IHOP IP, LLC et al v. International House of Prayer et al

Filing 56

Joint MOTION for order to Renew Consent to the Exercise of Jurisdiction by a United States Magistrate Judge filed by Elizabeth A. Tassi on behalf of All Plaintiffs. Suggestions in opposition/response due by 4/16/2012 unless otherwise directed by the court. (Tassi, Elizabeth)

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE
WESTERN DISTRICT OF MISSOURI
IHOP IP, LLC et al.,

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Plaintiffs,
vs.
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER
et al.,
Defendants.

Case No.: 4:11-cv-00548-NKL

JOINT MOTION TO RENEW CONSENT TO THE EXERCISE OF
JURISDICTION BY A UNITED STATES MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Plaintiffs IHOP IP, LLC and International House of Pancakes, LLC and
defendants International House of Prayer, Friends of the Bridegroom, Inc., Shiloh
Ministries, Inc. and Mike Bickle jointly move to renew their consent to the exercise of
jurisdiction by United States Magistrate Judge Maughmer. In support of their joint
motion, the parties state as follows:
1.

Plaintiffs IHOP IP, LLC and International House of Pancakes, LLC and

defendants International House of Prayer, Friends of the Bridegroom, Inc., Shiloh
Ministries, Inc. and Mike Bickle originally consented to the exercise of jurisdiction by
United States Magistrate Judge Maughmer.
2.

One of the other original defendants, International House of Prayer East

Bay, did not consent, at which time the case was transferred to a United States District
Judge and ultimately assigned to United States District Judge Laughrey. The nonconsenting defendant has since been dismissed from the present action pursuant to a
settlement agreement.
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3.

The parties remaining in the case now reaffirm their consent to assignment

of the above-captioned case to United States Magistrate Judge Maughmer.
WHEREFORE, in accordance with the provisions of 28 U.S.C. § 636(c) and Rule
73, Fed. R. Civ. P., the undersigned parties waive the right to proceed before a United
States District Judge and voluntarily consent to have United States Magistrate Judge
Maughmer conduct any and all further proceedings in the case, including the trial, and
order the entry of a final judgment.
Respectfully submitted,

Respectfully submitted,

/s/Elizabeth A. Tassi
Mark D. Hinderks (MO Bar No. 58124)
Mark M. Iba (MO Bar No. 45452)
Elizabeth A. Tassi (MO Bar No. 59621)
STINSON MORRISON HECKER LLP
1201 Walnut Street, Suite 2900
Kansas City, Missouri 64106
[phone] (telephone)
[phone] (facsimile)
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

/s/Keith J. Grady
Keith J. Grady (MO Bar No. 46757)
John M. Challis (MO Bar No. 56751)
Karen M. Zelle
POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC
100 S. Fourth Street, Suite 1000
St. Louis, MO 63102
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Plaintiffs
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF
PANCAKES, LLC and IHOP IP, LLC

Lauren Tucker McCubbin
(MO Bar No. 55179)
POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC
Twelve Wyandotte Plaza
120 West 12th Street, Suite 1800
Kansas City, MO 64105
Telephone: [phone]
Fax: [phone]
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF
PRAYER, FRIENDS OF THE
BRIDEGROOM, INC., SHILOH
MINISTRIES, INC., and MIKE
BICKLE

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CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE
I hereby certify that on March 30, 2012, I electronically filed the foregoing with
the Clerk of the Court using the CM/ECF system, which sent notification of such filing to
the following:
Keith J. Grady
John M. Challis
Karen M. Zelle
POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC
100 S. Fourth Street, Suite 1000
St. Louis, MO 63102
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
Lauren Tucker McCubbin
POLSINELLI SHUGHART PC
120 West 12th Street, Suite 1800
Kansas City, MO 64105
[e-mail]
Attorneys for Defendants
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE OF PRAYER,
FRIENDS OF THE BRIDEGROOM, INC.,
SHILOH MINISTRIES, INC. AND MIKE BICKLE

/s/Elizabeth A. Tassi
Attorney for Plaintiffs

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