Case details

Court: vaed
Docket #: 2:16-cv-00522
Case Name: Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC v. Figures Toy Company
PACER case #: 350202
Date filed: 2016-09-02
Assigned to: District Judge Robert G. Doumar
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller
Case Cause: 28:1338 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC
Plaintiff
Anne Catherine Lahren
Pender & Coward PC 222 Central Park Ave Suite 400 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (757) 490-3000 Fax: (757) 497-1914 Email: alahren@pendercoward.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Duncan Glover Byers
Pender & Coward PC 222 Central Park Ave Suite 400 Virginia Beach, VA 23462 (757) 490-3000 Fax: (757) 502-7392 Email: dbyers@pendercoward.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Figures Toy Company
Defendant
Mary Declan Hallerman
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (DC) 500 North Capitol St NW Washington, DC 20001 202-756-8000 Fax: 202-756-8087 Email: mhallerman@mwe.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John Jay Dabney
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (DC-NA) 500 North Capitol Street, N.W. Washington, DC 20001 **NA** (202) 756-8000 Fax: (202) 756-8087 Email: jdabney@mwe.com
PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Katie Bukrinsky
McDermott Will & Emery LLP (DC) 500 North Capitol St NW Washington, DC 20001 202-756-8194 Fax: 202-591-2733 Email: kbukrinsky@mwe.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC
Defendant
Kristan Boyd Burch
Kaufman & Canoles PC 150 W Main St PO Box 3037 Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 624-3000 Email: kbburch@kaufcan.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Lauren Tallent Rogers
Kaufman & Canoles PC (Norfolk) 150 W Main St Suite 2100 PO Box 3037 Norfolk, VA 23510 (757) 624-3000 Fax: (757) 624-3169 Email: ltrogers@kaufcan.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2016-09-02 1 0 COMPLAINT against Figures Toy Company ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 24683032181.), filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Receipt)(epri) (Entered: 09/02/2016) 2017-01-22 13:57:09 81759a5ecedd0b4db2ff0283ce2f49c83d20cd17
1 1 Exhibit A 2017-01-22 14:16:39 60c7c928c956f048f59df72c65ba0f1da93eddb1
1 2 Exhibit B 2017-01-22 14:15:26 04696c665ac4ec100c53094b319e1cd21acc3cd4
1 3 Exhibit C 2017-01-22 14:16:18 0e320fc3c36058b371ce4abc8a7348a69a81c8a8
1 4 Exhibit D 2017-01-22 14:17:03 d8c7d2dd94ad904947dbfc7e4a5aded2c3cfa317
1 5 Civil Cover Sheet
1 6 Receipt
2016-09-02 2 0 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (epri) (Entered: 09/02/2016)
2016-09-02 3 0 One Summons, with service copy, Issued as to Figures Toy Company. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Motions Procedures)(epri) (Entered: 09/02/2016) 2016-09-06 17:08:32 ebd16ccd40313752e5c4e1d0848436ca8675e87c
3 1 Civil Motions Procedures
2016-09-20 4 0 Waiver OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 09/20/2016)
2016-11-15 5 0 ANSWER to 1 Complaint, by Figures Toy Company.(Bukrinsky, Katie) (Entered: 11/15/2016) 2017-01-22 14:18:13 b8cce8cbebbbaa790dffacb1a790e753a4169790
2016-11-15 6 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Figures Toy Company, Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC, filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit Exhibit F)(Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 11/15/2016) 2017-01-22 14:37:19 438cab36df2453232c3b147a19351c2f235d79d0
6 1 Exhibit Exhibit A
6 2 Exhibit Exhibit B
6 3 Exhibit Exhibit C
6 4 Exhibit Exhibit D
6 5 Exhibit Exhibit E
6 6 Exhibit Exhibit F
2016-11-15 7 0 Proposed Summons re 6 Amended Complaint, for Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 11/15/2016)
2016-11-17 8 0 Summons Issued as to Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Print out two electronically issued summons and one copy of the attachments for each defendant to be served with the complaint. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Motions Procedures)(epri) (Entered: 11/17/2016)
8 1 Civil Motions Procedures
2016-12-01 9 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Mary Declan Hallerman on behalf of Figures Toy Company (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/01/2016)
2016-12-01 10 0 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/01/2016)
2016-12-01 11 0 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Amended Complaint by Figures Toy Company. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/01/2016)
11 1 Proposed Order
2016-12-01 12 0 Memorandum in Support re 11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/01/2016) 2017-01-22 14:26:24 c93867ee84535ef41c41baa612825743dad79aa5
2016-12-07 13 0 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by John J. Dabney and Certification of Local Counsel Mary D. Hallerman Filing fee $ 75, receipt number 0422-5281876. by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/07/2016)
2016-12-09 14 0 ORDER granting 13 Motion to appear Pro Hac Vice by John J. Dabney for Figures Toy Company. Copies distributed to all counsel. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar on 12/9/2016. (cchr) (Entered: 12/12/2016)
2016-12-15 15 0 Opposition to 12 Memorandum in Support, 11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 12/15/2016) 2017-01-22 14:35:28 1e73260d92604bc070ff06398c5929acb12be8a4
2016-12-21 16 0 Reply to Motion re 11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 12/21/2016) 2017-01-24 16:04:38 8d1eef7d1c56df5fa9da4ef7a7674587e99a9910
2017-04-11 17 0 ORDER - This Court will allow a second amended complaint. Therefore, Plaintiff is hereby ORDERED to file a second amended complaint by 12:00 Noon EST on May 2, 2017. Defendant is ORDERED to file any responsive pleadings by 12:00 Noon EST by May 23, 2017. The parties are each further ORDERED to file by 12:00 Noon EST on April 18, 2017 a memorandum on any authority concerning in relation to Count III of the Amended Complaint, ECF No. 6 whether, if a copyright infringement claim is not permitted to go forward, state law claims are still preempted. This memorandum is not to exceed four pages. Furthermore, it is apparent to this Court that the parties may be able to come to an agreement on these matters in a settlement conference. Accordingly, the parties are ORDERED to contact the undersigned's Courtroom Deputy, Lori Baxter, by 12:00 Noon EST on April 18, 2017 to schedule a settlement conference at which an individual with the authority to settle is present for each party, and which is to be held before Magistrate Judge Lawrence Leonard. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar on 4/11/17. (afar) (Entered: 04/11/2017)
2017-04-11 18 0 Motion Hearing before District Judge Robert G. Doumar held on 4/11/2017 re 11 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim Plaintiff's Amended Complaint filed by Figures Toy Company. Appearances: Anne C. Lahren and Duncan G. Byers for the Plaintiff. Mary D. Hallerman for the Defendant Figures Toy Company. No service/appearance by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. Arguments of counsel heard. Comments of Court. The Court directed that the plaintiff file an amended complaint w/in 21 days of today's hearing. The defendant has 21 days to answer the amended complaint. The parties are to file w/in 7 days a memorandum related to Count III of the Amended Complaint (no more than 4 pages). The Court further directed the parties to participate in a settlement conference. Parties are to contact Lori Baxter w/in 7 days to set said conference before a USMJ (not the magistrate assigned to this case). Court to issue an order. (Court Reporter Heidi Jeffreys, OCR.)(lbax, ) (Entered: 04/12/2017)
2017-04-18 19 0 Memorandum of Law on the Issue of Preemption in Response to 17 Order on Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim,,,, filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Byers, Duncan) (Entered: 04/18/2017)
2017-04-18 20 0 Memorandum of Law Concerning Preemption of State Law Claim filed by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 04/18/2017)
2017-05-02 21 0 AMENDED COMPLAINT Second Amended Complaint against All Defendants, filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13)(Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 05/02/2017) 2017-08-24 17:34:59 1f171f14547a5262b6a9a233df5d9938841422a2
21 1 Exhibit 1 2017-08-24 17:35:01 daa8cdcb26853f7945b0685e931e40b1357893c4
21 2 Exhibit 2 2017-08-24 17:35:02 4fe2b7d74ce07073d11c1bb7320b2479b9fdb455
21 3 Exhibit 3 2017-08-24 17:35:04 21d8bdf907baeddc06bb3362d4bd82f73f9f048a
21 4 Exhibit 4 2017-08-24 17:35:06 035bd5398c3cd3fad65eebd23562418ca758a6a2
21 5 Exhibit 5 2017-08-24 17:35:09 6569118e092286f1091515bb158e4bde0f30f0dc
21 6 Exhibit 6 2017-08-24 17:35:11 762989ad07eb601dee17e59d2c01f1c279a10c0e
21 7 Exhibit 7 2017-08-24 17:35:13 f1bfb405d0560210e7e82280cf12d90496eda2bc
21 8 Exhibit 8 2017-08-24 17:35:14 b71a5da392b67b0c13e8b40c3880ae755e87fb7a
21 9 Exhibit 9 2017-08-24 17:36:12 fe0da1d532033271c0818fa92a6a7cfeda6fe175
21 10 Exhibit 10 2017-08-24 17:35:23 241a890300635b96fb926589d22c7d3f367c4989
21 11 Exhibit 11 2017-08-24 17:35:21 ebb2132dc8f4960557e6734419bc5da5ce1dbe92
21 12 Exhibit 12 2017-08-24 17:35:23 95343845e4be7b62421bc07e1b74314eba5e5f7a
21 13 Exhibit 13 2017-08-24 17:35:26 633d26dabdeca0577c7944c827b4032f9ca75ff4
2017-05-02 22 0 Proposed Summons for Defendant Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC.. (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 05/02/2017)
2017-05-02 23 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Second Amended Complaint by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 05/02/2017)
2017-05-16 24 0 ORDER granting 23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Second Amended Complaint. The Court GRANTS Plaintiffs Motion insofar as Plainfiffs filing of the Second Amended Complaint, ECF No. 21, will be considered timely. ECF No. 23. Signed by District Judge Robert G. Doumar and filed on 5/16/17. (tbro) (Entered: 05/16/2017)
2017-05-16 25 0 Summons Issued on Second Amended Complaint as to Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. NOTICE TO ATTORNEY: Print out two electronically issued summons and one copy of the attachments for each defendant to be served with the complaint. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Motions Procedures)(epri) (Entered: 05/16/2017)
2017-05-16 26 0 Settlement Conference Order: All parties and their lead counsel are required to appear at a settlement conference scheduled in the United States District Court, 600 Granby Street, Norfolk, Virginia 23510, at 9:30 a.m. on Monday, June 5,2017, for the purpose of conducting discussions, in good faith, towards a compromised resolution of this case. EACH PARTY MUST BRING TO THE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE A PERSON WITH FULL AND COMPLETE AUTHORITY TO SETTLE THE CASE. The parties must Submit a brief memorandum of five pages or less directly to the chambers of the undersigned (do not file in the clerk's office) by NOON on WEDNESDAY, MAY 31, 2017. Do not serve a copy of the letter on the opposing party unless you wish to disclose your settlement position. The memorandum can be faxed to (757) 222-7028. IF THE MATTER IS SETTLED AT ANY TIME BEFORE THE CONFERENCE TAKES PLACE, THE PARTIES ARE DIRECTED TO APPRISE THE CHAMBERS OF THE UNDERSIGNED. Signed by Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard and filed on 5/16/17. (tbro) (Entered: 05/16/2017)
2017-05-17 27 0 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) by Figures Toy Company. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 05/17/2017) 2017-08-24 17:40:45 ae2cb58c076c752942b2739695c2179030103b18
27 1 Proposed Order
2017-05-17 28 0 Memorandum in Support re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) filed by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 05/17/2017) 2017-08-24 17:41:23 806f0e5ce4ee583db58fdee82670c6f13a084263
2017-05-17 29 0 Declaration re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) by Figures Toy Company. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 05/17/2017)
2017-05-23 30 0 Letter received in Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard's Chambers. (tbro) (Entered: 05/24/2017) 2017-08-24 17:41:58 fc613d8e62fa87c5645704034bde0a85ad7d8700
2017-05-24 31 0 Letter from Magistrate Judge Lawrence R. Leonard re 30 Letter received. (tbro) (Entered: 05/24/2017) 2017-08-24 17:43:13 2061ac72efb7f165025810153144c3c5c9bb009e
2017-05-31 32 0 Opposition to 28 Memorandum in Support, 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Affidavit of Richard P. Mann, # 2 Exhibit Declaration Ex. A, # 3 Exhibit Declaration Ex. B)(Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 05/31/2017) 2017-08-24 17:45:12 af0cbe3cb81dec69954cec376d04301f4e9cbda2
32 1 Exhibit Exhibit 1 - Affidavit of Richard P. Mann 2017-08-24 17:46:11 7cc5416937c96880632e0421aa7c5acb5b96a076
32 2 Exhibit Declaration Ex. A 2017-08-24 17:47:12 a6edd86a1372b640c3d84251d01c0cd865e65364
32 3 Exhibit Declaration Ex. B 2017-08-24 17:48:10 1ab729a8dac29f64424d6851d0dfb0f7b25bfecb
2017-06-01 33 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Kristan Boyd Burch on behalf of Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (Burch, Kristan) (Entered: 06/01/2017)
2017-06-06 34 0 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) by Figures Toy Company. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 06/06/2017)
2017-06-07 35 0 ORDER granting 34 Consent Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) . Defendant Figures Toy Company shall file its reply on or before June 9, 2017. Signed by Magistrate Judge Douglas E. Miller and filed on 6/7/17. (tbro) (Entered: 06/07/2017)
2017-06-08 36 0 NOTICE of Appearance by Lauren Tallent Rogers on behalf of Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC (Rogers, Lauren) (Entered: 06/08/2017)
2017-06-09 37 0 AFFIDAVIT re 21 Amended Complaint, 22 Exhibit Affidavit of Service of Summons on Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 06/09/2017) 2017-08-24 18:05:10 82ab560122bbe2d63e0d680a52e83877d99ffcd6
2017-06-09 38 0 Reply to Motion re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) filed by Figures Toy Company. (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 06/09/2017) 2017-08-24 18:06:17 e083a7f32d654f582f0c4f479de1870218aad7c7
2017-06-15 39 0 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Burch, Kristan) (Entered: 06/15/2017) 2017-08-24 18:06:25 66654b6ad8a9dc2862336fbd49830de24d403ffc
39 1 Exhibit A 2017-08-24 18:06:40 cc70e823e0fcaf157e0ec000778127e3e286faf3
2017-06-15 40 0 Memorandum in Support re 39 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. (Burch, Kristan) (Entered: 06/15/2017) 2017-08-24 18:07:13 8750244731877da9578c4251453af3b19c5474e5
2017-06-15 41 0 Financial Interest Disclosure Statement (Local Rule 7.1) by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. (Burch, Kristan) (Entered: 06/15/2017) 2017-08-24 18:08:33 f98f65888d09128f874ab65b61624355c957249e
2017-06-28 42 0 Opposition to 39 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim , 40 Memorandum in Support filed by Parks, Millican & Mann, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Affidavit of Rico Mann)(Lahren, Anne) (Entered: 06/28/2017) 2017-08-24 18:08:49 f8eec44576f0f5514508283af3c652e37147cf52
42 1 Exhibit Affidavit of Rico Mann 2017-08-24 18:11:17 e33145683091d27fca03ce06fba0b56271c08ab1
2017-07-05 43 0 Reply to Motion re 39 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim filed by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC. (Burch, Kristan) (Entered: 07/05/2017) 2017-08-24 17:34:15 3557b3a0cb6819fd110136d77a5446fc14ed63c6
2017-07-07 44 0 Request for Hearing by Ring of Honor Wrestling Entertainment, LLC re 39 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Rogers, Lauren) (Entered: 07/07/2017) 2017-08-24 18:12:10 727b33e536b0f5b2e4efe59c23043046bf883baa
2017-07-07 45 0 Request for Hearing by Figures Toy Company re 27 MOTION to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim (Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint (Dkt. No. 21)) (Hallerman, Mary) (Entered: 07/07/2017)