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Ottawa Co(Oh)

Ohio

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Case Information

Filed 2025-02-26
Status CLOSED
Type Other Civil
Docket 39 entries
Disposition dismiss

Parties

Plaintiff Edward Don & Company, Llc
Defendant Halvo Kulinary Inc.
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Judge

Hon. Finnegan, William R.

Ottawa County (OH)

Ohio

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Docket Entries

  1. CASE FILED 02/26/2025 CASE NUMBER 2025-CV-H 102
  2. COST BILL MAILED TO ATTY THOMAS
  3. PAYMENT $53.00 RECEIPT #7562
  4. NOTICE OF DISMISSAL FILED (SHERIFF)
  5. CASE CLOSED
  6. NOTICE OF DISMISSAL FILED (SHERIFF)
  7. NOTICE OF FAILURE OF SERVICE
  8. ACTIVE PROCESS NUMBER: 2025-CV-H 102
  9. SUMMONS STATUS CHANGED TO SENT TO BE SERVED
  10. CERTIFIED MAIL OF HALVO KULINARY INC RTND, MRKD "UNABLE TO FORWARD". SUMMONS ON COMPLAINT. FAILURE NOTICE SENT TO ATTY:THOMAS. ASSESSED $3.00
  11. NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT - TELEPHONE CONFERENCE
  12. TELEPHONE STATUS CONFERENCE SET FOR 05/23/2025 AT 3:00 PM IN CL/ , HEARD BY: FINNEGAN, WILLIAM R.
  13. CMR RETRND, ENDSD & FILED. RECPT OF HALVO KULINARY INC DBA ORCHARD BAR AND TABLE SIGNED BY (SEE SIGNATURE) ON 4/2/25
  14. NOTICE OF SERVICE FILED (M. SHERIFF)
  15. ANSWER OF DEFENDANTS TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT FILED (BRENNAN)
  16. SUMMONS: @
  17. CERTIFIED MAIL (GENERAL DIVISION) ASSESSED $12.00
  18. SUMMONS ISSUED WITH COPY OF SUMMONS & COMPLAINT SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL R.R.R. TO DEFENDANT(S) ASSESSED $2.00
  19. ALIAS SUMMONS FILED (THOMAS)
  20. REGULAR RETURNED ENVELOPE ADDRESSED TO HALVO KULINARY INC. MARKED "UTF" FILED. CONTENTS - LETTER TO COUNSEL OF RECORD, RE SENT OUT TO ATTY BRENNAN
  21. DEFENSE ATTORNEY: BRENNAN, KEVIN JAMES ASSIGNED
  22. NOTICE OF APPEARANCE FILED. (BRENNAN)
  23. RETURNED MAIL ADDRESSED TO HALVO KULINARY INC MARKED "INSUFFICIENT ADDRESS, UTF" FILED. CONTENTS - ORDER FILED 3/6/25
  24. LETTER TO COUNSEL OF RECORD FILED. (COPIES TO ALL PARTIES OF RECORD)
  25. CERTIFICATE OF ASSIGNMENT OF THE HONORABLE WILLIAM R. FINNEGAN FILED.
  26. JUDGE FINNEGAN, WILLIAM R.: ASSIGNED
  27. COPY FEE (GENERAL DIVISION) ASSESSED $0.60
  28. POSTAGE CHARGED ASSESSED $4.00
  29. COURT ORDER ISSUED - JUDGE BRUCE WINTERS RECUSES HIMSELF FROM THIS CASE. (COPIES TO ALL PARTIES OF RECORD) ASSESSED $2.00
  30. CMR RETRND, ENDSD & FILED. RECPT OF WILLIAM E. BLUMENSAADT JR. SIGNED BY B. BLUMENSAADT
  31. SUMMONS: @
  32. CERTIFIED MAIL (GENERAL DIVISION) ASSESSED $24.00
  33. SUMMONS ISSUED WITH COPY OF SUMMONS & COMPLAINT SENT BY CERTIFIED MAIL R.R.R. TO DEFENDANT(S) ASSESSED $4.00
  34. COMPLAINT FILED. (THOMAS) ASSESSED $35.00
  35. PAYMENT $350.00 RECEIPT #3414
  36. JUDGE WINTERS, BRUCE: ASSIGNED
  37. ATTORNEY: THOMAS III, ERNEST V ASSIGNED
  38. CIVIL CASE DEPOSIT ASSESSED $53.00
  39. INITIAL CIVIL CASE FEES CHARGED ASSESSED $297.00

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