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Plaintiff alleged that she purchased "A Million Little Pieces" under false pretenses due to being misled by defendant James Frey and his publisher Random House, Inc. Plaintiff contended that defendant Random House had marketed and distributed the book as a book of non-fiction or as a non-fiction memoir when in fact the book was replete with fictional and concocted stories.

Plaintiff: Jill Giles
Defendant: James Frey and Random House V G Inc
Case Number: 1:2006cv00058
Filed: February 2, 2006
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio
Office: Cincinnati Office
County: HAMILTON
Presiding Judge: Susan J. Dlott
Nature of Suit: Fraud or Truth-In-Lending
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1391 Personal Injury
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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Date Filed Document Text
April 20, 2007 Filing 13
Electronic Case Filing Letter to Southern District of New York explaining retrieval of our electronic documents. (eh1, )
June 20, 2006 Filing 11
NOTICE from the Judicial Panel on Multidistrict Litigation In re: "A Million Little Pieces" Litigation Transfer Order moving case to the Southern District of New York. (eh, )
March 2, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 10
NOTATION ORDER granting 9 Motion to Stay pending a decision by the Judicial MDL panel.. Signed by Judge Susan J. Dlott on 3/1/06. (wam, )
February 23, 2006 Filing 8
Corporate Disclosure Statement by Random House V G Inc. (Blickensderfer, Matthew)
February 17, 2006 Filing 7
SUMMONS Returned Executed Random House V G Inc served on 2/7/2006, answer due 2/27/2006. (Hegge, Colleen)
February 16, 2006 Opinion or Order Filing 6
ORDER by Judge Susan J Dlott granting 5 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for attorney Scott Carter Frost (wam, ) Modified docket text on 2/17/2006 (scot, ).
February 7, 2006 Filing 4
NOTICE by Clerk REASSIGNING case to Judge Susan J Dlott re 3 Order Reassigning Case (tt, )
February 2, 2006 Filing 2
Summons Issued as to James Frey, Random House V G Inc. (ph, )
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Plaintiff: Jill Giles
Represented By: Alan J Statman
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Defendant: James Frey
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Defendant: Random House V G Inc
Represented By: Matthew C Blickensderfer
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