District Of Columbia District Court
Judge:James E Boasberg
Case #: 1:18-cv-02380
Nature of Suit890 Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions
Cause28:1346 Tort Claim
Case Filed:Oct 16, 2018
Terminated:Dec 02, 2019
Last checked: Sunday Apr 14, 2019 4:39 AM EDT
Defendant
ALISON HODGKINS
Moultrie Court House 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Room C-600
Washington, DC 20001
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
MARK S. MARTINS
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
MARK A. MILLER
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
NINETEEN UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHALS OF THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE
in their individual capacity c/o U.S. Marshals Service D/DC-S Moultrie Court House 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Room C-600
Washington, DC 20001
Defendant
VANCE SPATH
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
Represented By
William Mark Nebeker
U.S. Attorney'S Office For The District Of Columbia
contact info
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "GREG"
Moultrie Court House 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Room C-600
Washington, DC 20001
Defendant
UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL"
Moultrie Court House 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Room C-600
Washington, DC 20001
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Defendant
KATE WILSON
Moultrie Court House 500 Indiana Avenue, NW Room C-600
Washington, DC 20001
Represented By
Paul Elias Werner
U.S. Department Of Justice
contact info
Plaintiff
STEPHEN GILL
459 Highland Street Apt. #1
Marshfield, MA 02050
Represented By
Bradley Prescott Moss
Law Offices Of Mark S. Zaid, P.C.
contact info
Mark Steven Zaid
Law Offices Of Mark S. Zaid, P.C.
contact info

GPO Nov 21 2019
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re 31 Order on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/21/2019. (lcla)

Docket last updated: 04/25/2024 11:59 PM EDT
Tuesday, December 03, 2019
misc Receipt and Acknowledgment of Transfer Papers Tue 12/03 2:44 PM
Receipt on 12/03/2019 of Electronic Transfer. Other Court Number 1:19-cv-12441 sent by District of Massachusetts. (zrdj)
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Monday, December 02, 2019
33 33 misc Case Transferred Out Mon 12/02 11:14 AM
Case transferred to the USDC for the District of Massachusetts, pursuant to the Court Order entered 11/21/2019. Sent to Court via extraction. (ztth) (ztth)
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Thursday, November 21, 2019
32 32 22 pgs order Memorandum & Opinion Thu 11/21 5:22 PM
MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re31 Order on Defendants' Motions to Dismiss. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/21/2019. (lcla)
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31 31 1 pgs order Order on Motion to Dismiss Thu 11/21 5:19 PM
ORDER regarding the Individual Defendants'19 Motion to Dismiss and the United States'20 Motion to Dismiss. The Court ORDERS that the Individual Defendants' Motion to Dismiss is GRANTED; and the remainder of the case is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts. Signed by Judge James E. Boasberg on 11/21/2019. (lcjeb1)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Fri 11/22 10:16 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Transfer due by 12/1/2019. (znbn)
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Monday, September 16, 2019
30 30 respm Reply to opposition to motion Mon 09/16 10:10 PM
REPLY to opposition to motion re20 MOTION to Dismiss filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. (Nebeker, William)
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29 29 respm Reply to opposition to motion Mon 09/16 4:19 PM
REPLY to opposition to motion re19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Stephen Gill's Claims Against Them filed by ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, VANCE SPATH, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON. (Werner, Paul)
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Thursday, September 12, 2019
28 28 notice Notice (Other) Thu 09/12 3:42 PM
NOTICE of Filing of Relevant Case Development by STEPHEN GILL (Zaid, Mark)
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Wednesday, August 21, 2019
27 27 30+ pgs respm Memorandum in opposition to motion Wed 08/21 9:22 PM
Memorandum in opposition to re19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Stephen Gill's Claims Against Them filed by STEPHEN GILL.(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Monday, August 19, 2019
order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Mon 08/19 9:04 AM
MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's26 Motion for Extension of Time to File. The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff shall file his opposition to the individual Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by August 21, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/19/2019. (lcjeb3)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Mon 08/19 11:05 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Dispositive Motions due by 8/21/2019. (lsj)
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Friday, August 16, 2019
26 26 motion Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Fri 08/16 4:22 PM
MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by STEPHEN GILL(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Tuesday, August 13, 2019
25 25 30+ pgs respm Memorandum in opposition to motion Tue 08/13 8:37 PM
Memorandum in opposition to re20 MOTION to Dismiss filed by STEPHEN GILL.(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - Subpoena,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2- Warrant of Attachment Order,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3 - Letter from Public Defender,
Att: 4 Exhibit 4 - SDNY Transcript,
Att: 5 Exhibit 5 - Commission Transcript,
Att: 6 Exhibit 6 - Kammen v. Mattis,
Att: 7 Exhibit 7 - Baker v. Spath,
Att: 8 Text of Proposed Order
Monday, August 12, 2019
order .Order Mon 08/12 8:40 AM
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's24 Opposition is STRICKEN as violating the Local Rule on excessive footnotes. Plaintiff shall file an Opposition by August 14, 2019, with no more than 10 footnotes containing no more than 50 aggregate lines of text. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/12/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Mon 08/12 10:32 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff's opposition with no more than 10 footnotes containing no more than 50 aggregate lines of text due by 8/14/2019. (tg)
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Friday, August 09, 2019
24 24 30+ pgs respm Memorandum in opposition to motion Fri 08/09 9:22 PM
Memorandum in opposition to re20 MOTION to Dismiss filed by STEPHEN GILL.(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1 - Subpoena,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2 - Warrant of Attachment Order,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3 - Public Defender Letter,
Att: 4 Exhibit 4 - SDNY Transcript,
Att: 5 Exhibit 5 - Commission Transcript,
Att: 6 Exhibit 6 - Kammen v. Mattis,
Att: 7 Exhibit 7 - Baker v. Spath,
Att: 8 Text of Proposed Order
order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Fri 08/09 9:30 AM
MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's23 Motion for Extension of Time. The Court ORDERS that: (1) Plaintiff shall file his opposition to the individual Defendants' Motion to Dismiss by August 19, 2019; and (2) All Defendants shall file their replies in support of their Motions by September 16, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 8/9/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Fri 08/09 10:42 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Response to Dispositive Motions due by 8/19/2019. Reply to Dispositive Motions due by 9/16/2019. (lsj)
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Thursday, August 08, 2019
23 23 motion Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Thu 08/08 11:51 PM
Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Stephen Gill's Claims Against Them by STEPHEN GILL(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Tuesday, July 23, 2019
order Order on Motion for Miscellaneous Relief Tue 07/23 9:09 AM
MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's22 Motion for Extension of Time. The Court ORDERS that: (1) Plaintiff shall file his opposition to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss by August 9, 2019; and (2) Defendants shall file their replies in support of their Motions by September 4, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/23/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Tue 07/23 11:13 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Opposition. due by 8/9/2019 Replies due by 9/4/2019. (znbn)
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Monday, July 22, 2019
22 22 motion Miscellaneous Relief Mon 07/22 7:39 PM
Consent MOTION for Modification to Existing Briefing Schedule by STEPHEN GILL(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
Monday, July 08, 2019
21 21 motion Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Mon 07/08 12:49 PM
Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to20 MOTION to Dismiss ,19 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Stephen Gill's Claims Against Them by STEPHEN GILL(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Mon 07/08 2:25 PM
MINUTE ORDER GRANTING Plaintiff's21 Motion for Extension of Time. The Court ORDERS that: (1) Plaintiff shall file his opposition to Defendants' Motions to Dismiss by July 26, 2019; and (2) Defendants shall file their replies in support of their Motions by August 21, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 7/8/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Mon 07/08 2:46 PM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Opposition due by 7/26/2019. Replies due by 8/21/2019. (znbn)
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Thursday, June 06, 2019
20 20 motion Dismiss Thu 06/06 6:41 PM
MOTION to Dismiss by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(Nebeker, William)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
19 19 motion Dismiss Thu 06/06 9:24 AM
MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff Stephen Gill's Claims Against Them by ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, VANCE SPATH, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON(Werner, Paul)
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Att: 1 Exhibit 1,
Att: 2 Exhibit 2,
Att: 3 Exhibit 3,
Att: 4 Text of Proposed Order
Wednesday, May 22, 2019
18 18 motion Extension of Time to File Answer Wed 05/22 10:32 AM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re7 Amended Complaint, by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA(Nebeker, William)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer Wed 05/22 2:10 PM
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: (1) Defendants'18 Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED; (2) Defendants shall file their motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint by June 6, 2019; (3) Plaintiff shall file his opposition to Defendants' motions and any cross-motion by July 12, 2019; and (4) Defendants shall file their replies in support of their motions and any opposition to Plaintiff's motion by August 5, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 5/22/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Wed 05/22 4:08 PM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motion to Dismiss Amended Complaint due by 6/6/2019. Responses due by 7/12/2019. Cross Motions due by 7/12/2019. Replies due by 8/5/2019. Response to Cross Motions due by 8/5/2019. (znbn)
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Tuesday, March 26, 2019
17 17 motion Extension of Time to Tue 03/26 11:27 AM
Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to First Amended Complaint by ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, VANCE SPATH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON(Werner, Paul)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
16 16 notice Notice of Appearance Tue 03/26 11:24 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Paul Elias Werner on behalf of ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, VANCE SPATH, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON (Werner, Paul)
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order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Tue 03/26 12:28 PM
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that: (1) Defendants'17 Motion for Extension of Time is GRANTED; (2) Defendants shall file their motions to dismiss the Amended Complaint by May 22, 2019; (3) Plaintiff shall file his opposition to Defendants' motions by June 21, 2019; and (4) Defendants shall file their replies by July 12, 2019. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 3/26/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Wed 03/27 11:32 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 5/22/2019. Responses due by 6/21/2019. Replies due by 7/12/2019. (znbn)
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Monday, March 25, 2019
notice Notice of Corrected Docket Entry Mon 03/25 11:05 AM
NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re15 Summons Issued Electronically was entered in error. Summons cannot be issued to unknown parties. (tth)
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Thursday, March 21, 2019
15 15 service Electronic Summons Issued Thu 03/21 11:05 AM
SUMMONS (2) Issued Electronically as to UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "GREG", UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL". (Attachment: #1 Notice and Consent) (tth)
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Wednesday, March 20, 2019
14 14 notice Notice (Other) Wed 03/20 4:55 PM
NOTICE of Request for Issuance of Summons by STEPHEN GILL(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Summons "Tall Paul",
Att: 2 Summons "Greg"
Thursday, February 21, 2019
13 13 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 02/21 5:27 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by William Mark Nebeker on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Nebeker, William)
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Tuesday, February 19, 2019
12 12 service Summons Returned Executed as to Federal Defendant Tue 02/19 12:09 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed. MARK S. MARTINS served on 2/19/2019; MARK A. MILLER served on 2/19/2019; VANCE SPATH served on 2/19/2019 (Zaid, Mark)
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Friday, February 15, 2019
11 11 notice Notice (Other) Fri 02/15 3:52 PM
NOTICE TO COURT OF STATUS OF SERVICE OF PROCESS by STEPHEN GILL (Zaid, Mark)
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Tuesday, February 12, 2019
10 10 service Summons Returned Executed as to U.S. Attorney General Tue 02/12 3:20 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed on United States Attorney General. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney General 02/11/2019.(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Exhibit proof of service
9 9 service Summons Returned Executed as to US Attorney Tue 02/12 3:19 PM
RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of Summons and Complaint Executed as to the United States Attorney. Date of Service Upon United States Attorney on 2/11/2019. Answer due for ALL FEDERAL DEFENDANTS by 4/12/2019.(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Exhibit proof of service
Thursday, February 07, 2019
8 8 service Electronic Summons Issued Thu 02/07 1:15 PM
SUMMONS (7) Issued Electronically as to ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, VANCE SPATH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, KATE WILSON.(znmw)
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Att: 1 Notice and Consent
order Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Thu 02/07 9:51 AM
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's6 Motion is GRANTED, and that proof of service must be filed by February 15, 2019, as to any Defendant he wishes to proceed against. So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/7/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Thu 02/07 10:07 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Plaintiff to provide Proof of Service as to any Defendant he wishes to proceed against by 2/15/2019. (znbn)
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Wednesday, February 06, 2019
7 7 cmp Amended Complaint Thu 02/07 10:46 AM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S. MARTINS, MARK A. MILLER, NINETEEN UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHALS OF THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, VANCE SPATH, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "GREG", UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON with Jury Demand filed by STEPHEN GILL. (tth) (Main Document 7 replaced on 2/7/2019) (ztth)
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6 6 motion Extension of Time to Wed 02/06 10:02 PM
MOTION for Extension of Time to Serve Defendants and Response to Courts Minute Orders Dated January 17, 2019 and February 6, 2019 by STEPHEN GILL(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Text of Proposed Order
5 5 cmp Request for Summons to Issue Wed 02/06 3:27 PM
REQUEST FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE filed by STEPHEN GILL.(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Summons USADC,
Att: 2 Summons USAG,
Att: 3 Summons Alison Hodgkins,
Att: 4 Summons Kate Wilson,
Att: 5 Summons Mark Miller,
Att: 6 Summons Mark Martins,
Att: 7 Summons Vance Spath
4 4 motion Leave to File Document Wed 02/06 1:43 PM
MOTION for Leave to File First Amended Complaint by STEPHEN GILL(Zaid, Mark)
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Att: 1 Memorandum in Support Memo in Support,
Att: 2 Exhibit 1 - First Amended Complaint,
Att: 3 Text of Proposed Order
order Order on Motion for Leave to File Wed 02/06 2:33 PM
MINUTE ORDER: The Court ORDERS that Plaintiff's4 Motion is GRANTED inasmuch as Rule 15(a) does not require the Court's approval in such circumstances, and the First Amended Complaint is deemed FILED. Such amendment, however, does not restart the clock for purposes of Rule 4(m). So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 2/6/2019. (lcjeb2)
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Friday, January 25, 2019
3 3 notice Notice of Appearance Fri 01/25 2:38 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Steven Zaid on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zaid, Mark)
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Tuesday, January 22, 2019
notice Notice of Corrected Docket Entry Tue 01/22 2:44 PM
NOTICE OF CORRECTED DOCKET ENTRY: re2 Notice of Appearance was entered in error and counsel was instructed to refile said pleading. The case caption is incorrect. (tth)
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Thursday, January 17, 2019
2 2 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 01/17 11:52 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Mark Steven Zaid on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Zaid, Mark)
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order .Order Thu 01/17 9:41 AM
MINUTE ORDER: As Plaintiff has failed thus far to file proof of service on each Defendant, the Court ORDERS that he shall do so by February 7, 2019, or the matter will be dismissed without prejudice per FRCP 4(m). So ORDERED by Judge James E. Boasberg on 1/17/2019. (lcjeb2)
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utility Set/Reset Deadlines Thu 01/17 11:44 AM
Set/Reset Deadlines: Proof of service upon party due by 2/7/2019. (znbn)
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Wednesday, October 17, 2018
utility Case Assigned/Reassigned Wed 10/17 4:12 PM
Case Assigned to Judge James E. Boasberg. (zsb)
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service Summons Not Issued Wed 10/17 4:13 PM
SUMMONS Not Issued as to All Defendants (zsb)
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Tuesday, October 16, 2018
1 1 cmp Complaint Tue 10/16 1:13 PM
COMPLAINT against ALISON HODGKINS, MARK S MARTINS, MARK A MILLER, NINETEEN UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHALS OF THE U.S. MARSHALS SERVICE, UNITED STATES OF AMERICA, UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "GREG", UNKNOWN NAMED MARSHAL BEARING ALIAS "TALL PAUL", KATE WILSON with Jury Demand ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0090-5740938) filed by STEPHEN GILL.(Moss, Bradley)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet