civil · Lexington division · 5:26-cv-00049
Altrus Capital - Eco, LP v. Firewater AG, LLC
U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky, filed Feb. 13, 2026.
- Docket number
- 5:26-cv-00049
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of Kentucky — Lexington
- Date filed
- Feb. 13, 2026
- Assigned to
- Claria Horn Boom
- Referred to
- Matthew Atwood Stinnett
- Nature of suit
- 830 Patent
- Cause
- 15:1051 Trademark Infringement
- Jurisdiction
- Federal Question
- Jury demand
- Plaintiff
- Records
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Parties (as listed)
- Blessings Abundantly LLC
- Joseph E. Lewis, III
- Vaders Hendrik
- Firewater AG, LLC
- Awesome Nitrogen Pvt. Ltd.
- Altrus Capital - Eco, LP
- Altrus Capital - Green Lightning, LP
- Matt VanderHyde
- Firewater UK
- Nana Obeng-Mayaresa
- Ben Smith
- Travis Potter
- Ryelee Potter
- Bradley Lilley
- Green Lightning Solutions, LLC
Party roles (plaintiff/defendant) are not exposed by the mirror; names are listed as they appear on the docket.
Recent docket entries
| Date | # | Entry |
|---|---|---|
| Feb. 13, 2026 | 2 | STANDING CASE MANAGEMENT AND REFERRAL ORDER: 1. At the outset, the Court reminds the parties that, under Rule 1, they share with the Court the duty to construe, administer, and employ the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure to secure the just, speedy, and inexpensive determination of this action; 2. Pursuant to 28:636(b)(1) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 72, the Court refers this case to the appropriate United States Magistrate Judge for this Division; 3. Unless otherwise ordered, the Court retains for decision any motion dispositive of a claim or defense (as well as motions regulating the trial proof, including Daubert and motions in limine); 4. Concurrent with the filing of any Rule 12 motion, the moving party may file, as a separate motion, any request for a discovery stay pending resolution. The Court refers consideration of any such motion to the assigned Magistrate Judge; 5. Discovery Disputes shall be resolved as defined within this order; The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to enter this Standing Order in the undersigned's civil cases excepting Social Security, pro se, and prisoner post-conviction matters at case opening (or as the Court otherwise directs). Signed by Judge Claria Horn Boom on 10/4/2021. (JDS) cc: COR (Entered: 02/13/2026) |
| Feb. 13, 2026 | 1 | COMPLAINT ( Filing fee $405; receipt number AKYEDC-6298441), filed by Joseph E. Lewis, III, Altrus Capital - Eco, LP, Green Lightning Solutions, LLC, Altrus Capital - Green Lightning, LP. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1 - Operating Agreement, # 2 Exhibit 2 - Annual Report, # 3 Exhibit 3 - IG Video 1, # 4 Exhibit 4 - IG Video 2, # 5 Exhibit 5 - IG Video 3, # 6 Exhibit 6 - Soil Health With GL Post, # 7 Exhibit 7 - How to Revive Your Soil Video, # 8 Exhibit 8 - Vaders Marketing Email, # 9 Exhibit 9 - Email re Lyne call, # 10 Exhibit 10 - Lewis and Potter Email, # 11 Exhibit 11 - Global Expansion Agreement with Vaders, # 12 Exhibit 12 - Obeng-Mayaresa Employment Agreement, # 13 Exhibit 13 - 803 Patent, # 14 Exhibit 14 - Screenshots, # 15 Exhibit 15 - Employee handbook, # 16 Exhibit 16 - NDA, # 17 Exhibit 17 - KY Secretary of State Records for Firewater AG, LLC, # 18 Exhibit 18 - WHOIS Registrar Record, # 19 Exhibit 19 - HubSpot Lilley, # 20 Exhibit 20 - HubSpot VanderHyde, # 21 Exhibit 21 - Blessings Employment Agreement, # 22 Exhibit 22 - Green Lightning Trademark, # 23 Exhibit 23 - 313 Bushels Email, # 24 Exhibit 24 - Declaration of Wayne Baker, # 25 Summons Awesome Nitrogen Pvt. Ltd., # 26 Summons Ben Smith, # 27 Summons Blessings Abundantly LLC, # 28 Summons Bradley Lilley, # 29 Summons Hendrik "Erik" Vaders, # 30 Summons FireWater AG, LLC, # 31 Summons Firewater UK, # 32 Summons Green Lightning Solutions, LLC - as Nominal Defendant, # 33 Summons Matt Vanderhyde, # 34 Summons Nana Obeng-Mayaresa, # 35 Summons Ryelee Potter, # 36 Summons Travis Potter, # 37 Civil Cover Sheet) (JDS) (Entered: 02/13/2026) |
| Feb. 13, 2026 | Conflict Check run. (JDS) |
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