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Oct 2, 2024
COMPLAINT for Intentional Interference with Contract and Relations, et al; Demand for Jury Trial against Automattic Inc., Matthew Mullenweg (Filing fee $ 405, receipt number ACANDC-19912676.). Filed by WPEngine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet) (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/2/2024) Modified on 10/3/2024 (gba, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/02/2024)
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Oct 2, 2024
Proposed Summons. (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/2/2024) (Entered: 10/02/2024)
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Oct 2, 2024
Proposed Summons. (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/2/2024) (Entered: 10/02/2024)
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Oct 2, 2024
Certificate of Interested Entities by WPEngine, Inc. (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/2/2024) (Entered: 10/02/2024)
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
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Oct 2, 2024
REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding a Patent or Trademark (cc: form mailed to register). (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/2/2024) (Entered: 10/02/2024)
Patent/Trademark Report
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Oct 3, 2024
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 10/17/2024. (as, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2024) (Entered: 10/03/2024)
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Oct 3, 2024
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 1/1/2025. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/8/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, - Videoconference Only. (gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2024) (Entered: 10/03/2024)
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
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Oct 3, 2024
Summons Issued as to Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2024) (Entered: 10/03/2024)
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Oct 3, 2024
Summons Issued as to Automattic Inc. (gba, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/3/2024) (Entered: 10/03/2024)
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Oct 4, 2024
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by WPEngine, Inc... (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/4/2024) (Entered: 10/04/2024)
Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
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Oct 7, 2024
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (klh, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2024) (Entered: 10/07/2024)
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Oct 7, 2024
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Spero no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by Clerk on 10/07/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbc, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/7/2024) (Entered: 10/07/2024)
Order Reassigning Case AND ~Util - Case Assigned/Reassigned
Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording
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Oct 8, 2024
Clerk's Notice on Reassignment. You are noticed that the Court has scheduled an Initial Case Management Conference before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin upon reassignment. For a copy of Judge Martinez-Olguin's Standing Order and other information, please refer to the Court's website at https://www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges/martinez-olguin-araceli-amo/. Case Management Statement due by 2/20/2025 no later than 12:00 PM PST. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/27/2025 at 10:00 AM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/8/2024) (Entered: 10/08/2024)
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Oct 9, 2024
AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, and related papers served on Automattic, Inc. c/o CT Corporation on 10/7/2024, filed by WPEngine, Inc.. (Mack, Brian) (Filed on 10/9/2024) (Entered: 10/09/2024)
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Oct 9, 2024
AFFIDAVIT of Service for Summons, Complaint, and related papers served on Matthew Charles Mullenweg on 10/4/2024, filed by WPEngine, Inc.. (Mack, Brian) (Filed on 10/9/2024) (Entered: 10/09/2024)
Affidavit of Service
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Oct 14, 2024
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Michael McDonald Maddigan on behalf of Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/14/2024) (Entered: 10/14/2024)
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Oct 18, 2024
MOTION for Preliminary Injunction; Memorandum of Points and Authorities filed by WPEngine, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 3/6/2024 02:00 PM before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 11/1/2024. Replies due by 11/8/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) Modified on 10/23/2024 (gba, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/18/2024)
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Oct 18, 2024
Declaration of Sara Jenkins in Support of 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed byWPEngine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18, # 19 Exhibit 19, # 20 Exhibit 20, # 21 Exhibit 21, # 22 Exhibit 22, # 23 Exhibit 23, # 24 Exhibit 24, # 25 Exhibit 25, # 26 Exhibit 26, # 27 Exhibit 27, # 28 Exhibit 28, # 29 Exhibit 29, # 30 Exhibit 30, # 31 Exhibit 31, # 32 Exhibit 32, # 33 Exhibit 33, # 34 Exhibit 34, # 35 Exhibit 35)(Related document(s) 17 ) (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) (Entered: 10/18/2024)
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Oct 18, 2024
Declaration of Ramadass Prabhakar in Support of 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed byWPEngine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D)(Related document(s) 17 ) (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) (Entered: 10/18/2024)
Declaration in Support
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Oct 18, 2024
Declaration of Jason Teichman in Support of 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed byWPEngine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15, # 16 Exhibit 16, # 17 Exhibit 17, # 18 Exhibit 18)(Related document(s) 17 ) (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) (Entered: 10/18/2024)
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Oct 18, 2024
Declaration of Heather Brunner in Support of 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed byWPEngine, Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13)(Related document(s) 17 ) (Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) (Entered: 10/18/2024)
Declaration in Support
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Oct 18, 2024
ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION for an Order to Shorten Time to Hear Motion for a Preliminary Injunction re 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by WPEngine, Inc.. Responses due by 10/22/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration, # 2 Proposed Order)(Kassabian, Rachel) (Filed on 10/18/2024) (Entered: 10/18/2024)
Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
Declaration
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Oct 21, 2024
Certificate of Interested Entities by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/21/2024) (Entered: 10/21/2024)
Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures
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Oct 21, 2024
STIPULATION Joint Stipulation for Extension of Time to Respond to Complaint filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/21/2024) (Entered: 10/21/2024)
Stipulation without Proposed Order
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Oct 22, 2024
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19973774.) filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Good Standing Certificate)(Katyal, Neal) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19974216.) filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Good Standing Certificate)(Shaw, Anna) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19974521.) filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Good Standing Certificate)(Cury, Lauren) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 328, receipt number ACANDC-19974617.) filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Good Standing Certificate)(Dreibelbis, Hadley) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 25 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Neal Kumar Katyal. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 26 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Anna Kurian Shaw. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 27 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Lauren B. Cury. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting 28 Motion for Pro Hac Vice as to Hadley Dreibelbis. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/22/2024) (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
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Oct 22, 2024
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 22 ADMINISTRATIVE Motion for an Order to Shorten Time to Hear Motion for a Preliminary Injunction re 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction) filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Michael M. Maddigan) (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/22/2024) Modified on 10/23/2024 (gba, COURT STAFF). (Entered: 10/22/2024)
Opposition/Response to Motion
Declaration Declaration of Michael M. Maddigan
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Oct 23, 2024
Order by Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin granting as modified 22 Administrative Motion to Shorten Time to Hear Motion for a Preliminary Injunction. Opposition due by 10/30/2024. Reply due by 11/4/2024. Preliminary Injunction Hearing set for 11/26/2024 at 10:30 AM in Courtroom 3, 3rd Floor, Oakland. (ads, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/23/2024) (Entered: 10/23/2024)
Order on Administrative Motion per Civil Local Rule 7-11
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Oct 28, 2024
NOTICE of Appearance filed by Jiaxing (Kyle) Xu on behalf of Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg (Xu, Jiaxing (Kyle)) (Filed on 10/28/2024) (Entered: 10/28/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
MOTION to Dismiss filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. Motion to Dismiss Hearing set for 3/6/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor. Responses due by 11/13/2024. Replies due by 11/20/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
Dismiss
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Oct 30, 2024
Request for Judicial Notice filed byAutomattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1A, # 2 Exhibit 1B, # 3 Exhibit 2A, # 4 Exhibit 2B, # 5 Exhibit 3A, # 6 Exhibit 3B, # 7 Exhibit 4A, # 8 Exhibit 4B, # 9 Exhibit 5A, # 10 Exhibit 5B, # 11 Exhibit 6, # 12 Exhibit 7, # 13 Exhibit 8, # 14 Exhibit 9, # 15 Exhibit 10, # 16 Exhibit 11, # 17 Exhibit 12, # 18 Exhibit 13, # 19 Exhibit 14, # 20 Exhibit 15, # 21 Exhibit 16, # 22 Exhibit 17, # 23 Exhibit 18, # 24 Exhibit 19, # 25 Exhibit 20, # 26 Exhibit 21, # 27 Exhibit 22, # 28 Exhibit 23, # 29 Exhibit 24, # 30 Exhibit 25, # 31 Exhibit 26, # 32 Exhibit 27, # 33 Exhibit 28, # 34 Exhibit 29, # 35 Exhibit 30)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
MOTION to Strike Pursuant to C.C.P. 425.16 filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. Motion Hearing set for 3/6/2025 02:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom 10, 19th Floor before Judge Araceli Martinez-Olguin. Responses due by 11/13/2024. Replies due by 11/20/2024. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
Declaration of Matthew Charles Mullenweg in Support of Defendants' Motion to Strike and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed byAutomattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6, # 7 Exhibit 7, # 8 Exhibit 8, # 9 Exhibit 9, # 10 Exhibit 10, # 11 Exhibit 11, # 12 Exhibit 12, # 13 Exhibit 13, # 14 Exhibit 14, # 15 Exhibit 15)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re 17 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction ) filed byAutomattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
Declaration of Barry Abrahamson in Support of Defendants' Motion to Strike and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed byAutomattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Oct 30, 2024
Declaration of Jiaxing (Kyle) Xu in Support of Defendants' Motion to Strike and in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed byAutomattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5, # 6 Exhibit 6)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 10/30/2024) (Entered: 10/30/2024)
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Nov 1, 2024
MOTION to Shorten Time for Briefing and to Advance Hearing on Motion to Dismiss and Motion to Strike filed by Automattic Inc., Matthew Charles Mullenweg. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Lauren Cury In Support of Defendant's Administrative Motion for an Order to Shorten Time for Briefing, # 2 Proposed Order Granting Defendant's Administrative Motion for an Order to Shorten Time for Briefing)(Maddigan, Michael) (Filed on 11/1/2024) (Entered: 11/01/2024)
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