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U.S. District Court NATIONAL INVENTOR FRAUD CENTER, Matthew S. McCaulley
INC., a North Dakota [COR LD NTC]
Corporation Hynes & McCaulley
plaintiff 122 S. Phillips Ave.
Suite 250
Sioux Falls, SD 57104
332-0500
NEUSTEL LAW OFFICES, LTD., a Matthew S. McCaulley
North Dakota Professional (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
plaintiff
MICHAEL S. NEUSTEL, Matthew S. McCaulley
Individually (See above)
plaintiff [COR LD NTC]
SHANNON L. NEUSTEL, Matthew S. McCaulley
Individually (See above)
plaintiff [COR LD NTC]
v.
INVENTION SUBMISSION Gary P. Thimsen
CORPORATION, a Pennsylvania [COR LD NTC]
Corporation Woods, Fuller, Shultz & Smith,
defendant PC
PO Box 5027
Sioux Falls, SD 57117-5027
336-3890
FTS 339-3357
WESTERN INVENTION SUBMISSION Gary P. Thimsen
CORPORATION, a Tennessee (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
defendant
INTROMARK INCORPORATED, a Gary P. Thimsen
Pennsylvania Corporation (See above)
defendant [COR LD NTC]
TECHNOSYSTEMS CONSOLIDATED Gary P. Thimsen
CORPORATION, a Delaware (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
defendant
MARTIN S. BERGER, Individually Gary P. Thimsen
defendant (See above)
[COR LD NTC]
KAARDAL & ASSOCIATES, P.C., a Gary P. Thimsen
South Dakota Professional (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
defendant
IVAR M. KAARDAL, Individually Gary P. Thimsen
defendant (See above)
[COR LD NTC]
FRIEDMAN & FRIEDMAN, a Gary P. Thimsen
Pennsylvania Professional (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
defendant
EDWARD B. FRIEDMAN, Gary P. Thimsen
Individually (See above)
defendant [COR LD NTC]
WASHINGTON PATENT SERVICES, Gary P. Thimsen
INC., a Florida Corporation (See above)
dba [COR LD NTC]
Ecosearch Corporation
defendant
ABOVE BOARD DRAFTING Gary P. Thimsen
INCORPORATED, a Florida (See above)
Corporation [COR LD NTC]
defendant
BARBARA D. FERRELL, Gary P. Thimsen
Individually (See above)
defendant [COR LD NTC]
DONALD E. FERRELL, Gary P. Thimsen
Individually (See above)
defendant [COR LD NTC]
5/6/99 1 COMPLAINT: no summons(es) issued to plaintiff's counsel;
jury demand (plaintiff's attorney states action will not
be served at this time) (jm) [Entry date 05/07/99]
5/6/99 -- FILING FEE PAID: on 5/6/99 in the amount of $ 150.00,
receipt # 0020757. (jm) [Entry date 05/07/99]
5/6/99 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET (jm) [Entry date 05/07/99] 6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Washington Patent, defendant
Above Board Drafting (handed two true copies to plaintiff's
counsel) (jm)
6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Barbara D. Ferrell,
defendant Donald E. Ferrell (handed two true copies to
plaintiff's counsel) (jm)
6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Edward B. Friedman (handed
one true copy of summons to plaintiff's counsel) (jm)
6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems (handed four true copies of summons
to plaintiff's consel) (jm)
6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Martin S. Berger (handed one
true copy to plaintiff's counsel) (jm)
6/17/99 -- SUMMONS issued as to defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal (handed one true copy to plaintiff's counsel) (jm) 7/2/99 3 MOTION/Stipulation to extend time to answer by plaintiff,
defendant (sl) [Entry date 07/06/99]
7/2/99 4 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol granting motion to extend
time to answer [3-1] (cc:all counsel) (sl)
[Entry date 07/06/99] 7/6/99 -- PRO HAC VICE letter sent to Edward B. Friedman (sl) 7/8/99 5 MOTION to exceed page limitation by defendant Invention
Submission, defendant Western Invention, defendant
Intromark Inc, defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S.
Berger, defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M.
Kaardal, defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman, defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above
Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant
Donald E. Ferrell (pb)
7/14/99 6 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol granting motion to exceed
page limitation [5-1]; brief shall not exceed 35 pages
(cc:all counsel) (pb)
7/14/99 7 MOTION to dismiss Complaint by defendant Invention
Submission, defendant Western Invention, defendant
Intromark Inc, defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S.
Berger, defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M.
Kaardal, defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above Board
Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant Donald E.
Ferrell (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/14/99 8 MEMORANDUM/BRIEF by defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger,
defendant & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant
Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman,
defendant Patent, defendant Above Board Drafting, defendant
Barbara Ferrell, defendant Donald E. Ferrell in support of
motion dismiss Complaint [7-1] (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/14/99 9 AFFIDAVIT of Pamela L. Gibeau in support of Motion to
Dismiss [7-1] (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/14/99 10 AFFIDAVIT of Edward B. Friedman in support of Motion to Dismiss [7-1] (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99] 7/14/99 11 AFFIDAVIT of Gary P. Thimsen in support of Motion to
Dismiss [7-1] (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/14/99 12 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger,
defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal,
defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman, defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above
Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant
Donald E. Ferrell (pb) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/15/99 -- See VOLUME 2 (sl) [Entry date 07/28/99] 7/26/99 -- VOLUME 2 (sl) [Entry date 07/28/99] 7/27/99 13 MOTION for order to approve brief filed 7/14/99 by
defendant (sl) [Entry date 07/28/99]
7/27/99 14 MOTION to strike defendants' brief in support of its
motion to dismiss that exceed page limitation by plaintiff
(sl) [Entry date 07/28/99]
8/2/99 15 MOTION to extend time to file answer, motion, responsive
pleading until 8/13/99 by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud,
plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel (pb) [Entry date 08/03/99]
8/2/99 16 JOINT MOTION/STIPULATION to extend time to file answer,
motion, or other responsive pleading until 8/13/99 by
plaintiffs, (pb) [Entry date 08/03/99]
[Edit date 08/03/99]
8/2/99 17 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Donald E. Ferrell
on 6/22/99 (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 18 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Barbara D.
Ferrell on 6/22/99 (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 19 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Above Board
Drafting on 6/22/99 (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 20 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Kaardal & Assoc,
defendant Ivar M. Kaardal on 6/18/99 (jm)
[Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 21 SUMMONS (DEFENDANT(S) Kaardal & Associates & Ivar M. Kaardal SERVED) (jm) [Entry date 08/04/99] 8/2/99 22 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Washington Patent
on 6/24/99 (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 23 SUMMONS (DEFENDANT(S) Donald E. Ferrell and Barbara D.
Ferrell SERVED) (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/2/99 24 SUMMONS (DEFENDANT(S) Washington Patent and Above Board
Drafting SERVED) (pb) [Entry date 08/04/99]
8/11/99 25 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol granting motion to strike
defendants' brief in support of its motion to dismiss that
exceed page limitation [14-1] [8-1] striking memorandum
[8-1] denying motion for order to approve brief filed
7/14/99 [13-1] granting motion (to the extent that
plaintiffs will comply with Local Rule 7.2 by filing
responsive brief within 20 days after service of
defendants' brief that is filed and served in compliance
with this Order, and defendants may then file/serve any
reply within 20 days after service of plaintiffs' brief) to
extend time to file answer, motion, responsive pleading
until 8/13/99 [15-1]; defendants to file/serve brief in
support of motion to dismiss with 35 page limitation no
later than 14 days after entry of this Order (cc:all
counsel) (pb) [Entry date 08/12/99]
8/23/99 26 MEMORANDUM by defendant Invention Submission, defendant
Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc, defendant
Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant
Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant
Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman,
defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above Board
Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant Donald E.
Ferrell in support of motion to dismiss Complaint [7-1] (jm)
[Entry date 08/24/99]
8/23/99 27 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger,
defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal,
defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman, defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above
Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant
Donald E. Ferrell (jm) [Entry date 08/24/99]
9/1/99 28 AMENDED RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Kaardal & Assoc on 6/17/99 (SM) [Entry date 09/02/99] 9/1/99 29 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Ivar M. Kaardal on 6/22/99 (SM) [Entry date 09/02/99] 9/2/99 30 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Invention
Submission, defendant Western Invention, defendant
Intromark Inc, defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S.
Berger on 6/23/99 (pb) [Entry date 09/03/99]
9/2/99 31 RETURN OF SERVICE executed upon defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman on 6/24/99 (pb) [Entry date 09/03/99] 9/13/99 32 MOTION to Amend Complaint by plaintiff Natl Inventor
Fraud, plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
Neustel, plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel (lz)
[Entry date 09/14/99]
9/13/99 33 MEMORANDUM by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud, plaintiff
Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S. Neustel,
plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel in opposition to motion to
dismiss Complaint [7-1] (lz) [Entry date 09/14/99]
9/20/99 34 MOTION/Stipulation to extend filing date to file motion
by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud, plaintiff Neustel Law
Offices, plaintiff Michael S. Neustel, plaintiff Shannon L.
Neustel, defendant Invention Submission, defendant Western
Invention, defendant Inc, defendant Technosystems,
defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant Kaardal & Assoc,
defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant Friedman & Friedman,
defendant Edward B. defendant Washington Patent, defendant
Above Board defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant Donald
E. Ferrell (SM) [Entry date 09/23/99]
9/23/99 35 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol granting motion for leave to
Amend Complaint [32-1]; Amended Complaint may be filed;
defendants to file Motion to Dismiss or other response by
10/14/99; defendants may file brief in support of Motion to
Dismiss not to exceed 35 pages; (cc:all counsel) (pb)
9/23/99 36 AMENDED COMPLAINT (with exhibit attachments) [1-1] by
plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud, plaintiff Neustel Law
Offices, plaintiff Michael S. plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel;
jury demand (in expando) (pb)
9/23/99 37 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud,
plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
Neustel, plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel (pb)
10/13/99 38 MOTION to dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)
by defendant Invention Submission, defendant Western
Invention, defendant Intromark Inc, defendant
Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant
Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant
Washington Patent, defendant Above Board defendant Barbara
D. Ferrell, defendant Donald E. Ferrell (SM)
[Entry date 10/14/99]
10/13/99 39 MEMORANDUM by defendant Invention Submission, defendant
Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc, defendant
Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant
Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant
Washington Patent, defendant Above Board Drafting,
defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant Donald E. Ferrell
in support of motion to dismiss amended complaint pursuant
to FRCP 12(b) [38-1] (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99]
10/13/99 40 MOTION to dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b)
by defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99]
10/13/99 41 MEMORANDUM by defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman in support of motion to dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [40-1] (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99] 10/13/99 42 AFFIDAVIT of Edward B. Friedman in support of motion to dismiss amended complaint [40-1] (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99] 10/13/99 43 AFFIDAVIT of Ivar M. Kaardal in support of motion to dismiss amended complaint [38-1] (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99] 10/13/99 44 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger,
defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal,
defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman, defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above
Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant
Donald E. Ferrell (SM) [Entry date 10/14/99]
10/22/99 45 MOTION to strike defendant's brief by plaintiff Natl
Inventor Fraud, plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff
Michael S. plaintiff Shannon L. Neustel (SM)
[Entry date 10/25/99]
10/22/99 46 MEMORANDUM/Brief by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud,
plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
Neustel, Shannon L. Neustel in support of motion to strike
defendant's brief [45-1] (SM) [Entry date 10/25/99]
10/28/99 47 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol denying motion to strike
defendant's brief [45-1]; plaintiffs may file responses to
each brief filed on 10/13/99; plaintiffs may have 15 pages
to respond to Friedman defendants' brief and 35 pages to
respond to remaining briefs; defendants may file separate
reply briefs not to exceed 10 pages for the Friedman reply
brief and 15 pages for the remaining defendants' reply
brief (cc:all counsel) (SM) [Entry date 10/29/99]
11/2/99 48 MEMORANDUM/Brief by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud,
plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
Neustel, Shannon L. Neustel in opposition to motion to
dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [38-1] (SM)
[Entry date 11/04/99]
11/2/99 49 MEMORANDUM/Brief by plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud,
plaintiff Neustel Law Offices, plaintiff Michael S.
Neustel, Shannon L. Neustel in opposition to motion to
dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [40-1] (SM)
[Entry date 11/04/99]
11/2/99 50 AFFIDAVIT of Michael S. Neustel (SM) [Entry date 11/04/99] 11/10/99 51 REPLY BRIEF by defendant Invention Submission, defendant
Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc, defendant
defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant Kaardal & Assoc,
defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant Washington Patent,
defendant Above Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D.
Ferrell, defendant Donald E. Ferrell to response to motion
to dismiss amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [38-1]
(pb) [Entry date 11/12/99]
11/10/99 52 REPLY BRIEF by defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman to response to motion to dismiss amended pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [40-1] (pb) [Entry date 11/12/99] 11/10/99 53 AFFIDAVIT of James I. Smith, III in support of defendants'
motion to dismiss amended complaint [40-1] (pb)
[Entry date 11/12/99]
11/10/99 54 SUPPLEMENTAL AFFIDAVIT of Edward B. Friedman by defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman re affidavit [42-1] (pb) [Entry date 11/12/99] 11/10/99 55 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by defendant Invention Submission,
defendant Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc,
defendant Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger,
defendant Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal,
defendant Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B.
Friedman, defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above
Board Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant
Donald E. Ferrell (pb) [Entry date 11/12/99]
11/29/99 56 MOTION for protective order postponing deposition of Ron
Brown for failure to comply with federal rules and
requiring disclosure of facts and exhibits prior to
deposition by defendant Invention Submission, defendant
Western Invention, defendant Intromark Inc, defendant
Technosystems, defendant Martin S. Berger, defendant
Kaardal & Assoc, defendant Ivar M. Kaardal, defendant
Friedman & Friedman, defendant Edward B. Friedman,
defendant Washington Patent, defendant Above Board
Drafting, defendant Barbara D. Ferrell, defendant Donald E.
Ferrell (sl) [Entry date 11/30/99]
11/29/99 -- See VOLUME 3 (sl) [Entry date 11/30/99] 11/30/99 -- VOLUME 3 (sl) 11/30/99 57 MOTION for order denying defendant's motion for a
protective order postponing the Deposition of Ron Brown,
and for leave to take deposition of Ron Brown by
plaintiff Natl Inventor Fraud, plaintiff Neustel Law
Offices, plaintiff Michael S. Neustel, plaintiff Shannon L.
Neustel (ds) [Entry date 12/02/99]
11/30/99 58 MINUTES RE: motion hearing before the Hon. Mark F.
Marshall, Magistrate Judge, Sioux Falls, SD (ds)
[Entry date 12/02/99]
12/2/99 59 ORDER by Mag Judge Mark F. Marshall denying motion for
order denying defendant's motion for a protective order
postponing the Deposition of Ron Brown [57-1], denying
motion for leave to take deposition of Ron Brown [57-2],
granting motion for protective order postponing deposition
of Ron Brown for failure to comply with federal rules and
requiring disclosure of facts and exhibits prior to
deposition [56-1] (cc:all counsel) (ds)
2/17/00 60 MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol
granting in part and denying in part motion to dismiss
amended complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [40-1] granting in
part and denying in part motion to dismiss amended
complaint pursuant to FRCP 12(b) [38-1]; claims brought by
plaintiffs in Section V of Amended Complaint pursuant to
RICO will not be dismissed for lack of personal
jurisdiction over defendants Edward Friedman or Friedman
and Friedman; nor will claims be dismissed for failure to
state claim; Court dismisses without prejudice counts for
Declaratory Judgment as stated in Sections VI and VII of
Amended Complaint; Court dismisses without prejudice count
for Abuse of Process as stated in Section IX of Amended
Complaint; claims remaining in suit are those brought under
Lanham Act (Section IV of Amended Complaint), under RICO
(Section V of Amended Complaint), and for breach of
contract (Section VII of Amended Complaint) (cc: all
counsel) (pb) [Entry date 02/18/00]
2/28/00 61 MOTION/STIPULATION to extend date to file answers to
amended complaint by plaintiff, defendant (sl)
[Entry date 02/29/00]
3/2/00 62 ORDER by Lawrence L. Piersol granting motion to extend
date to file answers to amended complaint [61-1] (cc:all
counsel) (jm) [Entry date 03/03/00]
3/28/00 63 CONSENT ORDER OF DISMISSAL by Lawrence L. Piersol
dismissing case with prejudice, each party to bear its
own costs and attorney fees, settlement agreement to be
filed with clerk and sealed (cc:all counsel) (sl)
3/28/00 64 SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT AND GENERAL RELEASE by plaintiff,
defendant (seal)
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