SCHNELLER et al v. PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS INC. et al

Filing 44

ORDER THAT DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS (DOC NOS. 19 , 20 , 21 ) ARE HEREBY GRANTED. PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR DEFAULT JUDGMENT IS DENIED, AND PLAINTIFFS' MOTION TO STRIKE IS DENIED AS MOOT. THE CLERK OF COURT SHALL MARK THIS CASE AS CLOSED FOR ALL PURPOSES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE LAWRENCE F. STENGEL ON 8/28/2012. 8/28/2012 ENTERED AND COPIES MAILED TO PRO SE AND UNREP, E-MAILED.(kp, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
JAMES D. SCHNELLER and
FRIENDS OF JIM SCHNELLER
FOR CONGRESS,
Plaintiffs,
v.
PHILADELPHIA NEWSPAPERS,
INC., et al,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION

No. 11-5071

ORDER
AND NOW, this 28th day of August, 2012, upon consideration of Defendants’
Motions to Dismiss (Doc. Nos. 19, 20, and 21) and all responses and replies thereto, and
upon consideration of Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. No. 35) and Motion
to Strike (Doc. No. 37) it is hereby ORDERED that:
1. Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss (Doc. Nos. 19, 20, and 21) are GRANTED.
2. The remaining claims by Plaintiffs against Defendants shall be dismissed without
prejudice as to Plaintiffs’ right to refile its claims in the appropriate venue;
3. All claims in the federal action are dismissed;
4. Plaintiffs’ Motion for Default Judgment (Doc. No. 35) is DENIED;
5. Plaintiffs’ Motion to Strike (Doc. No. 37) is DENIED AS MOOT; and
6. The Clerk of Court shall mark this case as closed for all purposes.
BY THE COURT:

/s/LAWRENCE F. STENGEL
LAWRENCE F. STENGEL, J.