Henley et al v. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. et al
| Georgia Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | William S Duffey, Jr |
| Case #: | 1:16-cv-04506 |
| Nature of Suit | 442 Civil Rights - Employment |
| Cause | 42:1981 Race Discrimination |
| Case Filed: | Dec 06, 2016 |
| Terminated: | Jul 25, 2017 |
| Last checked: Sunday Jun 04, 2017 4:42 AM EDT |
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Defendant
Time Warner Inc.
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Defendant
Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
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Defendant
Turner Services, Inc.
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Defendant
Cable News Network, Inc.
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Plaintiff
Ernest Colbert, Jr.
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Plaintiff
Celeslie Henley
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GPO
Jul 25 2017
OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Surreply in Opposition to Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss 34, granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, Strike, and/or for More Definite Statement of Plaintiffs' Complaint 17 and denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint to Voluntarily Withdraw Original Complaint 27 and ordering that this action be dismissed. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 7/25/17. (ddm) |
| 1. | Judge dismisses lawsuit against Time Warner over alleged pattern of racial discrimination on CNN and TBS (hollywoodreporter.com) |
| Submitted Wed 07/26/2017 | |
| 2. | CNN facing difficulty under growing racial discrimination lawsuit (newsbusters.org) |
| Submitted Wed 04/05/2017 | |
| 3. | African Americans file discrimination lawsuit TimeWarner and its subsidiaries, CNN and Turner (thehill.com) |
| Submitted Thu 12/08/2016 | |
| Docket last updated: 05/12/2025 11:59 PM EDT |
| Tuesday, July 25, 2017 | ||
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Judgment - Clerk
Tue 07/25 12:10 PM
CLERK'S JUDGMENT entered dismissing action. (ddm) |
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order
Order on Motion for Leave to File Order on Motion to Dismiss Order on Motion to Strike Order on Motion for More Definite Statement
Tue 07/25 12:07 PM
OPINION AND ORDER denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to File Surreply in Opposition to Defendants' Reply in Support of Motion to Dismiss34 , granting Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, Strike, and/or for More Definite Statement of Plaintiffs' Complaint17 and denying Plaintiffs' Motion for Leave to Amend the Complaint to Voluntarily Withdraw Original Complaint27 and ordering that this action be dismissed. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 7/25/17. (ddm) |
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Terminate Civil Case
Tue 07/25 12:11 PM
Civil Case Terminated. (ddm) |
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| Monday, May 22, 2017 | ||
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Submission to District Judge
Mon 05/22 11:25 AM
Submission of34 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply In Opposition to Defendants' Reply In Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss , submitted to District Judge William S. Duffey. (ddm) |
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| Friday, May 05, 2017 | ||
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Response to Motion
Fri 05/05 4:03 PM
RESPONSE re34 MOTION for Leave to File Surreply In Opposition to Defendants' Reply In Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss filed by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Tuesday, May 02, 2017 | ||
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Leave of Absence
Tue 05/02 1:57 PM
Application for Leave of Absence for the following date(s): May 5-15, 2017 June 18-20, 2017, by Daniel R. Meachum. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Monday, May 01, 2017 | ||
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Leave to File Document
Mon 05/01 10:06 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Surreply In Opposition to Defendants' Reply In Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by Ernest Colbert, Jr, Celeslie Henley.(Meachum, Daniel) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit Plaintiffs' Surreply
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Submission to District Judge
Mon 05/01 4:02 PM
Submission of27 MOTION for Leave to file Amended Complaint , submitted to District Judge William S. Duffey. (ddm) |
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| Friday, April 21, 2017 | ||
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Submission to District Judge
Fri 04/21 11:37 AM
Submission of17 MOTION to Dismiss, MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, MOTION for More Definite Statement, submitted to District Judge William S. Duffey. (ddm) |
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| Friday, April 14, 2017 | ||
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respm
Response to Motion
Fri 04/14 2:32 PM
RESPONSE re27 MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Leave to file Amended Complaint filed by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc..(Dent, Leslie) |
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Exhibit 1
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Reply Brief
Fri 04/14 1:43 PM
REPLY BRIEF re17 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, MOTION for More Definite Statement filed by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Monday, April 10, 2017 | ||
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notice
Notice (Other)
Mon 04/10 11:48 AM
NOTICE by Celeslie Henley Notice of Leave of Absence (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Wednesday, March 29, 2017 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time
Wed 03/29 2:48 PM
ORDER granting Defendants Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Reply in Support of their Motion to Dismiss, Strike, and/or for more Definite Statement of Plaintiffs Complaint28 and Defendants Consent Motion for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint29 . Defendants shall file, on or before April 14, 2017, their reply in support of their Motion to Dismiss, Strike, and/or for more Definite Statement of Plaintiffs Complaint17 . Defendants shall file, on or before April 14, 2017, their response to Plaintiffs Motion for Leave to Amend Complaint27 . Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 3/29/17. (ddm) |
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| Tuesday, March 28, 2017 | ||
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motion
Extension of Time
Tue 03/28 11:15 AM
Consent MOTION for Extension of Time re:27 MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Leave to file Amended Complaint with Brief In Support by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Monday, March 27, 2017 | ||
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Extension of Time
Mon 03/27 5:30 PM
Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss, Strike, and/or For More Definite Statement of Plaintiffs' Complaint re:17 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, MOTION for More Definite Statement with Brief In Support by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Thursday, March 23, 2017 | ||
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motion
Leave to File Document
Thu 03/23 11:23 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Motion for Leave to file Amended Complaint by Celeslie Henley.(Meachum, Daniel) |
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Att: 1
41 pgs
Exhibit
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Response to Motion
Thu 03/23 11:08 PM
RESPONSE re17 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, MOTION for More Definite Statement filed by Celeslie Henley. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Thursday, March 09, 2017 | ||
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Joint Preliminary Report and Discovery Plan
Thu 03/09 6:53 PM
JOINT PRELIMINARY REPORT AND DISCOVERY PLAN filed by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Wednesday, March 08, 2017 | ||
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Response (Non-Motion)
Wed 03/08 3:00 PM
Defendants' Response to Plaintiffs' Section III of the February 7, 2017 Joint Statement18 filed by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. (ddm) |
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order
Order on Motion for Leave to File
Wed 03/08 2:57 PM
ORDER granting Defendants Motion for Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs Section III of the February 7, 2017, Joint Statement20 . The Clerk of Court is directed to file Defendants Response to the Joint Statement [20-1] as of the date of this Order. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 3/8/17. (ddm) |
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| Tuesday, February 28, 2017 | ||
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Submission to District Judge
Tue 02/28 10:01 AM
Submission of20 MOTION for Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs' Section III of the February 7, 2017 Joint Statement , submitted to District Judge William S. Duffey. (ddm) |
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| Tuesday, February 21, 2017 | ||
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Order on Motion for Extension of Time
Wed 02/22 7:06 AM
ORDER granting21 Motion for Extension of Time through 3/23/17 for plaintiffs to file a response to the17 MOTION to Dismiss MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, MOTION for More Definite Statement . No further extensions will be granted. Signed by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr. on 2/21/17. (jpa) Modified on 2/22/2017 to edit text (jpa) |
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| Monday, February 20, 2017 | ||
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motion
Extension of Time
Mon 02/20 3:18 PM
MOTION for Extension of Time File Response to Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by Celeslie Henley. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Thursday, February 09, 2017 | ||
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Leave to File Document
Thu 02/09 8:32 PM
MOTION for Leave to File Response to Plaintiffs' Section III of the February 7, 2017 Joint Statement with Brief In Support by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc..(Dent, Leslie) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1
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| Wednesday, February 08, 2017 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Wed 02/08 1:45 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by James Andrew Lamberth on behalf of Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. (Lamberth, James) |
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| Tuesday, February 07, 2017 | ||
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Notice (Other)
Tue 02/07 6:54 PM
NOTICE by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. and Joint Statement Required By Local Rule 23.1 Regarding Class Communications(Dent, Leslie) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit A
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motion
Dismiss Strike More Definite Statement
Tue 02/07 5:45 PM
MOTION to Dismiss , MOTION to Strike1 Complaint, , MOTION for More Definite Statement by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc..(Dent, Leslie) |
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Att: 1
29 pgs
Brief,
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Att: 2
Exhibit 1,
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Att: 3
Exhibit 2
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| Monday, January 23, 2017 | ||
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Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
Mon 01/23 1:19 PM
ORDER (by docket entry only) granting Defendants'16 Motion for Extension of Time to 2/7/2017 for Defendants to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint. Ordered by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 1/23/2017. (bgt) |
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| Friday, January 20, 2017 | ||
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Extension of Time to File Answer to Complaint
Fri 01/20 11:36 AM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer and/or Otherwise Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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| Thursday, January 19, 2017 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Thu 01/19 2:28 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by James E. Voyles on behalf of Ernest Colbert, Jr, Celeslie Henley (Voyles, James) |
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Notice of Appearance
Thu 01/19 12:06 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Daniel R. Meachum on behalf of Celeslie Henley (Meachum, Daniel) |
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Order on Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Thu 01/19 8:15 PM
ORDER (by docket entry only) granting Attorney James D. Williams'4 Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Celeslie Henley. Ordered by Judge William S. Duffey, Jr on 1/19/2017. (bgt) |
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| Wednesday, January 18, 2017 | ||
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 01/18 2:51 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Amy Mariko Palesch on behalf of Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. (Palesch, Amy) |
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 01/18 2:49 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Dionysia L. Johnson-Massie on behalf of Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. (Johnson-Massie, Dionysia) |
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Notice of Appearance
Wed 01/18 2:47 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Leslie A. Dent on behalf of Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. (Dent, Leslie) |
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Certificate of Interested Persons
Wed 01/18 2:18 PM
Certificate of Interested Persons and Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Time Warner Inc. for Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.; Corporate Parent Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. for Cable News Network, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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Stipulation
Wed 01/18 11:08 AM
STIPULATION re1 Complaint, (Joint Stipulation To Extend The Time For Defendants To Answer Or Otherwise Respond To Plaintiffs' Complaint) by Cable News Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., Turner Services, Inc.. (Dent, Leslie) |
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Approval of Application for Admission PHV
Wed 01/18 4:54 PM
APPROVAL by Clerks Office re:4 APPLICATION for Admission of James D. Williams Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-6891298). Attorney James D. Williams added appearing on behalf of Ernest Colbert, Jr, Celeslie Henley (pmb) |
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| Friday, January 06, 2017 | ||
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Return of Service Executed
Fri 01/06 10:54 AM
Return of Service Executed by Celeslie Henley. Time Warner Inc. served on 1/5/2017, answer due 1/26/2017. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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Return of Service Executed
Fri 01/06 10:53 AM
Return of Service Executed by Celeslie Henley. Turner Broadcasting System, Inc. served on 1/5/2017, answer due 1/26/2017. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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Return of Service Executed
Fri 01/06 10:52 AM
Return of Service Executed by Celeslie Henley. Turner Services, Inc. served on 1/5/2017, answer due 1/26/2017. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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Affidavit of Service Return of Service Executed
Fri 01/06 10:49 AM
AFFIDAVIT of Service for Proof of Service Proof of Service , as to Cable News Network., Return of Service Executed by Celeslie Henley. Cable News Network, Inc. served on 1/5/2017, answer due 1/26/2017. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Friday, December 30, 2016 | ||
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Application for Admission Pro Hac Vice
Fri 12/30 1:44 PM
APPLICATION for Admission of James D. Williams Pro Hac Vice (Application fee $ 150, receipt number 113E-6891298)by Celeslie Henley. (Meachum, Daniel) |
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| Wednesday, December 07, 2016 | ||
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order
Order of Recusal
Wed 12/07 3:58 PM
ORDER OF RECUSAL. Judge Clarence Cooper recused. Case reassigned to Judge William S. Duffey, Jr., for all further proceedings. NOTICE TO ALL COUNSEL OF RECORD: The Judge designation in the civil action number assigned to this case has been changed to 1:16-cv-4506-WSD. Please make note of this change in order to facilitate the docketing of pleadings in this case. Signed by Judge Clarence Cooper on 12/7/16. (jta) |
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Electronic Summons Issued
Wed 12/07 12:34 PM
Electronic Summons Issued as to Cable New Network, Inc., Time Warner Inc., Turner Broadcasting System, Inc., and Turner Services, Inc.(bnw) |
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Att: 1
Summons Time Warner,
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Att: 2
Summons Turner Broadcasting System,
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Att: 3
Summons Turner Services
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| Tuesday, December 06, 2016 | ||
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Complaint
Wed 12/07 12:32 PM
COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by Celeslie Henley and Ernest Colbert, Jr.( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 113E-6852599.)(bnw) Please visit our website at http://www.gand.uscourts.gov/commonly-used-forms to obtain Pretrial Instructions which includes the Consent To Proceed Before U.S. Magistrate form. |
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Att: 1
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Civil Cover Sheet,
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Att: 2
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Exhibit A
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