The family of Kiely Rodni has filed a defamation lawsuit against Ryan Upchurch in federal court in Tennessee
UPDATE as of August 4, 2023:
On July 28, 2023, our firm filed a federal lawsuit against Ryan Upchurch, a YouTube personality, on behalf of the grandfather and father of Kiely Rodni. You can read the allegations of the lawsuit here. We are making all of the filings in this case available on this page. We will make every effort to keep this page updated and current with the docket in the case.
As of August 4, 2023, Ryan Upchurch has waived service of process. His deadline to respond to the Amended Complaint is October 2, 2023. A Case Management Conference is set for October 11, 2023, at 2:00 p.m. before Magistrate Judge Barbara Holmes.
LINKS TO CASE FILINGS:
- COMPLAINT against Ryan Upchurch (Filing fee $402, Receipt number ATNMDC-3875600), filed by Daniel Rodni, David Robertson. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment – Civil Cover Sheet)(mg) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
- NOTICE of Business Entity Disclosure Statement filing requirement. (mg) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
- NOTICE/INFORMATION regarding Consent of the Parties to the Magistrate Judge. (mg) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
- Summons issued as to Ryan Upchurch. Service copies will be returned to counsel by mail. (mg) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
- NOTICE of Initial Case Management Conference by Telephone set for 10/11/2023 at 02:00 PM before Magistrate Judge Barbara D. Holmes. (mg) (Entered: 07/28/2023)
- ORDER: This case is REFERRED to the Magistrate Judge for customized case management in accordance with Local Rule 16.01 and 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1)(A). Lead counsel for the parties shall attend the initial case management conference. Signed by District Judge William L. Campbell, Jr on 7/31/2023. (DOCKET TEXT SUMMARY ONLY-ATTORNEYS MUST OPEN THE PDF AND READ THE ORDER.) (kc) (Entered: 07/31/2023)
- AMENDED COMPLAINT against Ryan Upchurch, filed by Daniel Rodni, David Robertson.(Smith, Christopher) (Entered: 08/01/2023)
- REQUEST FOR WAIVER of Service sent to Ryan Upchurch, through attorney Cynthia Sherwood on 8/1/2023 by David Robertson, Daniel Rodni. (Smith, Christopher) (Entered: 08/01/2023)
- AMENDED DOCUMENT by David Robertson, Daniel Rodni. Amendment to 7 Amended Complaint . (Smith, Christopher) (Entered: 08/02/2023)
- WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by Daniel Rodni, David Robertson. Ryan Upchurch waiver sent on 8/1/2023. (Smith, Christopher) (Entered: 08/02/2023)
- NOTICE of Filing by David Robertson, Daniel Rodni re 9 Amended Document (Collective Exhibit of Videos) (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Table of Video Files)(Smith, Christopher) (Entered: 08/04/2023)
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