Obsidian Finance Group, LLC et al v. Cox
Plaintiff: Obsidian Finance Group, LLC and Kevin D. Padrick
Defendant: Crystal Cox
Case Number: 3:2011cv00057
Filed: January 14, 2011
Court: US District Court for the District of Oregon
Office: Portland (3) Office
Presiding Judge: Marco A. Hernandez
Nature of Suit: Assault, Libel, and Slander
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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July 25, 2014 Opinion or Order Filing 207 OPINION & ORDER: Defendant's motion for summary judgment 198 and motion for court trial/objection to jury trial 190 are denied. See 6-page opinion & order attached. Signed on 7/25/2014 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. (mr)
March 27, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 123 OPINION & ORDER: Defendant's motion for new trial 105 is denied. Signed on 3/27/2012 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. See 34-page opinion & order attached. Copy mailed to defendant Crystal Cox. (mr)
January 23, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 114 ORDER: Plaintiffs' supplemental motion for fees and costs 98 is granted in part and denied in part. Plaintiffs are awarded $4,911.57 as against defendant for defendant's failure to appear at her deposition. See 10-page order attached. Signed on 1/23/2012 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. Copy emailed to defendant Crystal Cox. (mr)
November 30, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 95 OPINION: Based on the evidence presented at the time of trial, I conclude that plaintiffs are not public figures, defendant is not "media," and the statements at issue were not made on an issue of public concern. Thus, there are no F irst Amendment implications. Defendant's other defenses of absolute privilege, Oregon's Shield Law, Oregon's Anti-SLAPP statute, and Oregon's retraction statutes, are not applicable. See 13-page opinion attached. Signed on 11/30/2011 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. Copy of opinion mailed and emailed to defendant. (mr)
October 18, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 44 OPINION & ORDER: Plaintiffs' motion to dismiss, or alternatively for summary judgment 36 , is granted and all of defendant's counterclaims are dismissed. See 8-page opinion & order attached. Ordered by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. Copy of order mailed and emailed to defendant. (mr)
August 23, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 31 SUPPLEMENTAL OPINION & ORDER: Plaintiffs' July 22, 2011 Opposition Memorandum 27 is construed as a supplemental motion for summary judgment as to the blog posts not previously submitted with plaintiffs' original summary judgment m otion, and as so construed, is denied. Summary judgment independent of the motion pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56(f), is granted to defendant as to all blog posts other than the December 25, 2010 blog post appearing on the "bankruptcycorruption.com" website. The Court will promptly set a telephone scheduling conference to establish a case schedule for trial. See 31-page opinion and order attached. Ordered by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. (mr)
July 7, 2011 Opinion or Order Filing 26 OPINION & ORDER: Plaintiff's motion for partial summary judgment 9 is denied. See 16-page opinion and order attached. Signed on 7/7/2011 by Judge Marco A. Hernandez. (mr)
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