RK Centers, Raanan Katz: The Show Must Go On

Following Raanan Katz persistent requests to make his litigation private the Federal Court ordered and I complied by filing 267 pages of Raanan Katz deposition in public court records.

Considering we have only 365 days in a year, publishing only one page a day will take ...WOW...267 days and the same number of articles.

I have to say big thank you to Raanan Katz attorneys for such a great material that every journalist or Raanan Katz biographer could ever dream of. Well done, guys, keep up the good work!!!

For those who cannot wait for another 267 days, you can download Raanan Katz deposition directly from the Court records.

Just have you popcorn ready for the show...

Judge Orders To File Raanan Katz Unsealed Deposition Transcript

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF FLORIDA ruled on Raanan Katz Motion for Protective Order in part related to Mr. Katz request to "seal" his deposition transcript in the CASE NO. 12-2221 I-CIV-KING/M CALILEY.

In this case Raanan Katz alleged copyright violation related to his "unflattering" picture.  Judge ordered filing of the transcript with the court records by June 12, 2013, and "under seal" request was denied. This means that new details of the case could be revealed by the end of next week. Here is the extraction from the Court order. 

"Also pending is Plaintiffs (Raanan Katz) Motion for Protective Order, in which he requests, among other things, that the Court enter a protective order requiring that his deposition transcript be filed
under seal. (DE 50, p. 102.)..

I have carefully reviewed Plaintiffs (Raanan Katz) motion for protective order and exhibits, and have considered it in light of Judge King's prior order denying the parties' joint motion for protective order. (DE 23). I find that Plaintiff (Raanan Katz) has not shown good cause for entering a protective order requiring that his transcript be filed under seal. See Fed. R. Civ.P, 26(c)(1) (good cause required for protective order); In re Alexander Grant & Co. Litig.,820 F.2d 352, 355-57 (1 1th Cir. 1987) (although the public has no First Amendment right of access to pretrial discovery materials, the parties must show good cause for a protective order); S.D. Fla. Local Rule 5.4(a) ("Unless otherwise provided by law, Court rule or Court order, proceedings in the United States District Court are public and Court Filings are matters of public record.'').

RK Centers Second Amended Complaint- Legal Extortion

After almost year and a half of initial litigation started Raanan Katz and RK centers file their motion for leave to file verified second amended complaint. This motion was granted. Here is one of many interesting parts of the requested changes. Looks like Raanan Katz just (almost two years after) remembered how many of his companies suffered alleged "damages", considering that no damages were produced by Raanan Katz prior and after filing Second Amended Complaint.

PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR LEAVE TO FILE VERIFIED SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT
Plaintiffs, R.K./FL MANAGEMENT, Inc, RK. ASSOCIATES VII, INC., 17070 COLLINS AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER, LTD., RAANAN KATZ, DANIEL KATZ, RK HALLANDALE 1, LLC, RK HALLANDALB LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 18100 COLLINS AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER, LTD, RK 17600-17632 COLLINS, LLC, R.K.ASSOCIATES # 2, INC., RK. ASSOCIATES XVIII, LLC, R K CAUSEWAY PLAZA, LLC, RK BISCAYNE PLAZA, LLC, CALIFORNIA CLUB MALL SHOPPING CENTER, LTD., RK SANS SOUCI PLAZA, LLC and RK SAGE PLAZA, LLC (collectively, "Plaintiffs"), through their undersigned counsel and pursuant to Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.190(a), hereby file this Motion for Leave to File Verified Second Amended Complaint (the "Proposed Second Amended Complaint"), and state as follows...

6.    Moreover, Plaintiffs RK HALLANDALE 1, LLC, RK HALLANDALE LIMITED PARTNERSHIP, 18100 COLLINS AVENUE SHOPPING CENTER, LTD, RK 17600-17632 COLLINS, LLC, R.K.ASSOCIATES # 2, INC., R.K, ASSOCIATES XVIII, LLC, R K CAUSEWAY PLAZA, LLC, RK BISCAYNE PLAZA, LLC, CALIFORNIA CLUB MALL SHOPPING CENTER, LTD., RK SANS SOUCI PLAZA, LLC and RK SAGE PLAZA, LLC (the "Additional Plaintiffs") are all affiliated with the Original Plaintiffs, all Plaintiffs operate under the trade name "RK Centers" (f/k/a "RK Associates"), all are the targets of Defendants' tortuous misconduct, and the Additional Plaintiffs are the title owners of the properties upon which Defendants have trespassed (the basis of additional claims set forth in the attached proposed Second Amended Complaint). Thus, Plaintiffs seek to add the Additional Plaintiffs as parties to the Second Amended Complaint. ..."

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