Portnoy v. Insider, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: David Portnoy
Defendant: Insider, Inc., Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Julia Black and Melkorka Licea
Case Number: 1:2022cv10197
Filed: February 7, 2022
Court: US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
Presiding Judge: F Dennis Saylor
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 15, 2022 Filing 43 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)
August 15, 2022 Filing 42 Transcript of Motion Hearing held on July 21, 2022, before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. 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: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com. Redaction Request due 9/6/2022. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 9/15/2022. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 11/14/2022. (Coppola, Katelyn)
July 21, 2022 Filing 41 Electronic Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: Motion Hearing held on 7/21/2022 re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM. Case called; Arguments heard; Court takes matter under advisement. (Court Reporter: Valerie OHara at vaohara@gmail.com.)(Attorneys present: Howard M. Cooper and Christian G. Kiely for the plaintiff. Elizabeth A. McNamara, Rachel F. Strom and Lindsey Cherner for the defendant.) (McKillop, Matthew)
July 8, 2022 Filing 40 ELECTRONIC NOTICE OF HEARING re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM : Motion Hearing set for 7/21/2022 03:00 PM in Courtroom 10 before Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor IV. (McKillop, Matthew)
June 29, 2022 Filing 39 NOTICE of Withdrawal of Appearance by Brendan Charney (Charney, Brendan)
June 17, 2022 Filing 38 REPLY to Response to #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (McNamara, Elizabeth)
June 3, 2022 Filing 37 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #35 MOTION for Leave to File reply memorandum in further support of its Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. Reply memorandum due 6/17/22. (McKillop, Matthew)
June 1, 2022 Filing 36 RESPONSE to Motion re #35 MOTION for Leave to File reply memorandum in further support of its Motion to Dismiss the Complaint Notice of Non-Opposition filed by David Portnoy. (Kiely, Christian)
June 1, 2022 Filing 35 MOTION for Leave to File reply memorandum in further support of its Motion to Dismiss the Complaint by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea.(McNamara, Elizabeth)
May 26, 2022 Filing 34 Opposition re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by David Portnoy. (Kiely, Christian)
May 19, 2022 Filing 33 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #32 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages for Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. (McKillop, Matthew)
May 18, 2022 Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages for Brief in Opposition to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by David Portnoy.(Kiely, Christian)
April 22, 2022 Filing 31 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #30 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to May 27, 2022 to Respond to Motion to Dismiss. (McDonagh, Christina)
April 15, 2022 Filing 30 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to May 27, 2022 to Respond to Motion to Dismiss by David Portnoy.(Kiely, Christian)
April 11, 2022 Filing 29 DECLARATION re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM and #28 Defendants' Request for Judicial Notice (Rachel F. Strom), by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 2 (Why Insider Published Its Dave Portnoy Articles), #2 Exhibit 3 (Portnoy Press Conference - Dave Portnoy Exposes Business Insider Hit Piece - Notice of Filing with Clerk's Office), #3 Exhibit 4 (Transcription - Dave Portnoy Exposes Business Insider Hit Piece), #4 Exhibit 5 (Redacted Nantucket Police Incident Report))(Strom, Rachel)
April 11, 2022 Filing 28 Request for Judicial Notice Re: #26 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim, by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (McNamara, Elizabeth)
April 11, 2022 Filing 27 MEMORANDUM in Support re #26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (Challenged Statements))(McNamara, Elizabeth)
April 11, 2022 Filing 26 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea.(McNamara, Elizabeth)
April 8, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE of Appearance by Brendan Charney on behalf of Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea (Charney, Brendan)
April 8, 2022 Filing 24 NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth A. McNamara on behalf of Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea (McNamara, Elizabeth)
April 8, 2022 Filing 23 NOTICE of Appearance by Lindsey Cherner on behalf of Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea (Cherner, Lindsey)
April 7, 2022 Filing 22 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #17 Consent MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages of the presumptive page limitation set forth in Local Rule 7.1 in support of their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(5) and (6) ; 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. (McDonagh, Christina)
April 7, 2022 Filing 21 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #16 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Elizabeth A. McNamara. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at # https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account. (McDonagh, Christina)
April 7, 2022 Filing 20 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #15 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Lindsey B. Cherner. 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. (McDonagh, Christina)
April 7, 2022 Filing 19 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #14 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Brendan N. Charney. 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. (McDonagh, Christina)
April 7, 2022 Filing 18 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Insider, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Axel Springer Digital Ventures GmbH, Other Affiliate Axel Springer Digital GmbH, Other Affiliate Axel Springer SE for Insider, Inc... (Strom, Rachel)
April 7, 2022 Filing 17 Consent MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages of the presumptive page limitation set forth in Local Rule 7.1 in support of their Motion to Dismiss pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(5) and (6), by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea.(Strom, Rachel)
April 7, 2022 Filing 16 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Elizabeth A. McNamara Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9263990 by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Elizabeth A. McNamara in support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice))(Strom, Rachel)
April 7, 2022 Filing 15 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Lindsey B. Cherner Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9263969 by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Lindsey B. Cherner in support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice))(Strom, Rachel)
April 7, 2022 Filing 14 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Brendan N. Charney Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9263892 by Julia Black, Henry Blodget, Nicholas Carlson, Insider, Inc., Melkorka Licea. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 (Declaration of Brendan N. Charney in support of Motion for Admission Pro Hac Vice))(Strom, Rachel)
March 10, 2022 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by David Portnoy. All Defendants. (Kiely, Christian)
February 28, 2022 Filing 12 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered. D. #9 STATUS REPORT Request for Rule 16 Conference is denied without prejudice. (McKillop, Matthew)
February 28, 2022 Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Jake Camara on behalf of David Portnoy (Camara, Jake)
February 28, 2022 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Andrew Brad Brettler on behalf of David Portnoy (Brettler, Andrew)
February 28, 2022 Filing 9 STATUS REPORT Request for Rule 16 Conference by David Portnoy. (Kiely, Christian)
February 8, 2022 Filing 8 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Jake A. Camara. 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. (McDonagh, Christina)
February 8, 2022 Filing 7 Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting #5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Andrew B. Brettler. 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. (McDonagh, Christina)
February 7, 2022 Filing 6 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Jake A. Camara Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9172919 by David Portnoy. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Jake Camara)(Kiely, Christian)
February 7, 2022 Filing 5 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Andrew B. Brettler Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number AMADC-9172905 by David Portnoy. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Declaration of Andrew Brettler)(Kiely, Christian)
February 7, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE of Appearance by Howard M. Cooper on behalf of David Portnoy (Cooper, Howard)
February 7, 2022 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. 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. (Phillips, Sophie)
February 7, 2022 Filing 2 ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Chief Judge F. Dennis Saylor, IV 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 Jennifer C. Boal. (Finn, Mary)
February 7, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants Filing fee: $ 402, receipt number BMADC-9171337 (Fee Status: Filing Fee paid), filed by David Portnoy. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Category Form)(Kiely, Christian)

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Plaintiff: David Portnoy
Represented By: Howard M. Cooper
Represented By: Christian G. Kiely
Represented By: Andrew Brad Brettler
Represented By: Jake Camara
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Defendant: Insider, Inc.
Represented By: Elizabeth A. McNamara
Represented By: Rachel F. Strom
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Defendant: Henry Blodget
Represented By: Elizabeth A. McNamara
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Defendant: Nicholas Carlson
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Defendant: Julia Black
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Defendant: Melkorka Licea
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