Charles M. Murrell III v. Patriot Front, Thomas Rousseau, and John Does 1-99

This federal civil case has been brought by a man who says he was physically assaulted by Rousseau and his Patriot Front group in Boston.

Documents

Number Date Filed Document Filed By Pages Type Cost to Retrieve
1 2023/08/08 This is the original complaint filed by the plaintiff stemming from a Patriot Front riot in Boston in which the plaintiff says they were assaulted and their rights violated. 2023/08/08 46 pdf 0 View
2 2023/08/08 Judge Indira Talwani assigned to case. 2023/08/08 0 - 0 View
3 2023/08/08 Summons issued to all Patriot Front defendants 2023/08/08 2 pdf 0.2 View
4 2023/08/08 Allen M. Thigpen of Foley Hoag LLP representing in court for the plaintiff. 2023/08/08 2 pdf 0.2 View
5 2023/08/09 Anthony Mirenda of Foley Hoag LLP representing in court for the plaintiff. 2023/08/09 1 pdf 0.1 View
6 2023/08/09 Pursuant to Local Rule 83.5.3 James M. Gross, Esq., of the firm Foley Hoag, LLP, be admitted pro hac vice before this Court to act as counsel for Plaintiff in this case 2023/08/09 2 pdf 0.2 View
6-1 2023/08/09 Certificate of James M. Gross certifying status as attorney in good standing in New York. 2023/08/09 2 pdf 0.2 View
7 2023/08/09 Judge Indira Talwani: ELECTRONIC ORDER allowing 6 Motion for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice Added James M. Gross 2023/08/09 0 - 0 View
8 2023/08/09 Please enter the appearance of James M. Gross of Foley Hoag LLP on behalf of Plaintiff Charles M. Murrell III. 2023/08/09 2 pdf 0.2 View
9 2023/08/10 Please enter the appearance of Caroline Holliday of Foley Hoag LLP on behalf of Plaintiff Charles M. Murrell III. 2023/08/10 2 pdf 0.2 View
13 2023/10/17 Plaintiff requesting from the court to subpoena Internet Service Providers used by Patriot Front. Plaintiff's also want to subpoena eight known, or suspected members of Patriot Front. Plaintiff wants to issue these subpoenas before defendants have not yet been served. Patriot Front members have a history of avoiding being served in these sorts of civil cases. 2023/10/17 3 pdf 0.3 View
14 2023/10/17 Plaintiff's legal argument in support of their motion for limited early discovery. 2023/10/17 12 pdf 1.2 View
15 2023/10/18 Judge denied plaintiff's motion for leave to serve early discovery. The judge said that plaintiff has not put in enough effort to serve the defendants in this case. The motion is denied without prejudice. If the defendants evade being served, the judge anticipates the plaintiff will refile their motion for leave to serve early discovery. 2023/10/18 3 pdf 0.3 View
16 2023/11/02 Plaintiff seeks more time to serve Patriot Front members. Plaintiff says that the defendants have been difficult to serve. 2023/11/02 4 pdf 0.4 View
17 2023/11/02 Declaration in support of the motion for extension of time to complete service (16). 2023/11/02 4 pdf 0.4 View
17-1 2023/11/02 Documented two failed attempts to serve Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau. It appears Rousseau's moved from his Texas home to an unknown location. 2023/11/02 3 pdf 0.3 View
17-2 2023/11/02 Documented several failed attempts to serve Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau at another Texas address. The serving agent made four attempts to serve Patriot Front leader Rousseau. 2023/11/02 3 pdf 0.3 View
17-3 2023/11/02 Documented attempt to serve Patriot Front member Brenner Alexander Cole at a Texas address. Cole was not at the residence. 2023/11/02 2 pdf 0.2 View
17-4 2023/11/02 Documented attempt to serve Patriot Front member Brenner Alexander Cole at a Texas address. Serving agent spoke with Cole's father, however, Cole was not at the residence. 2023/11/02 2 pdf 0.2 View
18 2023/11/02 Memorandum in support of plaintiff's motion for service by alternative means and to extend the service of process deadline. 2023/11/02 12 pdf 1.2 View
19 2023/11/07 Judge grants plaintiff's motion to extend the service of process deadline to 120 days after November 7, 2023. 2023/11/07 0 - 0 View
20 2023/11/07 Judge grants plaintiff's motion for alternative means to process. 2023/11/07 3 pdf 0.3 View
21 2023/11/22 Summons against Thomas Rousseau, Patriot Front, leader. Rousseau served via email and Telegram. Rousseau has been hard to serve. Rousseau has until Dec. 4, 2023 to respond. 2023/11/22 4 pdf 0.4 View
22 2023/12/14 Plaintiff requests that after having served defendant's in this case, and time lapsed for defendant's to respond, the clerk enter a default judgment 2023/12/14 3 pdf 0.3 View
22-1 2023/12/14 Plaintiff Attorney Allen M. Thigpen in support of the motion to enter default judgment against Patriot Front. 2023/12/14 3 pdf 0.3 View
23 2023/12/19 Defendant Patriot Front failed to respond to this complaint by the Dec. 4, 2023 deadline. Judge orders default judgment for Patriot Front. 2023/12/19 1 pdf 0.1 View
24 2023/12/19 Default judgment ordered by the court against Patriot Front. Patriot Front has 30 days to respond. 2023/12/19 2 pdf 0.2 View
25 2024/01/09 Affadavit regarding the alternative service for this case against Patriot Front and it's leadership using social media and email. 2024/01/09 2 pdf 0.2 View
26 2024/01/12 The plaintiff is asking the court to hold off on entering a default judgment against Patriot Front. Plaintiff wants more time to track down Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau and others. 2024/01/12 4 pdf 0.4 View
27 2024/01/12 The plaintiff attorney statement in support of request to extend filing a default judgment against Patriot Front. 2024/01/12 7 pdf 0.7 View
28 2024/01/16 Judge Indira Talwani: ELECTRONIC ORDER granting Plaintiff's Motion 26 as follows. The deadline for Plaintiff to file a motion for default judgment against Patriot Front is stayed pending further court and Plaintiff is granted leave pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(d) to conduct third-party discovery in advance of a Rule 26(f) conference, limited to: (1) obtaining information necessary to complete service on Thomas Rousseau and (2) identifying and serving the John Doe Defendants. (Kelly, Danielle) 2024/01/16 0 - 0 View
29 2024/03/01 Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau was served a summons in this case on February 29th, 2024. 2024/03/01 2 pdf 0.2 View
30 2024/04/08 In accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(band Local Rules 16.1 (as modified by this order), an initial scheduling conference will be held on April 26, 2024, at 3:00 PM. The scheduling conference will be held by video or may be cancelled if the court determines a Scheduling Conference is not necessary. 2024/04/08 3 pdf 0.3 View
30-1 2024/04/08 This scheduling order is intended to provide a reasonable timetable for discovery and motion practice in order to help ensure a fair and just resolution of this matter without undue expense or delay. 2024/04/08 3 pdf 0.3 View
31 2024/04/19 Patriot Front leader Thomas Rousseau got served when he got arrested in Texas. Despite being served, Rousseau has done nothing in this case. 2024/04/19 5 pdf 0.5 View