Swyers v. United States Patent & Trademark Office et al
Plaintiff: Swyers and Matthew H. Swyers
Defendant: United States Patent & Trademark Office, William R. Covey, Jane Does 1-10 and Michelle K. Lee
Case Number: 1:2016cv01042
Filed: August 15, 2016
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Office: Alexandria Office
County: Middlesex
Presiding Judge: Theresa Carroll Buchanan
Referring Judge: T S Ellis
2 Judge: Liam O'Grady
Nature of Suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision
Cause of Action: 05 U.S.C. § 0706
Jury Demanded By: None
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Date Filed Document Text
January 5, 2017 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER denying #16 Motion for Reconsideration. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 1/5/2016. (awac)
January 3, 2017 Filing 19 Memorandum in Opposition re #16 MOTION to Alter Judgment filed by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office. (Barghaan, Dennis)
December 21, 2016 Set Deadlines as to #16 MOTION to Alter Judgment . Motion Hearing set for 1/13/2017 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 700 before District Judge Liam O'Grady. (clar, )
December 20, 2016 Filing 18 Notice of Hearing Date re #16 MOTION to Alter Judgment (Howell, Danny)
December 20, 2016 Notice of Correction re #16 MOTION to Alter Judgment . The filing user has been notified to file a Notice of Hearing Date or a Notice of Waiver of Oral Argument. (dest, )
December 19, 2016 Filing 17 Memorandum in Support re #16 MOTION to Alter Judgment filed by Matthew H. Swyers. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Howell, Danny)
December 19, 2016 Filing 16 MOTION to Alter Judgment by Matthew H. Swyers. (Howell, Danny)
November 21, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER- For the reasons outlined in the accompanying Memorandum Opinion, the Court finds good cause to grant the Motion. The Court, therefore, ORDERS that the Motion to Dismiss, #7 , is GRANTED and the case is DISMISSED. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 11/21/2016. (dest )
November 21, 2016 Filing 14 MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Liam O'Grady on 11/21/2016. (dest )
November 15, 2016 Per LO chambers motions set for 11/18/16 on the pleadings (clar, )
November 3, 2016 Filing 13 REPLY to Response to Motion re #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office. (Barghaan, Dennis)
October 28, 2016 Filing 12 Memorandum in Opposition re #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Matthew H. Swyers. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Howell, Danny)
October 19, 2016 Set/Reset Deadlines as to #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction . Motion Hearing set for 11/18/2016 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 700 before District Judge Liam O'Grady. (rban, )
October 19, 2016 Case Reassigned to District Judge Liam O'Grady. District Judge T. S. Ellis, III no longer assigned to the case. (rban, )
October 18, 2016 Filing 11 NOTICE by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office of Related Case (Corrected to Include Omitted Exhibit) (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Barghaan, Dennis)
October 18, 2016 Set Deadlines as to #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction . Motion Hearing set for 11/18/2016 at 10:00 AM in Alexandria Courtroom 900 before District Judge T. S. Ellis III. (clar, )
October 17, 2016 Filing 10 NOTICE by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office of Related Case (Barghaan, Dennis)
October 17, 2016 Filing 9 Notice of Hearing Date set for 11/18/2016 re #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction (Barghaan, Dennis)
October 17, 2016 Filing 8 Memorandum in Support re #7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office. (Attachments: #1 Exhibits A-D, #2 Exhibits E-F)(Barghaan, Dennis)
October 17, 2016 Filing 7 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by William R. Covey, Michelle K. Lee, United States Patent & Trademark Office. (Barghaan, Dennis)
September 14, 2016 Filing 6 NOTICE of Appearance by Robert Jackson Martin, IV on behalf of Matthew H. Swyers (Martin, Robert)
August 25, 2016 Filing 5 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Matthew H. Swyers. U.S. Attorney served on 8/18/2016, answer due 10/17/2016 (kgra, )
August 23, 2016 Filing 4 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Matthew H. Swyers. William R. Covey served on 8/18/2016, answer due 10/17/2016; Michelle K. Lee served on 8/18/2016, answer due 10/17/2016; United States Patent & Trademark Office served on 8/18/2016, answer due 10/17/2016, U.S Attorney General served on 8/18/2016, answer due 10/17/2016(kgra, )
August 17, 2016 Filing 3 Summons Issued as to U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General. (Attachments: #1 Letter)(rban, )
August 15, 2016 Filing 2 Summons Issued as to Michelle K. Lee, Matthew H. Swyers, United States Patent & Trademark Office. (rban, )
August 15, 2016 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 14683060982.), filed by Matthew H. Swyers. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Letter)(kgra, )

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Defendant: United States Patent & Trademark Office
Represented By: Dennis Carl Barghaan, Jr.
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