Name: Richards v. Merriam Webster, Inc. :: Massachusetts District Court :: Federal Civil Lawsuit No. 1:13-cv-13092, Judge Marianne B. Bowler presiding
Creator: Massachusetts District Court
Published: 2013-12-04
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Keywords: court documents, legal case, docket, PACER, Massachusetts District Court

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53	Filed: 10/1/2014, Entered: None
	Copy re 52 Judgment mailed to James T. Richards 4 Martindale Road Randolph, MA 02368 on 10/1/14. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 10/01/2014)
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52	Filed: 10/1/2014, Entered: None
	Judge Indira Talwani: ORDER entered. JUDGMENT is hereby entered in favor of Defendant, Merriam-Webster, Inc. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 10/01/2014)
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51	Filed: 9/26/2014, Entered: None
	Judge Indira Talwani: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 33 Motion for Summary Judgment. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 09/26/2014)
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50	Filed: 9/26/2014, Entered: None
	Judge Indira Talwani: ORDER entered. MEMORANDUM AND ORDER re: Motion for Summary Judgment 33 . (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 09/26/2014)


49	Filed: 9/4/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge Indira Talwani: Motion Hearing held on 9/4/2014 re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Merriam Webster, Inc. Motion taken under advisement. (Court Reporter: Cheryl Dahlstrom at cheryldahlstrom@comcast.net.)(Attorneys present: Richards (pro se), Eveleigh) (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 09/08/2014)
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48	Filed: 7/10/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Resetting Hearing on Motion 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment : Motion Hearing set for 9/4/2014 02:30 PM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Indira Talwani. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
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47	Filed: 7/10/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION to Continue Hearing on MW's Motion for Summary Judgment to Third or Fourth Week in August by Merriam Webster,Inc.(Eveleigh, Douglas) (Entered: 07/10/2014)
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46	Filed: 6/30/2014, Entered: None
	Plaintiff's Statement of Disputed Materials Facts re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibits, # 2 Certificate of Service)(Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) (Entered: 06/30/2014)
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45	Filed: 6/30/2014, Entered: None
	Opposition re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service, # 2 Cover Letter)(Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) (Entered: 06/30/2014)
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44	Filed: 6/18/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Resetting Hearing on Motion 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment : Motion Hearing set for 7/31/2014 at 02:00 PM in Courtroom 17 before Judge Indira Talwani. PLEASE NOTE CHANGE IN COURTROOM NUMBER. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 06/18/2014)
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43	Filed: 6/18/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Canceling Hearing. The Scheduling Conference scheduled for 7/9 is CANCELLED. (MacDonald, Gail) (Entered: 06/18/2014)
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42	Filed: 6/17/2014, Entered: None
	Copy re 41 Order on Motion for Extension of Time to File Response. Mailed to James T. Richards 4 Martindale Road Randolph, MA 02368 on 6/17/2014. (Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) (Entered: 06/17/2014)
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41	Filed: 6/17/2014, Entered: None
	Judge Indira Talwani: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered ALLOWED 40 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment Responses due by 6/28/2014 (Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) (Entered: 06/17/2014)
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40	Filed: 6/16/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION for Extension of Time to 6/28/2014 to File Response as to 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit)(Geraldino-Karasek, Clarilde) (Entered: 06/16/2014)
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39	Filed: 6/5/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge Indira Talwani added. Judge William G. Young no longer assigned to case. (Abaid, Kimberly) (Entered: 06/05/2014)
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38	Filed: 6/4/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment : Motion Hearing set for 7/31/2014 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young. (Gaudet, Jennifer) (Entered: 06/04/2014)
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37	Filed: 6/4/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE issued requesting courtesy copy for 35 Memorandum in Support of Motion, 36 Statement of Material Facts L.R. 56.1, 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment , 34 Affidavit in Support of Motion. Counsel who filed this document are requested to submit a courtesy copy of this document (or documents) to the Clerk's Office attention Matt Paine - Docket Clerk - Judge Young. These documents must be clearly marked as a Courtesy Copy and reflect the document number assigned by CM/ECF. (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 06/04/2014)
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36	Filed: 6/3/2014, Entered: None
	Statement of Material Facts L.R. 56.1 re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 06/03/2014)
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35	Filed: 6/3/2014, Entered: None
	MEMORANDUM in Support re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 06/03/2014)
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34	Filed: 6/3/2014, Entered: None
	AFFIDAVIT in Support re 33 MOTION for Summary Judgment filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 06/03/2014)
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33	Filed: 6/3/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION for Summary Judgment by Merriam Webster,Inc.(Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 06/03/2014)
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32	Filed: 5/19/2014, Entered: None
	NOTICE of Scheduling Conference. Scheduling Conference set for 7/9/2014 02:00 PM in Courtroom 18 before Judge William G. Young. (Gaudet, Jennifer) (Entered: 05/19/2014)
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31	Filed: 5/16/2014, Entered: None
	ANSWER to 1 Complaint by Merriam Webster,Inc.(Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 05/16/2014)
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29	Filed: 4/17/2014, Entered: None
	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 28 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added Douglas M. Eveleigh, Esq.. Attorneys admitted Pro Hac Vice must register for electronic filing if the attorney does not already have an ECF account in this district. To register go to the Court website at www.mad.uscourts.gov. Select Case Information, then Electronic Filing (CM/ECF) and go to the CM/ECF Registration Form. (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 04/17/2014)
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28	Filed: 4/16/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice for admission of Douglas M. Eveleigh, Esq. Filing fee: $ 100, receipt number 0101-4970096 by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Affidavit Affidavit of Douglas M. Eveleigh, Esq.)(Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 04/16/2014)
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27	Filed: 4/4/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC Clerk's Notes for proceedings held before Judge William G. Young: Motion Hearing held on 4/4/2014 re 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. After hearing from defense counsel and the plaintiff, the Court enters an Order denying 20 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim; denying 20 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. The defendant shall file a motion for summary judgment within 60 days. The plaintiff shall respond within 21 days. (Court Reporter: Richard Romanow at bulldog@richromanow.com.)(Attorneys present: Pro Se plaintiff, Maltby for the defendant) (Gaudet, Jennifer) (Entered: 04/08/2014)
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26	Filed: 3/19/2014, Entered: None
	REPLY to Response to 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 03/19/2014)
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25	Filed: 3/11/2014, Entered: None
	AFFIDAVIT of James T. Richards in Opposition re 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 (CD- ROM) Exhibits 1-146)(Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 03/11/2014)
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24	Filed: 3/11/2014, Entered: None
	Opposition re 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B)(Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 03/11/2014)
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23	Filed: 3/5/2014, Entered: None
	EXHIBIT re 21 Memorandum in Support of Motion by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 03/05/2014)
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22	Filed: 2/28/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE Setting Hearing on Motion 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction : Motion Hearing set for 4/4/2014 02:00 PM before Judge William G. Young. Response due 3/12/2014. Reply brief, if any, is due on or before 3/19/2014. This hearing will take place at Boston University Law School, 765 Commonwealth Avenue, 6th Floor, Boston, MA. (Gaudet, Jennifer) Modified on 3/6/2014 to remove Courtroom 18 from the docket entry. This hearing will take place at Boston University Law School (Gaudet, Jennifer). (Entered: 02/28/2014)
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21	Filed: 2/26/2014, Entered: None
	MEMORANDUM in Support re 20 MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Merriam Webster,Inc. (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 02/27/2014)
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20	Filed: 2/26/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ( Responses due by 3/12/2014) by Merriam Webster,Inc.(Maltby, Kevin) (Main Document 20 replaced on 2/27/2014) (Paine, Matthew). (Entered: 02/26/2014)
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19	Filed: 2/5/2014, Entered: None
	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 17 Motion to Amend (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 02/05/2014)
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18	Filed: 2/4/2014, Entered: None
	NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal as to Attorney General Holder by James T. Richards (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 02/04/2014)
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17	Filed: 2/4/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION to Amend 1 Complaint by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 02/04/2014)
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16	Filed: 1/28/2014, Entered: None
	Judge William G. Young: ELECTRONIC ORDER entered granting 15 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Alternate Pleading. (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 01/28/2014)
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15	Filed: 1/27/2014, Entered: None
	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer or Alternate Pleading by Merriam Webster,Inc.(Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 01/27/2014)
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14	Filed: 1/27/2014, Entered: None
	NOTICE of Appearance by Kevin V. Maltby on behalf of Merriam Webster,Inc (Maltby, Kevin) (Entered: 01/27/2014)
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13	Filed: 1/17/2014, Entered: None
	REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION REGARDING PATENT OR TRADEMARK. (Paine, Matthew) (Entered: 01/17/2014)
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12	Filed: 1/17/2014, Entered: None
	ELECTRONIC NOTICE of Reassignment. Judge William G. Young added. (Abaid, Kimberly) (Entered: 01/17/2014)
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11	Filed: 1/17/2014, Entered: None
	Refusal to Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge.. (Garvin, Brendan) (Entered: 01/17/2014)
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10	Filed: 1/9/2014, Entered: None
	Remark. Summons not issued as to Mirriam-Webster, Inc. in light of waiver of service of summons 7 . (PSSA, 3) (Entered: 01/09/2014)
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9	Filed: 1/8/2014, Entered: None
	Set/Reset Deadlines: Show Cause Response re claims against Eric Holder due by 2/12/2014. (PSSA, 3) Modified on 1/9/2014 to correct date (PSSA, 3). (Entered: 01/09/2014)
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8	Filed: 1/8/2014, Entered: None
	Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler: ORDER entered granting 3 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. The Clerk shall provide the plaintiff with the form for Consent/Refusal of Magistrate Judge Jurisdiction and the instructions for that form ("consent package"). The Clerk shall issue summons as to Mirriam-Webster, and the United States Marshal shall serve a copy of the summons, complaint, consent package, and this Order upon Mirriam-Webster, as directed by plaintiff with all costs of service to be advanced by the United States. If the plaintiff wishes to pursue a claim against Attorney General Holder, he must, within thirty-five (35) days of the date of this memorandum and order, show good cause why Attorney General Holder should not be dismissed for the reasons stated above. Failure to do so may result in dismissal of Attorney General Holder as a party to this action. (PSSA, 3) (Entered: 01/09/2014)
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7	Filed: 12/20/2013, Entered: None
	WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Merriam Webster,Inc. Merriam Webster,Inc waiver sent on 11/29/2013, answer due 1/28/2014. (Garvin, Brendan) (Entered: 12/30/2013)
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6	Filed: 12/2/2013, Entered: None
	REPORT on the filing of copyright case. (LaFlamme, Jennifer) (Entered: 12/09/2013)
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5	Filed: 12/5/2013, Entered: None
	NOTICE of Case Assignment. Magistrate Judge Marianne B. Bowler assigned to case. Plaintiff's counsel, or defendant's counsel if this case was initiated by the filing of a Notice of Removal, are directed to the Notice and Procedures regarding Consent to Proceed before the Magistrate Judge which can be downloaded here. These documents will be mailed to counsel not receiving notice electronically. (Abaid, Kimberly) (Entered: 12/05/2013)
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4	Filed: 12/4/2013, Entered: None
	General Order 09-1, dated January 6, 2009 regarding the E-Government Act and Personal Identifiers entered. (Castilla, Francis) (Entered: 12/04/2013)
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2	Filed: 12/2/2013, Entered: None
	Civil Cover Sheet & Category Sheet re 1 Complaint by James T. Richards. (Castilla, Francis) (Entered: 12/04/2013)
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1	Filed: 12/2/2013, Entered: None
	COMPLAINT against All Defendants, filed by James T. Richards. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit)(Castilla, Francis) (Attachements: # 2 A0 121 Form) (Entered: 12/04/2013)
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