The Frontlines of the Weeb Wars (aka the TL;DR Edition)
The Legal Front
- John Volney, Funimation's lawyer, filed a Response to Plaintiff's Motion to Continue the Hearing on Defendant's Motions for Fees and Sanctions (Courtesy of
@OneHandClapping):
- J. Sean Lemoine, lawyer for Monica Rial and Ron Toye, and Samuel H. Johnson, lawyer for Jamie Marchi, filed Cojoiners to Funimation's Response to Plaintiff’s Motion to Continue the Hearing on Defendants’ Motions for Fees and Sanctions (Courtesy of
@OneHandClapping):
UPDATE (11/21/2019):
- Ryan Sellers, a member of Vic Mignogna's counsel, filed a Response and Objections to Defendant Funimation Productions, LLC’s Motion for Reasonable Attorney’s Fees, Costs and Sanctions. Sellers also filed a Response to Monica Rial and Ron Toye’s Brief in Support of Sanctions and Attorneys’ Fees Pursuant to the Texas Citizens Participation Act (Courtesy of
@Animegate19):
- Ryan Sellers, a member of Vic Mignogna's counsel, filed Response and Objections to Defendant Jamie Marchi's Motion to Determine Sanctions and Attorney's Fees. Sellers also filed Objections to and Motion to Strike Defendants' Affidavits and Exhibits Attached to Defendants' Motions and Brief for Attorney's Fees and Sanctions pursuant to the TCPA (Courtesy of
@OneHandClapping):
- The November 21st hearing was held and Vic Mignogna testified along with the defendants' attorneys except the absent Casey Erick and Andrea Perez. Judge Chupp did not make a ruling during the hearing (transcripts, courtesy of
@nohm):
UPDATE (11/22/2019):
- Judge Chupp did not issue a ruling; instead, he was going to review testimony then he issue his ruling prior to the Thanksgiving Holiday (Courtesy of
@Nontransferable):
- Ty Beard, lawyer for Vic Mignogna, notified the court he will be on vacation from November 27, 2019 through December 4, 2019, and December 5, 2019, through December 20, 2019. Additionally, his law firm's offices would be closed from December 23, 2019, through January 1, 2020. Therefore, Beard requested no hearings or trials be set during these dates (Courtesy of
@OneHandClapping):
The Convention Front
- Low Country Comic Con invited Vic Mignogna as a guest at Savannah Animazing 2020 (January 31-February 2, 2020):
From breaking news and entertainment to sports and politics, get the full story with all the live commentary.
twitter.com
archived 20 Nov 2019 01:36:40 UTC
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savannahmegacc.wixsite.com
UPDATE (11/20/2019):
- Texas Collectors' Con invited Vic Mignogna as guest (November 30 – December 1, 2019. Vic will only be there on November 30th) (Courtesy of
@Son of Sparda 84):
“@EmmittSmith22 @TheBarbieBlank @michael13gallup @JoseCanseco @JayNovacek84 @sammyguevara @Chuck_Huber @vicmignogna and SO MANY MORE!!!! Come meet all these amazing guests!!! Live and in person! Texas Collectors Con!!! https://t.co/sUVyh0FmR9 2401 S Stemmons Fwy, Lewisville, TX”
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archived 24 Nov 2019 21:24:38 UTC
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“Attention Dallas fans! On Saturday, November 30th, you have the chance to meet @vicmignogna at the Texas Collectors Convention! Check out @con_texas for their full guest list! See you soon!”
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archived 24 Nov 2019 21:17:03 UTC
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The Social Media Front
- KojiCast, LLC filed a Stipulation of Dismissal in its lawsuit with Funimation. The order granting the dismissal with prejudice was signed by Judge William C. Bryson. A Notice of Filing of Patent/Trademark Form (AO 120) at the termination of the case was filed and mailed to the Director of the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office:
Docket for Kojicast, LLC v. Funimation Productions, LLC, 2:19-cv-00132 — Brought to you by the RECAP Initiative and Free Law Project, a non-profit dedicated to creating high quality open legal information.
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archived 24 Nov 2019 19:08:55 UTC
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- Kevin Featherly, a writer for the
Minnesota Lawyer, wrote an article about Nick Rekieta and his involvement in Weeb Wars:
Nick Rekieta isn’t actually a party in the Texas legal drama that has been called the anime movie industry’s first #MeToo reckoning. But the Minnesota attorney plays a starring role in several pleas for sanctions against the Texas voice actor who unsuccessfully sued his sexual-harassment...
minnlawyer.com
- Jennifer Lynn Hunt continued her crusade against Anime Milwaukee, despite owner Amanda McManus' concessions, as well as set her sights on OmniFandomExpo (Courtesy of
@Nontransferable):
- Michael Quinn, Rooster Teeth Vice President of Product and Engineering, was arrested for allegedly beating his wife and attempted strangulation (Courtesy of
@Spergichu):
Rooster Teeth V.P. Michael Quinn was arrested for aggravated assault of his wife.
www.kxan.com
UPDATE (11/24/2019):
Quinn is no longer employed by Rooster Teeth.
UPDATE (11/22/2019):
- Susan Grigsby wrote an article for the
Dallas Morning News regarding the November 21st hearing:
(Updated 2 p.m. 11/25/19: State District Judge John Chupp awarded about $370,000 in defense attorney’s fees and sanctions against Vic Mignogna on Monday....
www.dallasnews.com
- T. Greg Doucette filed a Response to Trustee's Motion to Dismiss Case for Failure to Make Plan Payments: (Courtesy of
@Spectre_06):
- J. Sean Lemoine confirmed on Twitter that he has hired a private investigator to look into a possible "Kiwi Farms member" sighted at the November 21st hearing (Courtesy of
@OneHandClapping):