JTH Tax LLC v. Hewitt et al
Plaintiff: JTH Tax LLC, JTH Tax LLC d/b/a/ Liberty Tax Service formerly known as JTH Tax, Inc. and JTH Tax, Inc.
Defendant: John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, Yneva Marte, ATAX LLC d/b/a ATAX, ATAX Franchise, Inc. and ATAX LLC doing business as Atax
Case Number: 2:2021cv00076
Filed: February 4, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
Presiding Judge: Lawrence R Leonard
Referring Judge: Rebecca Beach Smith
Nature of Suit: Trademark
Cause of Action: 15 U.S.C. § 1125
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
March 31, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 AGREED ORDER granting relief on request of Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction. The Court shall retain jurisdiction over Plaintiff's Lanham Act Claim. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 3/31/2021. (afar)
March 30, 2021 Filing 40 Joint MOTION Entry of Agreed Order re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Joint Motion For Entry of Agreed Order Concerning Plaintiff's Motion For Preliminary Injunction by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Whitelock, Julia)
March 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 ORDER granting #35 Motion for Pro hac vice for Marlen Cortez Morris as to ATAX Franchise, Inc., ATAX LLC, John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC and Yneva Marte. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 3/29/21. (tlev, )
March 29, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER: IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED and DECREED, that Defendants John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, ATAX LLC, ATAX Franchise, Inc. and Yneva Marte shall have until April 6, 2021 to file a response to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard on 3/29/2021. (afar)
March 29, 2021 Filing 37 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by JTH Tax LLC. ATAX Franchise, Inc. waiver sent on 3/24/2021, answer due 5/24/2021. (Whitelock, Julia)
March 26, 2021 Filing 36 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by ATAX Franchise, Inc., ATAX LLC, John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, Yneva Marte. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Marshall, Alexander)
March 26, 2021 Filing 35 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Marlen Cortez Morris and Certification of Local Counsel A. Tevis Marshall Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-7692411. by ATAX Franchise, Inc., ATAX LLC, John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, Yneva Marte. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Personal Statement)(Marshall, Alexander)
March 26, 2021 Filing 34 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by ATAX Franchise, Inc.. (Marshall, Alexander)
March 26, 2021 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Tevis Marshall on behalf of ATAX Franchise, Inc. (Marshall, Alexander)
March 26, 2021 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance by Bret Gregory Daniel on behalf of ATAX Franchise, Inc. (Daniel, Bret)
March 18, 2021 Filing 31 Request for Hearing by JTH Tax LLC re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Request fo Oral Argument (Whitelock, Julia)
March 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 30 ORDER granting #27 Motion for Extension of Time. Defendants ATAX LLC and Yneva Marte shall have until May 11, 2021 to file a response to the Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff, unless otherwise ordered by the Court. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard on 3/18/21. (dbra)
March 17, 2021 Filing 29 Waiver of re #9 Summons Issued, Waiver of the Service of Summons by JTH Tax LLC (Whitelock, Julia)
March 17, 2021 Filing 28 Waiver of re #9 Summons Issued, #24 Amended Complaint, Waiver of the Service of Summons by JTH Tax LLC (Whitelock, Julia)
March 17, 2021 Filing 27 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #24 Amended Complaint, by ATAX LLC, Yneva Marte. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Marshall, Alexander)
March 17, 2021 MOTIONS REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Leonard. #27 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #24 Amended Complaint, (tamarm, )
March 16, 2021 Filing 26 Memorandum in Support re #25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Declaration of Crystal Serrano, #2 Supplement Declaration of Dr. Jonathan Hibbard, #3 Supplement Declaration of Anjerie McHenry, #4 Supplement Declaration of Ahjanae Cline)(Whitelock, Julia)
March 16, 2021 Filing 25 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Whitelock, Julia)
March 16, 2021 Filing 24 AMENDED COMPLAINT for Injunctive Relief and Damages and Demand for Jury Trial against ATAX Franchise, Inc., ATAX LLC, John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, Yneva Marte, filed by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Exhibit M)(Whitelock, Julia)
March 16, 2021 Filing 23 AFFIDAVIT of Attempted Service of Summons, Verified Complaint and Demand for Jury Trial, Verification, and Civil Cover Sheet on John Hewitt by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
March 16, 2021 Filing 22 AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Verified Complaint, and Demand for Jury Trial with Exhibits, Verification, and Civil Cover Sheet served on Loyalty, LLC c/o John Allen Waldrop, Registered Agent on 3/1/21, filed by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
March 11, 2021 Filing 21 SUMMONS Returned Executed by JTH Tax LLC Yneva Marte served on 3/4/2021, answer due 3/25/2021 (Attachments: #1 Affidavit)(Whitelock, Julia)
March 3, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER granting #16 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply. Defendant Atax LLC shall have until 3/23/2021 to file a response to the Complaint or 21 days from the filing of an Amended Complaint (whichever is later). Responses due by 3/23/2021 Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard on 3/3/2021. (tamarm, )
March 3, 2021 Filing 19 AFFIDAVIT of Service on ATAX, LLC d/b/a ATAX by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
March 3, 2021 Filing 18 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by ATAX LLC. (Marshall, Alexander)
March 3, 2021 Notice of Correction re 17 Financial Disclosure Statement. Attorney notified that the document is an incorrectly saved PDF fillable form which we have removed. Requested to refile the document after saving it correctly. (tamarm, )
March 3, 2021 MOTIONS REFERRED to Magistrate Judge Leonard. #16 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint (tamarm, )
March 2, 2021 Filing 17 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by ATAX LLC. (Marshall, Alexander)
March 2, 2021 Filing 16 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #1 Complaint, by ATAX LLC. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Marshall, Alexander)
March 2, 2021 Filing 15 NOTICE of Appearance by Alexander Tevis Marshall on behalf of ATAX LLC (Marshall, Alexander)
March 2, 2021 Filing 14 NOTICE of Appearance by Bret Gregory Daniel on behalf of ATAX LLC (Daniel, Bret)
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER granting #8 Motion for Pro hac vice for James Ludlow Messenger as to JTH Tax LLC. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 2/9/21. (tlev, )
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER granting #6 Motion for Pro hac vice for Brian Joseph Wall as to JTH Tax LLC. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 2/9/21. (tlev, )
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER granting #7 Motion for Pro hac vice for John William Moran as to JTH Tax LLC. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 2/9/21. (tlev, )
February 9, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER granting #3 Motion for Pro hac vice for Peter George Siachos as to JTH Tax LLC. Signed by District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith on 2/9/21. (tlev, )
February 8, 2021 Filing 9 Summons Issued as to ATAX Franchise, Inc., ATAX LLC, John T. Hewitt, Loyalty LLC, Yneva Marte. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Print out two electronically issued summons and one copy of the attachments for each defendant to be served with the complaint. (Attachments: #1 Motions Procedures)(tamarm, )
February 5, 2021 Filing 8 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by James Ludlow Messenger and Certification of Local Counsel Julia K. Whitelock Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-7615374. by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
February 5, 2021 Filing 7 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by John William Moran and Certification of Local Counsel Julia K. Whitelock Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-7615356. by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
February 5, 2021 Filing 6 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Brian Joseph Wall and Certification of Local Counsel Julia K. Whitelock Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-7615329. by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
February 5, 2021 Filing 5 Proposed Summons re #1 Complaint, ATAX Franchise, Inc. by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Supplement ATAX LLC Proposed Summons, #2 Supplement Hewitt Proposed Summons, #3 Supplement Loyalty Proposed Summons, #4 Supplement Marte Proposed Summons)(Whitelock, Julia)
February 5, 2021 Filing 4 Report on the filing or determination of an action regarding a trademark. (epri, )
February 4, 2021 Initial Case Assignment to District Judge Rebecca Beach Smith and Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard. (epri, )
February 4, 2021 Filing 3 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by Peter G. Siachos and Certification of Local Counsel Julia K. Whitelock Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-7614538. by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A)(Whitelock, Julia)
February 4, 2021 Filing 2 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by JTH Tax LLC. (Whitelock, Julia)
February 4, 2021 Filing 1 Complaint for Injunctive Relief and Damages and Demand for Jury Trial ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number 0422-7614516.), filed by JTH Tax LLC. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D, #5 Exhibit E, #6 Exhibit F, #7 Exhibit G, #8 Exhibit H, #9 Exhibit I, #10 Exhibit J, #11 Exhibit K, #12 Exhibit L, #13 Civil Cover Sheet)(Whitelock, Julia)

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