Case details

Court: ctd
Docket #: 3:93-cv-00345
Case Name: McMahon, et al v. New York Post, et al
PACER case #: 29794
Date filed: 1993-02-17
Date terminated: 1994-03-22
Assigned to: Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly
Case Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander
Nature of Suit: 320 Assault Libel & Slander
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Vincent K. McMahon
Plaintiff
George Foster
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 1500 Oliver Bldg. 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5379 412-355-6500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jerry S. McDevitt
K&L Gates, LLP- Ptsbrg PA K&L Gates Center 210 Sixth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2613 412-355-8608 Fax: 412-355-6501 Email: jerry.mcdevitt@klgates.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mary A. Gambardella
Wiggin & Dana LLP-Stfd Two Stamford Plaza 281 Tresser Boulevard Stamford, CT 06901 203-363-7662 Fax: 203-363-7676 Email: mgambardella@wiggin.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Steven S. Santoro
Kirkpatrick & Lockhart 1500 Oliver Bldg. 535 Smithfield St. Pittsburgh, PA 15222-5379 412-355-6500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Titan Sports, Inc.
Plaintiff
George Foster
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Jerry S. McDevitt
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mary A. Gambardella
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Steven S. Santoro
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

New York Post Co., Inc.
Defendant
Phil Mushnick
Defendant
Carter LaPrade
187 Wildcat Rd. Madison, CT 06443
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Emily R. Levin
Tyler, Cooper & Alcorn 205 Church St., Po Box 1936 New Haven, CT 06509-1910 203-784-8200
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Mark H. Jackson
Squadron, Ellenoff, Plesent, Sheinfeld & Sorkin 551 Fifth Ave. New York, NY 10176 212 661-6500
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1993-02-17 1 0 COMPLAINT Filing Fee $ 120.00 Receipt # 118841 (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 02/17/1993)
1993-02-17 2 0 ORDER on Pretrial Deadlines handed to counsel Joining of Parties, Amending of Pleadings by 4/28/93 Motions to Dismiss by 5/28/93 ; Discovery cutoff 8/19/93 ; Motion for Summary Judgment by 9/27/93 (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 02/17/1993)
1993-03-02 3 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to New York Post via mail 2/22/93 RRR. Answer due on 3/22/93 for New York Post (Former Employee) (Entered: 03/02/1993)
1993-03-02 4 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed as to Phil Mushnick via mail RRR 2/22/93. Answer due on 3/22/93 for Phil Mushnick (Former Employee) (Entered: 03/02/1993)
1993-03-09 5 0 MOTION by Titan Sports, Inc. for Steven S. Santoro to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Brief Due 3/30/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/10/1993)
1993-03-09 6 0 MOTION by Titan Sports, Inc. for George Foster to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Brief Due 3/30/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/10/1993)
1993-03-09 7 0 MOTION by Titan Sports, Inc. for Jerry McDevitt to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Brief Due 3/30/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/10/1993)
1993-03-17 8 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. for Entry of Default purs. to Rule 55 as to Phil Mushnick (Depino, F.) (Entered: 03/18/1993)
1993-03-17 9 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mary Gambardella by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. in support of [8-1] motion for Entry of Default purs. to Rule 55 as to Phil Mushnick by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Depino, F.) (Entered: 03/18/1993)
1993-04-07 10 0 MOTION by Vincent McMahon, Titan Sports Inc. for Default Judgment against Phil Mushnick , & for Hearing in damages (Brief Due 4/28/93 ) (Smith, S.) (Entered: 04/07/1993)
1993-04-07 11 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mary A. Gambardella Re [10-1] motion for Default Judgment against Phil Mushnick by Titan Sports Inc, Vincent McMahon (Smith, S.) (Entered: 04/07/1993)
1993-04-12 12 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. -- Jerry McDevitt (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/12/1993)
1993-04-08 13 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Phil Mushnick -- Emily R. Levin (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/12/1993)
1993-04-08 14 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick for MARK H. JACKSON to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/12/1993)
1993-04-08 15 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Set Aside Default (Brief Due 4/29/93 ) (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 04/15/1993)
1993-04-08 16 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [15-1] motion to Set Aside Default by Phil Mushnick (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 04/15/1993)
1993-04-15 17 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Phil Mushnick -- Carter LaPrade (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/15/1993)
1993-04-19 18 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick for Protective Order from deposition (Brief Due 5/10/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 04/20/1993)
1993-04-19 19 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [18-1] motion for Protective Order from deposition by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 04/20/1993)
1993-04-21 20 0 AFFIDAVIT of MARK H. JACKSON by Phil Mushnick Re [18-1] motion for Protective Order from deposition by Phil Mushnick (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/21/1993)
1993-04-26 21 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. -- Steven S. Santoro, George Foster (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/26/1993)
1993-04-26 22 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time until 5/4/93 to respond to deft Musnicks' mot to re-open & set aside default judgment (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/26/1993)
1993-04-28 23 0 CONSOLIDATED RESPONSE by Vincent McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to [18-1] motion for Protective Order from deposition by Phil Mushnick, [15-1] motion to Set Aside Default by Phil Mushnick (Smith, S.) (Entered: 04/28/1993)
1993-04-29 24 0 AFFIDAVIT in opposition of MARK H. JACKSON by Phil Mushnick Re [22-1] motion to Extend Time until 5/4/93 to respond to deft Musnicks' mot to re-open & set aside default judgment by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/29/1993)
1993-04-30 25 0 ORDER referring: [18-1] motion for Protective Order from deposition referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 04/30/1993)
1993-05-03 26 0 ORDER re filing of courtesty copies of all pleadings with Mag. Judge Margolis. ( signed by Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis ) (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 05/03/1993)
1993-05-10 27 0 ORDER referring: [15-1] motion to Set Aside Default referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis, [10-1] motion for Default Judgment against Phil Mushnick referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 05/11/1993)
1993-05-14 28 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mark H. Jackson, Esq. & Phil Mushnick by Phil Mushnick Re [18-1] motion for Protective Order from deposition by Phil Mushnick, [15-1] motion to Set Aside Default by Phil Mushnick (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 05/14/1993)
1993-05-20 29 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time to June 8, 1993 to resp to the Complaint , to Extend Time to July 5, 1993 resp and/or obj to Pltfs' document prod req. (Former Employee) (Entered: 05/21/1993)
1993-05-21 30 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Compel Discovery (Brief Due 6/11/93 ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 05/21/1993)
1993-05-28 31 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Modify [2-1] order (Brief Due 6/18/93 ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 06/01/1993)
1993-06-09 32 0 ANSWER to Complaint by Phil Mushnick (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 06/10/1993)
1993-06-11 33 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Compel immediate production of documents (Brief Due 7/2/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 06/14/1993)
1993-06-17 34 0 OBJECTION by Phil Mushnick to [33-1] motion to Compel immediate production of documents by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Former Employee) (Entered: 06/18/1993)
1993-07-12 35 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time 6 months from the current deadline to complete discovery (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 07/12/1993)
1993-07-14 36 0 LETTER dated July 5, 1993 by Mary A. Gambardella, Esq. obo Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. (Former Employee) (Entered: 07/14/1993)
1993-07-15 37 0 (MOTION IN SUPPORT) MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [35-1] motion to Extend Time 6 months from the current deadline to complete discovery by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Lopez, B.) Modified on 07/15/1993 (Entered: 07/15/1993)
1993-07-21 38 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time 12/14/94 to complete discovery (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 07/23/1993)
1993-08-10 39 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time until 9/13/93 to respond to deft Mushnick's document requests (Brief Due 8/31/93 ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 08/10/1993)
1993-08-12 40 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Compel production of documents withheld by deft Mushnick (Brief Due 9/2/93 ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 08/12/1993)
1993-08-12 41 0 MEMORANDUM by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. in support of [40-1] motion to Compel production of documents withheld by deft Mushnick by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 08/12/1993)
1993-08-13 42 0 OBJECTIONS by Phil Mushnick to [39-1] motion to Extend Time until 9/13/93 to respond to deft Mushnick's document requests by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 08/13/1993)
1993-09-01 43 0 OBJECTIONS by Phil Mushnick to [40-1] motion to Compel production of documents withheld by deft Mushnick by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 09/01/1993)
1993-09-07 44 0 ORDER referring: [40-1] motion to Compel production of documents withheld by deft Mushnick referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 09/09/1993)
1993-09-01 45 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [43-1] objection by Phil Mushnick (Lopez, B.) (Entered: 09/09/1993)
1993-09-10 46 0 ORDER ent. re: courtesy copies shall be filed with the mag.in her chambers ( signed by Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis ) (Kolesnikoff, D.) (Entered: 09/14/1993)
1993-09-20 47 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time to 2/14/94 for discovery and 3/15/93 for dispositive motions (Torday, B.) (Entered: 09/20/1993)
1993-09-20 48 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time of discovery to 10/14/93 (Torday, B.) (Entered: 09/21/1993)
1993-09-24 49 0 ORDER referring: [47-1] motion to Extend Time to 2/14/94 for discovery and 3/15/93 for dispositive motions referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis, [48-1] motion to Extend Time of discovery to 10/14/93 referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 09/24/1993)
1993-09-28 50 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. for Protective Order (Brief Due 10/19/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 09/28/1993)
1993-09-28 51 0 MEMORANDUM by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. in support of [50-1] motion for Protective Order by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 09/28/1993)
1993-10-21 52 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time two weeks to 11/2/93 to respond motin for protective order by pltfs. (Torday, B.) (Entered: 10/21/1993)
1993-10-29 53 0 ORDER referring: [50-1] motion for Protective Order referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 10/29/1993)
1993-11-04 54 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time to 11/23/93 to submit a memo in opp to pltf motion for protective order (Torday, B.) (Entered: 11/04/1993)
1993-11-04 55 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mark H. Jackson by Phil Mushnick Re [54-1] motion to Extend Time to 11/23/93 to submit a memo in opp to pltf motion for protective order by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 11/04/1993)
1993-11-22 56 0 OBJECTIONS by Phil Mushnick to [50-1] motion for Protective Order by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Former Employee) (Entered: 11/24/1993)
1993-11-22 57 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [56-1] objection by Phil Mushnick (Former Employee) (Entered: 11/24/1993)
1993-12-06 58 0 REPLY by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to response to [50-1] motion for Protective Order by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Depino, F.) (Entered: 12/06/1993)
1993-12-06 59 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Compel productin of documents (Brief Due 12/27/93 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/07/1993)
1993-12-06 60 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in support of [59-1] motion to Compel productin of documents by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/07/1993)
1993-12-13 61 0 ORDER referring: [59-1] motion to Compel productin of documents referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/13/1993)
1993-12-15 62 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Stay discovrery (Brief Due 1/5/94 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/16/1993)
1993-12-15 63 0 MEMORANDUM by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. in support of [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/16/1993)
1993-12-22 64 0 ORDER referring: [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/22/1993)
1993-12-23 65 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time to respond to defts motion to compel to 1/7/94 (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/23/1993)
1993-12-28 66 0 ORDER referring: [65-1] motion to Extend Time to respond to defts motion to compel to 1/7/94 referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 12/29/1993)
1994-01-05 67 0 MEMORANDUM by Phil Mushnick in opposition to [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/07/1994)
1994-01-05 68 0 OBJECTIONS by Phil Mushnick to [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/07/1994)
1994-01-05 69 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mark H. Jackson by Phil Mushnick Re [68-1] objection by Phil Mushnick, [67-1] opposition memorandum by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/07/1994)
1994-01-07 70 0 MEMORANDUM by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. in support of [50-1] motion for Protective Order by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/10/1994)
1994-01-13 71 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time until 1//24/94 to respond to defts. opp. to stay (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/13/1994)
1994-01-20 72 0 ORDER referring: [71-1] motion to Extend Time until 1//24/94 to respond to defts. opp. to stay referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/20/1994)
1994-01-21 73 0 MOTION by Phil Mushnick to Extend Time to 4/1/94 to complete discovery (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/21/1994)
1994-01-20 74 0 AFFIDAVIT of Mark H. Jackson by Phil Mushnick Re [59-1] motion to Compel productin of documents by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/24/1994)
1994-01-24 75 0 REPLY by Phil Mushnick to response to [59-1] motion to Compel productin of documents by Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/24/1994)
1994-01-24 76 0 REPLY by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to response to [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery by Titan Sports, Inc., Vincent K. McMahon (Torday, B.) (Entered: 01/25/1994)
1994-02-14 77 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. to Extend Time to complete discovery (Torday, B.) (Entered: 02/15/1994)
1994-02-15 78 0 RULING granting in part, denying in part: pltfs. motions for stay are denied w/o prejudice to renewal at a later time, as set forth in Sectio I.C. supra. Unless and until any further stays are granted,all discovery, in both cases shall be completed on or before 4/15/94 (see ruling for details) [62-1] motion to Stay discovrery, and reset Discovery deadline to 4/15/94 ( signed by Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 02/16/1994)
1994-02-18 79 0 ORDER referring: [77-1] motion to Extend Time to complete discovery referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 02/22/1994)
1994-03-03 80 0 Response to [0-0] order re Discovery Material. UNDER SEAL for In Camera Submission per Court Order of 2/15/94 by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. (Jefferson, V.) (Entered: 03/04/1994)
1994-03-04 81 0 OBJECTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. re: [78-1] order reset Discovery deadline to 4/15/94 (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/07/1994)
1994-03-04 82 0 MOTION by Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc. for Reconsideration of [78-1] order reset Discovery deadline to 4/15/94 , or in alternative to Dismiss w/o prejudice (Brief Due 3/25/94 ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/07/1994)
1994-03-08 83 0 ORDER referring: [82-1] motion for Reconsideration of [78-1] order reset Discovery deadline to 4/15/94 referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis, [82-2] motion to Dismiss w/o prejudice referred to Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis (signed by Judge T. F. Gilroy Daly ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/09/1994)
1994-03-10 84 0 SUPPLEMENTAL RULING denying as to documents nos. 39-40 [59-1] motion to Compel productin of documents ( signed by Mag. Judge Joan G. Margolis ) (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/14/1994)
1994-03-21 85 0 STIPULATION of dismissal of case with prejudice and w/o costs to any party as to Vincent K. McMahon, Titan Sports, Inc., New York Post, Phil Mushnick (Torday, B.) (Entered: 03/21/1994)