Case details

Court: cacd
Docket #: 2:12-cv-00687
Case Name: Dennis Morris v. Russell Young et al
PACER case #: 522806
Date filed: 2012-01-26
Date of last filing: 2013-01-28
Assigned to: Judge Dolly M. Gee
Referred to: Magistrate Judge fernando m. olguin
Case Cause: 17:101 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Dennis Morris
Plaintiff
Douglas A Linde
The Linde Law Firm 9000 Sunset Boulevard Suite 1025 Los Angeles, CA 90069 310-203-9333 Fax: 310-203-9233 Email: dal@lindelaw.net
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Erica A Gonzales
The Linde Law Firm 9000 Sunset Blvd, Suite 1025 Los Angeles, CA 90069 310-203-9333 Fax: 310-203-9233 Email: eag@lindelaw.net
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Russell Young
Defendant
Neil Vohra
Pillsbury Withrop Shaw Pittman LLP 725 South Figueroa Street Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90017-5406 213-488-7100 Fax: 213-629-1033 Email: neil.vohra@pillsburylaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Richard H Zaitlen
Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP 725 South Figueroa Street Suite 2800 Los Angeles, CA 90017-5406 213-488-7100 Fax: 213-629-1033 Email: richard.zaitlen@pillsburylaw.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Does
Defendant
1 through 10 inclusive
Diane Faber
Mediator (ADR Panel)
The Law Offices of Diane L. Faber, Esq 9232 Airdrome St., Los Angeles, CA 90035 310-202-7272

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2012-01-26 1 0 Complaint - (Discovery) COMPLAINT against Defendants Does 1 through 10 inclusive, Russell Young. Case assigned to Judge Dolly M. Gee for all further proceedings. Discovery referred to Magistrate Judge Fernando M. Olguin. (Filing fee $ 350 Paid.) Jury Demanded., filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris.(et) (mg). (Entered: 01/27/2012) 2013-01-29 17:06:29 8303e5232251fd1ad1519f0f983eb1986d126f44
2012-01-26 2 0 Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (et) (mg). (Entered: 01/27/2012)
2012-01-26 3 0 Order INITIAL STANDING ORDER FOR CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE GEE by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Counsel for Plaintiffs shall serve this order immediately on all parties and/or their counsel, including any new parties to the action. If this case was removed from state court, defendant who removed the case shall serve this order on all other parties. See document for details. (gk) (Entered: 01/27/2012)
2012-01-26 4 0 Notice To Counsel Re: Copyright/Patent/Trademark (CV-31) NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE: Copyright, Patent and Trademark Reporting Requirements. Counsel shall file the appropriate AO-120 and/or AO-121 form with the Clerk within 10 days. (Attachments: # 1 Form AO-121) (et) (Entered: 01/27/2012)
2012-01-26 5 0 Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et) (Entered: 01/27/2012)
2012-01-30 6 0 Report on Filing of Copyright Action (Initial Notification) REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Dennis Morris. (Allen, Erica) (Entered: 01/30/2012)
2012-02-24 7 0 Waiver of Service Executed WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. upon Russell Young waiver sent by Plaintiff on 2/14/2012, answer due 4/14/2012. Waiver of Service signed by Kenneth L. Browning. (Allen, Erica) (Entered: 02/24/2012)
2012-04-16 8 0 Answer to Complaint (Discovery) ANSWER to Complaint - (Discovery), Complaint - (Discovery) 1 with JURY DEMAND filed by defendant Russell Young. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1)(Zaitlen, Richard) (Entered: 04/16/2012)
2012-04-16 9 0 Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties CERTIFICATION AND NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Russell Young, (Zaitlen, Richard) (Entered: 04/16/2012)
2012-04-17 10 0 Order SCHEDULING MEETING OF COUNSEL [Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, 26(f)]; SCHEDULING CONFERENCE set for May 25, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. [Fed. R. Civ. P.16] by Judge Dolly M. Gee. SEE ORDER. (im) (Entered: 04/17/2012)
2012-05-11 11 0 Joint Report Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3-5 Days, filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris.. (Attachments: # 1 Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates)(Allen, Erica) (Entered: 05/11/2012)
2012-05-24 12 0 Scheduling Order SCHEDULING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL by Judge Dolly M. Gee: The Court has scheduled the dates set forth on the last page of this Order after review of the parties' Joint Scheduling Conference Report. Therefore, the Court deems a Scheduling Conference unnecessary and hereby vacates the hearing. Jury Trial set for 6/4/2013 08:30 AM before Judge Dolly M. Gee. Final Pretrial Conference set for 5/7/2013 02:00 PM before Judge Dolly M. Gee. Amended Pleadings and Addition of Parties Cut-Off 8/24/2012. Non-Expert Discovery cut-off 11/15/2012. Motions due by 11/22/2012. Initial Expert Disclosure & Report Deadline 12/20/2012. Rebuttal Expert Disclosure & Report Deadline 1/17/2013. Expert Discovery Cut-Off 2/19/2013. Settlement Conference Completion Date 4/9/2013. Motions in Limine to be filed by 4/16/2013. Opposition to Motion in Limine Filing Deadline 4/23/2013. Status Report re Settlement due by 4/16/2013. Proposed Pretrial Conference Order due by 4/16/2013. Contentions of Fact/Law 4/16/2013. Pretrial Exhibit Stipulation 4/16/2013. Joint Exhibit List due by 4/16/2013. Witness Lists & Joint Trial Witness Time Estimate Form due by 4/16/2013. Agreed Statement of the Case 4/16/2013. Proposed Voir Dire Questions 4/16/2013. Joint Statement of Jury Instructions & Joint Statement of Disputed Instructions 4/16/2013. Verdict Forms 4/16/2013. (gk) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-05-25 13 0 Order/Referral to ADR (No 2) (Mediation Panel) (ADR-12) ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 2 by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Case ordered to Court Mediation Panel for mediation. The ADR proceeding is to be completed no later than 4/9/2013. Joint status report re settlement due by 4/16/2013; no appearance necessary. (gk) (Entered: 05/29/2012)
2012-07-20 14 0 Notice of Assignment of Panel Mediator(ADR-11) NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT of Panel Mediator. Mediator (ADR Panel) Diane Faber has been assigned to serve as Panel Mediator. (mb) (Entered: 07/20/2012)
2012-10-09 15 0 Stipulation for Protective Order STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 10/09/2012)
2012-10-17 16 0 Order ORDER RE: PARTIES' PROPOSED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Fernando M. Olguin, re Stipulation for Protective Order 15 . The court is unable to adopt the Protective Order as stipulated to by the parties. (See document for further details). (mr) (Entered: 10/17/2012) 2012-10-29 15:27:17 c4f2c9d48901286072244c6d123b24d53f8e6d3f
2012-10-25 17 0 Stipulation to Continue Joint STIPULATION to Continue Discovery and Expert Related Deadlines filed by Defendant Russell Young. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Zaitlen, Richard) (Entered: 10/25/2012)
2012-10-31 18 0 Order ORDER CONTINUING DISCOVERY AND EXPERT RELATED DEADLINES by Judge Dolly M. Gee 17 . Non-Expert Discovery Cut-off (includes hearing of discovery motions) - January 15, 2013. SEE ORDER FOR FURTHER DATES. (im) (Entered: 11/01/2012)
2012-11-01 19 0 Stipulation for Protective Order STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 11/01/2012)
2012-11-08 20 0 Protective Order STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Fernando M. Olguin **See attached Order.** 19 (es) (Entered: 11/08/2012) 2012-11-09 07:16:35 a50bc0a0bc96c93dd635a76da2f223b3c6fbc86b
2012-11-26 21 0 Motion for Summary Judgment NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringment filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. Motion set for hearing on 12/28/2012 at 09:30 AM before Judge Dolly M. Gee. (Attachments: # 1 Statement of Uncontroverted Material Facts, # 2 Proposed Order)(Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 11/26/2012)
2012-11-26 22 0 Declaration (Motion related) DECLARATION of Dennis Morris In Support Of MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringment 21 filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 11/26/2012)
2012-11-26 23 0 Declaration (Motion related) DECLARATION of Douglas A. Linde In Support Of MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringment 21 filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit 2, # 3 Exhibit 3, # 4 Exhibit 4, # 5 Exhibit 5)(Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 11/26/2012)
2012-11-27 24 0 Text Only Scheduling Notice SCHEDULING NOTICE by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Adjudication re Copyright Infringement 21 previously scheduled for 12/28/2012 at 2:00 PM has been rescheduled to 1/11/2013 at 2:00 PM. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY.(vv) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 11/27/2012)
2012-12-21 25 0 Response in Opposition to Motion OPPOSITION to MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringment 21 Defendant Russell Young's Memorandum in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Adjudication Re Copyright Infringement filed by Defendant Russell Young. (Attachments: # 1 Defendant Russell Young's Statement of Genuine Disputes of Material Fact and Responses to Plaintiff's Separate Statement of Uncontroverted Facts and Conclusions of Law, # 2 Declaration of Richard H. Zaitlen, # 3 Zaitlen Decl. Ex. A, # 4 Zaitlen Decl. Ex. B, # 5 Zaitlen Decl. Ex. C, # 6 Zaitlen Decl. Ex. D, # 7 Zaitlen Decl. Ex. E, # 8 Declaration of Russell Young, # 9 Young Decl. Ex. 1, # 10 Young Decl. Ex. 2, # 11 Young Decl. Ex. 3)(Zaitlen, Richard) (Entered: 12/21/2012)
2012-12-28 26 0 Reply (Motion related) REPLY In Support MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringment 21 filed by Plaintiff Dennis Morris. (Linde, Douglas) (Entered: 12/28/2012)
2013-01-11 27 0 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment MINUTES OF Motion Hearing held before Judge Dolly M. Gee: The Court invites counsel to respond to the tentative ruling. Following oral argument, Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Adjudication Re Copyright Infringement as to All Defendants 21 is submitted pending defendant's filing of a supplemental brief in response to the case cited in open court. Defendant's brief shall by filed by no later than 1/16/2013. Court Reporter: Anne Kielwasser. (gk) (Entered: 01/15/2013)
2013-01-16 28 0 Brief (non-motion non-appeal) SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF filed by Defendant Russell Young. Defendant Russell Young's Supplemental Brief in Response to Case Cited in Open Court During Hearing on Plaintiff's Motion for Summary Adjudication regarding Order on Motion for Summary Judgment, Motion Hearing,, 27 . (Zaitlen, Richard) (Entered: 01/16/2013)
2013-01-28 29 0 Order on Motion for Summary Judgment ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART PLAINTIFF'S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT AS TO COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Plaintiff Dennis Morris' Motion for Summary Judgment as to Copyright Infringement 21 is GRANTED as to Defendant Russell Young's works, "Sex Pistols" and "Sex Pistols in Red." The Motion is DENIED in all other respects. (gk) (Entered: 01/28/2013) 2013-01-29 10:57:32 e3bbe8cd17ebdf0d806805776024500fdf15b46f