Atlantic Forest Products LLC v. Bay Forest International, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Atlantic Forest Products LLC
Defendant: Bay Forest International, LLC, Fairway Lumber Company, Richard Spallone, John Butler, Chad Hill and Jack
Case Number: 1:2021cv11830
Filed: November 10, 2021
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presiding Judge: William G Young
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 7, 2022 Filing 55 MOTION to Shorten Response Time re #53 MOTION for Order Directing Plaintiff to File Trade Secret List in Compliance with Court Order, #54 Memorandum in Support of Motion, To Shorten Time for Plaintiff to Respond by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone.(Willner, Steven) Modified on 1/7/2022 to Correct Docket Text (Paine, Matthew).
January 6, 2022 Filing 54 MEMORANDUM in Support re #53 MOTION for Order Directing Plaintiff to File Trade Secret List in Compliance with Court Order filed by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3)(Willner, Steven)
January 6, 2022 Filing 53 MOTION for Order Directing Plaintiff to File Trade Secret List in Compliance with Court Order by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone.(Willner, Steven)
January 4, 2022 Filing 52 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Resetting Hearing on Motion #49 MOTION to Dismiss : Motion Hearing set for 2/28/2022 at 2:00 PM in Remote Proceeding : Boston before Judge William G. Young. 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. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
January 3, 2022 Filing 51 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion #49 MOTION to Dismiss : Motion Hearing set for 2/10/2022 at 2:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
December 20, 2021 Filing 50 MEMORANDUM in Support re #49 MOTION to Dismiss filed by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit #1 to Memorandum, #2 Exhibit #2 to Memorandum, #3 Exhibit #3 to Memorandum, #4 Exhibit #4 to Memorandum, #5 Exhibit #5 to Memorandum, #6 Exhibit #6 to Memorandum, #7 Exhibit #7 to Memorandum, #8 Exhibit #8 to Memorandum, #9 Exhibit #9 to Memorandum)(Willner, Steven)
December 20, 2021 Filing 49 MOTION to Dismiss by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone.(Willner, Steven)
December 17, 2021 Filing 48 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re #31 Motion for Order to Decide Protocol Agreement by Atlantic Forest Products LLC and #34 Motion for Entry of Proposed Computer Device Protocol by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. The plaintiff's protocol is adopted. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
December 15, 2021 Filing 47 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE pursuant to LR 5.2 by Atlantic Forest Products LLC re #35 Memorandum in Support of Motion, . (Dennehy, John)
December 15, 2021 Filing 46 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE pursuant to LR 5.2 by Atlantic Forest Products LLC re #31 MOTION for Order to Decide Protocol Agreement . (Dennehy, John)
December 15, 2021 Filing 45 Opposition re #34 MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROPOSED COMPUTER DEVICE PROTOCOL filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Exhibit A: Declaration)(Dennehy, John)
December 14, 2021 Filing 44 STIPULATION re #1 Complaint, Extending Time to Respond to Complaint and Extending Plaintiff's Time to Oppose any Motion to Dismiss by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Willner, Steven)
December 13, 2021 Filing 43 Judge William G. Young: Confidentiality and Clawback Stipulation and Protective Order entered. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
December 13, 2021 Filing 42 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #33 Joint Motion for Order to Approve Confidentiality Agreement by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. Motion allowed save that nothing shall be filed in Court pursuant to this order and it shall not be cited as a ground for sealing.(Gaudet, Jennifer)
December 10, 2021 Filing 39 Opposition re #31 MOTION for Order to Decide Protocol Agreement filed by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Willner, Steven)
December 10, 2021 Filing 38 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Bay Forest International, LLC. (Willner, Steven)
December 10, 2021 Filing 37 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Fairway Lumber Company. (Willner, Steven)
December 8, 2021 Filing 41 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)
December 8, 2021 Filing 40 Transcript of Preliminary Injunction held on November 16, 2021, before Judge William G. Young. 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: Richard Romanow at bulldog@richromanow.com. Redaction Request due 12/29/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 1/10/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 3/8/2022. (Coppola, Katelyn)
December 8, 2021 Filing 36 Notice of correction to docket made by Court staff. Correction: Docket Entry #34 Motion for Entry of Proposed Computer Device Protocol corrected because: The Memorandum of Law in Support Was Incorrectly Attached By Counsel in Violation of Court Rules. See CM/ECF Administrative Procedures Section (g)(4) (Paine, Matthew)
December 8, 2021 Filing 35 MEMORANDUM in Support re #34 MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROPOSED COMPUTER DEVICE PROTOCOL filed by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6)(Paine, Matthew)
December 7, 2021 Filing 34 MOTION FOR ENTRY OF PROPOSED COMPUTER DEVICE PROTOCOL by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone.
December 7, 2021 Filing 33 Joint MOTION for Order to Approve Confidentiality Agreement by Atlantic Forest Products LLC.(Dennehy, John) (Additional attachment(s) added on 12/8/2021: #1 Exhibit A) (Paine, Matthew). (Main Document 33 replaced on 12/8/2021) (Paine, Matthew). Modified on 12/8/2021 to Correct Docket Text and Separate Exhibits As Counsel Incorrectly Filed the Motion and Exhibit A as One Long PDF (Paine, Matthew).
December 7, 2021 Filing 32 MEMORANDUM in Support re #31 MOTION for Order to Decide Protocol Agreement filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit: Proposed protocols, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit)(Dennehy, John)
December 7, 2021 Filing 31 MOTION for Order to Decide Protocol Agreement by Atlantic Forest Products LLC.(Dennehy, John)
December 7, 2021 Filing 30 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered denying #23 Motion for Modification of Trial Date. Motion to extend is denied. The Court will observe religious holidays but the case will go to trial in April 2022. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
December 1, 2021 Filing 28 Judge William G. Young: ORDER entered. CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AS MODIFIED: Discovery to be completed by 3/7/2022, Motions due by 3/15/2022; Ready for Trial on 4/4/2022 09:00 AM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young.(Paine, Matthew)
December 1, 2021 Filing 27 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #24 MOTION Joint Motion to Decide Schedule. (Paine, Matthew)
December 1, 2021 Filing 26 Assented to MEMORANDUM in Support re #25 Assented to MOTION to Seal filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E)(Dennehy, John)
December 1, 2021 Filing 25 Assented to MOTION to Seal by Atlantic Forest Products LLC.(Dennehy, John)
November 30, 2021 Filing 24 MOTION Joint Motion to Decide Schedule by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit PF Proposed Schedule, #2 Exhibit DFS Proposed Schedule)(Dennehy, John)
November 30, 2021 Filing 23 MOTION to Modify Trial Date and Reconvene a Scheduling Conference by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Willner, Steven)
November 29, 2021 Filing 22 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Atlantic Forest Products LLC identifying Corporate Parent Altantic Forest Products LLC for Atlantic Forest Products LLC.. (Dennehy, John)
November 29, 2021 Filing 21 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. Atlantic Forest Products LLC waiver sent on 11/29/2021, answer due 1/28/2022. (Dennehy, John)
November 22, 2021 Filing 20 STIPULATION re #1 Complaint, Joint Stipulation Extending Time to Respond to Complaint by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Willner, Steven)
November 22, 2021 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Nathan D. Adler, I on behalf of Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone (Adler, Nathan)
November 18, 2021 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael C. Mule on behalf of Atlantic Forest Products LLC (Mule, Michael)
November 18, 2021 Filing 17 NOTICE of Appearance by Steven J. Willner on behalf of Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone (Willner, Steven)
November 17, 2021 Filing 16 NOTICE of Appearance by Kathryn D. Jackson on behalf of Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone (Jackson, Kathryn)
November 16, 2021 Filing 29 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Motion Hearing held on 11/16/2021 re #2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. The motion is collapsed with trial on the merits in accordance with Rule 65A. The matter is tentatively set for a jury trial on Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at 9:00 AM. A final pretrial conference is set for March 8, 2022 at 2:00 PM. Counsel shall within 14 days file a joint proposed case management schedule. A detailed list of trade secrets may be filed under seal. If the case were to settle, counsel are instructed to notify the clerk. (Final Pretrial Conference set for 3/8/2022 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young; Ready for Trial April 2022.) (Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at bulldog@richromanow.com.) (Attorneys: Mule for the plaintiff and Willner, Spallina, Cornacchia and Willner for the defendant.) (Gaudet, Jennifer)
November 15, 2021 Filing 15 REPLY to Response to #2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit One, #2 Exhibit Two)(Dennehy, John)
November 15, 2021 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony Cornacchia on behalf of Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone (Cornacchia, Anthony)
November 15, 2021 Filing 13 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #11 Assented to Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Michael C. Mule. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at # https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
November 15, 2021 Filing 12 ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion #2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order : Motion Hearing set for 11/16/2021 at 12:00 PM in Courtroom 18 (Remote only) before Judge William G. Young.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. (Gaudet, Jennifer)
November 15, 2021 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Michael C. Mule Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9054829 by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Affidavit Mule Declaration)(Dennehy, John)
November 14, 2021 Filing 10 Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #8 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Added Nathan D. Adler, Steve J. Willner, and Kathryn D. Jackson. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. To register for a PACER account, go the Pacer website at # https://pacer.uscourts.gov/register-account.Pro Hac Vice Admission Request Instructions # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-pro-hac-vice.htm.A Notice of Appearance must be entered on the docket by the newly admitted attorney. (Paine, Matthew)
November 12, 2021 Filing 9 Opposition re #2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10)(Spallina, William)
November 12, 2021 Filing 8 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Nathan D. Adler, Steve J. Willner & Kathryn D. Jackson Filing fee: $ 300, receipt number AMADC-9052599 by Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. (Attachments: #1 Certificate)(Spallina, William)
November 12, 2021 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone. 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. (Warnock, Douglas)
November 12, 2021 Filing 6 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge William G. Young 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 Donald L. Cabell. (Finn, Mary)
November 12, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by William F. Spallina on behalf of Bay Forest International, LLC, John Butler, Fairway Lumber Company, Chad Hill, Richard Spallone (Spallina, William)
November 11, 2021 Filing 4 EXHIBIT re #1 Complaint, Exhibit A by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Dennehy, John)
November 10, 2021 Filing 3 MEMORANDUM in Support re #2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit, #2 Exhibit, #3 Exhibit, #4 Exhibit, #5 Exhibit)(Dennehy, John)
November 10, 2021 Filing 2 Emergency MOTION for Temporary Restraining Order by Atlantic Forest Products LLC.(Dennehy, John)
November 10, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Atlantic Forest Products LLC Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number AMADC-9050829 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by Atlantic Forest Products LLC. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet Cover Sheet, #2 Civil Cover Sheet Category Form)(Dennehy, John)

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Plaintiff: Atlantic Forest Products LLC
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