Case details

Court: mssd
Docket #: 3:15-cv-00260
Case Name: Johnson v. Edwards Family Partnership, LP et al
PACER case #: 88821
Date filed: 2015-04-07
Assigned to: District Judge Carlton W. Reeves
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson
Case Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Racketeering (RICO) Act
Nature of Suit: 470 Racketeer/Corrupt Organization
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Kristina M. Johnson
Plaintiff
Trustee of the Estate of Community Home Financial Services, Inc.
Kristina Crosswell Johnson
JONES WALKER, LLP - Jackson 190 East Capitol St., Suite 800 (39201) P. O. Box 427 Jackson, MS 39205-0427 601/949-4900 Fax: 601/9494804 Email: kjohnson@joneswalker.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jeffrey R. Barber
JONES WALKER, LLP - Jackson 190 East Capitol St., Suite 800 (39201) P. O. Box 427 Jackson, MS 39205-0427 601/949-4900 Fax: 601/949-4804 Email: jbarber@joneswalker.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mark A. Mintz - PHV
JONES WALKER, LLP - New Orleans 201 St. Charles Avenue 49th Floor New Orleans, LA 70170 504/582-8368 Fax: 504/589-8368 Email: mmintz@joneswalker.com
PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie Bentley McLarty
JONES WALKER, LLP - Jackson 190 East Capitol St., Suite 800 (39201) P. O. Box 427 Jackson, MS 39205-0427 601/949-4728 Email: smclarty@joneswalker.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Edwards Family Partnership, LP
Defendant
Jimmy Fred Spencer , Jr.
WATKINS & EAGER, PLLC P. O. Box 650 400 East Capitol Street (39201) Jackson, MS 39205-0650 601/948-6470 Email: jspencer@watkinseager.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie M. Rippee
WATKINS & EAGER, PLLC P. O. Box 650 400 East Capitol Street (39201) Jackson, MS 39205-0650 601.965.1900 Fax: 601.965.1901 Email: srippee@watkinseager.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Edwards Family Partnership
Defendant
Stephanie M. Rippee
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Beher Holdings Trust
Defendant
Jimmy Fred Spencer , Jr.
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie M. Rippee
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Charles C. Edwards
Defendant
Individually and as Managing Partner of Edwards Family Partnership LP, Edwards Family Partnership and Beher Holdings Trust
Jimmy Fred Spencer , Jr.
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie M. Rippee
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Martha E. Borg
Defendant
Jimmy Fred Spencer , Jr.
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie M. Rippee
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James R. Edwards
Defendant
Jimmy Fred Spencer , Jr.
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Stephanie M. Rippee
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2015-04-07 1 0 COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP ( Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 34643032592), filed by Kristina M. Johnson. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Edwards Proofs of Claim, # 3 Exhibit 2a - Trustee's First Statement, # 4 Exhibit 2b - Trustee's Second Statement, # 5 Exhibit 3 - Photographs of Rhodes hard drive, # 6 Exhibit 4 - Edwards email to Barber, # 7 Exhibit 5 - Trustee's email to Borg, # 8 Exhibit 6 - Photographs of CHFS computers).(TLC) (Entered: 04/07/2015)
2015-04-07 2 0 Summons Issued as to Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP. (TLC) (Entered: 04/07/2015)
2015-04-07 3 0 RICO Statement by Kristina M. Johnson. (TLC) (Entered: 04/07/2015)
2015-04-13 4 0 MOTION for Mark A. Mintz to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Kristina M. Johnson (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/13/2015)
2015-04-14 5 0 MOTION to Consolidate Cases with Civil Action Nos. 3:13cv587 and 3:14cv436 by Kristina M. Johnson (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 (part 1 of 7) Trustee's Motion to Withdraw & Consolidate Actions, # 2 Exhibit 1 (part 2 of 7), # 3 Exhibit 1 (part 3 of 7), # 4 Exhibit 1 (part 4 of 7), # 5 Exhibit 1 (part 5 of 7), # 6 Exhibit 1 (part 6 of 7), # 7 Exhibit 1 (part 7 of 7), # 8 Exhibit 1 - Proof of Claim No. 10 filed in Bankruptcy Case, # 9 Exhibit 3 (part 1 of 9) Trustee's RICO Complaint filed 4/7/15, # 10 Exhibit 3 (part 2 of 9), # 11 Exhibit 3 (part 3 of 9), # 12 Exhibit 3 (part 4 of 9), # 13 Exhibit 3 (part 5 of 9), # 14 Exhibit 3 (part 6 of 9), # 15 Exhibit 3 (part 7 of 9), # 16 Exhibit 3 (part 8 of 9), # 17 Exhibit 3 (part 9 of 9))(Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/14/2015)
2015-04-14 6 0 MEMORANDUM in Support re 5 MOTION to Consolidate Cases with Civil Action Nos. 3:13cv587 and 3:14cv436 filed by Kristina M. Johnson (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/14/2015)
2015-04-14 7 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Kristina M. Johnson re 5 MOTION to Consolidate Cases with Civil Action Nos. 3:13cv587 and 3:14cv436, 6 Memorandum in Support of Motion (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/14/2015)
2015-04-17 8 0 Amended MOTION for Mark A. Mintz to Appear Pro Hac Vice by Kristina M. Johnson (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/17/2015)
2015-04-27 9 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-04-27 10 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson Edwards Family Partnership served on 4/15/2015, answer due 5/6/2015. (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-04-27 11 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson Beher Holdings Trust served on 4/15/2015, answer due 5/6/2015. (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-04-27 12 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson Charles C. Edwards served on 4/16/2015, answer due 5/7/2015. (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-04-27 13 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson Martha E. Borg served on 4/15/2015, answer due 5/6/2015. (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-04-27 14 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Kristina M. Johnson James R. Edwards served on 4/19/2015, answer due 5/11/2015. (Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 04/27/2015)
2015-05-05 15 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer (or Responsive Pleadings) by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Rippee, Stephanie) (Entered: 05/05/2015)
2015-05-07 16 0 Rebuttal re 5 MOTION to Consolidate Cases with Civil Action Nos. 3:13cv587 and 3:14cv436 filed by Kristina M. Johnson (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit "1" - Trustee's charts for proposed case consolidation)(Johnson, Kristina) (Entered: 05/07/2015)
2015-05-15 17 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Rippee, Stephanie) (Entered: 05/15/2015)
2015-05-15 18 0 ORDER granting 17 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply Responses due by 5/22/2015 Signed by Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson on 5/15/2015 (WG) (Entered: 05/15/2015)
2015-05-22 19 0 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Spencer, Jimmy) (Entered: 05/22/2015)
2015-05-22 20 0 MEMORANDUM in Support re 1 Complaint,, 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint (Defendants' Memorandum Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss Complaint) filed by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A (Order Nunc Pro Tunc))(Spencer, Jimmy) (Entered: 05/22/2015)
2015-06-03 21 0 Consent MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to 20 Memorandum in Support of Motion, 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint by Kristina M. Johnson (Barber, Jeffrey) (Entered: 06/03/2015)
2015-06-15 22 0 RESPONSE to Motion re 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by Kristina M. Johnson (Barber, Jeffrey) (Entered: 06/15/2015)
2015-06-15 23 0 MEMORANDUM IN SUPPORT re 22 Response to Motion to Dismiss Complaint and in Opposition to Defendants' Memorandum Brief in Support of Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. #20) filed by Kristina M. Johnson (Barber, Jeffrey) (Entered: 06/15/2015)
2015-06-22 24 0 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Reply Brief by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Rippee, Stephanie) (Entered: 06/22/2015)
2015-07-02 25 0 MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Rippee, Stephanie) (Entered: 07/02/2015)
2015-07-02 26 0 REPLY to Response to Motion re 19 MOTION to Dismiss Complaint filed by Beher Holdings Trust, Martha E. Borg, Charles C. Edwards, James R. Edwards, Edwards Family Partnership, Edwards Family Partnership, LP (Spencer, Jimmy) (Entered: 07/02/2015)
2015-07-15 27 0 ORDER. The Motions to Consolidate 5 and Dismiss 19 are denied without prejudice, the Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages 25 is granted, and the Trustee is granted leave to amend the complaint. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 07/15/2015. (AC) (Entered: 07/15/2015)
2015-08-05 28 0 AGREED ORDER dismissing Count I without prejudice. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 08/05/2015. (AC) (Entered: 08/05/2015)
2015-08-06 29 0 AGREED ORDER DIRECTING THE PARTIES TO MEDIATION Signed by Magistrate Judge Linda R. Anderson on 8/05/2015 (WG) (Entered: 08/06/2015)
2015-12-10 30 0 ORDERED that this civil action is referred to the Bankruptcy Court in accordance with 28 U.S.C. ยง 157(a), for adjudication by said Bankruptcy Court. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, upon referral to the Bankruptcy Court, the Trustee retains the right to amend the Complaint as provided by this Courts order dated July 15, 2015 (Dkt. No. 27). IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Trustee shall amend the Complaint by February 15, 2016. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Defendants shall file any response(s) to the Trustees amended complaint by March 14, 2016. Signed by District Judge Carlton W. Reeves on 12/10/15.(TLC) (Entered: 12/10/2015)