Ewing v. Newport Group, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Rev. Pearce Ewing
Defendant: Newport Group, Inc., Symetra Financial Corporation, Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris, African Methodist Episcopal Church and John Does 1-10
Case Number: 2:2022cv02136
Filed: March 4, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Western District of Tennessee
Presiding Judge: Annie T Christoff
Referring Judge: John T Fowlkes
Nature of Suit: Personal Property: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

This docket was last retrieved on April 29, 2022. A more recent docket listing may be available from PACER.

Date Filed Document Text
April 29, 2022 Filing 42 Second MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, (Proposed Order Submitted) by Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris. (Mathis, Andre)
April 26, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER granting #40 Motion to Withdraw Counsel. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 4/26/22. (Fowlkes, J.)
April 25, 2022 Filing 40 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Proposed Order Submitted by Symetra Financial Corporation. (Shannon, Robert)
April 15, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #26 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 4/15/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
April 15, 2022 Filing 38 Defendant Symetra moves unopposed for an extension of time to respond to Complaint. (ECF No. 37.) For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the Motion and extends Defendants time to answer or respond to Complaint up to and including May 20, 2022. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 4/15/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
April 15, 2022 Filing 37 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer the Complaint (proposed order submission via email) by Symetra Financial Corporation. (Leventhal, Markham)
April 14, 2022 Filing 36 NOTICE of Appearance by Markham Richard Leventhal on behalf of Symetra Financial Corporation (Leventhal, Markham)
April 6, 2022 Filing 35 NOTICE of Appearance by Bruce McMullen on behalf of African Methodist Episcopal Church (McMullen, Bruce)
April 6, 2022 Filing 34 NOTICE of Appearance by Melisa T. Moore on behalf of Newport Group, Inc. (Moore, Melisa)
April 6, 2022 Filing 33 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Rev. Pearce Ewing as to Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris. (Lee, Matthew)
April 6, 2022 Filing 32 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Rev. Pearce Ewing as to Newport Group, Inc.. (Lee, Matthew)
April 6, 2022 Filing 31 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Rev. Pearce Ewing as to Symetra Financial Corporation. (Lee, Matthew)
April 6, 2022 Filing 30 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Rev. Pearce Ewing. African Methodist Episcopal Church waiver sent on 3/21/2022, answer due 5/20/2022. (Lee, Matthew)
April 2, 2022 Filing 29 NOTICE of Appearance by Greg Frederic Coleman on behalf of Rev. Pearce Ewing (Coleman, Greg)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER granting #25 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/31/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 31, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 27 [TEXT ORDER - NO IMAGE ATTACHED] Defendant Dr. Jerome Harris moves unopposed for an extension of time to respond to Complaint. (ECF No. 21.) For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the Motion and extends Defendants time to answer or respond to Complaint up to and including May 2, 2022. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/31/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 31, 2022 Filing 26 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice - Proposed Order Submitted (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3844160) by Newport Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - Massachusetts Bar, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - U.S.D.C. District of Massachusetts)(Fleckner, James)
March 30, 2022 Filing 25 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice - Proposed Order Submitted (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3843667) by Newport Group, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Certificate of Good Standing - District of Columbia Bar, #2 Certificate of Good Standing - U.S.D.C. Southern District of New York)(Carswell, DeMario)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER granting #13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr on 3/30/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER granting #12 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/30/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 30, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER granting #11 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/30/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 30, 2022 Filing 21 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, (2022-03-30 Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint) [proposed order submitted] by Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris. (Mathis, Andre)
March 30, 2022 Filing 20 NOTICE of Appearance by Andre B. Mathis on behalf of Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris (Mathis, Andre)
March 30, 2022 Filing 19 NOTICE of Appearance by Sarah Elizabeth Stuart on behalf of Newport Group, Inc. (Stuart, Sarah)
March 30, 2022 Filing 18 NOTICE of Appearance by Lani D. Lester on behalf of Newport Group, Inc. (Lester, Lani)
March 29, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 17 [TEXT ORDER - NO IMAGE ATTACHED] Defendant Symetra moves unopposed for an extension of time to respond to Complaint. (ECF No. 15.) For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the Motion and extends Symetras time to answer or respond to Complaint up to and including April 15, 2022. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/29/2022.
March 29, 2022 Filing 16 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Symetra Financial Corporation. (Shannon, Robert)
March 29, 2022 Filing 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer ,proposed order submitted, by Symetra Financial Corporation. (Shannon, Robert)
March 29, 2022 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Shannon, Jr on behalf of Symetra Financial Corporation (Shannon, Robert)
March 28, 2022 Filing 13 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice proposed order submitted (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3841278) by Rev. Pearce Ewing. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Schedule A, #2 Exhibit NC Supreme Court COGS - SJS, #3 Exhibit EDNC COGS - SJS)(Spangenburg, Sarah)
March 28, 2022 Filing 12 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice proposed order submitted (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3841227) by Rev. Pearce Ewing. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Schedule A, #2 Exhibit NC Supreme Court COGS - JRW, #3 Exhibit EDNC COGS - JRW)(Williams, Jeremy)
March 28, 2022 Filing 11 MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice proposed order submitted (Filing fee $ 150 receipt number ATNWDC-3841133) by Rev. Pearce Ewing. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Schedule A, #2 Exhibit NC Supreme Court Certificate of Good Standing, #3 Exhibit EDNC Certificate of Good Standing)(Lee, Matthew)
March 28, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 [TEXT ORDER - NO IMAGE ATTACHED] #8 Defendant Newport moves unopposed for an extension of time to respond to Complaint. (ECF No. 8.) For good cause shown, the Court GRANTS the Motion and extends Newports time to answer or respond to Complaint up to and including May 20, 2022. Signed by Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr. on 3/28/2022. (Fowlkes, J.)
March 25, 2022 Filing 9 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Newport Group, Inc.. (Gibson, Tannera)
March 25, 2022 Filing 8 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #1 Complaint, or otherwise Respond, proposed order submitted by Newport Group, Inc.. (Gibson, Tannera)
March 25, 2022 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by Tannera George Gibson on behalf of Newport Group, Inc. (Gibson, Tannera)
March 7, 2022 Filing 6 Summons Issued as to African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris, Newport Group, Inc., Symetra Financial Corporation. The filer has been notified electronically that the summons has been issued, and the new docket entry reflects this. Upon notification of the new docket entry, the filer is to print the issued summons in order to effect service. (Attachments: #1 Symetra Financial Corporation, #2 Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris, #3 African Methodist Episcopal Church)(agj)
March 4, 2022 Filing 5 NOTICE OF RIGHT TO CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF CIVIL JURISDICTION BY A MAGISTRATE JUDGE Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed.R.Civ.P.73, and Local Rule 72.1, this Court has designated the Magistrate Judges of this District to conduct trials and otherwise dispose of any civil case that is filed in this Court. Your decision to consent, or not consent, to the referral of your case to a United States Magistrate Judge for trial and entry of a final judgment must be entirely voluntary. The judge or magistrate judge to whom the case has been assigned will not be informed of your decision unless all parties agree that the case may be referred to a magistrate judge for these specific purposes. A less than unanimous decision will not be communicated by this office to either the judge or magistrate judge. The consent form is available on the courts website at https://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/forms-and-applications.php (agj)
March 4, 2022 Filing 4 NOTICE OF CASE TRACKING ASSIGNMENT PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE 16.2: Pursuant to Local Rule 16.2, this case has been assigned to the Standard track. http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/LocalRules.pdf (agj)
March 4, 2022 Filing 3 NOTICE TO COMPLY WITH PLAN FOR ALTERNATE DISPUTE RESOLUTION (ADR): Pursuant to Section to 2.1 of the ADR Plan, all civil cases filed on or after Sept. 1, 2014, shall be referred automatically for ADR. For compliance requirements, refer to the ADR Plan at: http://www.tnwd.uscourts.gov/pdf/content/ADRPlan.pdf (agj)
March 4, 2022 Filing 2 Judge John T. Fowlkes, Jr and Magistrate Judge Annie T. Christoff added. (agj)
March 4, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against African Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris, John Does 1-10, Newport Group, Inc., Symetra Financial Corporation (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATNWDC-3824490), filed by Rev. Pearce Ewing. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Proposed Summons - Newport Group, Inc., #3 Proposed Summons - Symetra Financial Corp., #4 Proposed Summons - Symetra Financial Corp., #5 Proposed Summons - AMEC, Inc.)(Ringger, Louis)

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Plaintiff: Rev. Pearce Ewing
Represented By: Louis WIlliam Ringger, III
Represented By: Greg Frederic Coleman
Represented By: Jeremy R. Williams
Represented By: Matthew E Lee
Represented By: Sarah Jo Spangenburg
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Defendant: Newport Group, Inc.
Represented By: Tannera George Gibson
Represented By: DeMario Carswell
Represented By: James Fleckner
Represented By: Lani D. Lester
Represented By: Melisa T. Moore
Represented By: Sarah Elizabeth Stuart
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Defendant: Symetra Financial Corporation
Represented By: Markham Richard Leventhal
Represented By: Robert Shannon, Jr
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Defendant: Rev. Dr. Jerome V. Harris
Represented By: Andre B. Mathis
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Defendant: African Methodist Episcopal Church
Represented By: Bruce McMullen
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