Case details

Court: scd
Docket #: 4:17-cv-01310
Case Name: Schmalfeldt v. Grady et al
PACER case #: 235676
Date filed: 2017-05-19
Date of last filing: 2017-11-03
Assigned to: Honorable R Bryan Harwell
Referred to: Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West
Case Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Libel, Assault, Slander
Nature of Suit: 320 Assault Libel & Slander
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Diversity

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
William M Schmalfeldt, Sr
Plaintiff
William M Schmalfeldt, Sr
2600 S. Ocean Blvd, #105 Myrtle Beach, SC 29577 PRO SE

Patrick G Grady
Defendant
Louis David Nettles
Folkens Law Firm PO Box 6139 Florence, SC 29502-6139 803-665-6803 Email: louis@folkenslaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

William John Joseph Hoge, III
Defendant
Louis David Nettles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Eric P Johnson
Defendant
Louis David Nettles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Sarah Palmer
Defendant
Louis David Nettles
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John Doe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017
Peter Poe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017
Randy Roe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017
Jane Doe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017
Polly Poe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017
Rhonda Roe
Defendant
TERMINATED: 07/25/2017

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2017-05-19 1 0 Complaint COMPLAINT against Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer, filed by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Service due by 8/17/2017. (Attachments: # 1 Supporting Documents, # 2 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 05/19/2017) 2017-05-19 16:58:50 36ec57fb4687790d2987a2c47e63384bf1994de6
1 1 Supporting Documents 2017-05-19 16:57:42 edb86e34ba0920fdd666126e3d294ac2909933b6
1 2 Envelope 2017-05-19 16:58:22 4fc3be0115b63145840007d876c3b9d2494fd447
2017-05-19 3 0 Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories Local Rule 26.01 Answers to Interrogatories with jury demand by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 05/19/2017) 2017-05-19 17:12:35 f9cc0eed1d1cd4ddec523cbd112056a8e1bba6ac
3 1 Envelope
2017-05-19 4 0 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis (Restricted Access) by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Response to Motion due by 6/2/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: # 1 Envelope)No proposed order.Motions referred to Kaymani D West.(prou, ) (Entered: 05/19/2017)
2017-05-23 8 0 Amended Complaint FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer, filed by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Service due by 8/21/2017 (Attachments: # 1 Letter, # 2 Redlined Copy of Original Complaint, # 3 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 05/23/2017) 2017-05-23 14:02:09 2d77dd3141f517134c496ba040015d630e210a41
8 1 Letter
8 2 Redlined Copy of Original Complaint 2017-05-23 14:24:10 aace3c0330a2dc935b1a350318efaa66ccd02053
8 3 Envelope
2017-06-02 11 0 Proper Form Order PROPER FORM ORDER: Case to be brought into proper form by 6/23/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 6/2/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/02/2017) 2017-06-02 11:18:20 dc3a050a61a12973f90d94d500cdb78fe65dc828
2017-06-02 12 0 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis ORDER granting 4 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis per 11 Proper Form Order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 6/2/2017.(prou, ) (Entered: 06/02/2017)
2017-06-02 13 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENTS MAILED: 12 Order on Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis, 11 Proper Form Order, and four USM-285's placed in U.S. Mail to William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr., Woodbridge Suites, 220 Whitty Drive, Room 224, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/02/2017)
2017-06-30 18 0 Order Service - Non-Inmate ORDER authorizing service of process by clerk. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 6/30/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/30/2017) 2017-06-30 19:15:48 2cc845f36ef12059b001babe9456a46c325a323d
2017-06-30 19 0 Summons Issued Summons Issued as to Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/30/2017) 2017-06-30 18:10:19 95db00058e908bb9a21a380bbc7741cc097fdfdb
2017-06-30 20 0 Report and Recommendation REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION: It is recommended that the district court partially dismiss the Amended Complaint in this case without prejudice to the extent that it seeks relief for alleged cyberstalking or harassment under Count I. Objections to R&R due by 7/14/2017 Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 6/30/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/30/2017) 2017-07-16 00:13:10 3e8326eb1514485ce42b3a6bbf0df44d73c69db2
2017-06-30 21 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENTS MAILED: 18 Order Service - Non-Inmate, 20 REPORT AND RECOMMENDATION placed in U.S. Mail to William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr., Woodbridge Suites, 220 Whitty Drive, Room 224, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. (prou, ) (Entered: 06/30/2017)
2017-07-10 23 0 Letter Letter from William M. Schmalfeldt. (Attachments: # 1Summons for Sarah Palmer, # 2 Envelope)(dsto, ) (Entered: 07/10/2017) 2017-07-11 00:26:12 4af4922b0fc6dfbecb343d71649775b07c1d9c20
23 1 Summons for Sarah Palmer 2017-07-11 00:27:11 76a71156da346e9c896fa5c3a47ddac3c53481f7
23 2 Envelope
2017-07-14 24 0 Notice of Appearance NOTICE of Appearance by Louis David Nettles on behalf of William John Joseph Hoge, III (Nettles, Louis). Modified on 7/17/2017 to replace with corrected document provided by filing user (prou, ). (Entered: 07/14/2017) 2017-07-17 17:18:04 cea86842bea0eb4cf4e8b2092cdded4aa3012fbb
2017-07-17 25 0 Certificate of Service CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by William John Joseph Hoge, III Notice of Appearance (Nettles, Louis) (Entered: 07/17/2017) 2017-07-17 15:57:15 7cc2fdd2605d6d2925291e79890898ff31e28d3b
2017-07-17 26 0 Notice of Change of Address NOTICE of Change of Address by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr from Woodbridge Suites, 220 Whitty Drive, Room 224, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 **TO** Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501 (prou, ) (Entered: 07/18/2017) 2017-07-18 13:43:18 5ea34167d51d199e60d2fff89675980380d3d007
2017-07-17 27 0 Motion to Amend/Correct MOTION to Amend/Correct 8 Amended Complaint, by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Response to Motion due by 7/31/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Second Amended Complaint, # 2 Redlined Copy of Second Amended Complaint, # 3 Proposed Order)Motions referred to Kaymani D West.(prou, ) (Entered: 07/18/2017) 2017-07-18 15:17:17 e87c041914eed7140fa68363b60c8202a9aa379e
27 1 Proposed Second Amended Complaint 2017-07-18 14:45:10 8b5f75381f6f365e711db6178279c5de6469cf72
27 2 Redlined Copy of Second Amended Complaint 2017-07-18 15:21:18 43e6e76ea2b466bf9994805748b215535778f760
27 3 Proposed Order 2017-07-18 15:19:11 f745af577b7b71af68fee46f9c7075de890f9a11
2017-07-19 28 0 Order on Report and Recommendation TEXT ORDER finding as moot 20 Report and Recommendation: The Court finds the Magistrate Judge's Report and Recommendation (ECF No. 20 ) is moot because Plaintiff has filed a motion to amend his complaint (and attached a copy of his proposed amended complaint, see ECF No. 27 ) within twenty-one days after the Magistrate Judge authorized service of process of Plaintiff's prior complaint. See generally Fed. R. Civ. P. 15(a)(1)(A) ("A party may amend its pleading once as a matter of course within... 21 days after serving it[.]"). The Court recommits this matter to the Magistrate Judge for consideration of Plaintiff's motion to amend. Signed by the Honorable R. Bryan Harwell on 7/19/2017.(eney, ) (Entered: 07/19/2017)
2017-07-20 29 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENT MAILED: 28 Text Order on Report and Recommendation, placed in U.S. Mail to William M Schmalfeldt, Sr,Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501. (prou, ) (Entered: 07/20/2017)
2017-07-20 30 0 Proper Form Order SECOND PROPER FORM ORDER: Case to be brought into proper form by 8/10/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 7/20/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 07/20/2017) 2017-07-20 18:39:25 061f207297376572026d48451a81a012fb9d42e1
2017-07-20 31 0 Order on Motion to Amend/Correct ORDER granting 27 Motion to Amend/Correct per 30 Second Proper Form Order Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 7/20/2017.(prou, ) Modified on 7/20/2017 to edit text (prou, ). (Entered: 07/20/2017)
2017-07-20 32 0 Amended Complaint SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer, John Doe, Peter Poe, Randy Roe, Jane Doe, Polly Poe, Rhonda Roe, filed by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Service due by 10/18/2017.(prou, ) (Entered: 07/20/2017) 2017-07-20 18:40:12 3f1ead823c8256bb1cda13f0079cb4d8cea0d3a7
2017-07-20 33 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENTS MAILED: 31 Order on Motion to Amend/Correct, 32 Amended Complaint, 30 Proper Form Order, one Summons, and six USM-28's placed in U.S. Mail to William M Schmalfeldt, Sr,Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501. (prou, ) (Entered: 07/20/2017)
2017-07-20 36 0 Notice of Appearance NOTICE of Appearance by Louis David Nettles on behalf of Patrick G Grady, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer (Attachments: # 1 Certificate of Service Appearance for Palmer, Grady and Johnson)(Nettles, Louis). Modified on 7/21/2017 to replace with corrected document provided by filing user (prou, ). (Entered: 07/20/2017) 2017-07-22 00:20:13 8754d2f897609f5d08eaf999057d7adaeb5ca924
36 1 Certificate of Service Appearance for Palmer, Grady and Johnson 2017-07-22 00:20:31 caa04618dc41b28e53b74dea61ffe088327be526
2017-07-24 37 0 Motion to Dismiss Plaintiff's Motion to Dismiss the Doe Defendants from the Instant Case Due to Lack of Available Information on Identities by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Response to Motion due by 8/7/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. No proposed order.Motions referred to Kaymani D West.(prou, ) (Entered: 07/24/2017) 2017-07-24 15:10:36 d7e6ef30ab5b646e812f76ba511945276d9fabca
2017-07-24 38 0 Response in Support of Motion RESPONSE in Support re 37 MOTION to Dismiss Consent to Motion Response filed by Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer. (Nettles, Louis) (Entered: 07/24/2017) 2017-07-24 16:03:18 5b5a0b2fcd4aeb76cad2c83839a10d0b9a2bb50e
2017-07-25 39 0 Certificate of Service CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer re 38 Response in Support of Motion (Nettles, Louis) (Entered: 07/25/2017) 2017-07-25 13:40:18 e6708b09e65d519c54283e1dd64f4a26a9f34456
2017-07-25 40 0 Order on Motion to Dismiss TEXT ORDER granting Plaintiff's 37 Motion to Dismiss: The Court, upon motion of Plaintiff and with the consent of Defendants, dismisses Defendants John Doe, Peter Poe, Randy Roe, Jane Doe, Polly Poe, and Rhonda Roe from this case without prejudice. Signed by the Honorable R. Bryan Harwell on 7/25/2017.(eney, ) (Entered: 07/25/2017)
2017-07-25 41 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENT MAILED: 40 Text Order on Motion to Dismiss, placed in U.S. Mail to William M Schmalfeldt, Sr,Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501. (prou, ) (Entered: 07/25/2017)
2017-07-25 43 0 Summons Returned Executed USM-285 Returned Executed. William John Joseph Hoge, III served on 7/15/2017, answer due 8/7/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 07/26/2017) 2017-08-02 00:31:16 dc27909fc445b5e498fc74ee1366c51ab14e191f
2017-07-25 44 0 Summons Returned Executed USM 285 Returned Executed. Eric P Johnson served on 7/14/2017, answer due 8/4/2017. (prou, ) Modified on 7/26/2017 to modify filing date (prou, ). (Entered: 07/26/2017) 2017-08-02 00:30:29 a3ec7f8370af104a8a85781eeb34721cb3557c98
2017-08-03 45 0 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim First MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , First MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ( Response to Motion due by 8/17/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6 or Fed. R. Crim. P. 45. ), First MOTION to Strike 32 Amended Complaint , First MOTION for More Definite Statement by Patrick G Grady, William John Joseph Hoge, III, Eric P Johnson, Sarah Palmer. (Attachments: # 1 Memo in Support, # 2 Exhibit 1 - Wisconsin Dismissal of Plaintiff's claim, # 3 Exhibit 2 - Plaintiff's Wisconsin Complaint , # 4 Certificate of Service) No proposed order. Motions referred to Kaymani D West.(Nettles, Louis). Modified on 8/4/2017 to replace with corrected documents provided by filing user and to add descriptions to exhibits (prou, ). (Entered: 08/03/2017) 2017-09-04 21:56:14 1d6a52c4dc7d60bcce403162bf38fe612ac386cc
45 1 Memo in Support 2017-09-04 22:10:12 6fbafdd7ef4361cabf11c6bee2e8f1950b4974d4
45 2 Exhibit 1 - Wisconsin Dismissal of Plaintiff's claim
45 3 Exhibit 2 - Plaintiff's Wisconsin Complaint
45 4 Certificate of Service 2017-08-07 11:04:25 98d6bd299c5c3939a67fa1b95176731049ccb1a2
2017-08-09 46 0 Response in Opposition to Motion RESPONSE in Opposition re 45 First MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM First MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction First MOTION to Strike 32 Amended Complaint First MOTION for More Definite Statement . Response filed by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr.Reply to Response to Motion due by 8/16/2017. Add an additional 3 days only if served by mail or otherwise allowed under Fed. R. Civ. P. 6. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Blog Post by Plaintiff including post by Defendant Grady admitting his bipolar disorder, # 2 Memorandum of Law in Support with Exhibit, # 3 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 08/10/2017) 2017-08-10 11:19:23 a11abb544ff8a081d876c6543c3fea21dd491bf6
46 1 Exhibit A - Blog Post by Plaintiff including post by Defendant Grady admitting h 2017-08-10 11:20:20 cd5c1605048264df194b682bca414fb27add2b1d
46 2 Memorandum of Law in Support with Exhibit 2017-08-10 11:21:20 1594f588df99d834e0fb669ca1db6dfd75dbb3be
46 3 Envelope
2017-08-14 47 0 Mail Returned Mail Returned as Undeliverable. Addressee: William M Schmalfeldt, Sr. Document Returned: 40 Text Order on Motion to Dismiss. (mcot, ) (Entered: 08/14/2017) 2017-08-14 14:26:18 9ecdb65590346620aa68d69e0d416fd8b633f876
2017-08-14 48 0 Document Mailed ***DOCUMENT RE-MAILED: 40 Text Order on Motion to Dismiss, placed in U.S. Mail to William M Schmalfeldt, Sr., 220 Whitty Drive, Room 121, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. (mcot, ) (Entered: 08/14/2017)
2017-08-16 50 0 ROSEBORO ORDER directing clerk to forward summary judgment explanation to the opposing party. Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 8/16/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 08/16/2017) 2017-08-16 14:41:12 c1d1337904a4e4b39c97b96afaa5973f68aa2a9f
2017-08-16 51 0 ***DOCUMENT MAILED: 50 Roseboro Order w/NEF placed in U.S. Mail to William M Schmalfeldt, Sr., 220 Whitty Drive, Room 121, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 AND William M Schmalfeldt, Sr, Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501. (prou, ) (Entered: 08/16/2017)
2017-08-18 52 0 NOTICE of Change of Address by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr from Suburban Extended Stay Hotel, 1914 West Lucas Street, Room 170, Florence, SC 29501 **TO** WoodSpring Suites, 220 Whitty Drive, Room 121, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579. (Attachments: # 1 Letter from William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr., # 2 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 08/18/2017)
52 1 Letter from William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr. 2017-08-24 17:26:33 e3d6fa111fa31df19b490da57ea56811b2bd8c3b
52 2 Envelope
2017-08-25 54 0 USM-285 Returned Executed. Sarah Palmer served on 8/15/2017, answer due 9/5/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 08/25/2017)
2017-09-05 55 0 NOTICE of Change of Address by William M Schmalfeldt, Sr from WoodSpring Suites, 220 Whitty Drive, Room 121, Myrtle Beach, SC 29579 **TO** 2600 S. Ocean Blvd., #105, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. (Attachments: # 1 Letter from William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr., # 2 Envelope)(prou, ) (Entered: 09/06/2017)
55 1 Letter from William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr. 2017-09-06 17:24:12 305ac359a16368f77032c1ffe755871c076c2f3b
55 2 Envelope
2017-11-01 58 0 USM-285 Returned Unexecuted (Restricted Access) as to Patrick G Grady; Modified on 11/3/2017 to correct event type. (prou, ) (Entered: 11/03/2017) 2017-11-02 18:38:13 5c66140c4ae792bc112990a1d71e68d7ba8e207a
2017-11-03 59 0 TEXT ORDER: Attempted service upon Defendant Patrick Grady by the United States Marshal's Service was returned unexecuted. ECF No. 58 . The court notes that an attorney appeared on behalf of Defendant Grady and has filed several Motions on his and the other Defendants' behalf. ECF No. 45 . None of those Motions complain of inadequacy of service of process as to Defendant Grady. Thus, it appears that because Defendant Grady has generally appeared in this case additional attempts at service are unnecessary. "The appearance of an attorney is prima facie evidence of his authority to appear in the cause, and his appearance for any purpose other than specially to attack jurisdiction waives service of process on, and constitutes a general appearance by, the [client]." In re Gant, 52 F.2d 223, 225 (M.D.N.C. 1931) (citing Knox & Crawford v. Summers & Thomas, 7 U.S. (3 Cranch) 496, 2 L.Ed. 510 (1806) and Hill v. Mendenhall, 88 U.S. (21 Wall.) 453, 22 L. Ed. 616 (1874)). Signed by Magistrate Judge Kaymani D West on 11/3/2017. (prou, ) (Entered: 11/03/2017)
2017-11-03 60 0 ***DOCUMENT MAILED: 59 Text Order, placed in U.S. Mail to William M. Schmalfeldt, Sr., 2600 S. Ocean Blvd., #105, Myrtle Beach, SC 29577. (prou, ) (Entered: 11/03/2017)