Clark v. Refinery 29 Inc.

New York Southern District Court
Judge:Valerie E Caproni
Case #: 1:17-cv-01209
Nature of Suit820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause17:101 Copyright Infringement
Case Filed:Feb 16, 2017
Terminated:Apr 17, 2017
Last checked: Tuesday Aug 15, 2017 5:28 AM EDT
Defendant
Refinery 29 Inc.
Represented By
Rachel Fan Stern Strom
Davis Wright Tremaine Llp (nyc)
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Plaintiff
Dennis Clark
Represented By
Richard Liebowitz
Liebowitz Law Firm, PLLC
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Docket last updated: 11 hours ago
Monday, April 17, 2017
15 15 misc AO 121 Form Copyright - Case Terminated - Submitted Wed 04/26 10:57 AM
AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE TERMINATED- SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a final decision was rendered on 4/17/2017 in a court action filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights. (ap)
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Att: 1 Order
14 14 order Order Mon 04/17 4:21 PM
ORDER: WHEREAS by letter dated March 15, 2017 (Dkt. 11), Plaintiff reported to the Court that the parties have reached a settlement of this matter; WHEREAS on March 15, 2017, the Court entered an Order directing that this action be dismissed without costs on April 14, 2017, unless before that date one or more of the parties filed a letter with the Court requesting that the action not be dismissed or stating the reasons why the Court should retain jurisdiction over this action in light of the parties' settlement; and WHEREAS no party filed a letter with the Court requesting that this action not be dismissed; IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this action shall be dismissed. The Clerk of Court is respectfully requested to terminate any open motions and close the case. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 4/17/2017) (ap)
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Wednesday, March 15, 2017
12 12 order Order on Motion to Dismiss Order on Motion to Adjourn Conference Thu 03/16 10:32 AM
ORDER: granting7 Motion to Dismiss; granting9 Letter Motion to Adjourn Conference. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this action will be dismissed without costs (including attorneys' fees) to either party on April 14, 2017 unless before that date one or more of the parties files a letter with the Court requesting that the action not be dismissed and stating the reasons why the Court should retain jurisdiction over this action in light of the parties' settlement. To be clear, any request that the action not be dismissed must be filed on or before April 14, 2017; any request filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. If the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction over their settlement agreement, not later than April 7, 2017, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court in accordance with Rule 5.A of the Court's Individual Practices, along with a request that the Court issue an order expressly retaining jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement. See Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354 (2d Cir. 2015). The mediation referral order is cancelled, and Defendants motion to dismiss i s denied as moot. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the open motions at docket entries 7 and 9. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 3/15/2017) (ap)
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11 11 misc Letter Wed 03/15 2:56 PM
FIRST LETTER addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Richard Liebowitz dated March 15, 2017 re: Voluntary Dismissal. Document filed by Dennis Clark.(Liebowitz, Richard)
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10 10 order Mediation Referral Order Wed 03/15 11:31 AM
MEDIATION REFERRAL ORDER: This case, involving claims under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq., has been assigned to this Court for all purposes. In the Court's experience, cases involving copyright claims often benefit from early mediation. To that end, prior to a Rule 16(b) case management conference, the Court is referring this case to the Mediation Office for settlement purposes under Local Civil Rule 83.9. The parties are hereby notified that Local Rule 83.9 shall govern the mediation, and the parties are directed to participate in the mediation in good faith. No later than one week after the conclusion of all mediation in this case, the parties are directed to notify the Court whether they successfully resolved the case in mediation. The Court specifically requests a mediator with expertise in copyright matters be assigned. Briefing on Defendant's motion to dismiss is stayed pending completion of the mediation. The initial pretrial conference scheduled for March 24, 2017, at 10:00 a.m. is adjourned sine die pending completion of the mediation. Mediator to be Assigned by 3/27/2017. Mediator Expertise Request due by 3/20/2017. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 3/15/2017) (kgo)
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misc Transmission to Mediation Clerk Thu 03/16 10:33 AM
Transmission to Mediation Clerk. Transmitted re:12 Order on Motion to Dismiss, Order on Motion to Adjourn Conference to the Mediation Clerk for case processing. *The mediation referral order is cancelled* (ap)
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Monday, March 13, 2017
9 9 motion Adjourn Conference Mon 03/13 1:28 PM
LETTER MOTION to Adjourn Conference currently scheduled for March 24, 2017 addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Rachel F. Strom dated March 13, 2017. Document filed by Refinery 29 Inc..(Strom, Rachel)
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Thursday, March 02, 2017
8 8 respm Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion Thu 03/02 5:54 PM
MEMORANDUM OF LAW in Support re:7 MOTION to Dismiss . . Document filed by Refinery 29 Inc.. (Strom, Rachel)
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7 7 motion Dismiss Thu 03/02 5:46 PM
MOTION to Dismiss . Document filed by Refinery 29 Inc..(Strom, Rachel)
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6 6 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Thu 03/02 5:43 PM
RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Other Affiliate Scripps Networks LLC, Other Affiliate WPP Luxembourg Gamma Three S.a.r.l, for Refinery 29 Inc.. Document filed by Refinery 29 Inc..(Strom, Rachel)
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Friday, February 17, 2017
5 5 order Order for Initial Pretrial Conference Fri 02/17 5:34 PM
NOTICE OF INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 3/24/2017 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 443, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Valerie E. Caproni. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 2/17/2017) (kgo)
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4 4 service Summons Issued Fri 02/17 10:09 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Refinery 29 Inc. (jvs)
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3 3 misc Civil Cover Sheet Fri 02/17 12:22 AM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Liebowitz, Richard)
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notice Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice Fri 02/17 9:55 AM
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Valerie E. Caproni. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at[LINK:http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District] . Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at[LINK:http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php] . (jvs)
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utility Case Designation Fri 02/17 9:55 AM
Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. (jvs)
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utility Case Designated ECF Fri 02/17 9:55 AM
Case Designated ECF. (jvs)
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Thursday, February 16, 2017
2 2 service Request for Issuance of Summons Thu 02/16 6:45 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Refinery 29 Inc., re:1 Complaint. Document filed by Dennis Clark. (Liebowitz, Richard)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Thu 02/16 6:41 PM
COMPLAINT against Refinery 29 Inc.. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number 0208-13326725)Document filed by Dennis Clark.(Liebowitz, Richard)
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