Case details

Court: gand
Docket #: 1:01-cv-00916
Case Name: Whatley v. World Championship, et al
PACER case #: 9973
Date filed: 2001-04-09
Date terminated: 2002-08-06
Assigned to: Judge Clarence Cooper
Case Cause: 42:2000 Job Discrimination (Race)
Nature of Suit: 442 Civil Rights: Jobs
Jury Demand: None
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Pezavan Whatley
Plaintiff
Levi Breedlove
Breedlove & Lassiter 250 East Ponce de Leon Avenue Suite 425 Decatur, GA 30030 404-377-5512 Email: lbreedlove@blyllp.comcastbiz.net
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

World Championship Wrestling, Inc.
Defendant
Evan H. Pontz
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: evan.pontz@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: james.lamberth@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
Troutman Sanders, LLP-ATL Bank of America Plaza, Suite 5200 600 Peachtree Street, N.E. Atlanta, GA 30308-2216 404-885-3000 Email: john.dalton@troutmansanders.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Turner Broadcasting System, Inc.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Turner Sports, Inc.
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

AOL Time Warner, Inc
Defendant
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001
Evan H. Pontz
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James Andrew Lamberth
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John J. Dalton
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 08/06/2001 LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2001-04-09 1 0 COMPLAINT filed. Consent form to proceed before U.S. magistrate and pretrial instructions given to attorney FILING FEE $ 150.00 RECEIPT # 469577 (lme) (Entered: 04/18/2001)
2001-04-23 2 0 ORDER by Mag Judge E. C. Scofield III recusing himself from futher consideration and directing clerk to refer to another magistrate judge. Cae is referred to Mag Judge Janet F. King (Copy of docket sheet forwarded) (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 04/27/2001)
2001-05-07 3 0 ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by plaintiff (fmm) (Entered: 05/08/2001)
2001-05-08 4 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, ASSIGNING referral to Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman (copy of docket sheet forwarded) as it is a companion case to 1:01-cv-915. (cc) (fmm) Modified on 05/09/2001 (Entered: 05/09/2001)
2001-06-18 5 0 ANSWER by defendant World Championship to complaint [1-1] Discovery ends 11/15/01 (fmm) (Entered: 06/19/2001)
2001-06-18 6 0 MOTION by dfts Turner Broadcasting, Turner Sports, Inc., AOL Time Warner, Inc to dismiss pla's complaint with brief in support. (fmm) (Entered: 06/19/2001)
2001-06-20 7 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman, extending time thru 6/18/01 for dfts to answer [1-1] complaint (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 06/22/2001)
2001-07-23 8 0 MOTION by plaintiff to amend [1-1] complaint , and to strike [6-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint (fmm) (Entered: 07/24/2001)
2001-07-26 9 0 Preliminary Report and Discovery Schedule. (to mag) (fmm) (Entered: 07/27/2001)
2001-08-01 10 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman APPROVING [9-1] preliminary statement, Discovery ends 11/15/01 , motions for sum jgm due 12/5/01, if no motion filed then pre-trial order due on 12/15/01 , [10-1] order to be submitted on 12/26/01 if no motion or pto filed (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/02/2001)
2001-08-06 11 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman GRANTING [6-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint as to dfts Turner Broadcasting, Turner Sports and AOL Time Warner (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/07/2001)
2001-08-17 12 0 MOTION by defendant to reassign related case with brief in support. (fmm) (Entered: 08/17/2001)
2001-08-23 13 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman GRANTING [8-1] motion to amend [1-1] complaint, denying as moot the [8-2] motion to strike [6-1] motion to dismiss pla's complaint by Pezavan Whatley (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 08/24/2001)
2001-08-28 14 0 ANSWERS TO INITIAL DISCLOSURES by defendant (fmm) (Entered: 08/29/2001)
2001-09-25 15 0 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION by Mag Judge Joel M. Feldman RECOMMEND GRANTING [12-1] motion to reassign related case by World Championship with order for service (Submission of RR due 10/15/01) (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 09/26/2001)
2001-10-30 16 0 ORDER by Judge Orinda D. Evans ADOPTING [15-1] report & recommendation as the order of this court, GRANTING [12-1] motion to reassign related case. Clerk is DIRECTED to reassign case to Judge Clarence Cooper and Magistrate Judge Janet King. (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 10/31/2001)
2001-10-30 17 0 Notice to take deposition of Pezavan Whatley by defendant (fmm) (Entered: 10/31/2001)
2001-11-26 18 0 CONSENT PROTECTIVE ORDER entered by Mag Judge Janet F. King. (cc) (slc) (Entered: 11/27/2001)
2001-11-26 19 0 NOTICE TO PARTIES by Mag Judge Janet F. King re: guidelines for filing motions for sum jgm (cc) (fmm) (Entered: 11/27/2001)
2001-11-29 20 0 MOTION by plaintiff to compel discovery , and to extend time for filing dispositive motions with proposed order. (slc) (Entered: 12/05/2001)
2001-12-06 21 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 12/28/01 within which parties may file motions for sum jgm (cc) (slc) (Entered: 12/07/2001)
2001-12-19 22 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 01/04/02 for Dft to respond to [20-1] motion to compel discovery (cc) (slc) (Entered: 12/20/2001)
2002-01-02 23 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 01/18/02 within which parties may file motions for sum jgm and extending time thru 01/25/02 within which dft may respond to pla's m to comp (cc) (slc) (Entered: 01/07/2002)
2002-01-18 24 0 MOTION by defendant for summary judgment with brief in support and statement of undisputed material facts. (Ntc sent to cnsl) (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 25 0 Notice of filing original affidavits of Diana Myers and Joseph Hamilton by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-18 26 0 Notice of filing original deposition of Pezevan Whatley by defendant. (slc) (Entered: 01/22/2002)
2002-01-28 27 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 02/15/02 w/in which dft may respond to [20-1] motion to compel discovery (cc) (slc) (Entered: 01/30/2002)
2002-02-07 28 0 MOTION by plaintiff to extend time thru 3/15/02 to file pla's reponse to dft's [24-1] motion for summary judgment with proposed order. (lme) (Entered: 02/11/2002)
2002-02-12 29 0 ORDER by Judge Clarence Cooper GRANTING [28-1] motion to extend time thru 02/28/02 for pla to reponse to dft's [24-1] motion for summary judgment (cc) (slc) (Entered: 02/13/2002)
2002-02-19 30 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 02/27/02 for dft to respond to [20-1] motion to compel discovery , [20-1] motion to compel discovery to be submitted on 2/28/02 (cc) (slc) (Entered: 02/20/2002)
2002-02-26 31 0 MOTION by plaintiff to extend time thru 03/15/02 to respond to [24-1] motion for summary judgment with prop order. (slc) (Entered: 02/27/2002)
2002-03-01 32 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 03/08/02 w/in which dft may respond to [20-1] motion to compel discovery , [20-1] motion to compel discovery to be submitted on 3/9/02 (cc) (slc) (Entered: 03/05/2002)
2002-03-01 33 0 ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King GRANTING [31-1] motion to extend time thru 03/15/02 to respond to [24-1] motion for summary judgment, [24-1] motion for summary judgment to be submitted on 3/16/02 (cc) (slc) (Entered: 03/05/2002)
2002-03-08 34 0 Withdrawal of [20-1] motion to compel discovery. (slc) (Entered: 03/12/2002)
2002-03-15 35 0 Response by plaintiff in opposition to [24-1] motion for summary judgment along w/response in denial of dft's memorandum of law in support of dft's m for sum jgm, pla's statement of undisputed material facts, and response to dft's statement of undisputed material facts. (slc) (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-15 36 0 Plaintiff's notice of filing affidavit of Pezavan Whatley w/in pla's response to dft's m for sum jgm. (slc) (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-15 37 0 Notice of filing original discovery by plaintiff. (slc) (Entered: 03/19/2002)
2002-03-22 38 0 CONSENT ORDER by Mag Judge Janet F. King, extending time thru 4/8/02 for dft to file rplybr in support of [24-1] motion for sum jgm . (cc) (lme) (Entered: 03/25/2002)
2002-04-08 39 0 Reply memorandum by defendant in support of [24-1] motion for summary judgment. (slc) (Entered: 04/10/2002)
2002-07-15 40 0 Notice of settlement by plaintiff and defendant. (slc) (Entered: 07/17/2002)
2002-08-06 41 0 CONSENT ORDER by Judge Clarence Cooper, dismissing action w/prejudice . (cc) (slc) (Entered: 08/07/2002)