Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

California Central District Court
Judge:	George H King
Referred:	Michael R Wilner
Case #:	2:13-cv-04460
Nature of Suit	820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause	17:101 Copyright Infringement

Case Filed:	Jun 20, 2013
Terminated:	Aug 31, 2016

Last checked: Saturday Jan 24, 2015 1:51 PM PST

Defendant Summy-Birchard Inc	Represented By Glenn D Pomerantz Munger Tolles And Olson LLP contact info Melinda E LeMoine Munger Tolles & Olson LLP contact info Adam I Kaplan Munger Tolles & Olson LLP contact info Kelly M Klaus Munger Tolles And Olson LLP contact info
Defendant Warner Chappell Music Inc	Represented By Glenn D Pomerantz Munger Tolles And Olson LLP contact info Melinda E LeMoine Munger Tolles & Olson LLP contact info Adam I Kaplan Munger Tolles & Olson LLP contact info Kelly M Klaus Munger Tolles And Olson LLP contact info
Plaintiff Good Morning to You Productions Corp	Represented By Marisa C Livesay Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info William R Hill Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Beth A Landes Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Andrew Scott MacKay Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Omel Andres Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Daniel J Schacht Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Katherine J Odenbreit Odenbreit Law, Apc contact info Betsy C Manifold Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Mark C Rifkin Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Tina B Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Rachele R Rickert Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Francis M Gregorek Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Alison C Gibbs Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah Inc contact info Janine L Pollack Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Kathlynn Elizabeth Smith Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling And Mah Inc contact info
Plaintiff Majar Productions LLC	Represented By Rachele R Rickert Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Lionel Zevi Glancy Glancy Binkow And Goldberg LLP contact info Francis M Gregorek Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Kara M Wolke Glancy Binkow And Goldberg LLP contact info Marisa C Livesay Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Marc L Godino Glancy Binkow And Goldberg LLP contact info Betsy C Manifold Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info
Plaintiff Rupa Marya	Represented By Marisa C Livesay Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info William R Hill Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Beth A Landes Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Andrew Scott MacKay Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Omel Andres Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Daniel J Schacht Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Katherine J Odenbreit Odenbreit Law, Apc contact info Betsy C Manifold Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Mark C Rifkin Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Tina B Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Rachele R Rickert Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Randall Scott Newman Randall S Newman PC contact info Francis M Gregorek Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Alison C Gibbs Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah Inc contact info Janine L Pollack Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Kathlynn Elizabeth Smith Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling And Mah Inc contact info
Plaintiff Robert Siegel	Represented By Marisa C Livesay Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info William R Hill Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Beth A Landes Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Andrew Scott MacKay Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Omel Andres Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Daniel J Schacht Donahue Fitzgerald LLP contact info Katherine J Odenbreit Odenbreit Law, Apc contact info Betsy C Manifold Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Mark C Rifkin Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Tina B Nieves Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling And Mah Inc contact info Rachele R Rickert Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Randall Scott Newman Randall S Newman PC contact info Francis M Gregorek Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Alison C Gibbs Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Lubka Darling & Mah Inc contact info Janine L Pollack Wolf Haldenstein Adler Freeman And Herz LLP contact info Kathlynn Elizabeth Smith Hunt Ortmann Palffy Nieves Darling And Mah Inc contact info

1.	Warner settles 'Happy Birthday' copyright suit for $14 million (reuters.com)
	Submitted Tue 02/09/2016

2.	All the 'Happy Birthday' song copyright claims are invalid, federal judge rules (latimes.com)
	Submitted Wed 09/23/2015

3.	'Happy Birthday' Lawsuit: 'Smoking Gun' Emerges in Bid to Free World's Most Popular Song (billboard.com)
	Submitted Tue 07/28/2015

Docket last updated: 05/07/2025 11:59 PM PDT

Wednesday, August 31, 2016
375		375 misc Report of Determination of Copyright Action (CLOSE) (AO 121) Wed 08/31 4:58 PM REPORT ON THE DETERMINATION OF AN ACTION Regarding a Copyright. (Closing) (bm) Related: [-]
Tuesday, August 30, 2016
374		374 order Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held Wed 08/31 4:42 PM MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS REOPENING/CLOSING by Judge George H. King: Case should have been closed on entry dated 6/30/16. JS-6 (bm) Related: [-]
Thursday, August 25, 2016
373		373 respm Response in Opposition to Motion Fri 08/26 11:58 AM [REDACTED] RESPONSE TO DEFENDANTS' STATEMENT REGARDING CLASS COUNSEL'S BILLING RECORDS filed by Plaintiffs. Filed Pursuant to Dkt.372 (pso) Related: [-]
372		372 order Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held Thu 08/25 4:57 PM MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS re: Sealing Plaintiffs' Unredacted Response Brief (Dkt. 364) by Judge George H. King: On August 16, 2016, we ordered Plaintiffs to state whether their unredacted response brief regarding class counsel's billing records should be filed under seal and, if so, to provide a redacted version of the brief to be filed publicly. (See Dkt. 369.) Plaintiffs request that their unredacted response be filed under seal and have provided a redacted version. (Dkt. 371.) We DIRECT the clerk to seal the unredacted response, (Dkt. 364), and to file Plaintiffs' redacted version, (Dkt. 371, Ex. A), publicly. (bm) Related: [-]

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