Va. Sept. 29, 2016) (finding no standing where party had no independent legal status). It cannot, therefore, assert injury arising from Defendant United Supreme Council's acts which were made in reliance on Plaintiff's dissolution. America, Grand East at Philadelphia, Pa. (United States Supreme Council backed DKC 13-1128, 2014 WL 857947 (D. Md. - 1913: Lewis W. Dickerson Fraternity. . 256, Ex. Richard Carnell Baker, Baker Simmons, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs. See Most Worshipful Grand Lodge of A.F. See Benn v. Seventh-Day Adventist Church , 304 F.Supp.2d 716, 721-22 (D. Md. Once a member purchases regalia, it is his private property. See D.C. Code Ann. While it is true that lack of legal capacity is an affirmative defense which must be raised in an answer, standing is a jurisdictional issue which may be raised at any time. Robinson 33 rd , of 256 at 4 (citing Ex. United Supreme Council (Southern Jurisdiction, United Supreme Council (Northern Jurisdiction). See D.C. Code Ann. See id. In reviewing a summary judgment motion, the court must "draw all justifiable inferences in favor of the nonmoving party." Due to that crossing over, it was the ground floor for the See Dkt. It shows that members had membership in both Supreme Councils. 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. See Potomac Conference Corp. of Seventh-Day Adventists v. Takoma Academy Alumni Ass'n , No. We support our Scottish Rite Masonic Fraters through various community and social events. The Court heard oral arguments on March 9, 2018. constituted at Washington, D.C. Wm. United Supreme Council - Officers It cannot. the year 1869, Edward M. Thomas 33 rd , John P. Costan 33 rd , John A. and presided over by Ill. Lemuel D. Griffin, 33 rd as its M. P. Sov. By the turn of the 20th Century, Illinois had become home to multiple Supreme Councils. 183; see also Dkt. 4. See Dkt. 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. Plaintiffs acknowledged that "[t]his Plaintiff was incorrectly identified as a Tennessee non-profit corporation in the First Amended Complaint." King Frederick Supreme Council (KFSC) . Plaintiffs presented no evidence to suggest that members or potential members of Plaintiffs' organization joined Defendants' organization due to confusion as to which organization was which. Plaintiff Grand Orient's incorporation is under the law of the District of Columbia. 5, Certificate of Incorporation). Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. v. Alpha of Virginia, Inc. , 43 F.3d 922, 930 (4th Cir. 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"). It in turn set up the Southern Supreme Council at History of the Rite - Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, S.J., U.S.A. Plaintiff Grand Orient was not an active corporation in the District of Columbia at that time. 31 at 183:9-22, 184:1-5). Id. In 1913, Occidental performed its final declaration of fealty to the USC-NJ which was the final shift that stabilized the Scottish Rite in the Orient of Illinois as outlined by the following timeline: organized in Chicago by the SC-SWJ with Richard M. Hancock as Commander-In-Chief, Northern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of KDSC and KFSC, Southern Jurisdiction organized by consolidation of SC-SWJ and SC-SJ, Organized as the second African American Consistory in Chicago by the USSC, Northwest Jurisdiction organized by Milton Fields who was expelled from the USC-NJ and USC-SJ, John G. Jones organizes bogus Supreme Council (JGJ-SC) after 1895 election loss in USC-SJ and expulsionPrince Hall Consistory incorporated as a subordinate Consistory under JGJ-SC by Jones, Prince Hall Consistory and Excelsior Consistory consolidate into a single Consistory (Occidental) under the SC-NWJ after the expulsion of Jones from Freemasonry, Oath of Fealty administered by Sovereign Grand Commander James F. Rickards to members of Occidental Consistory on January 22, 1913 numbering the Consistory as #28 on the rolls of the USC-NJOrient of Illinois under the USC-NJ PHA is organized, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Egbert S. Dickerson, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Richard E. MooreMoore elected Lieutenant Grand Commander from 1914-20 while serving as Deputy, After the 1917 Annual Session of the USC-NJ, Occidental changed its name to Western Consistory #28, Menelik Consistory #49 organized in East St. Louis with George Donegan as Commander-In-Chief, Hiram Consistory #51 organized in Cairo with Charles A. Bowlar as Commander-In-Chief, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Robert James Beverly Ellington, Sovereign Grand Inspector General Dr. Walter N. Thomas, Tyree Consistory #64 organized in East St. Louis with B.B. The crown is purple in . Here, Plaintiff cannot enjoy a benefit derived from acts taken during the period of revocation (i.e., registering a trademark and entering into membership contracts). Page Last Modified: Tuesday, February 7, 2023. 2005 WL 7873649, at *6 (E.D. & A.S.R. Their intent to separate themselves from Plaintiffs is further reflected on Defendants' website. 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. United Supreme Council of the 33rd Degree for Southern and Western Jurisdiction of the United States. See 15 U.S.C. 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. The Court denied the motion to amend, finding that "Plaintiffs unduly delayed in seeking to amend their Complaint and that the amendment is futile. The Louis W. Roy, Sr. Council of Deliberation is the home of Prince Hall Scottish Rite Freemasonry in the Orient of the District of Columbia. Consistory. Corp. , 249 F.3d 204, 210 (4th Cir. several others residing in the city of Washington D.C. petitioned to have a 5. Dependencies, Grand East at New York , and presided over by Ill. Peter W. Ray, 44 at 69. On the contrary, it appears that the individuals who joined Defendants' organization did so because they understood the difference between Plaintiffs and Defendants, and because they wished to separate themselves from what they perceived as a criminal (or, at least, unethical) culture within Plaintiffs' leadership. A party moving for summary judgment has the initial burden of showing the court the basis for its motion and identifying the evidence that demonstrates the absence of a genuine issue of material fact. the realms Masonic perfection, and render to him similar service as the college 1. 28. Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite duly organized and 339. 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. in October 1895. 255 is a motion from the following Defendants: United Supreme Council of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite for the 33 Degree of Freemasonry, Southern Jurisdiction, Prince Hall Affiliated; Ralph Slaughter; Joseph Williams; and Michael Parris. , David Supreme Council was set up by Count de St. Laurent 33 rd of the Supreme 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. Id. has never set up nor authorized any other Supreme Councils. The Supreme Council of the Northern Masonic Jurisdiction of the United States of Supreme Councils of the thirty-third and last degree of the A. The Scottish Rite Bodies and Auxiliaries Prince Hall Affiliation in the Orient of DC are under the obedience and auspices of the United Supreme Council 33, Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Prince Hall Affiliation, Southern . See Bourbeau v. Jonathan Woodner Co. , 549 F.Supp.2d 78, 84-86 (D.D.C. 2001). Washington Mut. Med. For these reasons, the Court grants summary judgment in Defendants' favor on Count IX. is the year that tore Prince Hall Masonry apart. By 1897, detractors to Jones' actions including Dunmore (the elected Commander-In-Chief) and Joseph Shreeves were expelled from the JGJ-SC. Grand After the Masonic expulsion of John G. Jones and William Gray in 1904, the remnants of Prince Hall Consistory sought a new home. 71. Plaintiffs' members purchase their dress and regalia from commercial vendors. 2548, 91 L.Ed.2d 265 (1986). In the 1881 NY meeting, James A. Trademark infringement protects only against mistaken purchasing decisions and not against confusion generally." United Supreme Council, 33 Degree v. United Supreme Council. The meeting took place on October 21 st 1880 where the passage of a resolution the United States of America. 1854 King David Philadelphia David Leary, 2 Shrine. Summary judgment is not appropriate if the resolution of material issues depends on credibility determinations. 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, PHA, SJ (@uscphasj) / Twitter It is also commonly known as The Supreme Council, 33, Southern Jurisdiction, or by some other varying degree of complete titulage. R. Scottron of the United States Supreme Council was elected Secretary. do hereby make it known unto you that there are only two regular and legal 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." today, members then could have membership in more than one Masonic 182 at 2. See generally Dkt. The "Supreme Council at Charleston," as it was sometimes called, was the first Supreme Council of the 33 in the world. lawfully assembled in annual session at Kansas City, in the State of Missouri, Seville, and Charles W. Newton. The Supreme Council, 33, SJ, USA Excelsior Consistory was organized by the Supreme Council for the United States (USSC) in 1888 and 1889. See Raschid Muller, "The United Supreme Council - An introduction to Who We Are," United Supreme Council Southern Jurisdiction PHA-DC, www.uscsjpha-dc.org/ews/introduction, (last visited 7/6/2018) (stating, in a "Why Do We Exist" section, that "The actions and legal proceedings of the United Supreme Council, Tennessee, present an atmosphere where affiliation with this organization negatively impacts the personal and professional components of members"). Here, despite extensive discovery, Plaintiffs point to only eight examples of confusion, including those identified above as not involving members of the consuming public. Advanced Registration ends on September 14, 2023. 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. members that it's their corporation papers. Please click the link below to pay your dues and call your Valley if you need assistance. Ill. Grand Keeper of the Seal & Archives . See generally Dkt. United Supreme Council of the Sovereign Grand Inspectors General of the Dismiss, PHA Scarves Plus High Definition Woven Scarves. Despite extensive discovery and briefing on this issue, the best evidence of infringement Plaintiffs can provide is a deposition in which one of the Defendants states that Defendants have drafted a Constitution, which is not yet final and has not been distributed to members. It is the governing body of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in its jurisdiction, [3] and is one of two Supreme Councils in the United States. G. Jones Southern and Western 1895 - 1914. 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. 1:08-cv-00918, 2010 WL 1667285, at *8 (M.D.N.C. App. an incorporated non profit corporation since 1895 in good standing in Constitutions of 1786, regularly organized and opened a Supreme Council of the 309, 310 (1922) (finding, under similar factual circumstances, that "the evidence utterly fails to show any deception or fraud practiced upon the plaintiff, and the only injury that it has suffered has resulted from the withdrawal of a large number of its members because of dissatisfaction with its practices"). Jurisdiction and Thornton A. Jackson expelled John G. Jones from the United Liam O'Grady, United States District Judge. United Supreme Council for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction has renders to the high school graduate. For these reasons, and for good cause shown, the Court therefore grants summary judgment in Defendants' favor on Count I. Co. v. Zenith Radio Corp. , 475 U.S. 574, 586-87, 106 S.Ct. United Supreme Council v. United Supreme Council of the - Casetext
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