Dozier Law Firm LLC v. Gray Television, Inc et al

(#48) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Motion hearing held on 9/7/2018. Parties' Unopposed Motion for extension of time to answer or otherwise respond and comply with Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program deadlines #34 is granted. Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot Program requirements are stayed. Status hearing set for 11/8/2018 at 9:00 AM. Mailed notice (lk, ) (Entered: 09/07/2018)

(#47) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Attorney Michelle J. Looby's Motion to appear pro hac vice #41 is granted. Mailed notice (lk, ) (Entered: 09/07/2018)

(#46) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Attorney Julie North's Motion to appear pro hac vice #36 is granted. Mailed notice (lk, ) (Entered: 09/07/2018)

(#45) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tegna Inc by Nathaniel Kenneth Sinnott Wackman (Wackman, Nathaniel) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#44) ANSWER to Complaint by Tegna Inc(Bricker, Ross) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#43) ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand by Gray Television, Inc(Antia, Mazda) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#42) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff Dozier Law Firm LLC by Mark Richard Miller (Miller, Mark) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#41) MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Filing fee $ 150, receipt number 0752-14917052. (Looby, Michelle) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#40) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tribune Media Company by Gerald P Meyer as Local Counsel (Meyer, Gerald) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#39) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. On the Court's own Motion, Motion hearing set for 9/7/2018 at 9:30 AM. (TIME CHANGE ONLY). Mailed notice. notice (lk, ) (Entered: 09/06/2018)

(#7) ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Tegna Inc by Ross Benjamin Bricker (Bricker, Ross) (Entered: 08/23/2018)

(#6) MINUTE entry before the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Initial status hearing set for 11/16/2018 at 9:00 a.m. Joint Status Report due by 11/13/2018. The parties are directed to Judge Kendall's web page found at www.ilnd.uscourts.gov for information about the Initial Status Report and for information regarding all standing orders for cases on Judge Kendall's docket. The parties shall follow all of the standing orders for Judge Kendall and all Local Rules which can be found at the same web page. For the Initial Status Report, the parties are to report on the following: (1) Possibility of settlement in the case; (2) if no possibility of settlement exists, the nature and length of discovery necessary (with specific dates) to get the case ready for trial; 3) whether the parties jointly consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge. At the Initial Status Hearing, the Parties shall be prepared to inform the Court about the extent of monetary damages in order for the Court to address the proportionality of discovery as required by Fed. R. Civ. P. 26. Lead counsel is directed to appear at this status hearing. Mailed notice (lk, ) (Entered: 08/14/2018)

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Hearst Communications, Nexstar Media Group, Inc. (jjr, ) (Entered: 08/14/2018)

SUMMONS Issued as to Defendants Gray Television, Inc, Sinclair Broadcast Group, Inc., Tegna Inc, Tribune Media Company (dal, ) (Entered: 08/13/2018)

(#5) NOTICE TO THE PARTIES - The Court is participating in the Mandatory Initial Discovery Pilot (MIDP). The key features and deadlines are set forth in this Notice which includes a link to the (MIDP) Standing Order and a Checklist for use by the parties. In cases subject to the pilot, all parties must respond to the mandatory initial discovery requests set forth in the Standing Order before initiating any further discovery in this case. Please note: The discovery obligations in the Standing Order supersede the disclosures required by Rule 26(a)(1). Any party seeking affirmative relief must serve a copy of the following documents (Notice of Mandatory Initial Discovery and the Standing Order) on each new party when the Complaint, Counterclaim, Crossclaim, or Third-Party Complaint is served. (gcy, ) (Entered: 08/08/2018)

CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Virginia M. Kendall. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Mary M. Rowland. (dal, ) (Entered: 08/08/2018)

(#4) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DOZIER LAW FIRM LLC by Justin Nicholas Boley (Boley, Justin) (Entered: 08/08/2018)

(#3) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DOZIER LAW FIRM LLC by Bethany R. Turke (Turke, Bethany) (Entered: 08/08/2018)

(#2) ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiff DOZIER LAW FIRM LLC by Kenneth A. Wexler (Wexler, Kenneth) (Entered: 08/08/2018)

(#1) COMPLAINT filed by DOZIER LAW FIRM LLC; Jury Demand. Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0752-14796332. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wexler, Kenneth) (Entered: 08/08/2018)