Case details

Court: flsd
Docket #: 0:07-cv-60576
Case Name: F & G Research, Inc. v. Circuit City Stores, Inc.
PACER case #: 294108
Date filed: 2007-04-19
Date terminated: 2007-08-28
Assigned to: Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga
Referred to: Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff
Case Cause: 35:0271 Patent Infringement
Nature of Suit: 830 Patent
Jury Demand: Defendant
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
F & G Research, Inc.
Plaintiff
Allen David Brufsky
Allen D Brufsky PA 475 Galleon Drive Naples, FL 34102 239-963-9641 Fax: 239-263-3441 Email: abrufs@aol.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SUSPENDED 04/30/2011

Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Defendant
Christina Danielle DeAngelis
Feldman Gale PA One Biscayne Tower 30th Floor 2 S Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 305-358-5001 Fax: 305-358-3309 Email: cdeangelis@feldmangale.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Gregory Loyde Hillyer
Feldman Gale PA One Biscayne Tower 30th Floor 2 S Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 267-414-130 Fax: 215-567-2648 Email: ghillyer@feldmangale.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Chapman Cesarano
Feldman Gale PA One Biscayne Tower 30th Floor 2 S Biscayne Boulevard Miami, FL 33131 305-358-5001 Email: mcesarano@feldmangale.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Charles M. Allen
Goodman Allen & Filetti PLLC 4501 Highwoods Parkway Suite 210 Glen Allen, VA 23060 804-346-5087 Fax: 804-346-5954 Email: callen@goodmanallen.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Garrett Austin
DLA Piper LLP (US) 200 South Biscayne Boulevard Suite 2500 Miami, FL 33131 305-423-8522 Fax: 305-437-8131 Email: michael.austin@dlapiper.com
TERMINATED: 08/01/2007 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Circuit City Stores, Inc.
Counter Claimant
Christina Danielle DeAngelis
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Gregory Loyde Hillyer
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Chapman Cesarano
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Charles M. Allen
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Michael Garrett Austin
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/01/2007 ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

F & G Research, Inc.
Counter Defendant
Allen David Brufsky
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED SUSPENDED 04/30/2011

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2007-04-19 1 0 COMPLAINT against Circuit City Stores, Inc. Filing fee $ 350. Receipt#: 539864, filed by F & G Research, Inc..(el) (Entered: 04/19/2007)
2007-04-19 2 0 Summons Issued as to Circuit City Stores, Inc.. (el) (Entered: 04/19/2007)
2007-04-23 3 0 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga for all further proceedings. Judge Patricia A. Seitz no longer assigned to caseSigned by Judge Patricia A. Seitz on 04/23/2007.(bs) (Entered: 04/23/2007)
2007-05-23 4 0 Order Requiring Joint Scheduling Report, Joint Scheduling Report due by 6/14/2007.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 5/23/07.(lk) (Entered: 05/23/2007)
2007-06-14 5 0 Plaintiff's MOTION for Extension of Time to File to Comply with the Court's Order Requiring the Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties by F & G Research, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 proposed order)(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 06/14/2007)
2007-06-14 6 0 ORDER denying 5 without prejudice Motion for Extension of Time to File Joint Scheduling Report, for the failure to comply with the following instructions: Pursuant to the CM/ECF Administrative Procedures, proposed findings of fact, conclusions of law, jury instructions, and proposed orders shall be filed initially as an attachment to a motion, notice, or other filing; however, the final version of the proposed document must be e-mailed to Judge Altonaga at altonaga@flsd.uscourts.gov. The final version of the proposed document shall be submitted by e-mail in WordPerfect or Word format. The e-mail line and the name of the attachment should include the case number, followed by a short description of the attachment (e.g., 00-cv-00000 Order). Failure to follow the above outlined procedure may result in denial of the motion without prejudice. The CM/ECF Administrative Procedures may be viewed at http://www.flsd.uscourts.gov. (CMA) (Entered: 06/14/2007)
2007-06-14 7 0 Plaintiff's MOTION for Extension of Time to File /Comply with the Court's Order Requiring Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties by F & G Research, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 proposed order)(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 06/14/2007)
2007-06-15 8 0 ORDER granting 7 Motion for Extension of Time to Comply With the Court's Order Requiring Scheduling Report and Certificates of Interested Parties; the parties shall have until July 12, 2007 to submit.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on June 15, 2007. (ps1) (Entered: 06/15/2007)
2007-07-03 9 0 Defendant's ANSWER to Complaint with Jury Demand Affirmative Defenses, COUNTERCLAIM against F & G Research, Inc. by Circuit City Stores, Inc..(Austin, Michael) (Entered: 07/03/2007)
2007-07-03 10 0 NOTICE by Circuit City Stores, Inc. Defendant Circuit City Stores Inc.'s Disclosure Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1 (Austin, Michael) (Entered: 07/03/2007)
2007-07-05 11 0 Notice of Instruction to Filer: Incorrect event selected; originally filed as 10 Notice (Other); in the future select Corporate Disclosure Statement/Certificate of Interested Parties (found under Other Documents). (de) (Entered: 07/05/2007)
2007-07-12 12 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by F & G Research, Inc.. Circuit City Stores, Inc. served on 6/13/2007, answer due 7/3/2007. (Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 07/12/2007)
2007-07-12 13 0 Corporate Disclosure Statement by F & G Research, Inc.. (Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 07/12/2007)
2007-07-12 14 0 REPORT REGARDING LOCAL RULE 16.1 (JOINT SCHEDULING REPORT) by F & G Research, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 07/12/2007)
2007-07-13 15 0 Notice of Instruction to Filer: Incorrect event selected; originally filed as 14 Report Regarding; in the future select Scheduling Report-Rule 26(f) found under Other Documents. (de) (Entered: 07/13/2007)
2007-07-17 16 0 SCHEDULING ORDER:, ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mediation., ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge William C. Turnoff for all discovery motions and non-dispositive motions: Trial set for 9/29/2008 before Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Calendar Call set for 9/23/2008 09:00 AM before Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga. Amended Pleadings due by 12/10/2007. Discovery due by 5/9/2008. Joinder of Parties due by 12/10/2007. Motions in Limine due by 9/2/2008. Motions due by 6/23/2008. Joint Pretrial Stipulation due by 9/2/2008.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 7/17/07.(lh) (Entered: 07/17/2007)
2007-07-23 17 0 Plaintiff F & g Research, Inc.'s ANSWER to Counterclaim of Defendant, Circuit City Stores, Inc. by F & G Research, Inc..(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 07/23/2007)
2007-07-25 18 0 Plaintiff's MOTION to Consolidate Cases by F & G Research, Inc.. Responses due by 8/8/2007 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A# 2 Exhibit B# 3 Supplement)(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 07/25/2007)
2007-07-25 19 0 ORDER re 18 Plaintiff's MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by F & G Research, Inc., Defendant, Creative Technology, Inc. is instructed to file a response by August 1, 2007.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on July 25, 2007.(ps1) (Entered: 07/25/2007)
2007-07-31 20 0 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Circuit City Stores, Inc.. Responses due by 8/14/2007 (Attachments: # 1)(Austin, Michael) (Entered: 07/31/2007)
2007-08-01 21 0 ORDER granting 20 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Michael Garrett Austin terminated Added attorney Gregory Loyde Hillyer for Circuit City Stores, Inc., Christina Danielle DeAngelis for Circuit City Stores, Inc.. Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 8/1/07. (lk) (Entered: 08/01/2007)
2007-08-03 22 0 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Christina Danielle DeAngelis on behalf of Circuit City Stores, Inc. (DeAngelis, Christina) (Entered: 08/03/2007)
2007-08-07 23 0 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Charles M. Allen, Filing Fee $75, Receipt #964363. (cw) (Entered: 08/07/2007)
2007-08-09 24 0 ORDER granting 23 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice-Charles M. Allen.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 8/9/07. (lk) (Entered: 08/09/2007)
2007-08-20 25 0 NOTICE by F & G Research, Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc. Joint Proposed Order Scheduling Mediation and Agreed Motion to Select A Non-Certified Mediator (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A- Proposed Order Scheduling Mediation)(DeAngelis, Christina) (Entered: 08/20/2007)
2007-08-20 26 0 AGREED JOINT MOTION to Appoint a Non-Certified Mediator by F & G Research, Inc., Circuit City Stores, Inc.. (undocketed portion of 25 )(tb) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-21 27 0 Notice of Docket Correction: originally filed as re 25 Notice (Other) filed by Circuit City Stores, Inc.,, F & G Research, Inc.,, Error: Multi-Pleading Filing entered as One Pleading; Correction docketed as 26 MOTION to Appoint Mediator filed by Circuit City Stores, Inc.,, F & G Research, Inc.,, Notice of Instruction to Filer, in the future when docketing Multi-Pleading documents, they must be filed separately. (tb) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-21 28 0 ORDER Scheduling Mediation: Mediation Hearing set for 5/12/2008 09:00 AM. Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on August 21, 2007.(ps1) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-21 29 0 ORDER denying 18 Motion to Consolidate Cases.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 8/21/07. (lk) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-21 30 0 NOTICE by Circuit City Stores, Inc. Request for Service of Electronic Notice to Defendant's Counsel (DeAngelis, Christina) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-21 31 0 ORDER Denying 18 Plaintiff's MOTION to Consolidate Cases filed by F & G Research, Inc., Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on 8/21/07.(lh) (Entered: 08/21/2007)
2007-08-22 32 0 Notice to the Court for Pro Hac Vice Attorney to Receive Electronic Notification by Circuit City Stores, Inc. Re-docketed from 30 . (gw) (Entered: 08/22/2007)
2007-08-22 33 0 Notice of Docket Correction: re 30 Notice (Other) filed by Circuit City Stores, Inc. Error: Wrong Event Selected; Corrected As 32 Notice for PHV Attorney to Receive Electronic Notification filed by Circuit City Stores, Inc. (gw) (Entered: 08/22/2007)
2007-08-28 34 0 STIPULATION of Dismissal With Prejudice by F & G Research, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Brufsky, Allen) (Entered: 08/28/2007)
2007-08-28 35 0 ORDER OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE.Signed by Judge Cecilia M. Altonaga on August 28, 2007.(ps1) (Entered: 08/28/2007)