Case details

Court: gand
Docket #: 1:01-cv-00915
Case Name: Boulware, et al v. World Championship, et al
PACER case #: 9972
Date filed: 2001-04-09
Date terminated: 2002-08-12
Assigned to: Judge Clarence Cooper
Case Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)
Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
William Boulware, JR.
Plaintiff
Levi Breedlove
Breedlove & Lassiter 250 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Suite 425 Decatur, GA 30030 404-377-5512 Email: lbreedlove@blyllp.comcastbiz.net
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Boulware Enterprises, Inc.
Plaintiff
Levi Breedlove
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

World Championship Wrestling, Inc.
Defendant
Evan H. Pontz
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: evan.pontz@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: james.lamberth@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: john.dalton@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Turner Sports, Inc.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

AOL Time Warner, Inc
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2001-04-09 1 0 COMPLAINT filed. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney FILING FEE $ 300.00 RECEIPT # 469577 (slc) (Entered: 04/18/2001)
2001-04-20 2 0 ORDER by Mag Judge E. C. Scofield III, recusing himself from further consideration and referral is assigned to Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman (Copy of docket sheet forwarded) (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 04/24/2001)
2001-05-07 3 0 ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by plaintiffs (fmm) (Entered: 05/08/2001)
2001-06-18 4 0 ANSWER by defendant World Championship to complaint [1-1] Discovery ends 11/15/01 (fmm) (Entered: 06/19/2001)
2001-06-18 5 0 MOTION by dfts Turner Broadcasting, Turner Sports, Inc., AOL Time Warner, Inc to dismiss pla's complaint with brief in support. (fmm) (Entered: 06/19/2001)
2001-06-20 6 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman, extending time thru 6/18/01 for dfts Turner Broadcasting, Truner Sports and AOL to answer [1-1] complaint (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 06/21/2001)
2001-07-23 7 0 MOTION by plaintiff to amend [1-1] complaint , and to strike [5-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint (fmm) (Entered: 07/24/2001)
2001-07-26 8 0 Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule. (to mag) (fmm) (Entered: 07/27/2001)
2001-08-01 9 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman APPROVING [8-1] preliminary statement, Discovery ends 11/15/01 , motions for sum jgm due 12/5/01, if no motion filed then pre-trial order due on 12/15/01 , [9-1] order to be submitted on 12/26/01 if no motion or pto filed (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/02/2001)
2001-08-06 10 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman GRANTING [5-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint as to dfts Turner Broadcasting, Turner Sports, and AOL Time Warner (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/07/2001)
2001-08-17 11 0 MOTION by defendant to reassign related case with brief in support. (fmm) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-23 12 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman GRANTING [7-1] motion to amend [1-1] complaint, denying as moot the [7-2] motion to strike [5-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint by Boulware Enterprises, William Boulware JR. (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/24/2001)
2001-08-28 13 0 ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by defendant (fmm) (Entered: 08/29/2001)
2001-09-25 14 0 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman RECOMMEND GRANTING [11-1] motion to reassign related case by World Championship with order for service (Submission of RR due 10/15/01) (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 09/26/2001)
2001-10-30 15 0 ORDER by Judge Orinda D. Evans ADOPTING [14-1] report & recommendation as the order of this court, GRANTING [11-1] motion to reassign related case. Clerk is DIRECTED to reassign action to Judge Clarence Cooper and Magistrate Judge Janet King (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 10/31/2001)
2001-10-30 16 0 Notice to take deposition of William Boulware by defendant (fmm) (Entered: 10/31/2001)
2001-11-07 17 0 AMENDED notice to take oral deposition of William Boulware by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 11/08/2001)
2001-11-26 18 0 CONSENT PROTECTIVE ORDER entered by Mag Judge Janet F. King. (cc) (slc) (Entered: 11/27/2001)
2001-11-26 19 0 NOTICE TO PARTIES by Mag Judge Janet F. King re: guidelines for filing sum jgm motions. (cc) (slc) (Entered: 11/27/2001)
2001-12-06 20 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 12/28/01 for which parties may file motions for sum jgm (cc) (slc) (Entered: 12/07/2001)
2001-12-10 21 0 MOTION by plaintiff William Boulware JR. to compel discovery and to extend time for filing dispositive motions w/certificate of good faith w/in motion. (slc) (Entered: 12/17/2001)
2001-12-19 22 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 01/04/02 within which Dft may respond to [21-1] motion to compel discovery (cc) (slc) (Entered: 12/20/2001)
2002-01-02 23 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 01/18/02 for parties to file motions for sum jgm and extending time thru 01/25/02 within which dft may respond [21-1] motion to compel discovery . [21-1] motion to compel discovery to be submitted on 1/25/02 (cc served by mag) (slc) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2002-01-18 24 0 Joint MOTION for leave to file documents under seal (to JFK) (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 25 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King GRANTING [24-1] joint motion for leave to file documents under seal. Dft may file designated portion of 11/16/01 depo of pla William Boulware, memo of law in support of dft's m for sum jgm, and dft's stmt of undisputed material facts. (cc) (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 26 0 Notice of filing a SEALED portion of original depo of William Boulware by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 27 0 MOTION by defendant for summary judgment . (Ntc sent to cnsl) (slc) Modified on 01/22/2002 (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 28 0 Dft's memorandum of law and statement of undisputed material facts in support of [27-1] motion for summary judgment. ***(FILED UNDER SEAL)*** (slc) Modified on 01/22/2002 (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 29 0 Notice of filing original deposition of William Boulware, Jr. by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 30 0 Notice of filing original affidavits by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-24 31 0 Dft's notice of filing redacted versions of memorandum of law and dft's statement of undisputed material facts in support of its m for sum jgm. (slc) (Entered: 01/28/2002)
2002-01-28 32 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 02/15/02 w/in which dfts may respond to [21-1] motion to compel discovery (cc) (slc) (Entered: 01/30/2002)
2002-02-19 33 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 02/27/02 in which dft may respond to [21-1] motion to compel discovery (cc) (slc) (Entered: 02/20/2002)
2002-02-26 34 0 MOTION by plaintiffs to extend time thru 03/15/02 to respond to [27-1] motion for summary judgment . (slc) (Entered: 02/27/2002)
2002-03-01 35 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 03/08/02 w/in which dft may respond to [21-1] motion to compel discovery , [21-1] motion to compel discovery to be submitted on 3/9/02 (cc) (slc) (Entered: 03/05/2002)
2002-03-01 36 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King GRANTING [34-1] motion to extend time thru 03/15/02 to respond to [27-1] motion for summary judgment, [27-1] motion for summary judgment to be submitted on 3/16/02 (cc) (slc) (Entered: 03/05/2002)
2002-03-08 37 0 Withdrawal of [21-1] motion to compel discovery. (slc) (Entered: 03/12/2002)
2002-03-15 38 0 Response by plaintiffs in opposition to [27-1] motion for summary judgment along w/response in denial of dfts' memorandum of law, pla's statement of undisputed material facts, and response to dfts' statement of undisputed material facts. ***(FILED UNDER SEAL)*** (slc) Modified on 03/27/2002 (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-15 39 0 Notice of filing affidavit of William Boulware and Boulware Enterprises by plaintiffs. Aff w/in pla's response to dft's m for sum jgm. (slc) Modified on 03/19/2002 (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-15 40 0 Notice of filing original discovery by plaintiffs. (slc) (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-19 41 0 Redacted statement of undisputed material facts and response to dft's statement of material facts to [27-1] motion for summary judgment. (slc) (Entered: 03/20/2002)
2002-03-22 42 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 4/8/02 for dft to file rplybr in support of [27-1] motion for sum jgm . (cc) (lme) (Entered: 03/25/2002)
2002-03-19 43 0 Statement by plaintiff of undisputed material facts and response to dft's statement of undisputed material facts w/in [27-1] motion for summary judgment. ***(FILED UNDER SEAL)*** (see 04/03/02 order) (slc) Modified on 04/03/2002 (Entered: 03/27/2002)
2002-03-29 44 0 Joint CONSENT MOTION for leave to file documents under seal . (to JFK) (slc) (Entered: 04/02/2002)
2002-03-15 45 0 Response in denial of dfts' [28-1] memorandum of law in support of dfts' motion for sum jgm. ***(FILED UNDER SEAL)*** (see 04/03/02 order) (slc) (Entered: 04/03/2002)
2002-04-03 46 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King GRANTING [44-1] joint motion for leave to file documents under seal. (cc) (slc) (Entered: 04/03/2002)
2002-04-08 47 0 Reply memorandum by defendant in support of [27-1] motion for summary judgment. (slc) (Entered: 04/10/2002)
2002-07-15 48 0 Notice of settlement by parties. (slc) (Entered: 07/17/2002)
2002-08-12 49 0 CONSENT ORDER by Judge Clarence Cooper, dismissing action w/prejudice, pursuant to Rule 41(a), FRCP . (cc) (slc) (Entered: 08/13/2002)