Lett et al v. The McClatchy Company, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Robert Lett, III and Charles Fountain
Defendant: The McClatchy Company, LLC doing business as Sun Herald, Blake Kaplan and John Does 1-12
Case Number: 1:2022cv00038
Filed: February 24, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
Presiding Judge: Halil S Ozerden
Referring Judge: Robert H Walker
Nature of Suit: Assault Libel & Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Notice of Removal
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 15, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #4, #5, and #9: Advising attorney that the Plaintiffs names should be listed in the pleading and above the signature line as they appear on the docket (without the middle name) in all future filed pleadings. (RLW)
April 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 9 REPLY to Response to Motion re #8 Memorandum in Opposition, #4 MOTION to Remand , #5 Memorandum in Support of Motion, filed by Charles Fountain, Robert Lett, III (Keeton, Karmel)
April 7, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 8 MEMORANDUM IN OPPOSITION re #4 MOTION to Remand , #5 Memorandum in Support of Motion, filed by Blake Kaplan, The McClatchy Company, LLC (Laird, Henry)
March 29, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER staying proceedings. Pursuant to Local Uniform Civil Rule 16(b)(3)(B), the attorney conference and disclosure requirements and all discovery are stayed, pending the Court's ruling on the #4 Motion to Remand. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER SHALL ISSUE FROM THIS COURT. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert H Walker on 3/29/22 (TS)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 7 NOTICE OF CONVENTIONAL FILING of audio recordings to #5 Memorandum in Support of Motion to Remand filed by Charles Fountain, Robert Lett, III. (Audio Recordings placed in court file in the Clerk's Office) (Attachments: #1 Cover Letter)(PKS) Modified to correct filers on 3/29/2022 (JCH).
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #6: Notice of Conventional filing should not be filed by counsel, but should be brought to the Clerks office with original signature(s) for filing along with the subject document(s). This entry will be disregarded. DOCKET ANNOTATION as to #4, #5, and #6. Attorney is advised to include the correct case number and judges assignment of 1:22cv38 HSO-RHWR on all future filed pleadings. Attorney is not required to re-file. (RLW)
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 6 **ERROR**Disregard this entry. NOTICE of Conventional Filing of Ex. A and MEC No. 30.3 by Charles Fountain, Robert Lett, III re #4 MOTION to Remand , #5 Memorandum in Support of Motion, (Keeton, Karmel) Modified on 3/28/2022 to remove relationship to documents #4 and #5 (RLW).
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 5 MEMORANDUM in Support re #4 MOTION to Remand filed by Charles Fountain, Robert Lett, III (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Trs. of McClatchy Rep. Shannon Hayden's Voicemails to Pl Lett, #2 Exhibit B - Email Comm. Between Couns. and State Court Clerk, #3 Exhibit C - Pls' Abr. Resps. to Def. McClatchy's 1st Set of Reqs. for Admiss., #4 Attachment MEC No. 30.3)(Keeton, Karmel)
March 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 MOTION to Remand by Charles Fountain, Robert Lett, III (Keeton, Karmel)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 3 State Court Record by Defendants Blake Kaplan, The McClatchy Company, LLC Volumes One Corrected Volume (Laird, Henry)
February 28, 2022 Opinion or Order TEXT ONLY ORDER directing Clerk to strike and remove Docket Entry 2 , Corrected State Court Record, and directing counsel to file the corrected State Court Record ONLY, and in a readable format as to pages 5, 34, and 38. NO FURTHER WRITTEN ORDER WILL ISSUE FROM THE COURT. Signed by District Judge Halil S. Ozerden on 2/28/2022. (ALS)
February 25, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 2 (STRICKEN and Document was removed per text only order 2/28/2022) State Court Record by Defendants Blake Kaplan, The McClatchy Company, LLC Volumes One Corrected Volume (Laird, Henry) Modified on 2/28/2022 (PKS). Modified on 2/28/2022 (RLW).
February 24, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL by Blake Kaplan, The McClatchy Company, LLC from Circuit Court of Jackson County, MS, case number 21-135(3). ( Filing fee $ 402.00 receipt number 1464301410) If the complete state court record is not attached as an Exhibit to the Petition for Removal, pursuant to Rule L.U.Civ.R. 5(b): within 14 days removing party must electronically file the entire state court record as a single filing; and all parties shall, within fourteen days after the Case Management Conference, file as separate docket items any unresolved motions that were filed in state court which they wish to advance. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - State Court Case, #2 Exhibit B - Responses by Robert Lett to Defendant's first set of requests for admissions, #3 Exhibit C - Responses by Charles Fountain to Defendant's first set of requests for admissions, #4 Civil Cover Sheet)(PKS)
February 24, 2022 Opinion or Order The certification of the state court record has defendant Blake Kaplan terminated 10/4/2021. Per the Circuit Court Clerk's Office, this is docketed in error and will be corrected on their docket for counsel to obtain a correct certified state court record. (PKS)

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Plaintiff: Robert Lett, III
Represented By: Jesse Mitchell, III
Represented By: Karmel LeDonia Keeton
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Plaintiff: Charles Fountain
Represented By: Jesse Mitchell, III
Represented By: Karmel LeDonia Keeton
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Defendant: The McClatchy Company, LLC doing business as Sun Herald
Represented By: Henry F. Laird, Jr.
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Represented By: Henry F. Laird, Jr.
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