Case details

Court: ctd
Docket #: 3:99-cv-01945
Case Name: World Wrestling v. Hart, et al
PACER case #: 55737
Date filed: 1999-10-01
Date terminated: 2001-02-01
Assigned to: Judge Christopher F. Droney
Referred to: Judge William I. Garfinkel
Case Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Nature of Suit: 190 Contract: Other
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc
Plaintiff
Delaware corp
Curtis B. Krasik
K&L Gates LLP K&L Gates Center 210 Sixth Avenue Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2312 412-355-8696 Fax: 412-355-6501 Email: curtis.krasik@klgates.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE 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

Stanley A. Twardy , Jr.
Day Pitney LLP-Stmfd One Canterbury Green 201 Broad Street Stamford, CT 06901 203-977-7300 Fax: 203-977-7301 Email: satwardy@daypitney.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Terry Budd
K&L Gates, LLP- Ptsbrg PA K&L Gates Center 210 Sixth Ave Pittsburgh, PA 15222-2613 412-355-8672 Fax: 412-355-6501 Email: terry.budd@klgates.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Estate Of Owen Hart
Defendant
Jacob D. Zeldes
Zeldes, Needle & Cooper 1000 Lafayette Blvd. P.O. Box 1740 Bridgeport, CT 06601-1740 203-333-9441 Email: jzeldes@znclaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Patrick J. Fitzgerald , III
Girvin & Ferlazzo 20 Corporate Woods Blvd. Albany, NY 12211 518-462-0300
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Martha Hart
Defendant
Ind, as Widow, as Representative & Admin of Est & as Guardian & Representative o/b/o of Oje Edward Hart & Athena Christie Hart, minors
Jacob D. Zeldes
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Patrick J. Fitzgerald , III
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
1999-10-01 1 0 COMPLAINT Filing Fee $ 150.00 Receipt # 169999 (Sanders, C.) (Entered: 10/12/1999)
1999-10-01 2 0 ORDER on Pretrial Deadlines handed to counsel Discovery cutoff 4/1/00 ; Dispositive Motions due 5/1/00 Amended Pleadings due 12/01/99 Motions to Dismiss due 01/01/00 (Sanders, C.) (Entered: 10/12/1999)
1999-10-01 3 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Mary A. Gambardella (Sanders, C.) (Entered: 10/12/1999)
1999-10-25 4 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart -- Patrick J. Fitzgerald III (Gutierrez, Y.) (Entered: 10/25/1999)
1999-10-25 5 0 MOTION by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to Extend Time for 30 days to file an answer (Gutierrez, Y.) (Entered: 10/25/1999)
1999-10-25 6 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart -- Jacob D. Zeldes (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 10/26/1999)
1999-11-04 7 0 ORDER of Transfer ( signed by Judge Stefan R. Underhill ) to Judge Christopher F. Droney (Sanders, C.) (Entered: 11/05/1999)
1999-11-24 8 0 MOTION by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to Dismiss (Brief Due 12/15/99 ) (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 11/24/1999)
1999-11-24 9 0 MEMORANDUM by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart in support of [8-1] motion to Dismiss (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 11/24/1999)
1999-11-24 10 0 Appendix by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 11/24/1999)
1999-12-09 11 0 Notice to counsel regarding 26(f). Report of Conference due 12/24/99 ( signed by Clerk ) (Johnson, D.) (Entered: 12/09/1999)
1999-12-13 12 0 MOTION by World Wrestling for Terrence C. Budd to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/13/1999)
1999-12-13 13 0 MOTION by World Wrestling for Jerry S. McDvitt to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/13/1999)
1999-12-20 14 0 STIPULATION regarding standing order by World Wrestling, Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/21/1999)
1999-12-21 15 0 Response re: 26f notice by World Wrestling, Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/26/2000)
1999-12-20 16 0 REPORT of Parties Planning Meeting (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/21/1999)
1999-12-22 17 0 MEMORANDUM by World Wrestling in opposition to [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/22/1999)
1999-12-23 18 0 MOTION by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to Stay discovery (Brief Due 1/13/00 ) (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/23/1999)
1999-12-23 19 0 MEMORANDUM by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart in support of [18-1] motion to Stay discovery (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 12/23/1999)
1999-12-27 20 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Jerry S. McDevitt (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/27/1999)
1999-12-27 21 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Terry Budd (Blue,A.) (Entered: 12/27/1999)
2000-01-07 22 0 REPLY Brief by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to response to [8-1] motion to Dismiss (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/07/2000)
2000-01-13 23 0 MOTION by World Wrestling for Leave to File surreply in opposition to the Motion to Dismiss, to Amend [1-1] complaint , & to Strike [22-1] reply to the objection to the by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart, re: [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Brief Due 2/3/00 ) (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/13/2000)
2000-01-13 24 0 MEMORANDUM by World Wrestling in opposition to [18-1] motion to Stay discovery by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/13/2000)
2000-01-26 25 0 MOTION by World Wrestling for Curtis B. Krasik to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/27/2000)
2000-01-28 26 0 REPLY by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to response to [18-1] motion to Stay discovery by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 01/28/2000)
2000-02-01 27 0 OBJECTIONS by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to [23-1] motion for Leave to File surreply in opposition by World Wrestling, [23-2] motion to Amend [1-1] complaint by World Wrestling, [23-3] motion to Strike [22-1] reply to the objection to the by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart, re: [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart by World Wrestling (Johnson, D.) (Entered: 02/01/2000)
2000-02-18 28 0 ORDER REFERRING CASE to Mag. Judge William I. Garfinkel for all purposes except trial ( signed by Judge Christopher F. Droney ) (Gothers, M.) Modified on 03/16/2000 (Entered: 02/22/2000)
2000-02-18 29 0 MOTION by World Wrestling for specific enforcement , & for Summary Judgment of Forum Selection Clause (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 02/22/2000)
2000-02-18 30 0 MEMORANDUM by World Wrestling in support of [29-1] motion for specific enforcement, & [29-2] motion for Summary Judgment of Forum Selection Clause (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 02/22/2000)
2000-02-18 31 0 STATEMENT of Material Facts by World Wrestling regarding [29-1] motion for specific enforcement, & [29-2] motion for Summary Judgment of Forum Selection Clause (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 02/22/2000)
2000-02-29 32 0 ORDER re courtesy copies: copies of all filings should be forwarded to chambers at 915 Lafayette Blvd, Bridgeport, CT ( Signed by Mag. Judge William I. Garfinkel ) (Jaiman, R.) (Entered: 02/29/2000)
2000-03-03 33 0 Emergency MOTION by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to Extend Time until after the Court rules on the Motion to Dismiss to respond to the Motion for Summary Judgment (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/03/2000)
2000-03-03 34 0 AFFIDAVIT of Jacob D. Zeldes by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart Re [33-1] motion to Extend Time until after the Court rules on the Motion to Dismiss to respond to the Motion for Summary Judgment by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/03/2000)
2000-03-03 35 0 MOTION by Martha Hart for Protective Order Regarding deposition in Stamford (Brief Due 3/24/00 ) (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/03/2000)
2000-03-03 36 0 MEMORANDUM by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart in support of [35-1] motion for Protective Order Regarding deposition in Stamford, & [33-1] motion to Extend Time until after the Court rules on the Motion to Dismiss to respond to the Motion for Summary Judgment (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/03/2000)
2000-03-03 37 0 ORDER granting [23-1] motion for Leave to File surreply in opposition, granting [23-2] motion to Amend [1-1] complaint, denying [23-3] motion to Strike [22-1] reply to the objection to the by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart, re: [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart ( signed by Mag. Judge William I. Garfinkel ) (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 03/06/2000)
2000-03-03 38 0 Surreply by World Wrestling in opposition to [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 03/06/2000)
2000-03-06 39 0 ORDER granting [33-1] motion to Extend Time until after the Court rules on the Motion to Dismiss to respond to the Motion for Summary Judgment, granting [35-1] motion for Protective Order Regarding deposition in Stamford ( signed by Mag. Judge William I. Garfinkel ) (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 03/06/2000)
2000-03-06 40 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Curtis B. Krasik (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/07/2000)
2000-03-14 41 0 SUR-SURREPLY Brief by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart to response to [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/15/2000)
2000-03-29 42 0 APPEARANCE of Attorney for World Wrestling -- Stanley A. Twardy Jr. (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 03/29/2000)
2000-04-14 43 0 Motion hearing held re: [8-1] motion to Dismiss by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart, [29-1] motion for specific enforcement by World Wrestling, [29-2] motion for Summary Judgment of Forum Selection Clause by World Wrestling ( WIG) (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 04/25/2000)
2000-05-02 44 0 TRANSCRIPT for date of 4/24/00 (Court reporter: electronic sound recording) (Larsen, M.) (Entered: 05/03/2000)
2000-05-30 45 0 MOTION by Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart for Judicial Notice of the Third-Party Petition of Defendants World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., Vincent McMahon & Linda McMahan (Brief Due 6/20/00 ) (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 06/01/2000)
2000-06-08 46 0 REPLY by World Wrestling to response to [45-1] motion for Judicial Notice of the Third-Party Petition of Defendants World Wrestling Federation Entertainment, Inc., Vincent McMahon & Linda McMahan by Martha Hart, Estate Of Owen Hart (Gothers, M.) (Entered: 06/08/2000)
2001-01-17 47 0 NOTICE to Counsel Regarding Rule 16(b) Settlement. Case reported settled on 1/1/01 Dismissal due 1/31/01 ( Signed by Clerk ) (Sanders, C.) (Entered: 01/17/2001)
2001-02-01 48 0 STIPULATION of dismissal of case as to World Wrestling, Estate Of Owen Hart, Martha Hart (Sprong, R.) (Entered: 02/01/2001)