California Northern District Court
Judge:Lucy H Koh
Referred: Virginia K Demarchi
Case #: 3:18-cv-03803
Nature of Suit820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause17:101 Copyright Infringement
Case Filed:Jun 26, 2018
Last checked: Sunday Dec 23, 2018 12:46 AM PST
Defendant
AMC Film Holdings, LLC
Represented By
Ilissa S. Samplin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Megan Katherine Lollar
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Alonzo B Wickers, IV
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Scott Alan Edelman
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Nicolas Andreas Jampol
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Defendant
AMC Network Entertainment, LLC
Represented By
Ilissa S. Samplin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Megan Katherine Lollar
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Alonzo B Wickers, IV
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Scott Alan Edelman
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Nicolas Andreas Jampol
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Defendant
AMC Networks, Inc.
Represented By
Ilissa S. Samplin
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Megan Katherine Lollar
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Alonzo B Wickers, IV
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Scott Alan Edelman
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
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Nicolas Andreas Jampol
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Defendant
David Alpert
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
Robert Kirkman
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
New Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
Robert Kirkman, LLC
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
Skybound Productions, Inc.
Represented By
Courtney Puritsky
Grodsky And Olecki LLP
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Allen B. Grodsky
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Tim Barratt Henderson
Grodsky & Olecki LLP
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Defendant
Valhalla Entertainment, Inc.
Represented By
Megan Katherine Lollar
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Alonzo B Wickers, IV
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Nicolas Andreas Jampol
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Defendant
AMC TV Studios, LLC
Represented By
Megan Katherine Lollar
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Alonzo B Wickers, IV
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Nicolas Andreas Jampol
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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Interested Party
Clark Castillo
Plaintiff
Melvin William Smith, Jr
Represented By
Vivek Narasimhan Sridharan
Counsel LLP
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David M. Given
Phillips Erlewine Given & Carlin LLP
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Nicholas A. Carlin
Phillips Erlewine Given & Carlin LLP
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Brian Samuel Clayton Conlon
Phillips, Erlewine, Given & Carlin LLP
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William Tucker Page
Counsel LLP
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Matthew Jacob Feaver
Phillips Erlewine Given And Carlin
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Docket last updated: 04/24/2024 11:59 PM PDT
Wednesday, June 27, 2018
9 9 service Summons Issued Wed 06/27 4:08 PM
Summons Issued as to AMC Film Holdings, LLC, AMC Network Entertainment, LLC, AMC Networks, Inc., David Alpert, Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC, Robert Kirkman, New Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC, Robert Kirkman, LLC, Skybound Productions, Inc., Valhalla Entertainment, Inc. (hdjS, COURT STAFF)
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8 8 notice Notice of Appearance Wed 06/27 4:07 PM
NOTICE of Appearance by Vivek Narasimhan Sridharan (Sridharan, Vivek)
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7 7 order Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines Wed 06/27 3:59 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/20/2018. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/27/2018 10:00 AM. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) Modified on 6/27/2018 (hdjS, COURT STAFF)
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6 6 oth_evt Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only Wed 06/27 11:13 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF)
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5 5 misc Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge Wed 06/27 10:51 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Melvin William Smith, Jr.. (Given, David)
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4 4 utility ~Util - Case Assigned by Intake Wed 06/27 9:24 AM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 7/11/2018. (cfeS, COURT STAFF)
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Tuesday, June 26, 2018
3 3 notice Certificate of Interested Entities, Corporate Disclosure Statement, or Rule 7.1 Disclosures Tue 06/26 12:52 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Melvin William Smith, Jr identifying Other Affiliate Clark Castillo for Melvin William Smith Jr. (Given, David)
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2 2 misc Proposed Summons Tue 06/26 12:33 PM
Proposed Summons. (Given, David)
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1 1 7 pgs cmp Complaint Tue 06/26 12:27 PM
COMPLAINT against AMC Film Holdings, LLC, AMC Network Entertainment, LLC, AMC Networks, Inc., David Alpert, Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC, Robert Kirkman, New Circle of Confusion Productions, LLC, Robert Kirkman, LLC, Skybound Productions, Inc., Valhalla Entertainment, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-12465252.). Filed byMelvin William Smith, Jr.(Given, David)
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet