KATZ v. DNC SERVICES CORPORATION et al

Filing 121

ORDER THAT FOREIGN DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS ARE GRANTED AS OUTLINED; THE MOTION TO DISMISS FILED PURSUANT TO FEDERAL RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE 12(B)(1) AND 12(B)(6) IS DENIED AS MOOT; ALL PARTIES THAT REMAIN FOLLOWING THE DISMISSAL OF FOREIGN DEFENDANTS ARE DIRECTED TO APPEAR BEFORE THE COURT FOR AN INPERSON STATUS CONFERENCE ON MONDAY, JANUARY 8, 2018 AT 3:30 P.M. IN COURTROOM 15B. SIGNED BY HONORABLE C. DARNELL JONES, II ON 11/29/17. 11/29/17 ENTERED AND COPIES EMAILED TO COUNSEL.(jaa, )

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF PENNSYLVANIA
BETHANY KATZ,
Plaintiff,
v.
DNC SERVICES
CORPORATION, et al.,
Defendants.

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CIVIL ACTION
NO. 16-5800

ORDER
AND NOW, this 29th day of November, 2017, upon consideration of the Second
Amended Complaint (Dkt No. 68), Foreign Defendants’ Motions to Dismiss for Lack of
Jurisdiction (Dkt Nos. 74, 75, and 77), Plaintiffs’ Response in Opposition thereto (Dkt No. 90),
Foreign Defendants’ Reply (Dkt No. 103), and the Memorandum accompanying this Order, it is
hereby ORDERED as follows:
1. Foreign Defendants’ Motions (Dkt Nos. 74, 75, and 77) are
GRANTED. The above referenced matter is DISMISSED as
it relates to Defendants Arizona Democratic Party, Florida
Democratic Party, Michigan Democratic Party, North Carolina
Democratic Party, Virginia Democratic Party, and Missouri
Democratic Party.
2. The Motion to Dismiss filed pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil
Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) (Dkt No. 79) is hereby
DENIED AS MOOT only as it relates to Defendants Arizona
Democratic Party, Florida Democratic Party, Michigan
Democratic Party, and North Carolina Democratic Party.
3. All parties that remain following the dismissal of Foreign
Defendants are directed to appear before the Court for an inperson status conference on Monday, January 8, 2018 at 3:30
p.m. in Courtroom 15B. By no later than Friday, January 5,
2018, the parties shall submit a renewed curative notice for
judicial approval. The notice should apprise any remaining opt1

in plaintiffs of the holdings of this Court as it relates both to the
present Order and the Order-Memorandum dated September
28, 2017.

BY THE COURT:
/s/ C. Darnell Jones, II
C. Darnell Jones, II

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