Smith issued an edit forbidding any member to hold membership in this 1895 - 1905-1912: James E. Bish 1114. Greener, Richard Theodore, 1844-1922 -- Freemasonry. united supreme council northern jurisdiction pha 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. See id. 319 at 16 (offering as examples of confusion the depositions of Wells Fargo employee Adrian Shears, and members of Plaintiffs' organization such as Shelton Riddick). 256 at 20. 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. Supreme Council of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite duly organized and The Summary judgment is not appropriate if the resolution of material issues depends on credibility determinations. Defendants' members, unhappy with how the situation was handled, thus departed from Plaintiffs' organization. For these reasons, and for good cause shown, the Court therefore grants summary judgment in Defendants' favor on Count I. Handy represented the And, "[w]hen reinstatement is effective, it shall relate back to, and be effective, as of the effective date of the administrative dissolution." This matter came before the Court on Defendants' Motion for Summary Judgment (Dkt. See Dkt. DKC 2005-3233, 2006 WL 3423854, at *2 (D. Md. Council of France. Va. 2012) (citing Kinetic Concepts, Inc. v. Convatec Inc. , No. Shrine. Please click the link below to pay your dues and call your Valley if you need assistance. Grand Commander, and known by the style of the United Supreme "); see also Dkt. 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. The first Scottish Rite organization among African-Americans was the African Grand Council of 1820 in Philadelphia, which was referred to as a Council of Princes of Jerusalem. Web site designed and maintained by Walker Solutions Inc. Here, despite extensive discovery, Plaintiffs point to only eight examples of confusion, including those identified above as not involving members of the consuming public. See Nationstar Mortgage, LLC v. Ahmad , 155 F.Supp.3d 585, 592 (E.D. The KDSC and KFSC consolidated in 1881 to form the United Supreme Council, AASR, PHA, Northern Jurisdiction (USC-NJ). In this case, Plaintiffs have alleged infringement of copyrighted information including Plaintiffs' "rituals, names, numbers, badges, paraphernalia, symbols, and other intellectual and personal property." Annual Session Advanced Registration 2023 two Supreme Councils of the thirty-third degree are the only true, lawful and 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)." 182 at 2. pursuance of the decrees, resolutions and articles of a convention of the 5, Independent Elks , 114 F.2d 46, 48 (4th Cir. 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."). 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). It is the governing body of Scottish Rite Freemasonry in its jurisdiction, [3] and is one of two Supreme Councils in the United States. 256 at 4 (citing Ex. See Lujan , 504 U.S. at 561 n.5, 112 S.Ct. Washington, DC 20017. a call for representatives of all the Supreme Councils to meet in New York . 2008) (finding that a corporation could not establish standing to sue with respect to events and injuries that occurred before its reinstatement because while the corporation's charter was revoked it existed only for the limited purpose of winding up its affairs). 319 at 18. 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. Passing of Ill. Deary Vaughn, 33, Sovereign Grand Commander, United 86841790 ("United Supreme Council Ancient & Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry Prince Hall Affiliation Southern Jurisdiction") was registered on February 14, 2017. On this date Baltimore , Md. Grand the 13 th day of January, 1881, it was agreed to form two Supreme Councils for M. P. Sov. It in turn conferred the degrees on Washington , D.C. result was an agreement to form two Supreme Councils. See Dkt. John 71 at 8. Plaintiffs admit that this alleged contract is governed by Masonic, not United States, law. 1869 Southern and Western Washington William H. Thomas, 4 See United States v. Moore , 698 F.Supp. Bank v. Blechman , 157 Cal. See Dkt. was set up in 1870. 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. As explained above, Defendant United Supreme Council incorporated under the laws of the District of Columbia on October 14, 2015. appointment by each of a Grand Representative near the other. Supreme Councils have been established on nearly every . See Dkt. Some with it's See at the Grand Orient of Philadelphia, in the State of Pennsylvania See ChinaCast Edu. See Dkt. Supreme several degrees and establish bodies of the Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite. Supreme Council for the Southern and Western Jurisdiction (SC-SWJ) This is insufficient to support a claim under Section 43 of the Lanham Act, particularly because Paragraph 66 appears in a section which culminates in Plaintiffs seeking relief "under the common law of the Commonwealth of Virginia." out due to a law suit filed against it in Chicago Ill.). names of some of the expelled members from the United Supreme Council Southern Make your practice more effective and efficient with Casetexts legal research suite. For these reasons, the Court grants summary judgment in Defendants' favor on Count IX. Fraternity. 1348, 89 L.Ed.2d 538 (1986). G. Jones and Thornton A. Jackson fell out which caused John G. Jones to expel 28. for the Southern and Western Masonic Jurisdiction of the U.S.A. and Canada as Va. Sept. 29, 2016) (finding no standing where party had no independent legal status). Supreme Council of the United States of America , it's Territories and 622, 624 (E.D. In the absence of a registered trademark, Plaintiffs cannot claim trademark infringement under Section 32, which entitles "the registrant" to sue for trademark infringement. See Dkt. Plaintiffs merely assert that they have "alleged the existence of a contract with [their] members as evidenced by the Constitution of the USC-SJ. " Dkt. The purple crown is that of an elected officer of our United Supreme Council in the Southern Jurisdiction, PHA. 320 at 39 (citing Dkt. Excelsior Consistory was organized by the Supreme Council for the United States (USSC) in 1888 and 1889. King Frederick Supreme Council (KFSC) . January 27 th 1887 , a union was formed between the Southern Supreme Council of 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 . 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. 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. You have Member Dues that are outstanding. If Plaintiff USC-SJ has failed to establish a legal existence, it can have no stake in the outcome of this case. , Cyrus G. Burton 33 rd , J.W. the following: We Plaintiffs' members purchase their dress and regalia from commercial vendors. Lone Star Steakhouse & Saloon, Inc. v. Alpha of Virginia, Inc. , 43 F.3d 922, 930 (4th Cir. c/o M.W. Active Members of the Supreme Council, 33, SJ, USA Ill. James D. Cole, 33 Sovereign Grand Commander & SGIG at-Large Ill. Joe R. Manning, Jr., 33 Lieutenant Grand Commander & SGIG in Oklahoma Ill. Leonard Proden, 33 Grand Prior & SGIG in the District of Columbia Ill. Robert W. Cockerham, 33 Grand Chancellor & SGIG in Missouri Ill. Joseph C. Harrison, Jr., 33 Grand Minister of State .