Coleman et al v. Ripley Entertainment, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Horace Coleman, Adriona Coleman, John Coleman, Jayden Coleman, Ervin Coleman, Tilackia Jackson and Gary Coleman
Defendant: Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation d/b/a Ride The Ducks, Ripley Entertainment, Inc. d/b/a Ride The Ducks, Ride the Ducks of Branson, LLC d/b/a Ride the Ducks, Amphibious Vehicle Manufacturing, LLC, Ride The Ducks International, LLC d/b/a Ride The Ducks, Ride the Ducks International, LLC, Ride the Ducks of Branson, LLC, Ripley Entertainment, Inc. and Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation
Intervenor: United States of America
Case Number: 6:2018cv03232
Filed: August 2, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Missouri
Office: Springfield Office
County: Andrew
Presiding Judge: M Douglas Harpool
Referring Judge: Beth Phillips
Nature of Suit: P.I.: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
September 24, 2018 Filing 41 RESPONSE to motion re #19 MOTION to strike #7 MOTION to intervene and Motion to Stay Discovery filed by Casey Michael Clark on behalf of Intervenor United States of America. Reply suggestions due by 10/9/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Clark, Casey)
September 24, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER granting #34 #35 #36 #37 & #38 motion to appear pro hac vice entered by Clerk of Court. Attorney's Benjamin J Levinsky, I, John W Patton, Jr, Kelly L Ferron, Paul D Motz, I, and Roman Edward Solowski for Ripley Entertainment, Inc. allowed to appear pro hac vice. This entry will serve as authorization for the pro hac participation by the attorney. Western District of Missouri Local Rule 5.1 requires documents to be filed electronically. If pro hac vice counsel has not already done so, counsel is directed to immediately register for a WDMO e-filing account for NextGen CM/ECF. This will enable counsel to electronically file documents and receive electronic notification of filings. Register for a WDMO e-filing account at #PACER. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Geiser, Angel)
September 21, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #32 & #33 motion to appear pro hac vice entered by Clerk of Court. Attorneys David A Dial and Richard Hoyt Hill, II for Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation allowed to appear pro hac vice. This entry will serve as authorization for the pro hac participation by the attorney. Western District of Missouri Local Rule 5.1 requires documents to be filed electronically. If pro hac vice counsel has not already done so, counsel is directed to immediately register for a WDMO e-filing account for NextGen CM/ECF. This will enable counsel to electronically file documents and receive electronic notification of filings. Register for a WDMO e-filing account at #PACER. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Geiser, Angel)
September 21, 2018 Filing 38 Motion to allow Roman E. Solowski to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5950596) filed by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. (Good, Terrance)
September 21, 2018 Filing 37 Motion to allow Paul D. Motz to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5950591) filed by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. (Good, Terrance)
September 21, 2018 Filing 36 Motion to allow Kelly L. Ferron to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5950580) filed by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. (Good, Terrance)
September 21, 2018 Filing 35 Motion to allow John W. Patton, Jr. to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5950569) filed by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. (Good, Terrance)
September 21, 2018 Filing 34 Motion to allow Benjamin J. Levinsky to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5950559) filed by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. (Good, Terrance)
September 20, 2018 Filing 33 Motion to allow RICHARD H. HILL, II to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5948432) filed by Anna Idelevich on behalf of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. (Idelevich, Anna)
September 20, 2018 Filing 32 Motion to allow David A. Dial to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5948418) filed by Anna Idelevich on behalf of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. (Idelevich, Anna)
September 20, 2018 Filing 31 NOTICE of appearance by Anna Idelevich on behalf of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (Attorney Anna Idelevich added to party Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation(pty:dft))(Idelevich, Anna)
September 19, 2018 Filing 30 CERTIFICATE of counsel CERTIFICATE OF CORPORATE INTEREST by Mercedes Ordonez on behalf of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation (Ordonez, Mercedes)
September 13, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 29 ORDER granting in part and denying in part #26 Defendant Ripley Entertainment's motion for extension of time to respond to complaint. Defendant Ripley Entertainment has 30 days from the date of this Order to respond to the Complaint. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Roubal, Kristen)
September 12, 2018 Filing 28 SUGGESTIONS in support re #27 MOTION for more definite statement filed by Mercedes Ordonez on behalf of Defendant Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. (Related document(s) #27 ) (Ordonez, Mercedes)
September 12, 2018 Filing 27 MOTION for more definite statement filed by Mercedes Ordonez on behalf of Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/26/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attorney Mercedes Ordonez added to party Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation(pty:dft))(Ordonez, Mercedes)
September 12, 2018 Filing 26 First MOTION for extension of time to Respond to Complaint filed by Alexandra C. Wells on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc.. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/26/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Wells, Alexandra)
September 12, 2018 Filing 25 NOTICE of appearance by Scott Pummell on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (Attorney Scott Pummell added to party Ripley Entertainment, Inc.(pty:dft))(Pummell, Scott)
September 12, 2018 Filing 24 NOTICE of appearance by Alexandra C. Wells on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (Attorney Alexandra C. Wells added to party Ripley Entertainment, Inc.(pty:dft))(Wells, Alexandra)
September 12, 2018 Filing 23 NOTICE of appearance by Terrance J. Good on behalf of Ripley Entertainment, Inc. (Attorney Terrance J. Good added to party Ripley Entertainment, Inc.(pty:dft))(Good, Terrance)
September 11, 2018 Filing 22 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Ripley Entertainment, Inc. served on 8/24/2018, answer due 9/14/2018. (Witherspoon, Nuru)
September 11, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER granting #20 Ride the Ducks International, LLC's motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise respond to Plaintiffs' amended complaint. Defendant Ride the Ducks International, LLC has up to and including October 10, 2018 to respond to Plaintiffs' amended complaint. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (Roubal, Kristen)
September 10, 2018 Filing 20 MOTION for extension of time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs' Amended Complaint filed by Kevin P. Krueger on behalf of Ride the Ducks International, LLC. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/24/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Krueger, Kevin)
September 10, 2018 Filing 19 MOTION to strike #7 MOTION to intervene and Motion to Stay Discovery filed by Kevin P. Krueger on behalf of Ride the Ducks International, LLC. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/24/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Related document(s) #7 ) (Krueger, Kevin)
September 10, 2018 Filing 18 NOTICE of appearance by Kevin P. Krueger on behalf of Ride the Ducks International, LLC (Attorney Kevin P. Krueger added to party Ride the Ducks International, LLC(pty:dft))(Krueger, Kevin)
September 10, 2018 Filing 17 NOTICE of appearance by Andrew D Ryan on behalf of Ride the Ducks International, LLC (Attorney Andrew D Ryan added to party Ride the Ducks International, LLC(pty:dft))(Ryan, Andrew)
September 10, 2018 Filing 16 NOTICE of appearance by Lawrence S Hall on behalf of Ride the Ducks International, LLC (Attorney Lawrence S Hall added to party Ride the Ducks International, LLC(pty:dft))(Hall, Lawrence)
September 6, 2018 Filing 15 NOTICE OF HEARING - This is the official notice for this hearing. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. Hearing on all pending motions and Case Management Conference set for 11/1/2018 09:30 AM in DJ Courtroom 1, Springfield (MDH) before District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. (Howard, Linda)
August 31, 2018 Filing 14 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Ride the Ducks of Branson, LLC served on 8/22/2018, answer due 9/12/2018. (Witherspoon, Nuru)
August 31, 2018 Filing 13 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Ride the Ducks International, LLC served on 8/20/2018, answer due 9/10/2018. (Witherspoon, Nuru)
August 31, 2018 Filing 12 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation served on 8/22/2018, answer due 9/12/2018. (Witherspoon, Nuru)
August 31, 2018 Filing 11 RETURN OF SERVICE of complaint executed by All Plaintiffs. Amphibious Vehicle Manufacturing, LLC served on 8/22/2018, answer due 9/12/2018. (Witherspoon, Nuru)
August 29, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #9 motion for leave to file excess pages. United States of America is granted permission to file up to 25 pages. Signed on 8/29/18 by District Judge M. Douglas Harpool. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached. (View, Pat)
August 29, 2018 Filing 9 MOTION for leave to file excess pages filed by Casey Michael Clark on behalf of United States of America. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/12/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Clark, Casey)
August 29, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE of appearance by Randall D. Eggert on behalf of United States of America (Attorney Randall D. Eggert added to party United States of America(pty:intv))(Eggert, Randall)
August 29, 2018 Filing 7 MOTION to intervene and Motion to Stay Discovery filed by Casey Michael Clark on behalf of United States of America. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 9/12/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Attachment)(Attorney Casey Michael Clark added to party United States of America(pty:intv))(Clark, Casey)
August 10, 2018 SUMMONS ISSUED as to All Defendants. (Woods, Gloria)
August 8, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER TRANSFERRING CASE. Per order, case reassigned to District Judge M. Douglas Harpool for all further proceedings. District Judge Beth Phillips no longer assigned to case. Please note the new case number: 18-3232-CV-S-MDH. Signed on August 8, 2018, by District Judge Beth Phillips. (Melvin, Greg)
August 7, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER granting #2 motion to appear pro hac vice entered by Clerk of Court. Attorney Ernesto D Sigmon for plaintiff's allowed to appear pro hac vice. This entry will serve as authorization for the pro hac participation by the attorney. Western District of Missouri Local Rule 5.1 requires documents to be filed electronically. If pro hac vice counsel has not already done so, counsel is directed to immediately register for a WDMO e-filing account for NextGen CM/ECF. This will enable counsel to electronically file documents and receive electronic notification of filings. Register for a WDMO e-filing account at #PACER. This is a TEXT ONLY ENTRY. No document is attached.(Geiser, Angel)
August 3, 2018 Filing 4 AMENDED COMPLAINT against All Defendants filed by Nuru Lateef Witherspoon on behalf of All Plaintiffs.(Witherspoon, Nuru)
August 3, 2018 Filing 3 NOTICE OF INCLUSION FOR MEDIATION AND ASSESSMENT PROGRAM (MAP). REVIEW NOTICE AND MAP GENERAL ORDER CAREFULLY FOR IMPORTANT CHANGES, DEADLINES AND REQUIREMENTS.Notice of MAP assignment to an outside mediator. (Attachments: #1 MAP General Order)(Keller, Jeanne)
August 2, 2018 Filing 2 Motion to allow Ernesto Sigmon to appear pro hac vice (Pro Hac fee $100 receipt number AMOWDC-5879483) filed by Nuru Lateef Witherspoon on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Witherspoon, Nuru) (Main Document 2 replaced on 8/7/2018) (Russel, Jeri).
August 2, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Original against All Defendants filed by Nuru Lateef Witherspoon on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Filing fee $400, receipt number AMOWDC-5879447. Service due by 10/31/2018 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet to Original Complaint)(Witherspoon, Nuru)

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Defendant: Ripley Entertainment, Inc.
Represented By: Roman Edward Solowski
Represented By: Benjamin J Levinsky, I
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Defendant: Herschend Family Entertainment Corporation
Represented By: David A Dial
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Plaintiff: Horace Coleman
Represented By: Nuru Lateef Witherspoon
Represented By: Ernesto D Sigmon
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Plaintiff: Adriona Coleman
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Represented By: Ernesto D Sigmon
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Plaintiff: John Coleman
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Plaintiff: Jayden Coleman
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Plaintiff: Tilackia Jackson
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Intervenor: United States of America
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