Maine District Court
Judge:George Z Singal
Referred: John C Nivison
Case #: 1:18-cv-00015
Nature of Suit320 Torts - Personal Injury - Assault, Libel, & Slander
Cause28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Case Filed:Jan 11, 2018
Terminated:Jul 05, 2023
Last checked: Tuesday Jul 10, 2018 5:10 AM EDT
Defendant
BANGOR PUBLISHING CO INC
Represented By
BERNARD J. KUBETZ
Eaton Peabody
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Defendant
GANNETT COMPANY INC
Represented By
CLIFFORD RUPRECHT
Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, P.C.
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Defendant
MEG HASKELL
Represented By
BERNARD J. KUBETZ
Eaton Peabody
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Defendant
INVESTORS BUSINESS DAILY INC
Represented By
RUSSELL PIERCE
Norman, Hanson & Detroy
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Defendant
EDWARD MURPHY
Represented By
ANDREA T. HOLBROOK
Duane Morris LLP
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Defendant
SALLY PIPES
Defendant
DONOVAN SLACK
Represented By
CLIFFORD RUPRECHT
Roach Hewitt Ruprecht Sanchez & Bischoff, P.C.
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Defendant
MTM ACQUISITION INC
Represented By
ANDREA T. HOLBROOK
Duane Morris LLP
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Plaintiff
THOMAS FRANCHINI
8 S. COVE LANE
ESSEX, CT 06426
Represented By
RAYMOND W. BELAIR
Belair & Evans LLP
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JENS-PETER W. BERGEN
Law Office Of Jens-Peter W. Bergen
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DAVID J. VAN DYKE
Lynch & Van Dyke
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TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
BLETHEN MAINE NEWSPAPERS INC
Terminated: 02/06/2018

GPO Mar 29 2019
ORDER ON MOTION TO EXTEND TIME FOR SERVICE OF COMPLAINT granting 50 Motion to Extend Time for Service By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)
GPO Mar 29 2019
ent on the Pleadings By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)ORDER ON PENDING DISPOSITIVE MOTIONS granting in part and denying in part 17 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; 18 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; 24 Motion for Judgment on the Pleadings; 26 Motion for Judgm
GPO Apr 16 2019
ORDER ON ISSUE OF STAY- IBD's filing re: position as to stay shall be filed by NOON on 4/23/2019; any responses shall be submitted by NOON on 4/25/2019. By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)
GPO Sep 05 2019
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS granting in part and denying in part 77 Motion to Dismiss By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)
GPO Apr 15 2020
ORDER ON INVESTOR'S BUSINESS DAILY'S MOTION TO STRIKE PLAINTIFF'S SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT granting 96 Motion to Strike By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)
GPO Apr 15 2020
ORDER ON MOTION TO STRIKE SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT OR IN THE ALTERNATIVE TO DISMISS SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT granting 95 Motion to Strike or in the Alternative to Dismiss Second Amended Complaint By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrc)
GPO Oct 05 2020
ORDER FOLLOWING PRE-FILING CONFERENCE- Joint Stipulated Record due by 12/10/2020; Motion for Summary Judgment due by 12/17/2020; responses due by 1/14/2021; replies due by 1/28/2021 By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)
GPO Feb 23 2021
ORDER ON MOTION TO AMEND granting 151 Motion to Amend. By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)
GPO Sep 03 2021
ORDER ON JOINT MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT re 138 Motion for Summary Judgment By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)
GPO Jun 08 2022
ORDER ON PENDING MOTION granting 182 Motion for Relief from Stay and Motion for Summary Judgment By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)
GPO May 30 2023
REPORT AND RECOMMENDED DECISION re 204 MOTION for Summary Judgment . Objections to R&R due by 6/13/2023. By MAGISTRATE JUDGE JOHN C. NIVISON. (MFS)
GPO Jul 05 2023
ORDER AFFIRMING RECOMMENDED DECISION granting 204 Motion for Summary Judgment; adopting 217 REPORT AND RECOMMENDED DECISION re 204 MOTION for Summary Judgment By JUDGE GEORGE Z. SINGAL. (lrt)

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