Howarth v. Construction Management Pros
Plaintiff: Morgan Howarth
Defendant: Construction Management Pros
Case Number: 2:2025cv01019
Filed: November 6, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the District of Utah
Presiding Judge: Ann Marie McIff Allen
Referring Judge: Jared C Bennett
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 0501 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 19 SCHEDULING ORDER granting #18 Motion for Scheduling Order. Amended Pleadings due by 7/31/2026. Joinder of Parties due by 7/31/2026. Expert Discovery due by 6/1/2027. Motions due by 6/15/2027. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 04/02/2026. (kpf)
April 1, 2026 Filing 18 Joint MOTION for Scheduling Order filed by Plaintiff Morgan Howarth. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order) Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett.(Sanders, Craig)
March 31, 2026 Filing 17 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCY re #16 MOTION for Scheduling Order . The document filed is not a motion, only an improperly filed proposed scheduling order. The clerk remind filers that a properly formatted stipulated motion should be attached as a main document. The clerk requests the filer to refile the pleading under the correct event, Motion for a Scheduling Order and attach the motion. The filer should upload a Proposed Scheduling Order and Attorney Planning Meeting as required under paragraph 3 of the #5 Order to Prose Schedule as an attachment to the motion. Additionally, a Word version of the proposed scheduling order must be emailed directly to chambers. The new pleading will receive a new document number on the docket. (kpf)
March 30, 2026 Filing 16 MOTION for Scheduling Order filed by Plaintiff Morgan Howarth. Motions referred to Jared C. Bennett.(Sanders, Craig)
March 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 DOCKET TEXT ORDER TO COMPLY WITH ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE. The deadline to comply with Paragraph 3 of #5 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE has expired. The court HEREBY ORDERS the parties to comply on or before 3/31/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 3/17/2026. (docket text order; no attached document) (afc)
February 20, 2026 Filing 14 NOTICE OF NON-CONSENT Consent to the jurisdiction of the Magistrate Judge under DUCivR 72-3 has not been obtained. Case randomly assigned to District Judge Ann Marie McIff Allen and Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett. Magistrate Judge is automatically referred under 28 U.S.C636(b)(1)(A). Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett no longer assigned as the presiding judge to the case. (mh)
February 19, 2026 Filing 13 RECEIVED Consent/Reassignment Form from Defendant Construction Management Pros. (mh)
February 9, 2026 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint filed by Construction Management Pros. Attorney Chrystal M. Mancuso-Smith added to party Construction Management Pros(pty:dft)(Mancuso-Smith, Chrystal)
February 2, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #1 Complaint. Answer deadline updated for Construction Management Pros answer due 2/9/2026. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 02/02/2026. (sg)
January 29, 2026 Filing 10 NOTICE OF AVAILABILITY OF JUDICIAL SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE. For the benefit of the public and the bar, the District of Utah offers judicial settlement conference as an alternative for dispute resolution assistance in all civil cases and bankruptcy adversary proceedings. The court offers this alternative because, when compared with litigation, it can resolve a dispute faster, at less expense, and with solutions that are better able to meet the parties' needs and interests. Parties may file a stipulated motion for judicial settlement conference. A form #motion is available on the court's website. Notice e-mailed or mailed to Defendant Construction Management Pros, Plaintiff Morgan Howarth. (mh)
January 29, 2026 Filing 9 NOTICE OF PRESIDING MAGISTRATE JUDGE ASSIGNMENT - This case is assigned to a magistrate judge. Under 28 U.S.C. 636(c), Fed. R. Civ. P. 73, and DUCivR 72-3, you are hereby notified that a magistrate judge for the District of Utah may conduct any or all proceedings in this case, including a jury or bench trial and entry of a final judgment. Exercise of this jurisdiction by the magistrate judge is permitted only if all parties voluntarily sign and return the form. To consent, return the Consent Form to the clerk's office within 21 days via email at [email protected] or mail to the address on the form. Please do not efile the Consent Form in the case. Notice emailed or mailed to Defendant Construction Management Pros, Plaintiff Morgan Howarth. Form due by 2/19/2026. (mh)
January 28, 2026 Filing 8 First MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer to Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Defendant Construction Management Pros. (Kimball, William)
January 28, 2026 Filing 7 NOTICE of Appearance by William O. Kimball, Jr on behalf of Construction Management Pros (Kimball, William)
December 4, 2025 Filing 6 SUMMONS Returned Executed. Filed by Morgan Howarth. Summons as to Construction Management Pros. (Sanders, Craig)
November 10, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER TO PROPOSE SCHEDULE - See order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett on 11/10/2025. (sg)
November 6, 2025 Filing 4 Summons Issued Electronically as to Construction Management Pros. Instructions to Counsel:1. Click on the document number.2. If you are prompted for an ECF login, enter your 'Attorney' login to CM/ECF.3. Print the issued summons for service. (mdj)
November 6, 2025 Filing 3 Report on the Filing of an action mailed to the Register of Copyrights Office. (mdj)
November 6, 2025 Filing 2 Requested Summons as to Construction Management Pros, L.L.C.. (Sanders, Craig)
November 6, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Construction Management Pros, L.L.C. (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AUTDC-5608822) filed by Morgan Howarth. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Original Photograph, #2 Exhibit Infringing uses of Photograph, #3 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet) (Sanders, Craig)
November 6, 2025 Magistrate Judge Jared C. Bennett added. Case number will now read 2:25-cv-01019-JCB. Please make changes to document captions accordingly. (mdj)

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Plaintiff: Morgan Howarth
Represented By: Craig B. Sanders
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Defendant: Construction Management Pros
Represented By: William O. Kimball, Jr.
Represented By: Chrystal M. Mancuso-Smith
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