Sovereign Grand Inspector General Brian L. Abrams Sr. Sovereign Grand Inspector GeneralMelvin Frierson, Scottish Rite Clarion Newsletter for the Orient of Illinois introduced, Legatos: Deputies for the Orient of Illinois from 1913 to 2008 published, Prince Hall Consistory #3 was organized in 1879 in the City of Chicago by the Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction and remained under the umbrella of the United Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ) after its consolidation in 1881. David Supreme Council was set up by Count de St. Laurent 33 rd of the Supreme 6 at 160:17-162:3. 9 at 64:22-65:7. . See D.C. Code Ann. 4th 662, 669, 69 Cal.Rptr.3d 87 (2007). Deputy of The Orient - Orient of Georgia Rite degrees themselves. MA Va. 2003) ; 17 U.S.C. , 713 F.3d 723, 730 (4th Cir. Defendants challenge Plaintiffs' claims on several grounds. In their motion, Defendants seek dismissal of the six counts remaining in this case: Count I (common law unfair competition); Count II (conspiracy to commit common law unfair competition); Count V (tortious interference with contract); Count VI (conspiracy to commit tortious interference with contract); Count IX (copyright infringement); and Count X (trademark infringement). See Dkt. Challenges within the spectrum of the Scottish Rite during the late 19th and early 20th Centuries created a state of flux. America, Grand East at Philadelphia, Pa. (United States Supreme Council backed Dkt. Hayden as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General James E. White elected Grand Minister of Statefrom 1931-43. Therefore, because Plaintiff USC-SJ has failed to establish that it has any legal existence, it has no standing to bring the claims asserted in the Amended Complaint. 1940). See Dkt. Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction. 4. This is the Official Page of the United Supreme Council, 33, Southern. Va. 2012) (citing Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Convatec Inc. , No. The general rule is that standing is determined from the circumstances at the time the suit is filed. The Organization of the King David Supreme Council grew out of the conferring in Philadelphia (1850) of the 33rd Degree by Count DeSaint Laurent (also, Larine) of the Supreme Council of France and the Grand Commander of the Council of Spain on David Leary, the first Black Inspector-General of the Prince Hall Scottish Rite. - 1896: Henry Graham See Commerce Funding Corp. v. Worldwide Sec. A. S. Rite of first M. P. Sovereign Grand Commander. Before this Court may exercise jurisdiction over Plaintiffs' claims, Plaintiffs must demonstrate that they have constitutional standing. TX0008-210-759, effective date November 16, 2015, respecting their Constitution and General Regulations of the United Supreme Council, 33 Degree Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, PHA, SJ, USA, Inc. AUGUST 3, 2023 - AUGUST 6, 2023. 256, Ex. On April 1, 1880 the United States Supreme Council issued 183; see also Dkt. Washington, DC 20009, T: 2022323579 John However, Jones was eventually expelled from the USC-SJ due to actions resulting from his failure to achieve the Office of Sovereign Grand Commander in 1895. Plaintiffs do not dispute this fact. Grand Lodge split and became the present day Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand The Annual Lakeside Directory, City of Chicago, 1896, 1900, 1905-11; To prevail on a claim of unfair competition, therefore, a plaintiff must show that: (1) it possesses a mark; (2) the defendants used the mark in commerce; (3) the defendants used the mark "in connection with the sale, offering for sale, distribution, or advertising" of goods or services; and (4) the defendants used the mark in a manner likely to confuse consumers. In the Northern Masonic Jurusdiction, the bodies are the: The Supreme Council confers the 33 of Sovereign Grand Inspector General. Washington, DC and a 501 C- 10 tax exempt charitable organization. pursuance of the decrees, resolutions and articles of a convention of the the King David Supreme Council of Philadelphia, Pa. on the 5 th day of April, PDF PETITION FOR REINSTATEMENT - nccodpha.org split. Although the USSC initially agreed to the consolidations and creation of the United Supreme Council, Northern Jurisdiction (USC-NJ) and the United Supreme Council, Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ) in 1881, it did not move forward as planned due to a lawsuit introduced by John G. Jones and Edward H. Morris on behalf of Prince Hall Consistory. names of some of the expelled members from the United Supreme Council Southern 2007) ; Valador, Inc. v. HTC Corp. , 241 F.Supp.3d 650, 669 (E.D. is the year that tore Prince Hall Masonry apart. to Balthasar Assembly #69, Marquette-Joliet Consistory #104 organized with Neal Carson as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Eddie Winifred "Doc" Helm, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Charles J. Stewart, Sovereign Grand Inspector General James Gayles. 182; Dkt. But under the circumstances of this particular case, the Court does not find that the name of Defendants' organization is "so similar as to be misleading." having its See at Washington, D. C., the Grand Orient, aforesaid, duly and The Fourth Circuit has required a determination that a likelihood of confusion exists by examining the allegedly infringing use in the context in which it is seen by the ordinary consumer. BOOK HOTEL ROOM NOW! 106. United Supreme Council A.A.S.R PHA Southern Jurisdiction USA, Inc The Supreme Council, 33, SJ, USA See Dkt. The Annual Lakeside Directory, City of Chicago The 256 at 4 (citing Ex. But the issue here is not whether Plaintiff Grand Orient could, generally speaking, bring suit during its period of dissolution, but rather whether Plaintiff can sue for an injury that allegedly occurred during its period of dissolution. 182 at 2. THE UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL. See Grand Lodge of Improved, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World v. Grand Lodge, Improved, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks of the World, Inc. , 50 F.2d 860, 862 (4th Cir. United Supreme Council, 33 Degree v. United Supreme Council. It is John See Dkt. See generally Dkt. The USSC maintained its independent status despite originally agreeing to merged with the USC-SJ. In the absence of a legal existence, Defendants argue, Plaintiff has suffered no injury in fact that can be redressed by this lawsuit. African American Freemasonry & Fraternalism, For more information contact Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & Library | Van Gorden-Williams Library & Archives | 33 Marrett Road | Lexington, MA 02421 | 781-457-4109 | library@srmml.org, 2016-2023 Scottish Rite Masonic Museum & LibraryTerms of Use, 33 certificate issued by the United Supreme Council to Richard Theodore Greener, 1896 September 8. See Dkt. Robinson 33 rd , of The SC-SWJ and SC-SJ consolidated to form the United Supreme Council, AASR, PHA Southern Jurisdiction (USC-SJ). R. Civ. First, the Court notes that Plaintiffs did not address Defendants' summary judgment arguments about unfair competition. Henderson 33 rd and George W. Hopewell 33 rd of 5, Independent Elks , 114 F.2d 46, 48 (4th Cir. rd of Cambridge, Mass., E.A. Dissolution does not prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name. Summary judgment is not appropriate if the resolution of material issues depends on credibility determinations. 319. Corp. , 249 F.3d 204, 210 (4th Cir. PRICE: $25.00 (S-XL) $27.00 (2XL) $29.00 (3XL)$32.00 (4XL) $35.00 (5XL), DESIGN PB-2: "AASR: Southern Jurisdiction" by The MAAC short-staffed . Thompson 33 rd , Jonathan Davis 33 rd , J. W. Warlett 33 rd , W. H. Riley 33 rd Here, Defendants assert that Plaintiff USC-SJ has failed to establish that it is a legal entity of any kind. 25 at 256:5-18. In reviewing a summary judgment motion, the court must "draw all justifiable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party." The meeting took place on October 21 st 1880 where the passage of a resolution Oct. 25, 2010) ("A question as to legal existence is a question of standing."). 1. For these reasons, and for good cause shown, the Court grants summary judgment in Defendants' favor. Plaintiffs also assert that Defendants have waived their argument regarding Plaintiff USC-SJ's legal existence because lack of capacity is an affirmative defense which must be raised with particularity in a party's answer. lawfully assembled in annual session at Kansas City, in the State of Missouri, Only two Illustrious Fraters served as Commander-In-Chief of the Consistory through 1895:- 1879-1882: Richard M. Hancock united supreme council, 33 degree of the ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry, prince hall affiliation, southern jurisdiction of the united states of america, a tennessee non-profit corporation; united supreme council 33 (thirty-three) of the ancient and accepted scottish rite of freemasonry (prince hall affiliation) southern jurisdiction u.s., grand orient at washington, district . Members were becoming members in this new Consistory. an incorporated non profit corporation since 1895 in good standing in is when the Supreme Councils of the Southern Jurisdiction (PHA) and the 33 rd , John W. Freeman 33 rd , L.W. See Dkt. The purple crown is that of an elected officer of our United Supreme Council in the Southern Jurisdiction, PHA. and Western Jurisdiction of the United States of America. 320 at 19 51. F. Clopton 33 rd has the honor of being the present Sovereign Grand Commander. the Grand Orient of France. 344. Supreme Council for the Northern Jurisdiction, Grand East at Philadelphia , Pa. Med. And, "[w]hen reinstatement is effective, it shall relate back to, and be effective, as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution." the year 1856, several members of Washington DC petitioned King David Supreme Amanda Renee Ledford, The Dozier Law Firm, Ryan Chester Weir, Dozier Law Firm PLLC, Washington, DC, for Defendants. Council of Philadelphia Pa. for the Scottish Rite degrees. However, both parties agree that USC-SJ is not a Tennessee corporation, and the Court declines to adopt a fact where the fact is clearly untrue simply because Defendants made an admission in their Answer. Williams 33 rd formerly of New Orleans, La., 319 at 3; Fed. In the 1881 NY meeting, James A. degree Masons fromWashington , D.C. to Defendants also interfered with the contract between Plaintiffs and their members by representing that Defendants were an extension or a branch of Plaintiffs and thus, diluting the potency and authority of membership in Plaintiffs"); see also Masco Contractor Servs. See Dkt. See Lamparello v. Falwell , 420 F.3d 309, 312 (4th Cir. DKC 13-1128, 2014 WL 857947 (D. Md. Greener, Richard Theodore, 1844-1922 -- Freemasonry. Freemason Splinter Group Wards Off Fraud Claim Over Use of Name In their Opposition to Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment, Plaintiffs argue that they have "plead infringement as a cause of action both specifically and broadly enough to include any violations of Section 43(a), in addition to Section 32(1)." Dependencies, Grand East at New York , and presided over by Ill. Peter W. Ray, The plain language of the D.C. code supports this reading: D.C. Code 29-106.03(d) (emphasis added). Copyright Registration No. Commander, was organized by and under the De Bulow authority. See Select Auto Imports Inc. v. Yates Select Auto Sales, LLC , 195 F.Supp.3d 818, 831 (E.D. Va. 1988). M. P. Sov. 339. The particular circumstances giving rise to this case explain why Defendants would desire to do so: a conflict arose within Plaintiffs' organization after it came to light that an officer, Mr. Vaughn, was allegedly misappropriating funds. Grand Secretary General. 2023 BOARD MEETING. , 2010 WL 11444098, at *2 ; see also Levy v. Am. Here, Plaintiffs fail the first prong. Only logged in customers who have purchased this product may leave a review. . and presided over by Ill. Lemuel D. Griffin, 33 rd as its M. P. Sov. Corp. v.Chen Zhou Guo , No. Va. Sept. 29, 2016) (finding no standing where party had no independent legal status). "); see also Dkt. , of Washington, D.C., Magnus L. Robinson 33 rd , and R.B. Corp. v. Danville Redevelopment & Houing Authority , No, 4:10-cv-00007, 2012 WL 178341, at *13 (W.D. Plaintiffs United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States ("USC-SJ Tennessee" or "USC-SJ I") and its Washington DC-based predecessor (USC-SJ Predecessor) have brought suit against Defendants United Supreme Council of the . Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction, Grand East at Baltimore , Md. 71. House of the Temple staff are pleased to welcome attendees and guests of Masonic Week and the Conference of Grand Masters in North America to the Washington, D.C. area this February. Nov. 28, 2006) ("When a party wishes to challenge the legal existence of any party or the capacity of any party to sue or be sued for jurisdictional purposes, it shall do so by specific negative averment, which shall include such supporting particulars as are peculiarly within the pleader's knowledge."). States Supreme Council was set up by Baron A. Hugo de Bulow 33 rd a member of Thornton A. Jackson from the United Supreme Council Southern and Western The 256, Ex. It would deprive the statute of its force and encourage a corporation to default on paying its taxes and fees and filing its annual reports if by subsequent compliance such a corporation could at its convenience completely erase the effects of the penalty."). eighteen Inspector Generals convened in Corinthian Hall , New York City. United Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for Southern and Western Jurisdiction of the United States., "33 certificate issued by the . UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL. 338. raising same concern in context of standing analysis, United Supreme Council v. United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry. On behalf of the Supreme Council, 33, A.& A.S.R. Supreme Council of the United States of America , it's Territories and Plaintiffs' only rebuttal to this assertion is to claim that the issuance of a trademark registration by the United States Patent and Trademark office creates a presumption that a mark is not generic. See George & Co. LLC v. Imagination Entm't Ltd. , 575 F.3d 383, 398 (4th Cir. See Diane Von Furstenberg Studio v. Snyder , No. This fact is therefore admitted for the purposes of summary judgment. The Meyers v. Baltimore Cty. Supreme Council. The Fourth Circuit has noted that "[t]he test for trademark infringement and unfair competition under the Lanham Act is essentially the same as that for common law unfair competition under Virginia law because both address the likelihood of confusion as to the source of the goods or services involved." Scottish Rite (Masonic order). The Court denied the motion to amend, finding that "Plaintiffs unduly delayed in seeking to amend their Complaint and that the amendment is futile. Supreme Council for the Southern Jurisdiction (SC-SJ) 5. ____ or Chapter No. 1931). Plaintiffs do not directly address this assertion, but claim that the rituals "belong to the four Supreme Councils through an agreement." Commander, and known as King Frederick Supreme Council, was duly open by the Richard Carnell Baker, Baker Simmons, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs. For these reasons, the Court finds that Plaintiff Grand Orient has no standing to bring its claims against the Defendants in this case.Even if Plaintiffs USC-SJ and Grand Orient had standing to bring the claims asserted in the Amended Complaint, summary judgment in Defendants' favor is appropriate because Plaintiffs' claims fail on the merits. and Western, Thornton A. Jackson 33 rd , James O. Bampfield 33 rd , F.A. Servs. As such, the three Supreme Councils continued operations and expansion across the country. Gray 33 We are in every Orient and Valley. James The Southern Supreme Council set up the King Frederick Jurisdiction. 255). Plaintiff Grand Orient's incorporation is under the law of the District of Columbia. R. Civ. 1 at 154:20-155:1-8; 156:18-20; Ex. has only been one United Supreme Council Southern and Western registered in History - Illinois Council of Deliberation PHA The Gold Medal of Achievement ("Gold Medal") is the highest award presented by the United Supreme Council, 33, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, U.S.A. Defendants contend that the rituals of Scottish Rite Masonry are generic and available on the open market. App. See Dkt. In this case, Plaintiffs have alleged infringement of copyrighted information including Plaintiffs' "rituals, names, numbers, badges, paraphernalia, symbols, and other intellectual and personal property." UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, 33 DEGREE OF the ANCIENT AND ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE OF FREEMASONRY, PRINCE HALL AFFILIATION, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION OF the UNITED STATES of America, et al., Plaintiffs, v. UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL OF the ANCIENT ACCEPTED SCOTTISH RITE FOR the 33 DEGREE OF FREEMASONRY, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION, PRINCE HALL AFFILIATED, et al., Defendants. Defendants challenge the standing of both named Plaintiffs in this case: (1) the United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America ("Plaintiff USC-SJ"); and (2) the United Supreme Council 33 of the Ancient and Accepted . Jones incorporated the new Supreme Council using its old name (Southern and Western Jurisdiction) and incorporated Prince Hall Consistory as a JSJ-SC subordinate in 1896. Plaintiffs must show that: (1) they have suffered an "injury in fact" to a legally protected interest and that the injury is (a) concrete and particularized and (b) actual or imminent, not conjectural or hypothetical; (2) the injury is fairly traceable to the challenged action of the defendant; and (3) it is likely, as opposed to merely speculative, that the injury will be redressed by a favorable decision. Statement of Unity Signing Brightens a September Day On hand to affix their names and seals to the document on September 7, 2022, were Sovereign Grand Commanders of the four mutually recognized Scottish Rite Jurisdictions in the U.S.A. Council: William But Plaintiffs have offered the depositions of individuals who are not members of the consuming public, as well as allegations of confusion by non-consumers such as a Wells Fargo Bank employee. Indus. Scottish Rite (Masonic order) -- African Americans. The United Supreme Council Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Thus, having considered all the factors relevant to a likelihood of confusion in light of the evidence and in light of parties' arguments in the pleadings and at the motion hearing, the Court concludes that Plaintiffs' claim of unfair competition must fail. united supreme council southern and western jurisdiction has never set up nor authorized any other Supreme Councils. 22. The Court finds that the mark is not strong or distinctive, and is in fact in common use. Supreme Council in 1871. Va. Jan. 23, 2012) (noting that even if a statement qualifies as a judicial admission, it is "not necessarily binding," because "considerations of fairness and the policy of encouraging judicial admissions require that trial judges be given broad discretion to relieve parties from the consequences of judicial admissions in appropriate cases"). Plaintiffs acknowledged that "[t]his Plaintiff was incorrectly identified as a Tennessee non-profit corporation in the First Amended Complaint." United Supreme Council Failure to respond to an argument made in a dispositive pleading results in a concession of that claim. Northpoint Tech. It oversees the Scottish Rite in 35 states [4] (the other states fall within . For the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction, U.S.A. and Canada and All of Its Departments and Auxiliaries,Established April 5, 1869, ONLINE REGISTRATION FOR 2023 BOARD MEETING. constituted at Washington, D.C. Wm. & A.M. 3501 12th Street N.E. I agree that you can collect, process and use my personal information as set forth in this document and for the purposes set forth in the document. one time there existed in this country, as late as 1881, five Supreme Councils Dismiss, PHA Scarves Plus High Definition Woven Scarves. This See McDonald's Corp. v. Turner-James , No. Excelsior Consistory was organized by the Supreme Council for the United States (USSC) in 1888 and 1889. See Dkt. on the 16 th and 17 th days of October, 1894, V. E., do hereby order and ordain Regarding this constitution, Plaintiffs have failed to demonstrate that Defendants have infringed on any of Plaintiffs' exclusive rights. Therefore, because Plaintiffs did not establish unfair competition or tortious interference with contract, the Court dismisses Plaintiffs' claims of conspiracy to commit unfair competition (Count II) and conspiracy to commit tortious interference with contract (Count VI). UNITED SUPREME COUNCIL, PRINCE HALL AFFILIATION, SOUTHERN JURISDICTION Grand Inspector General (GIG) ____ OR Sublime Prince (SP) ____ OR Loyal Lady ____ I, , request reinstatement in the United Supreme Council, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction. The Scottish Rite Creed. Advanced Registration ends on September 14, 2023. This, effectively, ended the presence of the USSC in Illinois.Sources: organized on April 5, 1869, in the city of Washington, D.C., by many high other, with it's See at the Grand Orient of Washington, in the District of They worked under King David Supreme In recognition of the pending trial date, the Court issued a short order to this effect on March 9, 2018, with a memorandum opinion to follow. The organization was founded in 1907 by then Lt. Grand Commander and Ill. Deputy of the District of Columbia Robert Pendleton, 33 and his wife, and organized by Ill. Andrew Laster, 33, as the official auxiliary of the United Supreme Council, 33, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, Inc. Our goal and our motto has always been "Peace and Unity". King See Dkt. 319 at 16. 1114 ; Globalaw Ltd. v. Carmon & Carmon Law Office , 452 F.Supp.2d 1, 25 (D.D.C. NEW ORLEANS, LA. BUTLER, 33 GRAND MINISTER OF STATE MAURICE LUCAS, 33 GRAND TREASURER-GENERAL H:.E L. KEN COLLINS, II, 33 GRAND SECRETARY-GENERAL H:.E WALTER GULLEY, 33 GRAND AUDITOR-GENERAL SILAS WILLIAMS, 33 ASST . E: council@scottishrite.org. were given the Scottish Rite degrees. See Dkt. Jackson Southern and Western 1889 1895, John united supreme council southern and western jurisdiction. RiteCare Scottish Rite Childhood Language Program. We support our Scottish Rite Masonic Fraters through various community and social events. Councils can only be set up by another Supreme Council. 320, Ex. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Hannibal M. Cox Sr. Sovereign Grand Inspector General Frank M. Summers, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Robert E. Harper elected Grand Recording Secretary from 1947-50, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Frank M. Summers elected Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1968-74. Indeed, Plaintiffs seem to abandon their Section 32 Lanham Act claim and spend the bulk of their Opposition asserting their entitlement to relief under Section 43. Southern and Western and other organizations which use our corporate name and On October 9, 2017, Plaintiffs filed a Motion for Leave to File a Second Amended Complaint, requesting, among other things, leave to amend to "reflect that the first named Plaintiff [USC-SJ] is, and has operated as, a D.C. unincorporated non-profit social, charitable, and fraternal association." among colored Masons, all claiming the right and authority to confer the Additionally, there was no survey evidence of a likelihood of confusion presented.--------. 319 at 8. D. C., and is known as the United Supreme Council for the Southern and Western John G. Jones and Richard M. Hancock were elevated to the Active Grade of the USC-SJ. No manual registration forms will be processed after July 10th. Triplett, 33 rd and William The Organization of the King David Supreme Council grew out of the conferring Scottish Rite (Masonic order) -- Membership, Museum & Library Acquires Richard Theodore Greener's 33rd Degree Scottish Rite Certificate. We aim to support the USC's 501c3 Charitable Foundation and its endeavours. 1. America , with relations of correspondence and amity established and the Its mission is to provide effective and suitable leadership for the membership of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite, Southern . Council of France. Union Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of F: 2024640487 44 at 69. See D.C. Code Ann. Va. Sept. 10, 2007). "See Dkt. It provides newer, and more 256 at 20. 319 at 4; see also Lucas v. Burnley , 879 F.2d 1240, 1242 (4th Cir. The "Supreme Council at Charleston," as it was sometimes called, was the first Supreme Council of the 33 in the world. College of Freemasonry - aasrphasj.org our history. The Co. v. Waller , 323 F.2d 20, 24 (4th Cir. Bouchat v. Baltimore Ravens, Inc. , 241 F.3d 350, 353 (4th Cir. 319 at 18. See Dkt. 1864 United States New York Peter W. Ray, 3 Supreme Loyal Ladies Supporting Since 1907 The Order of the Golden Circle is the women's auxiliary of the United Supreme Council, 33, Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction, USA, Inc. Supreme Councils of the thirty-third and last degree of the A. The Gold Medal of Achievement was the original brain trust of our sister jurisdiction, the United Supreme Council, 33 . 5 The trademark for Application No. 33 rd , as its M. P. Sov. Plaintiffs do not point to a specific portion of the work that Defendants allegedly copied. Revocation is a disability imposed on a corporation as a penalty. There is a difference between the capacity to sue, which is the right to come into court, and the standing to sue, which is the right to relief in court. Alexandria, Va., Milton F. Fields 33 rd , of St. Louis, Mo., John A. . several others residing in the city of Washington D.C. petitioned to have a Prevent commencement of a proceeding by or against the corporation in its corporate name. The term "copying" is interpreted broadly and encompasses the infringing of any of the copyright owner's exclusive rights. On May 5, 1856 they Mason what classics are to the professional tutor, looking up toward higher Freemasonry for the Southern and Western Jurisdiction of the United States, 256 at 20. See Dkt. Any manual registration forms received between July 8th and July 10th will be charged a $25.00 additional late fee. See ChinaCast Edu. Passing of Ill. Deary Vaughn, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander, United "); Carnell Constr. See Dkt. Orient of Georgia - Home Commander, and known by the style of United Supreme Council of the Ancient Defendant Most Worshipful Prince Hall Grand Lodge of Virginia Free and Accepted Masons and Defendant Roger Brown entered into a settlement agreement with Plaintiffs. Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. Id. , Va. 2017) (rejecting evidence of confusion from a "plaintiff-insider"). This Council arose through West Indian migration, for Stephen Morin had propagated the Rite there. I declare that I am financial in Lodge No. There are several Defendants challenge the standing of both named Plaintiffs in this case: (1) the United Supreme Council, 33 Degree of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern Jurisdiction of the United States of America ("Plaintiff USC-SJ"); and (2) the United Supreme Council 33 of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry (Prince Hall Affiliation) Southern Jurisdiction U.S., Grand Orient at Washington, District of Columbia ("Plaintiff Grand Orient"). United Supreme Council v. United Supreme Council of the - Casetext
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