March 28, 2023 |
Filing
286
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's motion to strike Plaintiff's expert witnesses is DENIED as MOOT. (Doc. No. 248 ). Defendant may re-file the motion at a later date, if necessary. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 3/28/23. (JAB)
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January 26, 2023 |
Filing
275
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Judge Mark D. Seigel is appointed as Special Master to resolve the parties' outstanding discovery issues, including, but not limited to, the parties ESI protocol, any claims of privilege, any outstanding discovery for Phase I of discovery, and any outstanding depositions in this case. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 1/26/23. (JAB) cc: Finance Dept.
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July 6, 2022 |
Filing
247
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Quash 243 is DENIED without prejudice. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 7/6/22. (JAB)
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March 28, 2022 |
Filing
239
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER. (See Full Order.) IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Anne Cori's Motion for Summary Judgment 198 is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part, as set forth above. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendant Eagle Forum's Motion for Summary Judgment 194 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Summary Judgment 201 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit a joint proposed scheduling plan within fourteen days. (Joint Scheduling Plan due by 4/11/2022.) Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 3/28/2022. (CBL)
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November 4, 2021 |
Filing
205
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the parties' consent motion to amend/correct the Case Management Order 204 is GRANTED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties' previous joint motion to amend/correct the Case Management Order 191 and the supplemental motion to amend/correct the Case Management Order 192 are DENIED as moot. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 11/4/21. (JAB)
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June 9, 2021 |
Filing
190
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant Eagle Forum's motion for protective order 180 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the deadline for the deposition of Defendant Eagle Forum's corporate representative shall be extended to June 16, 2021. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 6/9/2021. (LNJ)
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February 17, 2021 |
Filing
175
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendant's Motion to Compel 159 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion for Protective Order 160 is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that no later than February 24, 2021, the parties shall meet and confer and submit to the Court a joint proposed schedule for discovery. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 2/17/2021. (CLO)
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January 7, 2021 |
Filing
168
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants Motions to Dismiss [140, 142] are GRANTED in part and DENIED in part. The motions are GRANTED only as to the issue of ownership of eagleforum.org and eagleforum.org email addresses in Count X. The remainder of Count X survives dismissal. The motion is DENIED in all other respects. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 1/7/2021. (SMM)
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November 3, 2020 |
Filing
151
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the Individual Defendant's Motion to Dismiss, (Doc. No. 140 ), is GRANTED in part. All claims asserted against Defendants Cathie Adams, Shirley Curry, Rosina Kovar, Carolyn McLarty, and Eunie S mith are DISMISSED with prejudice. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the remaining Defendants shall brief the Court on the impact of the Judgment and Order entered September 14, 2020 in Cause No. 2016MR000111 within fifteen days of the date of this order. Plaintiffs shall have ten days to respond. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 11/3/2020. (SMM)
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August 12, 2020 |
Filing
137
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' motion for leave to file a second amended complaint and to add SpearTip as a party is GRANTED. (Doc. No. 135 ). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants' motions to dismiss are DE NIED as moot. (Doc. Nos. 124 , 127 ). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, given the addition of SpearTip, the case management order is VACATED to be reset upon later instruction by the Court. (Doc. No. 123 ). Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 8/12/2020. (CLO)
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May 12, 2020 |
Filing
120
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER / ORDER LIFTING STAY : IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Lift Stay is GRANTED. (Doc. No. 110 ). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the stay originally entered in this case on November 15, 2017, is HEREBY LIFTED. (Doc. No. 82 ). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall confer and propose a scheduling plan to the Court on or before May 19, 2020. ( Joint Scheduling Plan due by 5/19/2020.). Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 5/12/20. (KKS)
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January 24, 2020 |
Filing
107
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion to lift stay (Doc. No. 101 ) is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this case shall remain STAYED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, on or before March 24, 2020, Plainti ffs and Defendants shall each file a status report regarding all other related lawsuits. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall file a notice updating the Court of any judgments entered in the Madison County or St. Louis County probate case within ten (10) days of the entry of judgment. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 1/24/20. (JAB)
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November 15, 2017 |
Filing
82
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: Accordingly, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this matter is STAYED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the parties shall submit a report advising the Court of the status of related cases every six (6) months or within ten (10) days of any final judgment or ruling on a dispositive motion. IT IS FINALLY ORDERED that the clerk of the Court shall administratively close this case. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 11/15/17. (JAB)
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September 26, 2017 |
Filing
81
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs motion to compel (Doc. 77 ) is DENIED. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 9/26/17. (JAB)
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April 17, 2017 |
Filing
56
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to File Amended Complaint (Doc. 45 ) is GRANTED. The Clerk of the Court shall detach and docket Plaintiffs proposed amended complaint which was submitted as an attachmen t to the Motion (Doc. 45.2). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants Motion to Dismiss or, in the Alternative, for Stay (Doc. 16 ) is DENIED as moot. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs Second Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order an d Preliminary Injunction (Doc. 46 ) is DENIED. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Substitute Corrected Exhibit and to Seal (Doc. 25 ) is GRANTED IN PART AND DENIED IN PART as follows. The motion is GRANTED to the extent i t seeks to seal Exhibits 2 and 7 attached to Plaintiffs First Motion for a Temporary Restraining Order (Docs. 7.2, 7.7-7.13), and the motion is DENIED to the extent is seeks to substitute Exhibit A attached to the Motion for Leave to Substitute C orrect Exhibit and to Seal for Exhibit 7 attached to Plaintiffs First Motion for Temporary Restraining Order. The Clerk shall seal Exhibits 2 and 7 attached to Plaintiffs First Motion for Temporary Restraining Order (Docs. 7.2, 7.7-7.13). IT IS FI NALLY ORDERED that the parties shall show cause, in writing and no later than thirty (30) days from the date of this Order, why this proceeding should not be stayed pending the resolution of the Madison County case and the St. Louis County Probate case. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 4/17/17. (JAB)
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February 3, 2017 |
Filing
44
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Defendants' Motion to Strike or Exclude the Declaration of John Schlafly (Doc. No. 18 ) is DENIED as moot.. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 2/3/17. (JAB)
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December 13, 2016 |
Filing
43
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs' Motion to Schedule Rule 16 Conference (Doc. No. 42 ) is DENIED without prejudice. The Court will consider any scheduling matters under Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 pending its resolution of Defendant's Motion. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 12/13/16. (JAB)
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November 9, 2016 |
Filing
27
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER: IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that Plaintiffs emergency motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction (Doc. No. 7 ) is DENIED. Signed by District Judge John A. Ross on 11/9/16. (JAB)
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