Summons returned in Patton v. National Journal LLC in District of Columbia

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Case Summary

The court in the District of Columbia returned the summons in Patton v. National Journal LLC as to a private individual or business. This suggests issues with service or defendant identification.

No timeline activity recorded yet. This page will grow as rulings and filings land.

Key Issues

• • Summons return
• • Service issues
• • Defendant identification

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Docket Snapshot

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D.D.C.

District of Columbia · D.C. Circuit · DC

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Civil

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Latest Filing

1:25-cv-04223 PATTON v. NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC et al

Other · May 06, 2026

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Coverage

1 article

1 source tracked

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1 Defendant

1 linked entity

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What the record shows

This case is tied to District of Columbia, a federal district court in DC.

The newest docket activity we have is a other dated May 06, 2026.

The visible party/entity graph currently includes NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC.

Press monitoring has found 1 related article from 1 distinct source.

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The Story So Far

Updated 5 days, 17 hours ago

PATTON v. NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC et al is an active civil matter in District of Columbia under docket 25-cv-04223.

The main identified defendant or respondent is NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC. Juryvine classifies the matter around civil litigation, federal courts.

The available docket gives enough signal to track the case, but not enough to overstate the merits. This page will become more useful as filings, orders, hearings, and party appearances add detail.

On May 6, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A Summons was issued.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.

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About This Court

District of Columbia (D.D.C.) is a federal district court in the D.C. Circuit, DC.

Case Timeline

1 event

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Other May 5, 2026

1:25-cv-04223 PATTON v. NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC et al

A Summons was issued.

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Press Coverage

1 article

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Coverage

1:25-cv-04223 PATTON v. NATIONAL JOURNAL LLC et al

Summons Returned as to private individual or business ( 9

May 5, 2026 · 1 min read