Mercedes Benz USA LLC v. Lewis
| Michigan Eastern District Court | |
| Judge: | Linda V Parker |
| Referred: | Elizabeth A Stafford |
| Case #: | 2:19-cv-10948 |
| Nature of Suit | 820 Property Rights - Copyrights |
| Cause | 28:2201 Declaratory Judgement |
| Case Filed: | Mar 29, 2019 |
| Terminated: | Jun 01, 2020 |
| Last checked: Wednesday Sep 25, 2019 4:49 AM EDT |
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Defendant
James Lewis
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Represented By
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Plaintiff
Mercedes Benz USA LLC
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Represented By
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GPO
Sep 11 2019
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTIONS TO DISMISS. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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GPO
Sep 26 2019
ORDER consolidating cases 19-10948, 19-10949 and 19-10951. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (DPer) |
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GPO
Nov 18 2019
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION [ECF NO. 31]. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
| 1. | Battle Between Mercedes-Benz and Street Artists Could Redraw Copyright Landscape (hollywoodreporter.com) |
| Submitted Wed 09/11/2019 | |
| Docket last updated: 11/24/2024 11:59 PM EST |
| Wednesday, December 30, 2020 | ||
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Patent/Copyright/Trademark Report
Wed 12/30 12:27 PM
Copyright Report Sent To Washington (SSch) |
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| Monday, June 01, 2020 | ||
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order
Dismissing Case - Stipulated Order
Mon 06/01 11:02 PM
STIPULATED ORDER of DISMISSAL. Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (RLou) |
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| Friday, March 06, 2020 | ||
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order
Referring Other Matters to Magistrate Judge*
Fri 03/06 12:21 PM
ORDER REFERRING OTHER MATTERS to Magistrate Judge Stafford: Settlement Conference - To be conducted sometime after June 2, 2020. Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (RLou) |
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order
Scheduling Order
Fri 03/06 12:20 PM
AMENDED SCHEDULING ORDER (PHASE I): Discovery due by 6/2/2020 , Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 7/17/2020 . Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (RLou) |
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order
Stipulation and Order
Fri 03/06 12:07 PM
STIPULATED ORDER Extending Discovery Deadlines. Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (RLou) |
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| Monday, February 03, 2020 | ||
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order
Scheduling Order
Mon 02/03 2:14 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER (PHASE I): Discovery due by 6/2/2020 , Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 7/17/2020 . Signed by District Judge Linda V. Parker. (RLou) |
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| Thursday, January 30, 2020 | ||
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minutes
Status Conference
Thu 01/30 11:54 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Linda V. Parker: Telephonic Status Conference held on 1/30/2020. (Court Reporter: None Present, Not on the Record) (RLou) |
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| Tuesday, January 07, 2020 | ||
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notice
Appear*
Tue 01/07 9:29 AM
NOTICE TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE: Status Conference set for 1/30/2020 at 11:00 AM before District Judge Linda V. Parker (RLou) |
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| Friday, January 03, 2020 | ||
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order
Reassignment/Disqualification
Fri 01/03 4:53 PM
ORDER OF RECUSAL and REASSIGNING CASE from District Judge Bernard A. Friedman to District Judge Linda V. Parker. (NAhm) |
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| Thursday, January 02, 2020 | ||
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order
Text-Only Reassignment Pursuant to Administrative Order
Thu 01/02 2:51 PM
Text-Only Order of reassignment from District Judge Avern Cohn to District Judge Bernard A. Friedman pursuant to Administrative Order 20-ao-003. (SSch) |
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| Tuesday, November 26, 2019 | ||
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order
Scheduling Order
Tue 11/26 2:29 PM
SCHEDULING ORDER: Discovery due by 3/24/2020 Dispositive Motion Cut-off set for 4/28/2020 Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/28/2020 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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Order
Tue 11/26 2:18 PM
ORDER FOLLOWING STATUS CONFERENCE Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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minutes
Status Conference
Tue 11/26 2:15 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Avern Cohn: Telephonic Status Conference held on 11/26/2019 (MVer) |
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| Monday, November 18, 2019 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Reconsideration
Mon 11/18 1:04 PM
ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION [ECF NO. 31]. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Monday, November 04, 2019 | ||
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notice
Appear*
Mon 11/04 1:53 PM
NOTICE TO APPEAR BY TELEPHONE: Status Conference set for 11/26/2019 10:30 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer) |
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| Friday, November 01, 2019 | ||
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answer
Answer to Counterclaim
Fri 11/01 8:19 PM
ANSWER to Counterclaim with Affirmative Defenses by Mercedes Benz USA LLC(Mercedes Benz USA LLC Plaintiff). (Palizzi, A.) |
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answer
Answer to Counterclaim
Fri 11/01 8:14 PM
ANSWER to Counterclaim with Affirmative Defenses by Mercedes Benz USA LLC(Mercedes Benz USA LLC Plaintiff). (Palizzi, A.) |
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answer
Answer to Counterclaim
Fri 11/01 8:11 PM
ANSWER to Counterclaim with Affirmative Defenses by Mercedes Benz USA LLC(Mercedes Benz USA LLC Plaintiff). (Palizzi, A.) |
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Declaration
Fri 11/01 7:08 PM
DECLARATION by A. Michael Palizzi re33 Response to Motion For Reconsideration of the Court's Denial of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss filed by Mercedes Benz USA LLC(Mercedes Benz USA LLC Plaintiff) (Palizzi, A.) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1. Circular 41, Copyright Registration of Architectural Works
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Response to Motion
Fri 11/01 7:04 PM
RESPONSE to31 MOTION for Reconsideration re23 Order on Motion to Dismiss filed by Mercedes Benz USA LLC(Mercedes Benz USA LLC Plaintiff). (Palizzi, A.) |
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2019 | ||
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order
Text-Only Order
Tue 10/29 2:14 PM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER EXTENDING RESPONSE DATES FOR MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION AND ANSWERS TO FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 1, 2019. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Wednesday, October 16, 2019 | ||
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order
Requiring Responsive Pleading*
Wed 10/16 1:42 PM
ORDER Requiring Response to31 Motion for Reconsideration. Response due by 10/30/2019 Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Wednesday, October 09, 2019 | ||
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motion
Reconsideration
Wed 10/09 11:56 PM
MOTION for Reconsideration re23 Order on Motion to Dismiss by Daniel Bombardier, Maxx Gramajo, James Lewis. (Erikson, David) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A,
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Att: 2
Exhibit B
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answer
Answer to Complaint Civil Case - Counterclaim
Wed 10/09 6:27 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Daniel Bombardier against Mercedes Benz USA LLC by Daniel Bombardier. (Erikson, David) |
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Answer to Complaint Civil Case - Counterclaim
Wed 10/09 6:24 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Jeff Soto, Maxx Gramajo against Mercedes Benz USA LLC by Jeff Soto, Maxx Gramajo. (Erikson, David) |
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Answer to Complaint Civil Case - Counterclaim
Wed 10/09 6:20 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by James Lewis against Mercedes Benz USA LLC by James Lewis. (Erikson, David) |
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| Wednesday, October 02, 2019 | ||
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Transcript
Wed 10/02 1:04 PM
TRANSCRIPT of Status Conference held on September 26, 2019. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Robert L. Smith) (Number of Pages: 16) The parties have 21 days to file with the court and Court Reporter/Transcriber a Redaction Request of this transcript. If no request is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 days. Redaction Request due 10/23/2019. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 11/4/2019. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/31/2019. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Smith, R.) |
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| Friday, September 27, 2019 | ||
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notice
Notice to Parties Regarding Consolidated Case*
Fri 09/27 7:50 AM
Notice to Parties Regarding Consolidated Case: Order of consolidation entered on *09/26/19*. Designated lead case number is 19-10948 . (DPer) |
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| Thursday, September 26, 2019 | ||
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Order
Fri 09/27 7:47 AM
ORDER consolidating cases 19-10948 19-10949 and 19-10951 Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (DPer) |
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minutes
Status Conference
Thu 09/26 11:40 AM
Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Avern Cohn: Telephonic Status Conference held on 9/26/2019 (Court Reporter: Rob Smith) (MVer) |
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| Wednesday, September 11, 2019 | ||
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notice
Appear*
Wed 09/11 2:18 PM
NOTICE TO APPEAR: Status Conference set for 9/26/2019 11:00 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer) |
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order
Order on Motion to Dismiss
Wed 09/11 2:00 PM
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER DENYING DEFENDANTS MOTIONS TO DISMISS. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Tuesday, September 10, 2019 | ||
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Transcript
Tue 09/10 9:50 AM
TRANSCRIPT of Hearing on Motions to Dismiss held on 09/09/2019. (Court Reporter/Transcriber: Sheri Ward, www.transcriptorders.com) (Number of Pages: 15) The parties have 21 days to file with the court and Court Reporter/Transcriber a Redaction Request of this transcript. If no request is filed, the transcript may be made remotely electronically available to the public without redaction after 90 days. Redaction Request due 10/1/2019. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 10/11/2019. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 12/9/2019. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber before the deadline for Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date, the transcript is publicly available. (Ward, S) |
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| Monday, September 09, 2019 | ||
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Motion Hearing
Mon 09/09 1:25 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings before District Judge Avern Cohn: Motion Hearing held on 9/9/2019 re8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by James Lewis Disposition: Motion taken under advisement (Court Reporter: Sheri Ward) (MVer) |
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| Friday, September 06, 2019 | ||
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order
Text-Only Order
Fri 09/06 1:39 PM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER re21 Notice of Hearing on Motion. TIME CHANGE ONLY TO 11:00 A.M. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Tuesday, August 06, 2019 | ||
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notice
Hearing on Motion*
Tue 08/06 9:56 AM
NOTICE OF HEARING on8 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing IS RESCHEDULED for 9/9/2019 02:30 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer) |
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| Thursday, August 01, 2019 | ||
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notice
Hearing on Motion*
Thu 08/01 9:40 AM
NOTICE OF HEARING on8 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing IS RESCHEDULED for 8/14/2019 02:00 PM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer) |
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2019 | ||
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notice
Appearance
Wed 06/12 1:47 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Maaren Alia Shah on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA LLC. (Shah, Maaren) |
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| Monday, June 10, 2019 | ||
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notice
Hearing on Motion*
Mon 06/10 8:17 AM
NOTICE OF HEARING on8 MOTION to Dismiss . Motion Hearing set for 8/7/2019 11:00 AM before District Judge Avern Cohn (MVer) |
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| Monday, June 03, 2019 | ||
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Appearance
Mon 06/03 3:10 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Luke W Nikas on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA LLC. (Nikas, Luke) |
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| Friday, May 31, 2019 | ||
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order
Text-Only Order
Fri 05/31 9:07 AM
TEXT-ONLY ORDER GRANTING re14 Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages Defendant's Unopposed Ex Parte Motion to Extend Page Limit of Reply Brief Re Motion to Dismiss filed by James Lewis. Signed by District Judge Avern Cohn. (MVer) |
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| Wednesday, May 29, 2019 | ||
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respm
Reply to Response to Motion
Wed 05/29 8:23 PM
REPLY to Response re8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by James Lewis. (Erikson, David) |
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Attorney Appearance
Wed 05/29 4:45 PM
ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: David A. Erikson appearing on behalf of James Lewis (Erikson, David) |
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| Tuesday, May 28, 2019 | ||
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motion
File Excess Pages
Tue 05/28 10:19 AM
Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages Defendant's Unopposed Ex Parte Motion to Extend Page Limit of Reply Brief Re Motion to Dismiss by All Defendants. (Lippitt, Norman) |
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| Wednesday, May 15, 2019 | ||
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respm
Response to Motion
Wed 05/15 8:12 PM
RESPONSE to8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by All Plaintiffs. (Palizzi, A.) |
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| Tuesday, May 14, 2019 | ||
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notice
Appearance
Tue 05/14 3:50 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Caroline B. Giordano on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA LLC. (Giordano, Caroline) |
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| Wednesday, April 24, 2019 | ||
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Declaration
Wed 04/24 11:08 AM
DECLARATION by James Lewis re8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by All Defendants (Lippitt, Norman) |
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Declaration
Wed 04/24 11:07 AM
DECLARATION by Jeffrey Gluck re8 MOTION to Dismiss filed by All Defendants (Lippitt, Norman) |
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service
Certificate of Service
Wed 04/24 10:55 AM
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE re8 MOTION to Dismiss by All Defendants (Lippitt, Norman) |
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motion
Dismiss
Wed 04/24 10:28 AM
MOTION to Dismiss by All Defendants. (Lippitt, Norman) |
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| Monday, April 15, 2019 | ||
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Patent/Copyright/Trademark Report
Mon 04/15 10:57 AM
Copyright Report Sent To Washington (SSch) |
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| Friday, April 05, 2019 | ||
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service
Certificate of Service/Summons Returned Executed
Fri 04/05 3:44 PM
CERTIFICATE of Service/Summons Returned Executed. James Lewis served on 4/3/2019, answer due 4/24/2019. (DeFranco, Edward) |
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| Wednesday, April 03, 2019 | ||
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trial
Exhibit
Wed 04/03 5:24 PM
EXHIBIT A re1 Complaint,, by Mercedes Benz USA LLC (DeFranco, Edward) |
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| Tuesday, April 02, 2019 | ||
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notice
Error
Tue 04/02 9:20 AM
NOTICE of Error directed to: Edward J. DeFranco. Form AO 121 is missing. The filing attorney must file the form found on www.uscourts.gov with the Court to correct the error. [No Image Associated with this docket entry] (SSch) |
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| Monday, April 01, 2019 | ||
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service
Summons Issued*
Mon 04/01 11:03 AM
SUMMONS Issued for *James Lewis* (DWor) |
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notice
Appearance
Mon 04/01 9:29 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by A. Michael Palizzi on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Palizzi, A.) |
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notice
Appearance
Mon 04/01 9:23 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by A. Michael Palizzi on behalf of Mercedes Benz USA LLC. (Palizzi, A.) |
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notice
Notice to Parties of Consent of a Civil Action before a Magistrate Judge Option
Mon 04/01 11:07 AM
A United States Magistrate Judge of this Court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action in accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636c and FRCP 73. The Notice, Consent, and Reference of a Civil Action to a Magistrate Judge form is available for download at[LINK:http://www.mied.uscourts.gov] (DWor) |
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| Friday, March 29, 2019 | ||
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Civil Case - Complaint
Fri 03/29 6:41 PM
COMPLAINT filed by Mercedes Benz USA LLC against James Lewis. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: 0645-7176587 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: New Castle, Delaware - County Where Action Arose: Wayne - County of 1st Defendant: Wayne, Michigan. [ Previously dismissed case: No] [ Possible companion case(s): None ] (DeFranco, Edward) |
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Request for Additional Summons
Fri 03/29 7:15 PM
REQUEST for SUMMONS for James Lewis. (DeFranco, Edward) |
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