Case details

Court: ctd
Docket #: 3:02-cv-01078
Case Name: World Wrestling v. Hans, et al
PACER case #: 19199
Date filed: 2002-06-20
Date terminated: 2003-01-30
Date of last filing: 2003-05-12
Assigned to: Judge Robert N. Chatigny
Case Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Injunctive & Declaratory Relief
Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
World Wrestling Entertainment, Inc
Plaintiff
Amy L. Barrette
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Henry W. Oliver Bldg 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2312 412-355-6500 Fax: 412-355-6501 Email: abarrette@kl.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ellen L. Surloff
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Henry W. Oliver Bldg 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2312 412-355-6500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jerry S. McDevitt
K&L Gates, LLP- Ptsbrg PA K&L Gates Center 210 Sixth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2613 412-355-8608 Fax: 412-355-6501 Email: jerry.mcdevitt@klgates.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Kevin D. Smith
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart Henry W. Oliver Bldg 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2312 412-355-6500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stanley A. Twardy , Jr.
Day Pitney LLP-Stmfd One Canterbury Green 201 Broad Street Stamford, CT 06901 203-977-7300 Fax: 203-977-7301 Email: satwardy@daypitney.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Terence J. Gallagher , III.
Jones Morrison, LLP 1 Landmark Square 21st Floor Stamford, CT 06901 203-965-7700 Fax: 203-817-0670 Email: tgallagher@jonesmorrisonlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Gurjit Singh Hans
Defendant
Bruce R. Ewing
Dorsey & Whitney LLP 250 Park Ave. New York, NY 10177 212-415-9241 Fax: 212-953-7201 Email: ewing.bruce@dorsey.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ethan A. Levin-Epstein
Garrison Levin-Epstein Fitzgerald & Pirrotti PC 405 Orange St. New Haven, CT 06511 203-777-4425 Email: elevin-epstein@garrisonlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jeffrey S. Bagnell
Lucas & Varga LLC 2425 Post Road, Suite 200 Southport, CT 06890 203-227-8400 Fax: 203-227-8402 Email: jbagnell@lbv-law.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Hans Impor Inc
Defendant
Bruce R. Ewing
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Ethan A. Levin-Epstein
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jeffrey S. Bagnell
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

US Court of Appeals
Notice
US Court of Appeals
Office of the Clerk US Courthouse Foley Square New York, NY 10007 212-857-8500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2002-06-20 1 0 Complaint COMPLAINT Filing Fee $ 150.00 Receipt # B004198 (D'Andrea, S.) (Entered: 06/21/2002)
2002-06-20 2 0 Scheduling Order ORDER on Pretrial Deadlines handed to counsel; Discovery cutoff 12/20/02; Amended Pleadings due 8/20/02; Motions to Dismiss due 9/20/02 (D'Andrea, S.) (Entered: 06/21/2002)
2002-06-20 3 0 Motion for Preliminary Injunction MOTION by World Wrestling for Preliminary Injunction (Brief Due 7/11/02) (D'Andrea, S.) (Entered: 06/21/2002)
2002-06-20 4 0 Memorandum in Support of Motion MEMORANDUM by World Wrestling in Support of [3-1] Motion for Preliminary Injunction (D'Andrea, S.) (Entered: 06/21/2002)
2002-06-26 5 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc -- Jeffrey S. Bagnell (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 06/26/2002)
2002-06-26 6 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc -- Ethan A. Levin-Epstein (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 06/26/2002)
2002-06-27 7 0 Notice (Other) Disclosure Statement by World Wrestling (Bauer, J.) (Entered: 06/27/2002)
2002-06-27 8 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Terence J. Gallagher III. (Bauer, J.) (Entered: 06/27/2002)
2002-07-02 9 0 Motion for Leave to Appear MOTION by World Wrestling for Jerry S. McDevitt, Ellen L. Surloff, Kevin D. Smith & Amy L. Barrette to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/02/2002)
2002-07-08 10 0 Motion for Leave to Appear MOTION by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc for Bruce R. Ewing to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/09/2002)
2002-07-08 11 0 Affidavit AFFIDAVIT of Bruce R. Ewing by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc Re [10-1] motion for Bruce R. Ewing to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/09/2002)
2002-07-11 12 0 Motion to Dismiss CROSS MOTION by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc to Dismiss (Brief Due 8/1/02 ) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-11 13 0 Memorandum in Support of Motion MEMORANDUM by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc in opposition to i[3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction and in support of [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss (part 2 of 2) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-11 14 0 Affidavit AFFIDAVIT of Bruce R. Ewing by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc in opposition to[3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction and in support of [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-11 15 0 Notice (Other) Disclosure Statement by Hans Impor Inc (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-12 16 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Kevin D. Smith (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-12 17 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Amy L. Barrette (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-12 18 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Jerry S. McDevitt (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
2002-07-23 19 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Ellen L. Surloff (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/24/2002)
2002-07-25 20 0 Order Referring Motion ORDER referring: [3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction referred to Mag. Judge Donna F. Martinez (signed by Judge Robert N. Chatigny ) (Blue,A.) (Entered: 07/25/2002)
2002-07-29 21 0 Summons Returned Executed SUMMONS Returned Executed on 6/26/02 as to Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 07/29/2002)
2002-07-25 22 0 Reply to Response to Motion REPLY by World Wrestling to response to [3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction by World Wrestling (Bauer, J.) (Entered: 07/30/2002)
2002-07-25 23 0 Affidavit AFFIDAVIT of Kevin D. Smith by World Wrestling Re [22-1] response reply by World Wrestling to [3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction by World Wrestling (Bauer, J.) (Entered: 07/30/2002)
2002-07-31 24 0 Memorandum in Opposition to Motion MEMORANDUM by World Wrestling in opposition to [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss (Grady, B.) (Entered: 07/31/2002)
2002-08-09 25 0 Order Referring Motion ORDER referring [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss to Mag. Judge Donna F. Martinez (signed by Judge Robert N. Chatigny ) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/09/2002)
2002-08-08 26 0 Status Conference Status Conference held ( DFM) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/09/2002)
2002-08-08 27 0 Report of Rule 26(f) Planning Meeting REPORT of Parties Planning Meeting (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/12/2002)
2002-08-08 28 0 Notice of Appearance APPEARANCE of Attorney for Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc -- Bruce R. Ewing (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/12/2002)
2002-08-12 29 0 Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge ORDER of referral to Mag. Judge Donna F. Martinez to confer with the parties and enter the scheduling order (signed by Judge Robert N. Chatigny ) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/13/2002)
2002-08-14 30 0 Reply to Response to Motion REPLY MEMORANDUM by Gurjit Singh Hans, Hans Impor Inc to response to [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss by Hans Impor Inc, Gurjit Singh Hans (Grady, B.) (Entered: 08/14/2002)
2002-09-06 31 0 Status Conference Telephonic Status Conference held ( DFM) (Wood, R.) (Entered: 09/09/2002)
2003-01-09 32 0 Recommended Ruling RECOMMENDED Ruling denying [12-1] cross motion to Dismiss, [3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction. Objections due 1/27/03 ( signed by Mag. Judge Donna F. Martinez ) 11 Page(s) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 01/10/2003)
2003-01-24 33 0 Objection/Reply/Response to Recommended Ruling OBJECTION to [32-1] recommended ruling re: [3-1] motion for Preliminary Injunction by World Wrestling (Ferguson, L.) (Entered: 01/24/2003)
2003-01-30 34 0 Order on Motion for Judgment JUDGMENT is entered dismissing the case ( signed by Clerk ) (Grady, B.) (Entered: 01/30/2003)
2003-02-27 35 0 Notice of Appeal NOTICE OF APPEAL of [34-1] judgment order by World Wrestling FILING FEE $ 105.00 RECEIPT # H008695 Certified Copy of Docket and copy of Appeal mailed to USCA (Basile, F.) (Entered: 03/03/2003)
2003-04-14 36 0 USCA Scheduling Order Scheduling Order from USCA regarding [35-1] appeal by World Wrestling USCA Number: 03-7236 (Depino, F.) (Entered: 04/14/2003)
2003-05-12 37 0 USCA Mandate MANDATE OF USCA (certified copy) dated 5/8/03 withdrawing [35-1] appeal ( Roseann Mackechnie) (Basile, F.) (Entered: 05/14/2003)