Legal timeline

Here is a complex timeline of the multiple lawsuits, appeals and counter-appeals surrounding the Sex.com case. Unless you really want to know the fine detail though, you'd be advised to review the far simpler and clearer event timeline.

             
10 Jul: [1] Sues Cohen for theft of Sex.com (98-cv-20718)



16 Oct: First Amended Complaint [1]
1998
 
26 Apr: Second Amended Complaint [1]
1999
  1999 29 Jul: [2] Sues Myraid for trademark infringement (99-cv-01078)



29 Jul: [3] Sues National A1 Advertising for trademark infringement (99-cv-01079)
12 Oct: Third Amended Complaint [1]



            
 
2000
  2000 11 Jan: [4] Sues Voice Media for trademark infringement (00-cv-00059)



15 Feb: [5] Sues Carreon and Kremen for defamation (00-cv-00235)
7 Mar : Intervenes in trademark cases [2][3][4]
           
12 Sep: Fourth Amended Complaint [1]


            

27 Nov 2000

Sex.com handed back to Kremen [1]
            4 Dec: Appeals [1]



14 Dec: [1-1] Court of Appeals considers appeal (00-17408)



28 Dec: Case dismissed [/5]
 
2001
  2001 16 Jan: Case dismissed [/4]



26 Jan: [6] Sued by Teleglobal for stealing $1.1m
12 Feb: [7] Sues Cohen for access to assets (01-mc-00093)



8 Mar: [8] Sued by Carreon for 15 percent of Sex.com (01-cv-20195)

            
 
      30 Mar: Appeal dismissed [/1-1]


3 April 2001

Judge awards Kremen $65m [1]
10 Apr: Intervenes in Teleglobal case [6]
            
            2 May: Appeals against main decision [1]
          8 May: [2-1] Court of Appeals considers appeal (01-15886)
9 May: [3-1] Court of Appeals considers appeal from NSI (01-15889)

            
            12 Jun: Cases dismissed [/2][/3]
            27 Jun: Appeals against injunction on San Diego mansion [1]





          6 Jul: [9] Sues Ron Levi for contempt over Kremen case (01-cv-05948)
            11 Jul: [10] Applies for bankruptcy on San Diego mansion (01-07263)
          12 Jul: [4-1] Court of Appeals considers San Diego mansion appeal (01-16258)
            14 Aug: Appeal dismissed [/4-1]
            24 Sep : Bankruptcy dismissed [/10]
            12 Oct : Teleglobal case dismissed [/6]
17 Oct : [5-1] Court of Appeals considers appeal against Cohen's mansion appeal (01-17034)
            
            24 Oct: Case terminated [/9]
             
4 Feb: [11] Countersues Carreon (02-cv-00615)
2002
 
2002
  


30 August 2002

Court of Appeals decides against Cohen

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2003
 
2003
 2 Apr: [6-1] Appeals to Supreme Court (02-1462)
            9 Jun: Appeal dismissed [/6-1]
25 Jul: NSI found culpable of handing over Sex.com [3-1]


            
30 Jun : Kremen and Carreon reach settlement [/8][/11]
            
             




2004
  2004  


23 March 2004

Main case dismissed

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21 Apr: NSI settles out of court [/3-1]



            
          8 Nov : [7-1] Appeals against dismissal (04-17214)
 
2005
  2005 24 Mar: Appeal dismissed [/7-1]
28 Jun: [12] Sues Cohen's daughter, Jhuliana (05-cv-01319)
            
            22 Jul: [8-1] Appeals to Supreme Court (05-129)



3 Oct : Appeal dismissed [/8-1]



27 Oct: Arrested in Tijuana. Handed over to US marshals