Clemmons v. Smith et al
Plaintiff: Shannon Clemmons
Defendant: Ron Smith, Smith Management Partners, LLC, Precious Moments Company, Inc. and Precious Moments Family of Companies, Inc.
Case Number: 3:2008cv00811
Filed: August 25, 2008
Court: US District Court for the Middle District of Tennessee
Office: Copyright Office
County: Williamson
Presiding Judge: Juliet E. Griffin
Presiding Judge: John T. Nixon
Nature of Suit: Defendant
Cause of Action: Federal Question
Jury Demanded By: 17:0101 Copyright Infringement

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October 9, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 72 ORDER: 1. The motion to amend filed by defendants Ron Smith and Smith Management Partner, LLC 58 is GRANTED. The Clerk is directed to file and docket the defendants' amended answer (Docket Entry No. 58-1). 2. The parties reported that, at the status conference on October 7, 2008, Judge Nixon granted the motion to expedite summary judgment briefing filed by the Precious Momentsdefendants (Docket Entry No. 71), scheduled a hearing on October 9, 2008, on the motion to compel filed by the Pr ecious Moments defendants (Docket Entry No. 65), and rescheduled the pretrial conference from October 20, 2008, to October 21, 2008, at 1:00 p.m. The Magistrate Judge neglected to address filings to be made by the parties prior to the pretrial confe rence, as provided in the September 19, 2008, order, including any motions in limine, a proposed pretrial order, proposed jury instructions and other filings, other than those alreadyaddressed by the Court, prefatory to the pretrial conference and th e trial. The parties shall have until October 13, 2008, to file any motions in limine and any Daubert motions and/or motions relating to expert testimony. By October 17, 2008, counsel for a party offering a deposition to used at trial as the basic testimony of a witness shall advise opposing counsel of those portions of the deposition transcript to be read to or those portions of video deposition to be played to the jury, in accord with Local Rule 32.01.3. By October 17, 2008, the parties sha ll file and serve lists of expected witnesses and exhibits in accord with Rule 26(a)(3)(A)(i) and (iii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. By October 17, 2008, the parties shall file any responses to motions in limine and responses to any Daub ert motions and/or motions relating to expert testimony. By October 17, 2008, the parties shall file a listing of all agreed stipulations and a proposed joint, pretrial order, which shall include (1) a recitation that the pleadings are amended to co nform to the pretrial order and that the pretrial order supplants the pleadings; (2) a short summary of the plaintiff's theory (no more than one page); (3) a short summary of the defendants' theory (no more than one page for the Smith defen dants and no more than one page for the Precious Moments defendants); (4) the issues to be submitted to the Court and the jury; (5) any anticipated evidentiary issues; and (6) a statement that the parties have complied with the provisions of this ord er. The parties shall have until October 21, 2008, to file any evidentiary objections to deposition testimony, in accord with Local Rules 32.01(b) and 39.01(d) and Rule 26(a)(3)(B) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Unless otherwise ordered b y the Court at the pretrial conference on October 21, 2008, the parties shall have until October 23, 2008, to file pretrial briefs in accord with Local Rule 7.01(e)(7). The parties shall file proposed jury instructions, any special interrogatories, and any special verdict forms no later than 9:00 a.m. on October 28, 2008, in accord with Local Rule 51.01. The parties shall file any depositions to be used at trial on October 28, 2008, with the courtroom deputy for Judge Nixon. If the parties wa nt to adjust any of these deadlines, they may file a joint motion to amend this order or schedule a telephone conference call with the undersigned. However, unless otherwise ordered, the above deadlines shall apply. It is so ORDERED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Juliet E. Griffin on 10/9/08. (af)
September 18, 2008 Opinion or Order Filing 53 AGREED ORDER dissolving and vacating the TRO entered 8/27/08. The $5,000 bond posted by pltf shall be returned. Pltf's motion for preliminary injunction is withdrawn. Signed by Senior Judge John T. Nixon on 9/18/08. (xc: Financial Clerk L. Howard)(af)
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Plaintiff: Shannon Clemmons
Represented By: John F. Triggs
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