-2 at 53). Signed by Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James on 4/3/2020. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (mn)
March 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC (referred to Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James) (Stromberg, Matthew)
March 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 STATE COURT RECORDS from Johnson County, Kansas. (Attachments: #1 State Court Records)(Stromberg, Matthew)
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ENTRY OF APPEARANCE by Lee M. Smithyman on behalf of Craig Cowden, Paul Woelk. (Smithyman, Lee)
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF JUDGE ASSIGNMENT: Case assigned to District Judge John W. Broomes and Magistrate Judge Teresa J. James for all proceedings. (This is a TEXT ENTRY ONLY. There is no.pdf document associated with this entry.) (ca)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE of State Court Notice of Removal by Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Craig Cowden, Time Warner Cable LLC, Paul Woelk. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 -- State Court Notice of Removal with Attached Federal Court Notice Removal and exhibits)(Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 6 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Time Warner Cable LLC identifying Charter Communications, Inc. as corporate parent . (Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 5 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bright House Networks, LLC identifying Charter Communications, Inc. as corporate parent . (Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 4 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Charter Communications, Inc. identifying None as corporate parent . (Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 DESIGNATION OF PLACE OF TRIAL filed by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Craig Cowden, Time Warner Cable LLC, Paul Woelk - trial to be held in Wichita. (Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET by Defendants Bright House Networks, LLC, Charter Communications, Inc., Time Warner Cable LLC. (Nehrbass, Scott)
March 27, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from Johnson County District Court, case number 20CV00906 Trial location of Wichita ( Filing fee $400, Internet Payment Receipt Number AKSDC-5102023.), filed by Charter Communications, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 -- Service Packet on Charter, #2 Exhibit 2 -- State Court Docket and Pleadings, #3 Exhibit 3 -- Sprint Amended and Restated Certificate of Limited Partnership, #4 Exhibit 4 -- US Telecom Inc. 2019 Annual Report, #5 Exhibit 5 -- Utelcom LLC 2019 Annual Report, #6 Exhibit 6 -- Accurint for Schnopp, #7 Exhibit 7 -- Accurint for Gracia, #8 Exhibit 8 -- Accurint for True-Awtry, #9 Exhibit 9 -- Accurint for Brammer, #10 Exhibit 10 -- Bollinger Declaration, #11 Exhibit 11 -- Cowden Declaration, #12 Exhibit 12 -- Woelk Declaration)(Nehrbass, Scott)

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Defendant: Time Warner Cable LLC
Represented By: Matthew D. Stromberg
Represented By: Scott C. Nehrbass
Represented By: Thomas J. Szivos
Represented By: Anya Havriliak
Represented By: Michael Lynn
Represented By: Evan Michael Rothstein
Represented By: David S. Benyacar
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Defendant: Craig Cowden
Represented By: Lee M. Smithyman
Represented By: G. Robert Gage, Jr.
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Defendant: Charter Communications, Inc.
Represented By: Matthew D. Stromberg
Represented By: Scott C. Nehrbass
Represented By: Thomas J. Szivos
Represented By: Anya Havriliak
Represented By: Michael Lynn
Represented By: Evan Michael Rothstein
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Defendant: Paul Woelk
Represented By: Lee M. Smithyman
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Defendant: Bright House Networks, LLC
Represented By: Matthew D. Stromberg
Represented By: Scott C. Nehrbass
Represented By: Thomas J. Szivos
Represented By: Anya Havriliak
Represented By: Michael Lynn
Represented By: Evan Michael Rothstein
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Represented By: Patrick Hall
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Plaintiff: Sprint Communications Company L.P.
Represented By: Zach Chaffee-McClure
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