Plaintiff Martin A. Lehman, an orthopedic surgeon, was acquitted of insurance fraud. He sued Fox Cable Network Inc. for broadcasting a show called "Busted on the Job II" in which Fox portrayed him as a "bogus doctor" and grouped him with publicly known individuals convicted of criminal acts.
| Plaintiff: | Martin A. Lehman |
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| Defendant: | Fox Cable Networks Inc., Fox Reality.Com,, Termite Art Productions Documentaries Inc., Eric J. Nelson and Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. |
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| Case Number: | 2:2007cv02291 |
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| Filed: | June 7, 2007 |
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| Court: | New York Eastern District Court |
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| Office: | Central Islip Office [ Court Info ] |
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| County: | New York |
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| Presiding Judge: | Judge Joseph F. Bianco |
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| Referring Judge: | Magistrate-Judge William D. Wall |
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| Nature of Suit: | Other Statutes - Other Statutory Actions |
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| Cause: | 28:1332 Diversity-Libel,Assault,Slander |
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| Jurisdiction: | Federal Question |
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| Jury Demanded By: | Plaintiff |
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The following documents for this case are available for you to view or download.
| Date Filed | # | Document Text |
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| June 7, 2007 | 1 | COMPLAINT (Receipt #23140) against all defendants $ 350, filed by Martin A. Lehman. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet) (Carine, Sandra) |
| June 7, 2007 | 2 | Notice of Related Case Assignment/Designation (Sent to Chambers of Judge Bianco and Magistrate Wall). (Carine, Sandra) Additional attachment(s) added on 6/14/2007 (Carine, Sandra). |
| June 12, 2007 | 3 | Letter from Lorraine Sapienza, Pro Se Paralegal to Martin A. Lehman, dated 6/12/07 re: To advise pltff that the Court acknowledges receipt of his Civil Complaint; and that the case has been docketed under the above number and assigned to the Honorable Joseph F. Bianco. (Fagan, Linda) |
| June 12, 2007 | 4 | Letter from Lorraine Sapienza, Pro Se Paralegal to Martin A. Lehman, dated 6/12/07 re: To advise pltff that purs. to Rule 4 of the F.R.C.P., as the pltff in the above action, he is responsible to serve the summons and complaint upon each of the defts in the action. (Fagan, Linda) |
| July 19, 2007 | 5 | NOTICE by Fox Cable Networks Inc., Fox Reality.Com,, Termite Art Productions Documentaries Inc., Eric J. Nelson, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. Notice of Appearances of Arthur J. Jacobs, John J. Lynch and John F. Burleigh (Burleigh, John) |
| July 19, 2007 | 6 | ANSWER to Complaint by all defendants. (Burleigh, John) |
| July 19, 2007 | 7 | Corporate Disclosure Statement by Fox Cable Networks Inc., Fox Reality.Com,, Termite Art Productions Documentaries Inc., Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. (Burleigh, John) |
| July 25, 2007 | 8 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by Martin A. Lehman. Termite Art Productions Documentaries Inc. served on 6/18/2007, answer due 7/9/2007; Eric J. Nelson served on 6/18/2007, answer due 7/9/2007. (Brienza, Lauren) |
| July 25, 2007 | 9 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by Martin A. Lehman. Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. served on 7/5/2007, answer due 7/25/2007. (Brienza, Lauren) |
| August 6, 2007 | 10 | SUMMONS Returned Executed by Martin A. Lehman. Fox Cable Networks Inc. served on 7/16/2007, answer due 8/6/2007. (Brienza, Lauren) |
| September 10, 2007 | 11 |  ORDER: An initial conference has been scheduled for 10/24/07. See order and attachment. Ordered by Judge William D. Wall on 9/10/07. (Attachments: # 1 WDW rules) c/e; c/m to pltf (Disbrow, Sandra) |
| September 26, 2007 | 12 | Proposed Scheduling Order Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) by Fox Cable Networks Inc., Fox Reality.Com,, Termite Art Productions Documentaries Inc., Eric J. Nelson, Lions Gate Entertainment Inc. (Burleigh, John) |
| October 17, 2007 | 13 | ORDER: The initial conference scheduled for 10/24/07 is adjourned to 11/9/07 at 10:30 a.m. See attached order. Ordered by Judge William D. Wall on 10/17/07. c/m to pltf; c/e to defts (Disbrow, Sandra) |
| November 9, 2007 | 14 | Minute Entry & ORDER for proceedings held before William D. Wall : Initial Conference held on 11/9/2007. The court has adopted and So Ordered the joint proposed scheduling order 12 submitted by the parties. Next pretrial conference will be held on 9/30/08 at 11:00 a.m. Ordered by William D. Wall on 11/9/07. c/g (Disbrow, Sandra) |
