Virginia Eastern District Court, Case No. 2:98-cv-00832-RAJ:
Virginia Publishing v. Media General

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Virginia Publishing Company, Plaintiff

George F. Long, III
Poole Mahoney PC
Phone: +1 757 499 1841

Paul Edward McGowan
Ventker & Warman, PLLC
Phone: +1 757 625 1192

Reeves Watkins Mahoney
Poole Mahoney PC
Phone: +1 757 499 1841

Media General Business Communications, Inc., Defendant

Jonathan Robert Pond
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100

James Edward Moore
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100

JOHN WILLARD MONTGOMERY, JR.
Montgomery & Simpson, LLLP
Phone: +1 804 355 8744
E-Mail: jmontgomery@jwm-law.com

Roman Lifson
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100

Edwin Ford Stephens
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100
E-Mail: estephens@cblaw.com

Media General Business Communications, Inc., Counter Claimant

Edwin Ford Stephens
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100
E-Mail: estephens@cblaw.com

Jonathan Robert Pond
Christian & Barton LLP
Phone: +1 804 697 4100

JOHN WILLARD MONTGOMERY, JR.
Montgomery & Simpson, LLLP
Phone: +1 804 355 8744
E-Mail: jmontgomery@jwm-law.com

Virginia Publishing Company, Counter Defendant

Paul Edward McGowan
Ventker & Warman, PLLC
Phone: +1 757 625 1192

Reeves Watkins Mahoney
Poole Mahoney PC
Phone: +1 757 499 1841

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Office Norfolk
Filed 7/22/1998
Jury Demand None
Demand $0
Nature of Suit 840 - Trademark
Cause Section 28 U.S.C. § 1331 Fed. Question
Jurisdiction Federal Question
Disposition Dismissed - Settled
County Norfolk City
Terminated 4/12/1999
Origin 1
Reopened None
Lead Case None
Related Case
Other Court Case None
Def Custody Status
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 -- Filed: 7/22/1998, Entered: 7/22/1998 Summons Issued
SUMMONS with one copy issued for Media General; Magistrate Judge notice, etc; delivered to counsel (mwin)
 -- Filed: 7/22/1998, Entered: 7/22/1998 Docket Annotation
Report on filing of action regarding trademark mailed to Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, Washington, DC 20231 (mwin)
 1 Filed: 7/22/1998, Entered: 7/22/1998 Complaint
COMPLAINT; Filing Fee $150.00 pd by Huff, Poole & Mahoney; Receipt #200-17756 (mwin)
 -- Filed: 8/17/1998, Entered: 8/25/1998 Suspense Deadline
**Suspense 9/8/98 for answer to counterclaim (mwin)
 2 Filed: 8/17/1998, Entered: 8/25/1998 Answer to Complaint
ANSWER to Complaint and COUNTERCLAIM by Media General (Attorney Jonathan Robert Pond, Edwin Ford Stephens, John Willard Montgomery Jr.) against Virginia Publishing (mwin)
 -- Filed: 8/25/1998, Entered: 8/25/1998 Suspense Deadline
**Suspense 8/28/98 for service date/summons return from plaintiff (mwin)
 3 Filed: 8/25/1998, Entered: 8/25/1998 Summons Returned Executed
SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Media General 7/27/98 via Lucy W. Lewis, Designee (mwin)
 -- Filed: 9/4/1998, Entered: 9/6/1998 Miscellaneous Document
Referred for Initial Pretrial Conference (mwin)
 4 Filed: 9/4/1998, Entered: 9/6/1998 Answer to Counterclaim
ANSWER by Virginia Publishing to [2-2] counter claim by Media General (mwin)
 -- Filed: 9/9/1998, Entered: 9/11/1998 Pretrial Conference - Initial
Initial pretrial conference set at 2:45 9/22/98 (mwin)
 -- Filed: 9/22/1998, Entered: 10/1/1998 Pretrial Conference - Initial
Initial pretrial conference held (mwin)
 5 Filed: 9/25/1998, Entered: 10/1/1998 Order Court Filing
Order on Initial Pretrial Conference setting Trial date for 10:00, 3/24/99; proposed findings of fact and conclusions of law to be received by clerk 3/17/99; setting Final Pretrial conference for 11:30, 3/5/99; discovery to be completed by plaintiff and defendant 1/29/99; entered 9/22/98; filed 9/25/98 (signed by Magistrate Judge Tommy E. Miller) Copies mailed 9/25/98 (mwin)
 6 Filed: 11/13/1998, Entered: 11/16/1998 Order Court Filing
PROTECTIVE ORDER, agreed, directing parties to follow this order for protection of proprietary information, trade secrets and other confidential research, development, and/or commercial information produced or disclosed during course of this proceeding; outlining requirements for confidential designation, use, disclosure, return, etc. (SEE ORDER FOR SPECIFICS); entered and filed 11/13/98 (signed by Magistrate Judge Tommy E. Miller) Copies Mailed 11/13/98 (mwin)
 7 Filed: 12/30/1998, Entered: 1/6/1999 Order Court Filing
ORDER, agreed, Extending Time for expert disclosure, discovery, de bene esse deposition deadline, etc. (see order for specifics); entered and filed 12/30/98 (signed by Judge Henry C. Morgan Jr.) Copies Mailed: 12/30/98 (mwin)
 8 Filed: 1/19/1999, Entered: 1/22/1999 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
JOINT MOTION by Media General, Virginia Publishing for Roman Lifson & George F. Long to Appear Pro Hac Vice (mwin)
 9 Filed: 1/25/1999, Entered: 1/29/1999 Motion for Miscellaneous Relief
JOINT MOTION by Media General, Virginia Publishing for Roman Lifson and George F. Long to Appear Pro Hac Vice (mwin)
 10 Filed: 1/25/1999, Entered: 1/29/1999 Order Court Filing
ORDER, agreed, permitting Roman Lifson to appear in association with James E. Moore, E. Ford Stephens and Jonathan R. Pond; entered and filed 1/25/99 (signed by Judge Jerome B. Friedman). Copies del. to deft. atty. Paul E. McGowan to distribute. (mwin)
 11 Filed: 1/25/1999, Entered: 1/29/1999 Order Court Filing
ORDER, agreed, permitting George F. Long, III, to appear and conduct case in association with Reeves W. Mahoney and Paul E. McGowan; entered and filed 1/25/99 (signed by Judge Jerome B. Friedman). Copies del. to Paul E. McGowan for distribution (mwin)
 -- Filed: 3/4/1999, Entered: 3/4/1999 Pretrial Conference - Final
Final Pre-Trial Conference re-set at 9:00 3/12/99 (mwin)
 -- Filed: 3/12/1999, Entered: 3/12/1999 Pretrial Conference - Final
Final Pre-Trial Conference held (mwin)
 12 Filed: 3/12/1999, Entered: 3/12/1999 Order Court Filing
ORDER ON FINAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE entered in presence of counsel and filed 3/12/99 (signed by Magistrate Judge William T. Prince) (mwin)
 13 Filed: 3/16/1999, Entered: 3/18/1999 Objection Court Filing
OBJECTION by plaintiff Virginia Publishing to certain rulings by Magistrate Judge in [12-1] final pretrial conference order (see document for specifics) (mwin)
 14 Filed: 3/19/1999, Entered: 3/19/1999 Trial Brief
"PLAINTIFF'S PRE-TRIAL BRIEF" by Virginia Publishing, received (mwin)
 15 Filed: 3/22/1999, Entered: 3/22/1999 Stipulation
Stipulations ("Second Set of Stipulations") filed by Virginia Publishing, Media General (mwin)
 16 Filed: 3/22/1999, Entered: 3/22/1999 Stipulation
Stipulations ("Third Set of Stipulations") filed by Virginia Publishing, Media General (mwin)
 17 Filed: 3/23/1999, Entered: 3/23/1999 Stipulation
Stipulations ("Fourth Set of Stipulations") filed by Virginia Publishing, Media General (mwin)
 -- Filed: 3/24/1999, Entered: 3/24/1999, Terminated: 3/24/1999 Bench Trial - Held
Bench trial held (rlam)
 -- Filed: 3/24/1999, Entered: 3/24/1999 Set/Reset Hearings
Hearing Deadline set 2:00 4/14/99 to enforce settlement, if necessary (mwin)
 18 Filed: 3/24/1999, Entered: 3/24/1999 Minutes - Miscellaneous
Minute entry: COURT PROCEEDINGS - RAJ,j. Sharon Borden, Reporter. Counsel and parties appeared. Matter came on for trial by Court. Counsel notified the Court that case is SETTLED. Court directed counsel to return an order of settlement within 10 days. Counsel directed to schedule a hearing to enforce settlement by tomorrow (just in case it becomes necessary). Court adjourned. (rlam)
 -- Filed: 4/12/1999, Entered: 4/13/1999 Terminated Case
Case closed (mwin)
 -- Filed: 4/12/1999, Entered: 4/13/1999 Disposable Record
Disposable Record (mwin)
 -- Filed: 4/12/1999, Entered: 4/13/1999 Case Assigned/Reassigned
CASE assigned to Judge Raymond A. Jackson (mwin)
 19 Filed: 4/12/1999, Entered: 4/13/1999 Order Court Filing
ORDER, agreed, Dismissing this action with prejudice, each party to bear own costs ; entered and filed 4/12/99 (signed by Judge Raymond A. Jackson) Copies Mailed: 4/12/99. ob (mwin)
 -- Filed: 4/13/1999, Entered: 4/13/1999 Docket Annotation
Report to Commissioner of Patents & Trademarks of determination of action mailed 4/13/99 (mwin)

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