Childrens Health Defense et al v. W P Co L L C et al
| Childrens Health Defense, Trialsite, Inc., Creative Destruction Media, Inc., Erin Elizabeth Finn, Jim Hoft, Dr. Ben Tapper, Ben Swann, Dr. Joseph Mercola, Ty Bollinger, Charlene Bollinger, Jeff Crouere, Trialsite Inc, Creative Destruction Media Inc and Ben Tapper |
| WP Company, LLC d/b/a The Washington Post, The British Broadcasting Corp., The Associated Press & Reuters News & Media, Inc., W P Co doing business as Washington Post, British Broadcasting Corp, Associated Press and Reuters News & Media Inc |
| 3:2023cv00720 |
| May 31, 2023 |
| US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana |
| Terry A Doughty |
| Kayla D McClusky |
| Anti-Trust |
| 15 U.S.C. § 15 Antitrust Litigation |
| Plaintiff |
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Filing 50
ORDER granting #45 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Edward B Schwartz for British Broadcasting Corp. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/17/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 49
ORDER granting #46 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Michelle A Mantine for British Broadcasting Corp. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/17/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 48
ORDER granting #44 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Casey J Olbrantz for British Broadcasting Corp. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/17/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 46
MOTION for Michelle A. Mantine to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5621131) by British Broadcasting Corp. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/13/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Christiansen, Jan)
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Filing 45
MOTION for Edward B. Schwartz to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5621129) by British Broadcasting Corp. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/13/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Christiansen, Jan)
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Filing 44
MOTION for Casey J. Olbrantz to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5621126) by British Broadcasting Corp. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/13/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Christiansen, Jan)
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Filing 47
ORDER granting #35 Motion to Enroll as Counsel. Added as counsel William Pennington Gibbens for Reuters News & Media Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/12/2023. (crt,Alexander, E)
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Filing 43
AMENDED NOTICE of Motion Setting regarding: #41 MOTION to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim, #42 MOTION to Transfer Case , #39 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction. Motions referred to Judge Terry A Doughty. Responses due by 8/15/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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NOTICE of Corrective Action to Associated Press, British Broadcasting Corp, Reuters News & Media Inc, W P Co regarding #40 Notice of Motion Setting,. Action taken: Terminated #40 Notice of Motion Setting. #43 Amended Notice of Motion Setting issued. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 42
MOTION to Transfer Case by Associated Press, Reuters News & Media Inc, W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief in Support of The Associated Press, Reuters News & Media, Inc., and WP Company LLC's Motion To Transfer, #2 Exhibit A, #3 Exhibit B, #4 Exhibit C, #5 Proposed order)(aty,Schmidtlein, John)
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Filing 41
MOTION to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim by Associated Press, British Broadcasting Corp, Reuters News & Media Inc, W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief Brief in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, #2 Exhibit Exhibit A, #3 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Schmidtlein, John)
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Filing 40
NOTICE of Motion Setting regarding: #39 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction. Motions referred to Judge Terry A Doughty. Responses due by 8/1/2023 (crt,Crick, S) Modified on 7/12/2023 to indicate #43 Amended Notice of Motion Setting issued. (Crick, S).
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Filing 39
MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiciton by British Broadcasting Corp. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. (Attachments: #1 Memorandum / Brief, #2 Exhibit )(aty,Christiansen, Jan) Modified on 7/11/2023 to modify motion event and docket text.(Crick, S).
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Filing 38
ORDER granting #31 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Allison B Smith for Reuters News & Media Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/11/2023. (crt,Crawford, A)
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Filing 37
ORDER granting #30 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Jeffrey C Bank for Reuters News & Media Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/11/2023. (crt,Crawford, A)
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Filing 36
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Reuters News & Media Inc identifying Corporate Parents, Thomson Reuters U S L L C, Thomson Reuters Corp for Reuters News & Media Inc. (aty,McEachin, Thomas) Modified on 7/11/2023 to add corporate parent and modify docket text. (Crick, S).
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Filing 35
MOTION for William P. Gibbens to Enroll as Counsel by Reuters News & Media Inc. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/11/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(aty,McEachin, Thomas)
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Filing 34
ORDER granting #29 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Elizabeth P Weissert for Associated Press. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/10/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 33
ORDER granting #28 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Jay Ward Brown for Associated Press. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/10/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 32
ORDER granting #27 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Leslie E John for Associated Press. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 7/10/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 31
MOTION for Allison B. Smith to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5616381) by Reuters News & Media Inc. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/10/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order, #2 Certificate of good standing)(aty,McEachin, Thomas)
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Filing 30
MOTION for Jeffrey C. Bank to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5616312) by Reuters News & Media Inc. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/10/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order, #2 Certificate of good standing)(Attorney Thomas M McEachin added to party Reuters News & Media Inc(pty:dft))(aty,McEachin, Thomas)
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Filing 29
MOTION for Elizabeth P. Weissert to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5614699) by Associated Press. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order, #2 Exhibit 1_Certificate of Good Standing)(aty,Mince, Loretta)
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Filing 28
MOTION for Jay Ward Brown to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5614661) by Associated Press. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/7/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order, #2 Exhibit 1_Certificate of Good Standing)(aty,Mince, Loretta)
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Filing 27
MOTION for Leslie Ellen John to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5614048) by Associated Press. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 7/6/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order, #2 Exhibit 1-Certificate of Good Standing Leslie Ellen John)(aty,Mince, Loretta)
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Filing 26
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by British Broadcasting Corp. (aty,Christiansen, Jan)
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Filing 25
ORDER granting #21 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Kathryn E Garza for W P Co. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 24
ORDER granting #20 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Thomas G Hentoff for W P Co. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 23
ORDER granting #19 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Nicholas G Gamse for W P Co. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 22
ORDER granting #18 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of John E Schmidtlein for W P Co. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/26/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 21
MOTION for Kathryn E. Garza to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5601951) by W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Johnson, Bernard)
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Filing 20
MOTION for Thomas G. Hentoff to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5601942) by W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Johnson, Bernard)
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Filing 19
MOTION for Nicholas G. Gamse to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5601930) by W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Johnson, Bernard)
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Filing 18
MOTION for John E. Schmidtlein to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5601313) by W P Co. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/23/2023. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certificate of Good Standing, #2 Proposed order Proposed Order)(aty,Johnson, Bernard)
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Filing 17
ORDER granting #12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply and for Joint Briefing Schedule. Deadline of 7/11/23 to answer or file motion to dismiss or other pre-answer responsive motion. Plaintiff to oppose by 8/15/23. Defendants to file replies by 8/29/23. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/22/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 16
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Associated Press. (aty,Mince, Loretta)
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Per #17 Order, Set Deadlines as to any pre-answer responsive motions filed Responses due by 8/15/2023; Replies due by 8/29/2023. (crt,Leday, A)
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Filing 15
NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply sent to Loretta G Mince on behalf of Associated Press. Corporate Disclosure Statement due by 7/5/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 14
NOTICE of Corporate Disclosure Statement Requirement re: #12 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply sent to Jan P Christiansen on behalf of British Broadcasting Corp. Corporate Disclosure Statement due by 7/5/2023. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 13
CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by W P Co. (aty,Johnson, Bernard)
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Filing 12
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply with consent and for Joint Briefing Schedule by W P Co, Associated Press, British Broadcasting Corp. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/20/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed order)(Attorney Bernard S Johnson added to party W P Co(pty:dft))(aty,Johnson, Bernard) Modified on 6/21/23 to add filers. (Crick, S).
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Filing 11
ORDER granting #8 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Jed Rubenfeld for Charlene Bollinger, Ty Bollinger, Childrens Health Defense, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Jeff Crouere, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Jim Hoft, Joseph Mercola, Ben Swann, Ben Tapper, Trialsite Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/16/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
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Filing 10
ORDER granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of John W Howard for Charlene Bollinger, Ty Bollinger, Childrens Health Defense, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Jeff Crouere, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Jim Hoft, Joseph Mercola, Ben Swann, Ben Tapper, Trialsite Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/16/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
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Filing 9
ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice for appearance of Scott J Street for Charlene Bollinger, Ty Bollinger, Childrens Health Defense, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Jeff Crouere, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Jim Hoft, Joseph Mercola, Ben Swann, Ben Tapper, Trialsite Inc. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky on 6/16/2023. (crt,Miletello, A)
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Filing 8
MOTION for Jed Rubenfeld to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5589626) by All Plaintiffs. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Maturin, Glynn)
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Filing 7
MOTION for John W. Howard to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5589611) by All Plaintiffs. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Maturin, Glynn)
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Filing 6
MOTION for Scott J. Street to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Admission fee: $105, receipt number ALAWDC-5589576) by All Plaintiffs. Motions referred to Kayla D McClusky. Motion Ripe Deadline set for 6/14/2023. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of good standing, #2 Proposed order)(aty,Maturin, Glynn)
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Filing 5
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Charlene Bollinger, Ty Bollinger, Childrens Health Defense, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Jeff Crouere, Erin Elizabeth Finn re #3 Summons Issued - All Defendants (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proof of Service, #2 Exhibit Proof of Service, #3 Exhibit Proof of Service, #4 Exhibit Proof of Service)(aty,Maturin, Glynn)
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SUMMONS Returned Executed by Ben Tapper, Jeff Crouere, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Ben Swann, Ty Bollinger, Trialsite Inc, Joseph Mercola, Childrens Health Defense, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Charlene Bollinger, Jim Hoft. Associated Press served on 6/2/2023, answer due 6/23/2023; British Broadcasting Corp served on 6/5/2023, answer due 6/26/2023; Reuters News & Media Inc served on 6/2/2023, answer due 6/23/2023; W P Co served on 6/2/2023, answer due 6/23/2023. ADMINISTRATIVE ENTRY as document electronically filed in error as #5 Certificate of Service. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 4
MINUTE ENTRY issued by the Clerk. In accordance with Standing Order 1.62, this matter is hereby reassigned. Case reassigned to Judge Terry A Doughty. Judge Donald E Walter no longer assigned to case. All future filings should bear the name of the new judge assignment.(crt,Crawford, A)
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Filing 3
SUMMONS ISSUED as to Associated Press, British Broadcasting Corp, Reuters News & Media Inc, W P Co. (crt,Crick, S)
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CASE Assigned to Judge Donald E Walter and Magistrate Judge Kayla D McClusky. (crt,Crick, S)
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Filing 2
PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued as to All Defendants, submitted by Ben Tapper, Jeff Crouere, Creative Destruction Media, Inc., Ben Swann, Ty Bollinger, Trialsite, Inc., Joseph Mercola, Childrens Health Defense, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Charlene Bollinger, Jim Hoft. (Attachments: #1 Proposed summons/writ, #2 Proposed summons/writ, #3 Proposed summons/writ)(aty,Maturin, Glynn)
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Filing 1
COMPLAINT against Associated Press, British Broadcasting Corp, Reuters News & Media Inc, W P Co with Jury Demand (Filing fee $402, receipt number ALAWDC-5575932) filed by Ben Tapper, Jeff Crouere, Creative Destruction Media Inc, Ben Swann, Ty Bollinger, Trialsite Inc, Joseph Mercola, Childrens Health Defense, Erin Elizabeth Finn, Charlene Bollinger, Jim Hoft. (Attachments: #1 Civil cover sheet, #2 Exhibit LR 3.1 Statement, #3 Exhibit Corporate Disclosure Statements)(Attorney Glynn Shelly Maturin, II added to party Charlene Bollinger(pty:pla), Ty Bollinger(pty:pla), Childrens Health Defense(pty:pla), Creative Destruction Media Inc(pty:pla), Jeff Crouere(pty:pla), Erin Elizabeth Finn(pty:pla), Jim Hoft(pty:pla), Joseph Mercola(pty:pla), Ben Swann(pty:pla), Ben Tapper(pty:pla), Trialsite Inc(pty:pla))(aty,Maturin, Glynn) Modified on 6/1/2023 to modify docket text. (Crick, S).
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