New York Southern District Court
Judge:Laura Taylor Swain
Referred: Sarah L Cave
Case #: 1:19-cv-08728
Nature of Suit820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause17:101 Copyright Infringement
Case Filed:Sep 19, 2019
Terminated:Jul 08, 2020
Last checked: Tuesday Mar 17, 2020 4:45 AM EDT
Defendant
The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York
Plaintiff
Marco Verch
Represented By
Richard Liebowitz
Liebowitz Law Firm, PLLC
contact info
TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant
Columbia University
Terminated: 10/29/2019


Docket last updated: 04/21/2024 11:59 PM EDT
Thursday, October 15, 2020
22 22 notice Notice (Other) Thu 10/15 12:09 PM
NOTICE of. Document filed by Marco Verch..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Wednesday, July 08, 2020
21 21 misc Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal Wed 07/08 5:48 PM
STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice against the defendant(s) The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Document filed by Marco Verch. Proposed document to be reviewed and processed by Clerk's Office staff (No action required by chambers). ..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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20 20 misc AO 121 Form Copyright - Case Terminated - Submitted Wed 07/08 3:05 PM
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 7/08/2020 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. (ama)
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19 19 1 pgs order Order of Dismissal Wed 07/08 2:57 PM
ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The attorneys for the parties have advised the Court that this action has been or will be settled. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this action is dismissed with prejudice and without costs to either party, but without prejudice to restoration of the action to the calendar of the undersigned if settlement is not achieved within thirty (30) days of the date of this Order. If a party wishes to reopen this matter or extend the time within which it may be settled, the party must make a letter application before this thirty (30)-day period expires. The parties are advised that if they wish the Court to retain jurisdiction in this matter for purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they shall submit the settlement agreement to the Court to be so ordered. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 7/08/2020) (ama)
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18 18 order Memo Endorsement 1 - Terminate Hearings Wed 07/08 11:15 AM
MEMO ENDORSEMENT on re:17 Notice of Settlement filed by Marco Verch. ENDORSEMENT : Based on Plaintiff's representation that the parties have reached a settlement in principle, the settlement conference currently scheduled for July 15, 2020 at 10:00 am is ADJOURNED sine die.The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the settlement conference. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 7/8/20) (yv)
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Tuesday, July 07, 2020
17 17 notice Notice of Settlement Tue 07/07 11:51 PM
NOTICE of Settlement . Document filed by Marco Verch..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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16 16 order Scheduling Order Tue 07/07 11:29 AM
SCHEDULING ORDER: A Settlement Conference is currently scheduled for Wednesday, July 15, 2020 at 10:00 am in Courtroom 18A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, New YorkThe Court is cognizant of the ongoing travel restrictions and personal and public health considerations that may affect the parties' ability to safely participate in this settlement conference. While it is the Court's preference that the settlement conference take place in person, by July 10, 2020 the parties may request that the conference take place by telephone by joint email to Chambers at cave_nysdchambers@nysd.uscourts.gov. If the parties choose to participate in the settlement conference remotely, the Court will conduct the conference on its telephone conference line, unless any counsel would prefer to host the Settlement Conference through a secure video-teleconference service such as Zoom, in which case such counsel may offer to do so after conferring and attaining the consent of opposing counsel. The request and video conference details should also be emailed to Chambers by July 10, 2020. SO ORDERED. Settlement Conference set for 7/15/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 18A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 7/07/2020) (ama)
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Wednesday, May 06, 2020
15 15 7 pgs order Order ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings Wed 05/06 2:38 PM
ORDER SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE, Amended Pleadings due by 6/26/2020., Deposition due by 9/18/2020., Expert Discovery due by 10/9/2020., Fact Discovery due by 9/18/2020. Plaintiff is directed to make a settlement demand to the defendant (or reaffirm any prior demand) no later than fourteen (14) days before the settlement conference. Defendant shall inform Plaintiff of its response to the demand no later than seven (7) days before the conference. If either party fails to comply with this requirement, the other side must promptly remind that party of its obligation to comply. Settlement Conference set for 7/15/2020 at 10:00 AM in Courtroom 18A, 500 Pearl Street, New York, NY 10007 before Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 5/6/20) (yv)
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minutes Pretrial Conference - Initial Wed 05/06 12:52 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave: Telephonic Initial Pretrial Conference held on 5/6/2020. Attorney Richard Liebowitz appeared on behalf of Plaintiff. Attorneys Robert Clarida appeared on behalf of Defendant. The Court adopted the Parties proposed case management plan and set a settlement conference for July 15, 2020 at 10:00 am. (ne)
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Friday, May 01, 2020
14 14 misc Initial Report of Parties Before Pretrial Conference Fri 05/01 2:10 AM
INITIAL REPORT OF PARTIES BEFORE PRETRIAL CONFERENCE. Document filed by Marco Verch..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Thursday, April 30, 2020
13 13 notice Notice of Appearance Thu 04/30 4:03 PM
NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Robert William Clarida on behalf of The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(Clarida, Robert)
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Monday, March 30, 2020
12 12 2 pgs order Order for Initial Pretrial Conference Mon 03/30 11:14 AM
ORDER SCHEDULING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: It is hereby ORDERED that an initial conference in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 16 will be held on Wednesday, May 6, 2020 at 12:15, by telephone. The parties are directed to call the Court's conference line, 866-390-1828, access code 380-9799, at the scheduled time. At the conference, the parties must be prepared to discuss the subjects set forth in Fed. R. Civ. P. 16(b) and (c). It is further ORDERED that counsel shall meet and confer in accordance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 26(f) no later than 21 days before the Initial Case Management Conference. No later than one week (seven (7) calendar days) before the conference, the parties shall file a Report of Rule 26(f) Meeting and Proposed Case Management Plan, via ECF, signed by counsel for each party. A template is available at https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/hon-sarah-l-cave. SO ORDERED. (Initial Conference set for 5/6/2020 at 12:15 PM before Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave.) (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 3/30/20) (yv)
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Friday, March 27, 2020
11 11 answer Answer to Complaint Fri 03/27 6:48 PM
ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND. Document filed by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(Kailas, Leo)
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10 10 misc Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement Fri 03/27 6:44 PM
RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. No Corporate Parent. Document filed by The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York..(Kailas, Leo)
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Monday, February 10, 2020
9 9 respoth Response to Order to Show Cause Mon 02/10 9:20 PM
RESPONSE TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE re:7 Order to Show Cause,,. Document filed by Marco Verch..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Monday, February 03, 2020
8 8 service Waiver of Service Executed Mon 02/03 1:38 PM
WAIVER OF SERVICE RETURNED EXECUTED. The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York waiver sent on 1/28/2020, answer due 3/30/2020. Document filed by Marco Verch..(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Tuesday, January 28, 2020
7 7 2 pgs order Order to Show Cause Tue 01/28 10:31 AM
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE. Plaintiff is hereby ordered to show cause why this case should not be dismissed under Rule 4(m) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure or Rule 41(b) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to prosecute. Such showing shall be made by affidavit or declaration filed on or before February 10, 2020. Plaintiff is warned that failure to comply with this Order may in itself result in dismissal of this action. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave on 1/27/20) (yv)
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Tuesday, November 05, 2019
6 6 1 pgs order Order Referring Case to Magistrate Judge Tue 11/05 11:25 AM
ORDER OF REFERENCE TO A MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Order that case be referred to the Clerk of Court for assignment to a Magistrate Judge for General Pretrial (includes scheduling, discovery, non-dispositive pretrial motions, and settlement). Referred to US Magistrate Judge Sarah L Cave. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Laura Taylor Swain on 11/05/2019) (ama) (Main Document 6 replaced on 11/5/2019) (ama)
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Monday, October 28, 2019
5 5 cmp Amended Complaint Mon 10/28 1:29 PM
AMENDED COMPLAINT amending1 Complaint against The Trustees of Columbia University in the City of New York with JURY DEMAND.Document filed by Marco Verch. Related document:1 Complaint.(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit A
Tuesday, October 22, 2019
utility Case Redesignation Tue 10/22 4:06 PM
Magistrate Judge Sarah L. Cave is so redesignated. (wb)
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Friday, September 20, 2019
4 4 misc Civil Cover Sheet Fri 09/20 10:10 AM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Liebowitz, Richard)
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3 3 service Summons Issued Fri 09/20 9:59 AM
ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Columbia University. (pne)
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misc Notice to Attorney to Submit/File Civil Cover Sheet Fri 09/20 9:57 AM
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Richard Liebowitz. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (pne)
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notice Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice Fri 09/20 9:57 AM
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Laura Taylor Swain. 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] . (pne)
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utility Case Designation Fri 09/20 9:58 AM
Magistrate Judge Henry B. Pitman is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link:[LINK:http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php] . (pne)
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utility Case Designated ECF Fri 09/20 9:58 AM
Case Designated ECF. (pne)
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misc Notice to Attorney to Submit AO 120 Form/AO 121 Form Fri 09/20 10:00 AM
***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO SUBMIT AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT. Notice to Attorney Richard Liebowitz to submit a completed AO 121 Form Copyright to court for review. Use the event type AO 121 Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney found under the event list Other Documents. (pne)
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Thursday, September 19, 2019
2 2 service Request for Issuance of Summons Thu 09/19 8:56 PM
REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Columbia University, re:1 Complaint. Document filed by Marco Verch. (Liebowitz, Richard)
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1 1 cmp Complaint Thu 09/19 8:53 PM
COMPLAINT against Columbia University. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-17631678)Document filed by Marco Verch.(Liebowitz, Richard)
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Att: 1 Exhibit A,
Att: 2 Exhibit B