Johnson et al v. Gawker Media, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Charles C Johnson and Got News, LLC
Defendant: Gawker Media, LLC, J. K. Trotter and Greg Howard
Case Number: 4:2015cv01137
Filed: July 23, 2015
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Missouri
Office: St. Louis Office
County: St. Louis - County
Presiding Judge: Charles A. Shaw
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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January 15, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 69 MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that defendants' motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction under Rule 12(b)(2), Fed. R. Civ. P., is GRANTED. [Doc. 14 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that defendants' al ternative motions to transfer for improper venue and to dismiss or strike under the California Anti-SLAPP law are DENIED as moot. [Doc. 20 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' motions for leave to file an amended complaint , to stay the Court's determination on defendants' motion to strike or dismiss pursuant to California's Anti-SLAPP law, and plaintiffs' motion to conduct discovery with respect to whether Californias Anti-Slapp law is precluded by federal law, are DENIED as moot. [Docs. 45 , 62 , 65 ] An appropriate order of dismissal will accompany this memorandum and order. Signed by District Judge Charles A. Shaw on 1/15/16. (JWD)
October 19, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 44 ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that plaintiffs' motion for leave to file an amended complaint is DENIED without prejudice for failure to submit a proposed amended complaint. [Doc. 38 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs� 39; motion for leave to file in excess of page limitation is DENIED. [Doc. 39 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' Memorandum of Law in Opposition To: I. Motion to Transfer Venue, II. Motion to Dismiss, III. California Anti-SLAPP Motion to Strike/Dismiss And in Support of Plaintiffs' Arguments in the Alternative, Including: Motion for Leave to File Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint, and Motion to Stay Defendants' California Anti-SLAPP Motion to Dismiss Pending Discovery, Motion for Leave to File Response in Excess Of Page Limit" is STRICKEN from the record for filing error, and the Clerk of the Court shall delete it from the record. [Doc. 37 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs a re granted leave to file separate twenty (20) page memoranda in opposition to defendants' Motion to Dismiss Case (Doc. 14 ) and Special Motion to Strike the Complaint Pursuant to the California Anti-SLAPP Law (Doc. 20 ). Plaintiffs' op position memoranda shall be filed by October 22, 2015. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any statement of facts filed by plaintiffs shall be filed as a separate document and shall conform to the requirements of Local Rule 4.01 (E) by including a separately numbered paragraph for each fact, indicating whether each fact is established by the record and, if so, providing an the appropriate citation. Plaintiffs shall specifically indicate which of their opposition memoranda or motions the stat ement of facts is intended to support. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' Motion to Stay is DENIED without prejudice for failure to file a memorandum in support thereof as required by Local Rule 4.01(A); plaintiffs may refile this m otion with a memorandum in support. [Doc. 40 ] IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that plaintiffs' 103 exhibits and the Declaration of Jonathon Burns are STRICKEN from the record for filing error, and the Clerk of the Court shall delete them from the record. [Docs. 41-43] Signed by District Judge Charles A. Shaw on 10/19/15. (JWD)
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Defendant: Gawker Media, LLC
Represented By: Joseph E. Martineau
Represented By: Nathan E. Siegel
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Defendant: J. K. Trotter
Represented By: Joseph E. Martineau
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Defendant: Greg Howard
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Plaintiff: Charles C Johnson
Represented By: Jonathon Christian Burns
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