Ayyadurai v. Galvin
| Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai and Pro Se Party Shiva Ayyadurai |
| William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari, Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors and Amy Cohen |
| John Adams, Brennan Center for Justice at NYU, States United Democracy Center and Children's Health Defense |
| Twitter, Inc. |
| 1:2020cv11889 |
| October 20, 2020 |
| US District Court for the District of Massachusetts |
| Mark L Wolf |
| Civil Rights: Other |
| 42 U.S.C. § 1983 Civil Rights Act |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 196 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal by Shiva Ayyadurai (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 199 NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at #http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 198 Transcript of Videoconference held on August 4, 2021, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 8/30/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/9/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/8/2021. (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 197 SEALED Transcript of Videoconference held on August 4, 2021, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com.(Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 195 AMENDED DOCUMENT by Shiva Ayyadurai. Amendment to 184 Hearing (Other),,,,, . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 1, #3 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 2, #4 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 3, #5 Exhibit Exhibit B Part 4)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 194 MOTION to Compel and Supplemental Response to August 5, 2021 Order and August 6, 2021 Order about Documents Requested by Defendants Concerning Authorship of Plaintiff's Memorandum of Law by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari.(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 193 AFFIDAVIT re 184 Hearing (Other),,,,, by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 191 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered granting #172 Motion to Strike #167 Response to Court Order, #166 Response to Court Order by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari; granting #175 Motion to Strike Response to Court Order by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 190 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari re 184 Hearing (Other),,,,, . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 188 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #187 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jonathan L. Williams. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Currie, Haley) |
| Filing 187 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jonathan L. Williams Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8889777 by States United Democracy Center. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Certification of J. Williams)(Moore, Michael) |
| Filing 186 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari re 184 Hearing (Other),,,,, . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 185 AFFIDAVIT of Adam Hornstine in response to Order during August 4, 2021 hearing concerning hours worked in response to Plaintiff's violation of the June 16, 2021 Scheduling Order by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 184 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Mark L. Wolf: Hearing regarding issues addressed in Memorandum and Order at Dkt. No. 160, Defendants' Motion to Strike or Seal (Dkt. Nos. 172, 175) held on 8/4/2021 by videoconference. Todd and Weld LLP's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel for Plaintiff [Dkt. No. 156] allowed. Claims against the individual defendants for money damages will be dismissed. Motions to Strike will be allowed. Plaintiff shall, by 8/9/21, file a revised Amended Complaint. A renewed Motion to Dismiss shall be filed by 8/16/21, plaintiff's reply due by 8/23/21. By 12:00 p.m. on 8/6/21, the defendants may supplement the record regarding sanctions and file a redacted version for the public record. E-mail dated 8/5/21 from Dilan Esper to Courtroom Deputy Clerk entered into evidence, as Ex. 1. Parties shall order transcript of today's proceedings. Plaintiff, Shiva Ayyadurai, sworn and gives testimony. Direct examination of witness by Attorney Cornell. The Galvin defendants shall request the e-mails in question by 12:00 p.m. on 8/5/21. Court reserves judgment as to sanctions. Parties shall keep 8/25/21, 8/26/21 and 8/27/21 open for further hearings in this case. (Court Reporter: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Cooper, Wish, Stern, Cornell, Hornstine, Sterman, Mitchell, Holtzblatt, Ellsworth) (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 183 AFFIDAVIT re #182 Order, by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 182 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered re #181 Affidavit filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. In view of the foregoing, it is hereby ORDERED that:1. By 11:30 a.m. on August 4, 2021, plaintiff shall file an affidavit identifying the "others" who reviewed the July 22, 2021 Memorandum of Law; and 2. Cause those "others" to attend the 2:00 p.m. August 4, 2021 hearing by videoconference, and to be prepared to testify if necessary. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 181 AFFIDAVIT re #178 Memorandum & ORDER,,, by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit A)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 180 REPLY to Response to #33 Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages in support of motion to dismiss filed by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 179 REPLY to Response to #45 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 178 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Plaintiff shall, by 9:00 a.m. on August 4, 2021, file an affidavit identifying the author(s) of the Memorandum of Law (Docket No. 166). 2. The author(s) of the Memorandum of Law, who have been acting in concert with plaintiff, shall attend the August 4, 2021 hearing by videoconference, and be prepared to testify, if necessary, concerning whether the author(s)' conduct violated Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11(b). See, Barnett v. LeMaster, 12 Fed. Appx. 774, 778-79 (10th Cir. 2001); Johnson v.Bd. of County Comm'rs., 868 F. Supp. 1226, 1231-32 (D. Colo. 1994).3. Plaintiff shall serve this Order on the author(s) of the Memorandum of Law forthwith. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 177 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF RESCHEDULING ***AS TO TIME ONLY***This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov.Hearing on the issues addressed in Memorandum and Order at Dkt. No. 160, Defendants' Motion to Strike or Seal (Dkt. Nos. 172, 175) re-set for 8/4/2021 02:00 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 176 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 175 MOTION to Strike Response to Court Order by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors.(Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 174 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors re #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,, . (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 173 MEMORANDUM in Support re #172 MOTION to Strike #167 Response to Court Order, #166 Response to Court Order filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 172 MOTION to Strike #167 Response to Court Order, #166 Response to Court Order by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari.(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 171 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari re #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,, . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 170 EXHIBIT re #167 Response to Court Order, by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Long Fuse Report 2, #2 Exhibit Long Fuse Report 3, #3 Exhibit Long Fuse Report 4)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 168 Opposition re #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 167 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Shiva Ayyadurai re #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,, . (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit Exhibit C)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 166 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Shiva Ayyadurai re #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,, . (Attachments: #1 Supplement List of Proposed Discovery Items)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 165 AMENDED RESPONSE TO #160 COURT ORDER by Shiva Ayyadurai re #164 Response to Court Order, #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,,. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai)(Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 164 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Shiva Ayyadurai re #160 Order on Motion to Withdraw as Attorney,,,,,,,,, Order on Motion for Extension of Time,,,,,,,, . (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit)(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 161 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing.This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov.Hearing on the issues addressed in Memorandum and Order at Dkt. No. 160 and a Scheduling Conference set for 8/4/2021 11:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. PLEASE NOTE THAT THIS HEARING MAY OCCUR IN PERSON, IN COURTROOM 2. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 160 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER entered denying without prejudice #156 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney as Attorney for Plaintiff by Shiva Ayyadurai; denying without prejudice #158 Motion for Extension of Time to August 28, 2021 to File amended complaint, brief by Shiva Ayyadurai. It is hereby ORDERED that: 1. Todd & Weld's Motion to Withdraw as Counsel (Docket No. 156) is DENIED without prejudice. 2. Plaintiff's Motion for an Extension of Time (Docket No. 158) is DENIED without prejudice. 3. By July 22, 2021: (a) Dr. Ayyadurai, Mr. Cornell, and Mr. Cooper shall confer and file a revised Second Amended Complaint and make the other submissions required by the June 16, 2021 Order, to the extent that there is no substantive disagreement between plaintiff and counsel concerning the position to be taken on an issue. If there are substantive disagreements on particular issues, Mr. Cornell and Mr. Cooper shall filed affidavits, ex parte and under seal, identifying those issues. (b) Mr. Cooper and Mr. Cornell shall, if consistent with Rule 11(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, file an opposition to defendants' motions to dismiss on the ground of qualified immunity, or an affidavit stating that they cannot properly make such a submission. (c) Dr. Ayyadurai shall file an affidavit, ex parte and under seal, explaining his reasons for terminating Todd & Weld and, for the public record, an affidavit and memorandum seeking to show cause why he should not be sanctioned under Rules 16 and 37 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and why the court should not institute civil and/or criminal contempt proceedings against him for causing his counsel to fail to obey the June 16, 2021 Order (Dkt. No. 149). 4. Defendants shall respond to plaintiff's submission concerning possible sanctions by July 28, 2021. 5. A hearing on the issues addressed in this Memorandum and Order and a scheduling conference shall be held, by videoconference or in court, on August 4, 2021, at 11:00 am. Dr. Ayyadurai shall attend and be prepared to testify if necessary. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 159 Opposition re #158 MOTION for Extension of Time to August 28, 2021 to File amended complaint, brief filed by Amy Cohen, William Francis Galvin, National Association of State Election Directors, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 158 MOTION for Extension of Time to August 28, 2021 to File amended complaint, brief by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 157 NOTICE of Appearance by Timothy M. Cornell on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 156 Assented to MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney for Plaintiff by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Wish, Benjamin) |
| Filing 155 NOTICE of Appearance by Maria T. Davis on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai (Davis, Maria) |
| Filing 154 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #54 Motion for Leave to File Reply by the National Association of State Election Directors and Amy Cohen in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 153 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #53 Motion for Leave to File Reply in Support of Individual Defendant Amy Cohen's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction by Amy Lohen. Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 150 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Wish, Benjamin) |
| Filing 152 NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at #http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 151 Transcript of Scheduling Conference held on June 15, 2021, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kathleen Silva at kathysilva@verizon.net. Redaction Request due 7/14/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 7/26/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 9/21/2021. (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 149 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 148 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on #36 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #45 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #64 Motion for Joinder, #44 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #55 Motion for Order to Order Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension: This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Motion Hearing set for 8/25/2021 09:30 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston. Motion Hearing set for 8/26/2021 09:30 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston. Motion Hearing set for 8/27/2021 09:30 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 147 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Mark L. Wolf: Scheduling Conference held on 6/15/2021 by videoconference. Counsel present argument. Parties shall continue to confer and report by 6/24/21 whether agreement has been reached. Plaintiff shall file a revised Second Amended Complaint by 7/15/21 and a memorandum addressing issues identified at today's hearing, including a description of the discovery sought by the plaintiff. Defendants and Twitter shall respond to the revised Second Amended Complaint and Memo by 7/30/21; Plaintiff's reply is due by 8/11/21.Hearings on all pending motions shall be held on 8/25/21, 8/26/21 and 8/27/21. (Court Reporter: Kathleen Silva at kathysilva@verizon.net.) (Attorneys present: Cooper, Wish, Stern, Hornstine, Sterman, Mitchell, Holtzblatt, Carome, Ellsworth) (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 146 Response by Twitter, Inc. to #144 Proposed Document(s) submitted . (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 145 Response by Amy Cohen, William Francis Galvin, National Association of State Election Directors, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari to #144 Proposed Document(s) submitted . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 144 Proposed Document(s) submitted by Shiva Ayyadurai. Document received: Plaintiff Dr. Shiva's Proposed Agenda for Scheduling Conference. (Wish, Benjamin) |
| Filing 143 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #138 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Rolf Hazlehurst. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Currie, Haley) |
| Filing 142 NOTICE of Appearance by Howard M. Cooper on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai (Cooper, Howard) |
| Filing 141 NOTICE of Appearance by Max D. Stern on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai (Stern, Max) |
| Filing 140 NOTICE of Appearance by Benjamin J. Wish on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai (Wish, Benjamin) |
| Filing 139 MOTION for Leave to File Proposed Brief Amicus Curiae by Children's Health Defense. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Proposed Amicus Curiae Brief)(Jouret, Stefan) |
| Filing 138 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Rolf Hazlehurst Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8805827 by Children's Health Defense.(Jouret, Stefan) |
| Filing 137 NOTICE of Change of Address or Firm Name by Nolan Mitchell (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 136 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Hearing.This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Scheduling Conference set for 6/15/2021 02:30 PM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 135 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 134 Supplemental MEMORANDUM in Support re #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 129 Response by Twitter, Inc. to #123 Status Report . (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 128 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 127 Response by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari to #123 Status Report . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 126 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 125 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors re #122 Order . (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 124 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari re #122 Order . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 133 NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at #http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 132 Transcript of Motion Hearing held on May 20, 2021, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 6/15/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/25/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/23/2021. (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 123 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 131 NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at #http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 130 Transcript of Continued Remote Motion Hearing held on May 21, 2021, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Marianne Kusa-Ryll at justicehill@aol.com. Redaction Request due 6/14/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 6/24/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 8/23/2021. (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 122 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 121 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 120 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Mark L. Wolf: Motion Hearing held on 5/21/2021 re #45 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors, #36 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Debra O'Malley, William Francis Galvin, Michelle K. Tassinari, #44 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Amy Cohen, #64 Motion for Joinder filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. Counsel and plaintiff (pro se) present argument. Court discusses issue of appointing counsel for plaintiff in connection with this case. Plaintiff shall report by 5/27/21 whether he wishes to be represented by Attorney Howard Cooper. (Court Reporter: Marianne Kusa-Ryll at justicehill@aol.com.) (Attorneys present: Hornstine, Sterman, Mitchell, Holtzlatt, Ellsworth) (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 119 ADDENDUM re #55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 118 DECLARATION Re Influence Operations Playbook by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amy Cohen Testimony, #2 Exhibit Election Incident Coordination Guide, #3 Exhibit Election Cybersecurity Playbook, #4 Exhibit Election-Influence-Operations-Playbook-Part1, #5 Exhibit Election-Influence-Operations-Playbook-Part2)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 117 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion #36 Motion to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim, Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #45 Motion to Dismiss For Failure to State a Claim, #64 Motion for Joinder, #44 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #55 Motion for Order to Order Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension: This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Motion Hearing (Day 2) set for 5/21/2021 10:30 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 116 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Mark L. Wolf: Motion Hearing (Day 1) held on 5/20/2021 re #45 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors, #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Debra O'Malley, William Francis Galvin, Michelle K. Tassinari, #44 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Amy Cohen, #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Shiva Ayyadurai, #55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. Counsel and plaintiff (pro se) present argument. Hearing shall resume on 5/21/21 at 10:30 a.m. Frank Well is excused from future hearings for recording/broadcasting today's hearing. The public and all litigants are ordered to observe the rules as to broadcasting and recording court hearings. (Court Reporter: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Hornstine, Sterman, Mitchell, Holtzblatt, Ellsworth) (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 115 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #109 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Derek Tisler. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 114 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #108 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Larry Norden. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 113 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #107 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Gowri Ramachandran. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 112 Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Timothy M. Cornell on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai. (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 111 DECLARATION re #96 Declaration of Stacia Cardille (Supplemental) by Twitter, Inc.. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 110 MOTION for Leave to File Amicus Curiae Brief by States United Democracy Center.(Moore, Michael) |
| Filing 109 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Derek Tisler Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8783424 by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Smith, Craig) |
| Filing 108 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Larry Norden Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8783420 by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Smith, Craig) |
| Filing 107 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Gowri Ramachandran Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8783419 by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Smith, Craig) |
| Filing 106 NOTICE of Appearance by Craig R. Smith on behalf of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU (Smith, Craig) |
| Filing 105 MOTION for Leave to File MOTION OF BRENNAN CENTER FOR JUSTICE AT NYU LAW FOR LEAVE TO FILE AMICUS CURIAE BRIEF by Brennan Center for Justice at NYU. (Attachments: #1 Brief)(Carnevale, Eric) |
| Filing 104 NOTICE of Appearance by Eric P. Carnevale on behalf of Brennan Center for Justice at NYU (Carnevale, Eric) |
| Filing 103 Amicus Curiae APPEARANCE entered by Timothy M. Cornell on behalf of Shiva Ayyadurai. (Cornell, Timothy) |
| Filing 102 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Resetting Hearing on Motion ***AS TIME ONLY*** #36 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #45 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #64 Motion for Joinder, #44 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Motion Hearing re-set for 5/20/2021 10:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 101 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. It is hereby ORDERED that the May 20, 2021 hearing shall begin at 10:00 a.m. rather than 9:30 a.m., and will continue on May 21, 2021, if necessary. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 100 DECLARATION re #96 Declaration Re: Cardille Affidavit by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 99 MOTION for Leave to Participate in this Case as Amicus Curiae filed by John Adams.(Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 98 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #86 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Patrick J. Carome. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 97 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #85 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Ari Holtzblatt. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Lara, Miguel) |
| Filing 96 DECLARATION re #94 Memorandum of Law by Twitter, Inc.. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 95 DECLARATION re #94 Memorandum of Law by Twitter, Inc.. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 94 MEMORANDUM OF LAW by Twitter, Inc.. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 93 Notice of Supplemental Authorities re #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 92 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 91 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. ORDER Setting Hearing on #36 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #45 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, #64 Motion for Joinder, #44 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, #55 Motion for Order to Order Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. Motion Hearing set for 5/20/2021 09:30 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 90 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by Amy Cohen, National Association of State Election Directors re #84 Order, . (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 89 RESPONSE TO COURT ORDER by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari re #84 Order, . (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 88 DECLARATION re #87 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion by Twitter, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 87 MEMORANDUM in Opposition re #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Twitter, Inc.. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 86 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Patrick J. Carome Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8749347 by Twitter, Inc..(Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 85 Assented to MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Ari Holtzblatt Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-8749279 by Twitter, Inc..(Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 84 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. Plaintiff has filed, pro se, a Proposed Second Amended Complaint adding Twitter, Inc. as a defendant. See Dkt. No. 78. It is hereby ORDERED that defendants shall, by April 30, 2021, report whether they now oppose Plaintiff's motion for leave to file the Second Amended Complaint (Docket No. 64), and if so, shall file memoranda addressing their opposition by May 10, 2021. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 83 NOTICE by Twitter, Inc. of Intent to Oppose Joinder (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 82 NOTICE of Appearance by Felicia H. Ellsworth on behalf of Twitter, Inc. (Ellsworth, Felicia) |
| Filing 81 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 80 SUMMONS Returned Executed All Defendants. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 79 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 78 AMENDED COMPLAINT PROPOSED SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 77 REPLY to Response to #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 76 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #72 Motion for Leave to File Reply to Opposition by Shiva Ayyadurai. Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 75 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. It is hereby ORDERED that Plaintiff shall by April 7, 2021, file his proposed Second Amended Complaint with Twitter as a Defendant, serve it on Twitter, and report when Twitter has been served. Twitter shall within 10 days of being served, state whether or not it wishes to respond to the Motion, and, if so, do so 10 days thereafter.( proposed second amended complaint due by 4/7/2021.)(Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 74 REPLY to Response to #72 MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Opposition [PROPOSED] Reply filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 73 MEMORANDUM in Support re #72 MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Opposition filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 72 MOTION for Leave to File Reply to Opposition by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 71 RESPONSE to Motion re #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 70 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 69 RESPONSE to Motion re #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 68 MEMORANDUM in Support re #57 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 67 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 66 AFFIDAVIT in Support re #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 65 MEMORANDUM in Support re #64 MOTION for Joinder filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 64 MOTION for Joinder by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 63 Judge Mark L. Wolf: MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. It is hereby ORDERED that plaintiff shall, by February 26, 2021, report whether he requests leave to file an amended complaint adding Twitter as a defendant and, if so, file an affidavit and memorandum in support of that motion. See Rule 7.1(b)(2) of the Local Rules of the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Defendants shall, by March 8, 2021, respond to any such motion. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 62 Opposition re #56 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena filed by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 61 Opposition re #56 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena, #57 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 60 Opposition re #55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. filed by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 59 Request for Judicial Notice by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit I, #2 Exhibit II)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 58 Opposition re #55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Michelle K. Tassinari, #2 Affidavit of Debra O'Malley)(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 57 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 56 MOTION to Vacate Stay of Discovery and Issue Subpoena by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 55 MOTION for Order to ORDER Defendants to Rescind the Keyword "TASSINARI" & Reverse Suspension. by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 54 MOTION for Leave to File Reply by the National Association of State Election Directors and Amy Cohen in Support of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 53 MOTION for Leave to File Reply in Support of Individual Defendant Amy Cohen's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction by Amy Lohen. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 52 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #51 Motion to Correct Opposition Dkt #49 by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 51 MOTION to Correct Opposition Dkt #49 by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Corrected Opposition)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 50 Opposition re #45 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 49 Opposition re #44 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 46 REPLY to Response to #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 48 MEMORANDUM in Support of #45 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 47 MEMORANDUM in Support of #44 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Amy Lohen. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 45 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors. (Mitchell, Nolan) Modified on 1/8/2021 by detaching memorandum and re-docketing as a new entry. (Montes, Mariliz). |
| Filing 44 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Amy Lohen. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit of Amy Cohen)(Mitchell, Nolan) Modified on 1/8/2021 by detaching memorandum in support and re-docketing as a new entry) (Montes, Mariliz). |
| Filing 43 NOTICE of Appearance by Nolan Mitchell on behalf of Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors (Mitchell, Nolan) |
| Filing 42 STATUS REPORT RE: Service Upon Amy Cohen & NASED by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 41 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by Shiva Ayyadurai. National Association of State Election Directors served on 12/17/2020, answer due 1/7/2021. Acknowledgement filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 40 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE Executed by Shiva Ayyadurai. Amy Lohen served on 12/17/2020, answer due 1/7/2021. Acknowledgement filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 39 STATUS REPORT by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 38 Opposition re #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Affidavit and CV, #2 Exhibit II, #3 Exhibit III, #4 Exhibit IV, #5 Exhibit V)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 37 MEMORANDUM in Support re #36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 36 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ( Responses due by 12/23/2020) by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari.(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 35 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #33 Defendants' Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Counsel using the Electronic Case Filing System should now file the document for which leave to file has been granted in accordance with the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures. Counsel must include - Leave to file granted on (date of order)- in the caption of the document. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Anne L. Sterman on behalf of Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari (Sterman, Anne) |
| Filing 33 Assented to MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages in support of motion to dismiss by William Francis Galvin, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari.(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Adam Hornstine on behalf of Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 31 SUMMONS Returned Executed William Francis Galvin served on 11/27/2020, answer due 12/18/2020. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 30 Set Deadlines: Motions to dismiss due by 12/9/2020, opposition due by 12/23/2020, reply due by 1/8/2021. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 29 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 28 STATUS REPORT Joint Status Report by William Francis Galvin. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 27 Summons Issued as to Amy Lohen, National Association of State Election Directors, Debra O'Malley, Michelle K. Tassinari. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Montes, Mariliz) Modified on 11/10/2020 (Montes, Mariliz). |
| Filing 26 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. ORDER LIFTING STAY.The Stay is hereby lifted.(Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 25 NOTICE is hereby given that an official transcript of a proceeding has been filed by the court reporter in the above-captioned matter. Counsel are referred to the Court's Transcript Redaction Policy, available on the court website at #http://www.mad.uscourts.gov/attorneys/general-info.htm (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 24 Transcript of Motion Hearing held on October 30, 2020, before Judge Mark L. Wolf. The Transcript may be purchased through the Court Reporter, viewed at the public terminal, or viewed through PACER after it is released. Court Reporter Name and Contact Information: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 11/27/2020. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 12/7/2020. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 2/4/2021. (Coppola, Katelyn) |
| Filing 23 AMENDED COMPLAINT against William Francis Galvin, filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit)(Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 22 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Mark L. Wolf: Motion Hearing held on 10/30/2020 via videoconference re #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. Witness, Michelle Tassinari, sworn and gives testimony. Cross-examination of Tassinari. Witness, Debra O'Malley, sworn and gives testimony. Cross-examination of O'Malley. Court takes brief recess. Defendant agrees not to contact Twitter before 9:00 a.m. on 11/4/20 concerning plaintiff's tweets. Motion is hereby moot and case stayed. Separate Order shall issue. (Court Reporter: Kelly Mortellite at mortellite@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Hornstine, Sterman) (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 21 Set Deadlines: Status Report due by 11/13/2020. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 20 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. Plaintiff's #2 Motion for Temporary Restraining Order is MOOT. The parties shall confer and, by November 13, 2020, report whether they have agreed that this case should be dismissed and, if not, report, jointly if possible, their views on how it should proceed. This case is otherwise STAYED. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT of Adam Hornstine re #17 Order by William Francis Galvin. (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 18 AFFIDAVIT of Shiva Ayyadurai in Support re #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (including memorandum) filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Ayyadurai, Shiva) |
| Filing 17 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 16 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered GRANTING Plaintiff's Request made on 10/27/20 via e-mail for permission to file electronically via ECF by Dr. Shiva Ayyadurai. The court grants permission on the condition that the plaintiff satisfies all applicable training and other requirements for pro se litigants as stated in the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures, Page 5. The plaintiff is directed to complete the CM/ECF Registration Form accessible at https://public.mad.uscourts.gov/ecfreg.html. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 15 Opposition re #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (including memorandum) filed by William Francis Galvin. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit of Debra O'Malley, #2 Affidavit of Michelle K. Tassinari (with Exhibit))(Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Adam Hornstine on behalf of William Francis Galvin (Hornstine, Adam) |
| Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Anne L. Sterman on behalf of William Francis Galvin (Sterman, Anne) |
| Filing 12 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order: This hearing will be conducted by video conference. Counsel of record will receive a video conference invite at the email registered in CM/ECF. If you have technical or compatibility issues with the technology, please notify the session's courtroom deputy as soon as possible.Access to the hearing will be made available to the media and public. In order to gain access to the hearing, you must sign up at the following address: #https://forms.mad.uscourts.gov/courtlist.html. For questions regarding access to hearings, you may refer to the Court's general orders and public notices available on #www.mad.uscourts.gov or contact media@mad.uscourts.gov. Motion Hearing set for 10/30/2020 10:00 AM in Remote Proceeding: Boston before Judge Mark L. Wolf. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 11 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered granting #8 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Daniel J. Casieri terminated; granting #9 Plaintiff's Motion to Proceed Pro Se. A hearing on the Motion for Temporary Restraining Order will be held on October 30, 2020, at 10:00 a.m. Plaintiff, any affiant(s), Debra O'Malley, and a representative of the defendant with full authority to agree to a resolution of this case or the Motion without consulting anyone else shall attend. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 10 Supplemental MEMORANDUM in Support of #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order (including memorandum) filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 9 MOTION to Continue Pro Se. by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 8 First MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Casieri, Daniel) |
| Filing 7 Judge Mark L. Wolf: ORDER entered. (Loret, Magdalena) |
| Filing 6 Set Deadlines: Service by to be completed by 1/19/2021. (Montes, Mariliz) |
| Filing 5 Summons Issued as to William Francis Galvin. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Kelly, Danielle) |
| Filing 4 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Mark L. Wolf assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Judith G. Dein. (Finn, Mary) |
| Filing 3 MEMORANDUM in Support re #2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Shiva Ayyadurai. (Kelly, Danielle) |
| Filing 2 First MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Casieri, Daniel) Modified on 10/20/2020: Removed Memorandum in support to properly file in separate entry #3 (Kelly, Danielle). |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT (Galvin) against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 400, receipt number 0101-8471903 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Shiva Ayyadurai.(Casieri, Daniel) (Main Document 1 replaced on 10/20/2020) (Kelly, Danielle). (Additional attachment(s) added on 10/20/2020: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Category Form) (Kelly, Danielle). |
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