Janson et al v. LegalZoom.com, Inc.

Filing 88

MOTION for partial summary judgment filed by Timothy W. Van Ronzelen on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 5/2/2011 unless otherwise directed by the court (Van Ronzelen, Timothy)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
CENTRAL DIVISION
TODD JANSON, et al.,

Plaintiffs,
v.
LEGALZOOM.COM, INC.

Defendant.

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Case No. 10-04018-CV-C-NKL

PLAINTIFFS’ MOTION FOR PARTIAL SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Come now, Plaintiffs, by and through counsel, and for their Motion for Partial Summary
Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, state as follows:
1.

One of the issues raised in Plaintiffs’ Complaint is whether the documents sold by

LegalZoom.com, Inc. (“LegalZoom”) are within the definitions found in Missouri’s
Unauthorized Practice of Law statues (§§ 484.010-.020, RSMo), which state in part that
documents come within the Unauthorized Practice of Law statutes if they affect or relate to
“secular rights.”
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As more completely set forth in the Suggestions in Support of this Motion, this

straightforward and narrow legal question is appropriate for summary judgment.
3.

The uncontroverted material facts and reasons supporting why this Motion should

be granted are more fully set forth in the Suggestions in Support of this Motion, which are filed
contemporaneously herewith and are incorporated herein by this reference.
WHEREFORE, Plaintiffs respectfully request this Court grant their Motion for Partial
Summary Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56 on the issue of whether the

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documents at issue in this case affect or relate to secular rights, in addition to such other and
further relief as this Court deems just and proper under the circumstances.

___/s/ Timothy W. Van Ronzelen ____
Timothy Van Ronzelen, #44382
Matthew A. Clement, #43833
Kari A. Schulte, #57739
COOK, VETTER, DOERHOFF & LANDWEHR
231 Madison
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 573-635-7414
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
and

Edward D. Robertson, Jr., # 27183
Mary Doerhoff Winter, # 38328
BARTIMUS, FRICKLETON, ROBERTSON
& GORNY
715 Swifts Highway
Jefferson City, MO 65109
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 573 659-4460
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

David T. Butsch, # 37539
James J. Simeri, #52506
BUTSCH SIMERI FIELDS LLC
231 S. Bemiston Ave., Ste. 260
Clayton, MO 63105
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 314-863-5711
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Randall O. Barnes, #39884
RANDALL O. BARNES & ASSOCIATES
219 East Dunklin Street, Suite A
Jefferson City, Missouri 65101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 573-635-6291
[e-mail]

Steven E. Dyer, #45397
LAW OFFICES OF STEVEN DYER
10850 Sunset Office Drive, Ste. 300
St. Louis, MO 63127
Telephone: [phone]
[e-mail]

ATTORNEYS FOR PLAINTIFFS

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I certify that on April 8, 2011, I served this paper upon the following via this Court’s
ECF system:

Party

Counsel
Robert M. Thompson
James T. Wicks
BRYAN CAVE LLP
One Kansas City Place
1200 Main Street, Ste. 3500
Kansas City, MO 64105
816.374.3200, 816.374.3300 (fax)

Defendant
LegalZoom.com, Inc.

John Michael Clear
Michael Biggers
James Wyrsch
BRYAN CAVE LLP
One Metropolitan Square – Ste. 3600
211 N. Broadway
St. Louis, MO 63102
314.250.2000, 314.259.2020 (fax)

___/s/Timothy W. Van Ronzelen

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