KFC Corporation v. Westcott et al
Plaintiff: KFC Corporation
Defendant: William T. Westcott, III, Donna Westcott Savage, Wesco Foods, Inc., James E. Westcott and Matthew S. Westcott
Case Number: 5:2020cv00007
Filed: January 6, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina
Presiding Judge: Terrence W Boyle
Nature of Suit: Contract: Franchise
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 25, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER granting #31 Motion to Substitute Attorney. Attorney Andrew T. Hagerman terminated. Signed by Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle on 2/24/2020. (Stouch, L.)
February 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER FOR DISCOVERY PLAN sent to all parties. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 2/20/2020. (Stouch, L.)
February 20, 2020 Filing 33 ANSWER to #1 Complaint, with Jury Demand by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Davis, Garrett)
February 20, 2020 Motion Submitted to Chief Judge Terrence W. Boyle regarding #31 MOTION to Substitute Attorney Garrett Davis. (Stouch, L.)
February 19, 2020 Filing 32 Proposed Order regarding #31 MOTION to Substitute Attorney Garrett Davis filed by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Davis, Garrett)
February 19, 2020 NOTICE TO COUNSEL regarding #31 Motion to Substitute Attorney. At the direction of the court, counsel shall file a proposed order. The order must be filed electronically using the event PROPOSED ORDER located in the RESPONSES AND REPLIES category. (Stouch, L.)
February 17, 2020 Filing 31 MOTION to Substitute Attorney Garrett Davis filed by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Davis, Garrett)
January 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #29 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer regarding #1 Complaint. James E. Westcott answer due 2/20/2020; Matthew S. Westcott answer due 2/20/2020. Signed by Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court on 1/21/2020. (Stouch, L.)
January 21, 2020 Motion Referred to Peter A. Moore, Jr., Clerk of Court regarding #29 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer regarding #1 Complaint or Otherwise Plead. (Stouch, L.)
January 17, 2020 Filing 29 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer regarding #1 Complaint,,,, or Otherwise Plead filed by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) (Davis, Garrett)
January 17, 2020 Filing 28 Financial Disclosure Statement by James E. Westcott (Davis, Garrett)
January 17, 2020 Filing 27 Financial Disclosure Statement by Matthew S. Westcott (Davis, Garrett)
January 17, 2020 Filing 26 Notice of Appearance filed by Garrett L. Davis on behalf of James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Davis, Garrett)
January 10, 2020 Filing 25 Notice of Appearance filed by Stephanie Gaston Poley on behalf of KFC Corporation. (Poley, Stephanie)
January 9, 2020 Filing 24 Notice to Parties regarding Transfer of Case to the Eastern District of North Carolina. Counsel should read the notice in its entirety for additional information. (Rudd, D.)
January 9, 2020 Filing 23 Case transferred in from District of Kentucky Western. Case Number 3:19-cv-00168. Transfer order and docket sheet obtained from transferring district.
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 AGREED ORDER RESOLVING PENDING MOTIONS Signed by Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings on 1/6/2020: Individual Defendants' Motion to Set Aside Entry of Default #13 is GRANTED; Individual Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction #13 is DENIED AS Moot; Plaintiff's Cross Motion to Transfer Venue #19 to the Eastern District of North Carolina is GRANTED; The parties' Joint Motion Motion for Entry of Proposed Agreed Order Resolving Pending Motions #21 is GRANTED; Pursuant to 28 U.S.C 1404(a), the proceedings in this action are hereby TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. cc: Counsel (JM) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
December 23, 2019 Filing 21 Joint MOTION re #13 MOTION to Set Aside and to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, #19 MOTION to Transfer Case Cross Motion to Transfer Venue to North Carolina, #20 Reply to Response to Motion, #18 Response to Motion Motion for Entry of Proposed Agreed Order Resolving Pending Motions by Plaintiff KFC Corporation (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
December 9, 2019 RESPONSE to Motion re #19 MOTION to Transfer Case Cross Motion to Transfer Venue to North Carolina filed by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott.---See DE 20 for PDF document. (ARM) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
December 9, 2019 Filing 20 REPLY to Response to Motion re #13 MOTION to Set Aside and to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, #19 MOTION to Transfer Case Cross Motion to Transfer Venue to North Carolina Reply and Response Brief filed by James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A Unpublished Cases) (Hagerman, Andrew) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 26, 2019 Filing 19 MOTION to Transfer Case Cross Motion to Transfer Venue to North Carolina by Plaintiff KFC Corporation (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 26, 2019 Filing 18 RESPONSE to Motion re #13 MOTION to Set Aside and to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by KFC Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 12, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 AGREED ORDER FOR EXTENSION OF TIME by Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings on 11/12/2019. Plaintiff KFC Corporation shall have until and including 11/26/2019 to file its response to Defendant's Motion at DN #13 . Schedules re: #13 MOTION to Set Aside and to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction, MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction: Responses due by 11/26/2019. cc: Counsel (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 12, 2019 Opinion or Order ORDER Signed by Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings on 11/12/2019 granting #16 Proposed Agreed Order. See DN #16 for PDF. (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 11, 2019 Filing 16 Proposed Agreed Order for Extension of Time by KFC Corporation by KFC Corporation. (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
November 7, 2019 Filing 15 Mail Returned as Undeliverable re DN #12 . Mail sent to Matthew S. Westcott. (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
October 31, 2019 Filing 14 Mail Returned as Undeliverable re #12 . Mail sent to William T. Westcott (JM) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
October 21, 2019 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Defendants James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott. See DN #13 for PDF. (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
October 21, 2019 Filing 13 MOTION to Set Aside and to Dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction by Defendants James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support Memorandum in Support of Motion to Set Aside and Dismiss, #2 Proposed Order Proposed Order Setting Aside Default and Dismissing) (Hagerman, Andrew) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
October 16, 2019 Filing 12 Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Donna Westcott Savage, Wesco Foods, Inc., James E. Westcott, Matthew S. Westcott, William T. Westcott, III. cc: counsel, dfts (JM) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
September 19, 2019 Filing 11 MOTION for Entry of Default by Plaintiff KFC Corporation (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Affidavit of Marisa E. Main, #2 Proposed Order Entry of Default) (Main, Marisa) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
June 26, 2019 Filing 10 SUMMONS Returned Executed by KFC Corporation. William T. Westcott, III served on 6/15/2019, answer due 7/8/2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Affidavit of Service) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
June 7, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER GRANTING MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME TO COMPLETE SERVICE Signed by Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings on 6/7/2019, granting #8 . cc: Counsel (KD) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
June 6, 2019 Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Service by Plaintiff KFC Corporation (Attachments: #1 Memorandum in Support, #2 Proposed Order) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
June 4, 2019 Filing 7 SUMMONS Returned Executed by KFC Corporation. Wesco Foods, Inc. served on 6/3/2019, answer due 6/24/2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proof of Service) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
May 6, 2019 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed by KFC Corporation. Matthew S. Westcott served on 4/23/2019, answer due 5/14/2019. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Proof of Service) (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
March 27, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE by KFC Corporation re #1 Complaint,,,, #4 Summons Issued, (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Green Card for James Westcoff returned 3-22-19, #2 Exhibit Green Card for Donna Westcott Savage returned 3-22-19) (Main, Marisa) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
March 15, 2019 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to All Defendants. Counsel for Plaintiff is responsible for printing and serving the attached issued summonses. (Attachments: #1 Summons William T. Wescott III, #2 Summons Matthew S. Westcott, #3 Summons Donna Westcott Savage, #4 Summons Wesco Foods, Inc.). (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
March 11, 2019 Filing 3 Corporate Disclosure Statement identifying Corporate Parent Yum! Brands, Inc., Corporate Parent KFC Holding Co. for KFC Corporation. by KFC Corporation. (McKenna, Sarah) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 2 Case Assignment (Random Selection): Case Assigned to Judge Rebecca Grady Jennings. (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]
March 8, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0644-2821133), filed by KFC Corporation. (Attachments: #1 Cover Sheet, #2 Exhibit Franchise Agreement (L690009), #3 Exhibit - Franchise Agreement (L690010), #4 Exhibit C - Franchise Agreement (L690011), #5 Exhibit D - Franchise Agreement (L690012), #6 Exhibit E - Franchise Agreement (L690013), #7 Exhibit F - Assignment of Franchise, #8 Exhibit G - Transfer Agreement, #9 Exhibit H - Advertising Agreement (Wesco Foods SC Outlets), #10 Exhibit I - Control Person Addendum (L690009,10,11,12,13), #11 Exhibit J - Guaranty (L690009), #12 Exhibit K - Guaranty (L690010), #13 Exhibit L - Guaranty (L690011), #14 Exhibit M - Guaranty (L690012), #15 Exhibit N - Guaranty (L690013), #16 Exhibit O - 11-29-16 Ltr to Westcott - DEMAND FOR PAYMENT CLOSED STORES, #17 Exhibit P - Demand ltr to James Westcott 6-12-18, #18 Exhibit Q - Demand ltr to Donna Savage 6-12-18, #19 Exhibit R - Demand ltr to Matthew Westcott 6-12-18, #20 Exhibit S - Demand ltr to Wm Westcott 6-12-18). (RLJ) [Transferred from Kentucky Western on 1/9/2020.]

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Defendant: James E. Westcott
Represented By: Andrew T. Hagerman
Represented By: Garrett L. Davis
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