UNITED STATES OF AMERICA v. Amelia Joyce Inc. et al
| Massachusetts District Court | |
| Judge: | Richard G Stearns |
| Case #: | 1:24-cv-11562 |
| Nature of Suit | 893 Other Statutes - Environmental Matters |
| Cause | 33:1319 Clean Water Act |
| Case Filed: | Jun 17, 2024 |
| Last checked: Sunday Dec 15, 2024 4:57 AM EST |
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Defendant
Amelia Joyce Inc.
424 Crockett Road
Seaford, VA 23696 |
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Defendant
Mr. William E. Mullis
424 Crockett Rd.
Seaford, VA 23696 |
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Defendant
Mr. Dean Strickler
1304 White Marlin Ln
Virginia Beach, VA 23464 |
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Plaintiff
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
United States Department of Justice Environmental Enforcement Section 408 Atlantic Avenue Suite 236
Boston, MA 02110 |
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| Docket last updated: 1 hours ago |
| Wednesday, May 07, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery
Wed 05/07 7:43 AM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting21 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery. The schedule is amended as jointly requested. All expert discovery must be completed no later than 8/25/25. Dispositive motions (if any) are due no later than 9/18/25, with Oppositions due no later than 10/18/25; a Reply may be filed only with leave of court. The court appreciates the parties' professional courtesies in working towards resolving this case. However, the court warns that, because of the age of this case and previous extensions, it is not inclined to further extension to the current schedule. (Zierk, Marsha) |
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| Tuesday, May 06, 2025 | ||
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motion
Extension of Time to Complete Discovery
Tue 05/06 3:12 PM
Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to to one additional month to Complete Discovery and for filing dispositive motions, and oppositions, if any by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.(Fiske, Catherine) |
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| Wednesday, April 23, 2025 | ||
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order
Order
Wed 04/23 10:21 AM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered re19 Notice (Other) filed by William E. Mullis, Amelia Joyce Inc., Dean Strickler,18 Notice (Other) filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. The United States' expert report/Rule 26 disclosures is due by 6/2/25; defendants' is due by 6/30/25. Expert discovery, if any, will be completed by 7/25/25. Dispositive motions (if any) are due no later than 8/18/25, with Oppositions due no later than 9/8/25; a Reply may be filed only with leave of court. (Zierk, Marsha) |
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| Friday, April 18, 2025 | ||
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notice
Notice - Other
Fri 04/18 5:21 PM
NOTICE by Amelia Joyce Inc., William E. Mullis, Dean Strickler of Utilization of Experts (Sparkman, Briton) |
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notice
Notice - Other
Fri 04/18 5:02 PM
NOTICE by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA of Expert Testimony (Fiske, Catherine) |
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| Saturday, February 01, 2025 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery
Sat 02/01 9:10 AM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting16 Motion for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery and remaining pretrial schedule as follows: All fact discovery must be completed no later than 5/1/25. Dispositive motions (if any) are due no later than 6/30/25, with Oppositions due no later than 7/21/25; a Reply may be filed only with leave of court. If a party intends to utilize an expert, they must file a notice on the docketno later than 4/18/25, in order for the court to consider whether an expert isappropriate (party must offer basic Fed. R. Evid. 702 and 703 information)and, if so, to alter the existing schedule. (Zierk, Marsha) |
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| Friday, January 31, 2025 | ||
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motion
Extension of Time to Complete Discovery
Fri 01/31 10:20 PM
Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to Complete Discovery , Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time of Pretrial Deadlines ( Responses due by 2/14/2025) by Amelia Joyce Inc., William E. Mullis, Dean Strickler.(Sparkman, Briton) |
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| Thursday, November 07, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Thu 11/07 11:44 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Elizabeth Yu on behalf of UNITED STATES OF AMERICA (Yu, Elizabeth) |
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| Tuesday, October 01, 2024 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Leave to Appear
Tue 10/01 10:08 AM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting13 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added George M. Chalos. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must have an individual upgraded PACER account, not a shared firm account, to electronically file in the District of Massachusetts. Counsel may need to link their CM/ECF account to their upgraded individual pacer account. Instructions on how to link CM/ECF accounts to upgraded pacer account can be found at [LINK:https://www.mad.uscourts.gov/caseinfo/nextgen-current-pacer-accounts.htm#link-account] . (Martin, Jacqueline) |
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| Monday, September 30, 2024 | ||
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motion
Appear Pro Hac Vice
Mon 09/30 3:01 PM
First MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of George M. Chalos Filing fee: $ 125, receipt number AMADC-10624812 by Amelia Joyce Inc., William E. Mullis, Dean Strickler.(Sparkman, Briton) |
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Att: 1
Affirmation of George M. Chalos in Support of Motion for PHV Admission,
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Att: 2
Text of Proposed Order
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| Saturday, September 21, 2024 | ||
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order
Order
Sat 09/21 3:06 PM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered - Defendants having filed Answers in this Clean Water Act case, the court enters the following pretrial schedule. Initial disclosures required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(a)(1) must be completed by 10/11/24. All amendments to the pleadings and/or joinder of additional parties shall be completed by 11/22/24. The court will permit 30 interrogatories, 30 requests for admissions and 30 document requests without leave of court and expects those requests to be filed with the opposing counsel within 30 days of the initial disclosures (no later than 11/11/24). All fact discovery must be completed no later than 3/1/25. Dispositive motions (if any) are due no later than 3/22/25, with Oppositions due no later than 4/12/25; a Reply may be filed only with leave of court. If a party intends to utilize an expert, they must file a notice on the docket no later than 2/19/25, in order for the court to consider whether an expert is appropriate (party must offer basic Fed. R. Evid. 702 and 703 information) and, if so, to alter the existing schedule. (Zierk, Marsha) |
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| Friday, September 20, 2024 | ||
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Fri 09/20 10:46 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint by Dean Strickler.(Sparkman, Briton) |
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Fri 09/20 10:46 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint by William E. Mullis.(Sparkman, Briton) |
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Fri 09/20 10:45 PM
ANSWER to1 Complaint by Amelia Joyce Inc..(Sparkman, Briton) |
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| Monday, September 16, 2024 | ||
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order
Order on Motion for Extension of Time to Answer
Mon 09/16 11:37 AM
Judge Richard G. Stearns: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting7 Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to September 20, 2024 to File Answer re1 Complaint -- All Defendants. (Zierk, Marsha) |
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| Friday, September 13, 2024 | ||
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motion
Extension of Time to File Answer
Fri 09/13 7:11 PM
Assented to MOTION for Extension of Time to September 20, 2024 to File Answer re1 Complaint by Amelia Joyce Inc., William E. Mullis, Dean Strickler.(Sparkman, Briton) |
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| Tuesday, July 16, 2024 | ||
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service
Waiver of Service Executed
Tue 07/16 11:05 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. William E. Mullis waiver sent on 7/15/2024, answer due 9/13/2024. (Fiske, Catherine) |
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service
Waiver of Service Executed
Tue 07/16 10:59 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Dean Strickler waiver sent on 7/15/2024, answer due 9/13/2024. (Fiske, Catherine) |
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service
Waiver of Service Executed
Tue 07/16 10:56 AM
WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA. Amelia Joyce Inc. waiver sent on 7/15/2024, answer due 9/13/2024. (Fiske, Catherine) |
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| Monday, June 17, 2024 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Mon 06/17 3:29 PM
Summons Issued as to Amelia Joyce Inc., William E. Mullis, Dean Strickler. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should download this summons, complete one for each defendant and serve it in accordance with Fed.R.Civ.P. 4 and LR 4.1. Summons will be mailed to plaintiff(s) not receiving notice electronically for completion of service. (Horvath, Courtney) |
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notice
Notice of Case Assignment
Mon 06/17 3:18 PM
ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Case Assignment. Judge Richard G. Stearns assigned to case. If the trial Judge issues an Order of Reference of any matter in this case to a Magistrate Judge, the matter will be transmitted to Magistrate Judge Jennifer C. Boal. (Cook, Savannah) |
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Complaint
Mon 06/17 12:44 PM
COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Fee Status: US Government), filed by UNITED STATES OF AMERICA.(Fiske, Catherine) |
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet,
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Att: 2
Category Form
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