Blessing et al v. Chandrasekhar
Plaintiff: Wyatt Schwartz, Michael Gray, Bradley Kathman, Austin Foust, Nadine Paley, Eric Curk, Andrew Gibson, Saundra Smith, Michael Smith, Patrick Kennedy, Anthony Gardner, Shannon Gardner, Kevin Paley, Lori Gray, William Fries, Chris Blessing and Tara Blessing
Defendant: MD,FACS Sujana S. Chandrasekhar
Case Number: 2:2020cv00016
Filed: February 18, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Edward B Atkins
Referring Judge: William O Bertelsman
2 Judge: Candace J Smith
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 17 VIRTUAL ORDER: granting #15 MOTION for Jason W. Palmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, FACS, the requirements of Joint Local Civil Rule 83.2 having been satisfied. Signed by Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith on 4/3/2020. (TJZ)cc: COR, Jason W. Palmer via US Mail w/ECF Registration Form
April 2, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 AGREED ORDER: Plaintiffs shall have up to and including April 28, 2020 to file their responsive pleading. Signed by Judge William O. Bertelsman on 4/2/2020.(ECO)cc: COR
April 2, 2020 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Candace J. Smith for review: re #15 MOTION for Jason W. Palmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4635555) (ECO)
April 2, 2020 NOTICE OF DOCKET MODIFICATION TO Stephen Weigand re #15 MOTION for Jason W. Palmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice; Error: attachments were insufficiently described as "Exhibit 1, etc." Entry by attorney; Correction: the Clerk renamed the attachments. Attachments must be adequately described. Example: Exhibit A (incorrect); Exhibit A Affidavit of John Doe (correct). No further action required by counsel. cc: COR (ECO)
April 1, 2020 Filing 15 MOTION for Jason W. Palmer to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar ( Filing fee $125; receipt number 0643-4635555)Motions referred to Candace J. Smith. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit EX 1-Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Exhibit EX 2-Proposed Order, #3 "Duplicate" Proposed Order )(Weigand, Stephen) Modified text to better describe attachments on 4/2/2020 (ECO).
April 1, 2020 Filing 14 Proposed Agreed Order by Chris Blessing, Tara Blessing, Eric Curk, Austin Foust, William Fries, Anthony Gardner, Shannon Gardner, Andrew Gibson, Lori Gray, Michael Gray, Bradley Kathman, Patrick Kennedy, Kevin Paley, Nadine Paley, Wyatt Schwartz, Michael Smith, Saundra Smith. (Seifried, Kent)
April 1, 2020 ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of William O. Bertelsman for review: re #14 Proposed Agreed Order by Chris Blessing, Tara Blessing, Eric Curk, Austin Foust, William Fries, Anthony Gardner, Shannon Gardner, Andrew Gibson, Lori Gray, Michael Gray, Bradley Kathman, Patrick Kennedy, Kevin Paley, Nadine Paley, Wyatt Schwartz, Michael Smith, Saundra Smith. (ECO)
March 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 13 VIRTUAL ORDER: granting #10 MOTION for Stephen A. Weigand to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendant Sujana S. Chandrasekhar, MD, FACS, the requirements of Joint Local Civil Rule 83.2 having been satisfied. Signed by Magistrate Judge Candace J. Smith on 3/19/2020. (ECO)cc: COR w/copy of ECF Registration Form to Attorney Stephen Weigand
March 17, 2020 Filing 12 MOTION to Dismiss by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Exhibit 1. Proposed Order, #3 Exhibit 2. Search of Twitter Account)(KRB) (Additional attachment(s) added on 3/17/2020: #4 Exhibit 3. Declaration of Sujana S. Chandras MD,FACS) (KRB).
March 16, 2020 Filing 11 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Patrick Kennedy, Michael Gray, Kevin Paley, Bradley Kathman, Wyatt Schwartz, Nadine Paley, Tara Blessing, Shannon Gardner, Lori Gray, Austin Foust, Chris Blessing, William Fries, Michael Smith, Eric Curk, Anthony Gardner, Andrew Gibson, Saundra Smith via Certified Mail Return Receipt to (Seifried, Kent)
March 16, 2020 ***MOTION SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Candace J. Smith for review: re #10 MOTION for Stephen A. Weigand to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar (ECO)
March 16, 2020 BAR STATUS Check completed as to Stephen A. Weigand re #10 MOTION for Stephen A. Weigand to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. (ECO)
March 13, 2020 Filing 10 MOTION for Stephen A. Weigand to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Sujana S. Chandrasekhar. Motions referred to Candace J. Smith. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed Order, #3 Receipt 2013078-PHV Filing Fee)(ECO)
March 13, 2020 NOTICE OF ACTION BY CLERK STRIKING A DOCUMENT FROM THE RECORD re #9 Summons Returned Executed was an INCOMPLETE PDF document filed as main document; Attorney shall re-file the corrected Summons Returned Executed within seven (7) calendar days. *sc* cc: COR (ECO)
March 12, 2020 Filing 9 "STRICKEN FROM THE DOCKET: INCOMPLETE DOCUMENT attached to Docket Entry. PURSUANT to Notice of Action Striking Document filed on 3/13/202." (ECO).
March 5, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER: That the matter is REASSIGNED to United States Magistrate JudgeCandace Smith for all further proceedings. Signed by Magistrate Judge Edward B. Atkins on 3/5/2020.(ECO)cc: COR
February 28, 2020 Filing 6 CERTIFIED MAIL RECEIPT to Secretary of State re #4 Summons Issued. (ECO)
February 19, 2020 Conflict Check run. (KRB)
February 18, 2020 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Sujana S. Chandrasekhar; Summons issued and returned to counsel by U.S. Mail (KRB)
February 18, 2020 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to Sujana S. Chandrasekhar; Summons issued and returned to counsel by U.S. Mail with packet for service by Secretary of State. (KRB)
February 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 3 STANDING REFERRAL ORDER; 1)Case referred to Mag. Judge to supervise discovery and pretrial proceedings. Case to revert back to undersigned to hold final pretrial conference and trial; 2)Mag. Judge to conduct all pretrial/status conferences and rule on nondispositive motions. Dispositive motions and motions in limine to be referred by the Clerk of this Court to the undersigned. Final pretrial conference and trial also to be before the undersigned. Signed by Judge William O. Bertelsman on 06/18/10.(KRB)cc: COR
February 18, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $400; receipt number 0643-4598369), filed by Patrick Kennedy, Michael Gray, Kevin Paley, Bradley Kathman, Wyatt Schwartz, Nadine Paley, Tara Blessing, Shannon Gardner, Lori Gray, Austin Foust, Chris Blessing, William Fries, Michael Smith, Eric Curk, Anthony Gardner, Andrew Gibson, Saundra Smith. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit A. Tweet, #3 Summons Certified Mail, #4 Summons SOS)(KRB)

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Plaintiff: Wyatt Schwartz
Represented By: Kent W. Seifried
Represented By: Douglas B. Schloemer
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Plaintiff: Bradley Kathman
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Plaintiff: Andrew Gibson
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Plaintiff: Kevin Paley
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Plaintiff: Lori Gray
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Plaintiff: William Fries
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Plaintiff: Chris Blessing
Represented By: Kent W. Seifried
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Plaintiff: Tara Blessing
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Defendant: MD,FACS Sujana S. Chandrasekhar
Represented By: Jason W. Palmer
Represented By: Stephen A. Weigand
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