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CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:20-cv-00885-NR
Western District of Pennsylvania (Pittsburgh)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 2:20-cv-00885-NR
JOHNSON v. P G PUBLISHING COMPANY
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ALEXIS D. JOHNSON
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| Samuel J. Cordes Rothman Gordon, P.C. 310 Grant Street 3rd Floor, Grant Building Pittsburgh, PA 15219 (412) 338-1163 Fax: (412) 246-1763 SJCordes@rothmangordon.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | |||
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P G PUBLISHING COMPANY trading and doing business asPITTSBURGH POST GAZETTE Defendant
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| Patrick K. Cavanaugh Del Sole Cavanaugh Three PPG Place Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 261-2393 pcavanaugh@dscslaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | Robert Corn-Revere Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K St NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 (202) 973-4200 Fax: (202) 973-4499 bobcornrevere@dwt.com LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | Zachary N. Gordon Del Sole Cavanuagh Stroyd Three PPG Place Suite 600 Pittsburgh, PA 15222 (412) 261-2393 Fax: (412) 261-2110 zgordon@dscslaw.com LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | |
| Courtney Turco DeThomas Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K St NW Suite 500 East Washington, DC 20005 (202) 973-4288 courtneydethomas@dwt.com PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | Ronald Gary London Davis Wright Tremaine LLP 1301 K St NW Suite 500-East Washington, DC 20005 (202) 973-4200 Fax: (202) 973-4499 ronnielondon@dwt.com PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED | ||
Numbers shown are court assigned numbers.
| Entry | Filed | Description | |
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| 1 | Jun 16, 2020 | View | COMPLAINT against P G PUBLISHING COMPANY (Filing fee, including Administrative fee, $400, receipt number APAWDC-5689510), filed by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Summons) (ept) (Entered: 06/16/2020) |
| 2 | Jun 16, 2020 | Request | Summons Issued as to P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (ept) Document removed from public view and redocketed at 3 as an errata. Modified on 6/18/2020 (ept). (Entered: 06/16/2020) |
| 3 | Jun 18, 2020 | Request | Errata re 2 Summons Issued by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. Reason for Correction: previously uploaded the incorrect summons. (ept) (Entered: 06/18/2020) |
| 4 | Aug 14, 2020 | Request | SUMMONS/Return of Service Returned Executed by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. P G PUBLISHING COMPANY served on 8/14/2020, answer due 9/4/2020. (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 08/14/2020) |
| 5 | Aug 19, 2020 | Request | CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER: Telephonic Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/22/2020 at 02:00 PM before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. Exchange of required Rule 26(a)(1) information due by 10/12/2020; Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 10/12/2020; Stipulation Selecting ADR Process due by 10/12/2020. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 8/19/2020. (av) (Entered: 08/19/2020) |
| 7 | Aug 19, 2020 | Request | Proposed Rule 26(f) report (av) (Entered: 08/19/2020) |
| 8 | Aug 28, 2020 | Request | NOTICE of Appearance by Patrick K. Cavanaugh on behalf of P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Cavanaugh, Patrick) (Entered: 08/28/2020) |
| 9 | Aug 28, 2020 | Request | NOTICE of Appearance by Zachary N. Gordon on behalf of P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Gordon, Zachary) (Entered: 08/28/2020) |
| 10 | Aug 31, 2020 | Request | Disclosure Statement identifying None as corporate parent or other affiliate, by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Cavanaugh, Patrick) (Entered: 08/31/2020) |
| 11 | Sep 3, 2020 | Request | Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to Amend 1 Complaint and Respond to Complaint by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 09/03/2020) |
| 12 | Sep 3, 2020 | Request | MOTION for attorney Robert Corn-Revere to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-5886268) by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (Corn-Revere, Robert) (Entered: 09/03/2020) |
| 13 | Sep 3, 2020 | Request | MOTION for attorney Ronald G. London to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-5886683) by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (London, Ronald) (Entered: 09/03/2020) |
| 14 | Sep 3, 2020 | Request | MOTION for attorney Courtney DeThomas to Appear Pro Hac Vice, (Filing fee $70, Receipt # APAWDC-5886718) by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Proposed Order) (DeThomas, Courtney) (Entered: 09/03/2020) |
| 15 | Sep 4, 2020 | Request | ORDER granting 11 Motion for Extension of Time to Amend. Amended Complaint due by 9/17/2020. Response to Amended Complaint due by 10/17/2020. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/4/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (av) (Entered: 09/04/2020) |
| 16 | Sep 4, 2020 | Request | ORDER granting 12 Motion for attorney Robert Corn-Revere to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 13 Motion for attorney Ronald G. London to Appear Pro Hac Vice; granting 14 Motion for attorney Courtney DeThomas to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 9/4/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (av) (Entered: 09/04/2020) |
| 17 | Sep 17, 2020 | View | AMENDED COMPLAINT against P G PUBLISHING COMPANY P G PUBLISHING COMPANY answer due 10/17/2020, filed by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 09/17/2020) |
| 18 | Oct 12, 2020 | Request | REPORT of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting. (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 10/12/2020) |
| 19 | Oct 13, 2020 | Request | STIPULATION selecting ADR process by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Gordon, Zachary) (Entered: 10/13/2020) |
| 20 | Oct 16, 2020 | Request | MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Corn-Revere, Robert) (Entered: 10/16/2020) |
| 21 | Oct 16, 2020 | Request | BRIEF in Support re 20 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D) (Corn-Revere, Robert) (Entered: 10/16/2020) |
| 22 | Oct 19, 2020 | Request | ORDER Response/Briefing Schedule re 20 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. Plaintiff's response (not to exceed 20 pages) due by 11/9/2020; Defendant's Reply (not to exceed 10 pages) due by 11/17/2020. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/19/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (sns) (Entered: 10/19/2020) |
| 23 | Oct 19, 2020 | Request | ORDER. In light of the parties' submissions in their Rule 26(f) report [ECF 18], all discovery in this case is hereby STAYED until the resolution of 20 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim. It is further ORDERED that the Initial Case Management Conference scheduled for 10/22/2020 is hereby CANCELLED. The parties shall proceed with the schedule set forth in their ADR Stipulation [ECF 19]. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/19/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (sns) (Entered: 10/19/2020) |
| 24 | Oct 19, 2020 | Request | ORDER REFERRING CASE to Early Neutral Evaluation. Kenneth Benson is appointed as an early neutral evaluator. Evaluation to be completed by 1/7/2021. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 10/19/2020. (sns) (Entered: 10/19/2020) |
| 25 | Nov 9, 2020 | Request | RESPONSE to Motion re 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM filed by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON. (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 11/09/2020) |
| 26 | Nov 17, 2020 | Request | REPLY to Response to Motion re 25 Response to Motion filed by P G PUBLISHING COMPANY. (Corn-Revere, Robert) (Entered: 11/17/2020) |
| 27 | Dec 18, 2020 | Request | ORDER Scheduling Oral Argument re 20 Motion to Dismiss. The Court will hold oral argument, by videoconference, on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss on February 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. Chambers will provide the videoconference details at a later date. For purposes of this oral argument only, the Court will consolidate oral arguments on Defendant's Motion to Dismiss in this case (ECF 20 ), with the Motion to Dismiss filed in the related case at 2:20-cv-1222-NR [see ECF 25], such that oral arguments on both motions will be held at the same hearing. If any counsel has a conflict with the date or time of the hearing, counsel should confer with all other counsel in both cases, and file a motion to reschedule oral arguments. Any motion to reschedule should include proposed dates and times when all counsel are available for oral arguments. Signed by Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan on 12/18/2020. Text-only entry; no PDF document will issue. This text-only entry constitutes the Order of the Court or Notice on the matter. (av) (Entered: 12/18/2020) |
| 28 | Jan 7, 2021 | Request | REPORT of Early Neutral Evaluation Case has not resolved. KENNETH J. BENSON terminated. Attorney Kenneth J. Benson terminated. The parties are reminded of their obligation to complete the ADR questionnaire and submit within 5 days of the conclusion of the ADR process. The questionnaire can be accessed at www.pawd.uscourts.gov. Click on the ADR icon. ENE session was held held on 1/7/2021. (Benson, Kenneth) (Entered: 01/07/2021) |
| 29 | Jan 22, 2021 | Request | NOTICE of Intent to File Motion For Sanctions by ALEXIS D. JOHNSON (Cordes, Samuel) (Entered: 01/22/2021) |
| 30 | Feb 11, 2021 | Request | Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan: Oral Argument held on 2/11/2021. (Court Reporter: K. Earley) (av) (Entered: 02/11/2021) |
| 31 | Feb 19, 2021 | Request | NOTICE OF FILING OF OFFICIAL TRANSCRIPT of Proceedings re Oral Argument held on Febuary 11, 2021 before Judge J. Nicholas Ranjan. Court Reporter Karen Earley, Telephone number 412-201-2660. The parties have seven (7) calendar days to file with the court a Notice of Intent to Request Redaction of this transcript. If no such Notice is filed, the transcript may be made remotely, electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 calendar days. For redaction purposes, or otherwise, during this 90 day period a copy of the transcript may be purchased from the court reporter or viewed at the clerk's office public terminal. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction and Redaction Request must be separately mailed to the court reporter of said proceedings. Notice of Intent for Redaction of Personal Data Identifiers due by 2/26/2021. Redaction Request due 3/12/2021. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 3/22/2021. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 5/20/2021. (kme) (Entered: 02/19/2021) |