Houlahan v. World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools

• Court: District Court, District of Columbia
• Decided: December 30, 2011
• Docket: Civil Action No. 2004-1161
• Status: Published

Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA ___________________________________________________

THOMAS G. HOULAHAN,

Plaintiff,

v. 1:04-CV-1161 (FJS/AK) WORLD WIDE ASSOCIATION OF SPECIALTY PROGRAMS AND SCHOOLS, a Corporation; FREEMAN WALL AIELLO, a Partnership; KENNETH KAY, an individual; JAMES WALL, an individual; C.S. LANDRE FOUNDATION, a Nonprofit Organization; and LANCE LANDRE, an individual,

Defendants. ___________________________________________________

APPEARANCES OF COUNSEL

THOMAS G. HOULAHAN Washington, D.C. 20016 Plaintiff pro se

JORDAN, COYNE & SAVITS LLP JOHN TREMAIN MAY, ESQ. 1100 Connecticut Avenue NW PADRAIC K. KEANE, ESQ. Suite 600 Washington, DC 20016 Attorneys for Defendants World Wide Association of Specialty Programs and Schools and Kenneth Kay

HOGAN & HEALD ROGER W. HEALD, ESQ. 11130 Fairfax Boulevard Suite 310 Fairfax, Virginia 22030 Attorneys for Defendants Freeman Wall Aiello and James Wall

SCULLIN, Senior Judge ORDER

On December 30, 2011, Plaintiff and Defendants World Wide Association of Specialty

Programs and Schools and Kenneth Kay (collectively "the World Wide Defendants") filed a joint

motion to dismiss, with prejudice, Plaintiffs' claims against the World Wide Defendants pursuant

to Rule 41(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure because Plaintiff and the World Wide

Defendants had reached an agreement to resolve all of Plaintiff's claims against the World Wide

Defendants. See Dkt. No. 148. Furthermore, Plaintiff and the World Wide Defendants moved to

have the Court deny as moot all pending motions between Plaintiff and the World Wide

Defendants, including Plaintiff's motion for sanctions, if the Court granted their joint motion to

dismiss Plaintiff's claims against the World Wide Defendants. See id.

After reviewing the entire record in this matter, the parties' submissions, and the

applicable law, the Court hereby

ORDERS that the joint motion of Plaintiff and the World Wide Defendants to dismiss,

with prejudice, all of Plaintiff's claims against Defendant World Wide Association of Specialty

Programs and Schools and Defendant Kenneth Kay is GRANTED;1 and the Court further

1 The Court notes that, as a result of the dismissal of Plaintiff's claims against the World Wide Defendants, the only remaining claims in this action are Plaintiff's fourth and fifth causes of action for libel against Defendants James Wall and Freeman Wall Aiello. The Court will contact the parties in the near future to set a date for a status conference to discuss the remaining claims.

-2- ORDERS that all of the pending motions between Plaintiff and Defendant World Wide

Association of Specialty Programs and Schools and Defendant Kenneth Kay are DENIED as

moot.

IT IS SO ORDERED.

Dated: December 30, 2011 Syracuse, New York

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