USA v. Pennington et al
Plaintiff: USA
Defendant: Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson
Cross Defendant: Hossein Hashemzadeh and FCC
Case Number: 5:2021cv00198
Filed: July 21, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky
Presiding Judge: Matthew A Stinnett
Referring Judge: Robert E Wier
Nature of Suit: Cable/Satellite TV
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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August 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 SCHEDULING ORDER: 1) Parties shall exchange information by 09/15/2021. 2) Parties shall assess the potential for agreed case resolution and should continue to make that assessment as litigation persists. 3) Amended Pleadings/Join Additional Parties due by 10/15/2021. 4)Fact Discovery due by 1/31/2022; Supplementation NLT 12/31/2021. 5) TELEPHONIC STATUS CONFERENCE set for 11/30/2021 at 10:00 AM in LEXINGTON before Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett. The call will be off the record and for counsel only. To participate in the call, counsel must call (877) 336-1828. Contact the chambers to obtain the required access code. 6) Disclose of expert witnesses and those experts' reports: Pla NLT 11/05/2021; Dft due by 12/06/2021. 7) Expert discovery due by 03/01/2022. 8) Dispositive and/or daubert Motions due by 04/01/2022; 9) Discovery disputes shall be resolved as set forth in paragraph 5 of Judge Wier's #2 Standing Case Management and Referral Order. 10) Motion practice shall be governed by Local Rule 7.1 except as otherwise provided in this order. 11) The Court builds the case schedule based on party input. Modification of this schedule thus is disfavored and will occur only under the standards and mechanics of Rule 16 and / or Rule 6, as applicable. 12) Upon resolution of any summary judgment motion, or expiration of the deadline to file the same, the Court will set any additional pretrial / trial- related deadlines as necessary at that time. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett on 08/30/2021. (MDC) cc: COR
August 27, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Datta, Rajbir)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STANDING ORDER re: Disclosure of Contact Information: 1. pro se litigants must provide current telephone number, residential address, & if different, mailing address. 2. pro se litigants must provide written notice of change of residential address, & if different, mailing address. 3. Clerk file copy of Order in all non-prisoner pro se actions. Failure to provide required information or change of address may result in appropriate sanctions.. Signed by Judge Karen K. Caldwell on 8/10/2021.(GLD) cc: CORand Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson by US Mail
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 IMPORTANT NOTICE to Pro Se Filer: Information relating to pro se filings and F.R.Civ.P. 5.2 requiring personal identifiers be partially redacted from documents filed with the court. #Click here for more information on the rules. It is the sole responsibility of counsel and the parties to comply with the rules requiring redaction of personal data identifiers.cc: Vearl Pennington, pro se filer and Michael Williamson, pro se filer via U.S. Mail (Attachments: #1 sample caption)(GLD)
August 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER: 1. Within 21 days, parties shall meet as required by Rule 26(f). 2. Within 10 days after meeting, file joint status report as set forth. Include parties decision as to whether they consent to jurisdiction of a U.S. Magistrate Judge. Signed by Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett on 8/10/2021.(GLD)cc: COR, Vearl Pennington and Michael Williamson via U.S. Mail
August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ANSWER to #1 Complaint,, CROSSCLAIM against FCC, Hossein Hashemzadeh, COUNTERCLAIM against USA by Michael Williamson. (Attachments: #1 Admissions and Denials, #2 Certificate of Service)(JER) Modified date on 8/10/2021 (JER).
August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, CROSSCLAIM against Hossein Hashemzadeh, FCC, COUNTERCLAIM against USA by Vearl Pennington. (Attachments: #1 Admissions and Denials, #2 Certificate of Service)(JER)
August 9, 2021 Opinion or Order ***FILE SUBMITTED TO CHAMBERS of Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett for review: #7 Answer to Complaint, Crossclaim, Counterclaim, #8 Answer to Complaint, Crossclaim, Counterclaim (JER)
August 5, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 6 NOTICE OF FILING by USA (Attachments: #1 Attachment A- Fax Received from Michael Williamson)(Datta, Rajbir)
July 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Vearl Pennington, Michael Williamson; Summons issued and returned to counsel electronically (Attachments: #1 Summons)(JLM)
July 22, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 4 NOTICE OF FILING by USA re #1 Complaint, Proposed Summons for defendants (Attachments: #1 Summons Proposed Summons-Pennington, #2 Summons Proposed Summons-Williamson)(Datta, Rajbir)
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 2 STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL ORDER: 1. At the outset, the Court reminds the parties that, under Rule 1, they share with the Court the duty to construe, administer, and employ the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action; 2. Pursuant to 28:636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, the Court refers this case to United States Magistrate Judge Matthew A. Stinnett for this Division; 3. Unless otherwise ordered, the Court retains for decision any motion dispositive of a claim or defense (as well as motions regulating the trial proof, including Daubert and motions in limine); 4. Concurrent with the filing of any Rule 12 motion, the moving party may file, as a separate motion, any request for a discovery stay pending resolution. The Court refers consideration of any such motion to Magistrate Judge Stinnett; 5. Discovery Disputes shall be resolved as defined within this order; The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter this Standing Order in the undersigned's civil cases excepting Social Security, pro se, and prisoner post-conviction matters at case opening (or as the Court otherwise directs). Signed by Judge Robert E. Wier.. Signed by Judge Robert E. Wier on 11/13/2019.(JER)cc: COR
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 1 COMPLAINT, filed by USA. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A-Notice of Apparent Liability of Forfeiture NAL, #2 Exhibit B-Pennington NAL Response, #3 Exhibit C-Williamson NAL Response, #4 Exhibit D-Forfeiture Order, #5 Exhibit E-Certificate of Forfeiture, #6 Summons Tendered, #7 Civil Cover Sheet)(JER)
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY TO Rajbir Datta re #1 Complaint; an incorrect summons form was presented for issuance by Clerk. Summons must be prepared for each individual defendant. Pursuant to LR 4.3, when a document is not accompanied by the appropriate form, the attorney or party filing the document shall prepare and present to the Clerk for signature and sealing the necessary form within seven (7) calendar days of filing the document. The Summons Form AO 440 is available on the Court's website, www.kyed.uscourts.gov. A summons may be issued by presenting the prepared summons to the Clerk for issuance on paper or by electronically filing a Notice of Filing with the prepared summons as an attachment within 7 calendar days. cc: COR (JER)
July 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Conflict Check run. (JER)

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Plaintiff: USA
Represented By: Rajbir Datta, AUSA
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