anybody make sense of this.........

[orvil01]

Docket as of April 29, 2003 5:05 pm Web PACER (v2.4)


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U.S. District Court

USDC for the Central District of Illinois (Springfield)

CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 03-CV-3027

Directv Inc v. Pope

Filed: 02/03/03
Assigned to: Judge Richard Mills
Referred to: Mag. Judge Charles H. Evans
Demand: $170,000
Nature of Suit: 890
Lead Docket: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 47:605 Communications Act of 1934



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DIRECTV INC, a California Wayne D Lonstein
corporation [COR LD NTC]
plaintiff LONSTEIN LAW OFFICE
One Terrace Hill
PO Box 351
Ellenville, NY 12428
(914) 647-8500
FTS 647-6277

v.

ALLEN POPE Scott Byron Sievers
defendant [COR LD NTC]
CRAVEN LAW OFFICE
1005 N Seventh St
Springfield, IL 62702
(217) 544-1777





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DOCKET PROCEEDINGS


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DATE # DOCKET ENTRY



2/3/03 1 COMPLAINT (summons(es) issued) case referred to Mag. Judge
Charles H. Evans (mr) [Entry date 02/03/03]

2/3/03 2 FILING FEE PAID on 2/3/03 in the amount of $ 150.00 receipt
# S3037. (mr) [Entry date 02/04/03]

2/3/03 3 SUMMONS issued as to all defendants and returned to
plaintiff's attorney (mr) [Entry date 02/04/03]

2/3/03 4 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 filed
by plaintiff Directv Inc (Titled "Corporate Disclosure
Statement") (mr) [Entry date 02/04/03]

3/13/03 5 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE for defendant by Scott B. Sievers (aj)
[Entry date 03/13/03]

3/13/03 6 MOTION by defendant to extend time to file answer to
fourteen days (aj) [Entry date 03/14/03]

3/14/03 -- MINUTE-ENTRY by Magistrate Judge Charles H. Evans: Motion
for Extension of Time (d/e 6). Motion ALLOWED. Time
extended to and including 3/28/03 for defendant to plead.
(cc: all counsel) (mas) [Entry date 03/14/03]

3/31/03 7 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Allen Pope on
2/23/03 (Defendant Pope personally served) (mas)
[Entry date 03/31/03]

4/28/03 8 NOTICE of DISMISSAL pursuant to 41(a)(1) (titled Motion to
Dismiss) (seal) [Entry date 04/29/03]



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REFER
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END OF DOCKET: 3:03cv3027



Do you think this guy settled? i have no idea what most of it means, like if he went to court or whatever. just noticed it was a closed case and was wondering about it. Oh yeah and whats with the 170k demand? also i noticed some cases have 0$ demands, while some have 200,000$ demands etc.

[orvil01]

here is a way to get out of it, kinda interesting...........

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U.S. District Court

USDC for the Central District of Illinois (Urbana)

CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 02-CV-2219

Directv Inc v. Benz

Filed: 10/31/02
Assigned to: Judge Harold A. Baker
Demand: $170,000
Nature of Suit: 890
Lead Docket: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 17:1203 Digital Millennium-Copyright Act



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DIRECTV INC, a California Julie Cohen Lonstein
corporation [COR LD NTC]
plaintiff LONSTEIN LAW OFFICE
One Terrace Hill
PO Box 351
Ellenville, NY 12428
(914) 647-8500
FTS 647-6277

v.

EDMUNDA BENZ
defendant





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DOCKET PROCEEDINGS


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DATE # DOCKET ENTRY



10/31/02 1 COMPLAINT (summons(es) issued) (slj) [Entry date 10/31/02]

10/31/02 2 CERTIFICATE OF INTEREST pursuant to Local Rule 11.3 filed
by plaintiff Directv Inc (Filed as Corporate Disclosure
Statement) (slj) [Entry date 10/31/02]

11/29/02 3 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Edmunda Benz on
11/17/02 (slj) [Entry date 12/02/02]

1/6/03 4 MOTION by plaintiff Directv Inc for entry of default as to
defendant Edmunda Benz (slj) [Entry date 01/06/03]

1/6/03 5 AFFIDAVIT of Julie Cohen Lonstein in support of motion for
entry of default as to defendant Edmunda Benz [4-1] (slj)
[Entry date 01/06/03]

1/6/03 6 NOTICE of Statement for Judgment by plaintiff Directv Inc
(slj) [Entry date 01/06/03]

1/6/03 7 CERTIFICATE of service re doc's 4-6 by plaintiff Directv
Inc (slj) [Entry date 01/06/03]

1/6/03 8 MOTION by plaintiff Directv Inc for default judgment
against Edmunda Benz (slj) [Entry date 01/06/03]

1/6/03 8 AFFIDAVIT of Stanley F. McGinnis in support of motion for
default judgment against Edmunda Benz [8-1] (slj)
[Entry date 01/06/03]

2/4/03 -- MINUTE-ENTRY: by Judge Harold A. Baker. Pla DirecTV has
filed a motion for entry of default as to defendant Edmunda
Benz [4-1] and a motion for default judgment against
Edmunda Benz [8-1]. The motions are set for hearing on
Thursday, 2/20/03 at 9:15 a.m. by telephone conference
call. The court will initiate the call. (cc: all counsel)
(slj) [Entry date 02/04/03]

2/10/03 9 NOTICE by plaintiff Directv Inc of defendant Robert Benz
filing bankruptcy (mt) [Entry date 02/10/03]

2/10/03 -- MINUTE-ENTRY: by Judge Harold A. Baker. Due to the filing
of bankruptcy by defendant Benz, the motion hearing set re
motion for default judgment against Edmunda Benz [8-1],
motion for entry of default as to defendant Edmunda Benz
[4-1] on 2/20/03 at 9:15 is VACATED. The case is stayed
until further order of the court. (cc: all counsel) (mt)
[Entry date 02/10/03]

2/11/03 10 ORDER by Judge Harold A. Baker. It is ordered the
defendant shall file with this court and serve on all
parties within 10 days of the date of this order a Notice of
Automatic Stay from the bankruptcy proceedings. Misc ddl
set 2/21/03. The parties are to appear before the
Honorable Harold A. Baker BY TELEPHONE CONFERENCE for a
show cause hearing set 9:30 8/12/03 to show good cause why
this suit should not be dismissed due to the pending
bankruptcy. If there is any change in the automatic stay
affecting this case before the date set for the rule to show
cause hearing, the parties are ordered to notify this court
and all parties in writing. Failure to comply with this
order will result in approrpiate sanctions pursuant to Rule
37. (cc: all counsel; dft Benz, 135 N Melrose, Argenta, IL
62501; Atty John Barr, PO Box 50, Decatur, IL 62525) (mt)
[Entry date 02/11/03] [Edit date 02/11/03]

2/11/03 -- MINUTE-ENTRY: by Judge Harold A. Baker. The plaintiff has
informed the court that the defendant has filed bankruptcy.
Accordingly, the plaintiff's motion for default judgment
against Edmunda Benz [8-1] and motion for entry of default
as to defendant Edmunda Benz [4-1] are DENIED, with leave
to reinstate at a later date if appropriate. (cc: all
counsel) (mt) [Entry date 02/11/03]

2/18/03 11 NOTICE of filing of automatic stay by defendant Edmunda
Benz (km) [Entry date 02/18/03]

5/5/03 12 STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL (skd) [Entry date 05/05/03]

5/28/03 -- ENDORSED ORDER on its face by Judge Harold A. Baker
granting stipulation [12-1]. Case dismissed with prejudice
and without costs to either party. (cc: all counsel). (skd)
[Entry date 05/28/03]

[Bohanjian]

Can't get blood from a turnip. Wouldn't call it a win though.