Nitsch v. Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc. et al

California Northern District Court
Judge:	Lucy H Koh
Referred:	Susan Van Keulen
Case #:	5:14-cv-04062
Nature of Suit	410 Other Statutes - Antitrust
Cause	15:1 Antitrust Litigation

Case Filed:	Sep 08, 2014
Terminated:	Jun 05, 2017

Last checked: Sunday May 10, 2015 9:19 AM PDT

Defendant Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc.	Represented By Shannon Edward Mader Gibson Dunn And Crutcher LLP contact info Rodney Joseph Stone Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher contact info Daniel Glen Swanson Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP contact info
Defendant Blue Sky Studios, Inc.	Represented By Jonathan Bradley Pitt Williams And Connolly LLP contact info William Faulkner Mcmanis Faulkner contact info
Defendant The Walt Disney Company	Represented By Deborah A. Garza Covington And Burling LLP contact info Cortlin Hall Lannin Covington & Burling LLP contact info Emily Johnson Henn Covington & Burling LLP contact info Thomas A. Isaacson Covington & Burling LLP contact info
Defendant Sony Pictures Imageworks	Represented By David Mark Goldstein, Esq. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP contact info Stephen V. Bomse Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe contact info Paul Francis Rugani Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe contact info
Defendant Sony Pictures Animation	Represented By David Mark Goldstein, Esq. Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP contact info Stephen V. Bomse Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe contact info Paul Francis Rugani Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe contact info
Defendant Pixar	Represented By Deborah A. Garza Covington And Burling LLP contact info Cortlin Hall Lannin Covington & Burling LLP contact info Emily Johnson Henn Covington & Burling LLP contact info Thomas A. Isaacson Covington & Burling LLP contact info
Defendant Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC	Represented By Deborah A. Garza Covington And Burling LLP contact info Cortlin Hall Lannin Covington & Burling LLP contact info Emily Johnson Henn Covington & Burling LLP contact info Thomas A. Isaacson Covington & Burling LLP contact info
Defendant ImageMovers Digital	Represented By Deborah A. Garza Covington And Burling LLP contact info Cortlin Hall Lannin Covington & Burling LLP contact info Emily Johnson Henn Covington & Burling LLP contact info Thomas A. Isaacson Covington & Burling LLP contact info
Defendant ImageMovers	Represented By Emily Johnson Henn Covington & Burling LLP contact info
Plaintiff Robert A. Nitsch, Jr.	Represented By Steven Gerald Sklaver Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Steve W. Berman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info Richard L. Grossman Pillsbury & Coleman, LLP contact info Daniel A. Small Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC contact info Brent W Johnson Cohen Milstein Sellers And Toll PLLC contact info Matthew W Ruan Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll contact info Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner Cohen Milstein Sellers And Toll PLLC contact info Bruce Van Spiva The Spiva Law Firm PLLC contact info
Plaintiff Georgia Cano	Represented By Steven Gerald Sklaver Susman Godfrey LLP contact info John Edward Schiltz Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Steve W. Berman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info Matthew Robert Berry Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Julian Ari Hammond Hammondlaw, PC contact info Ari Nathan Cherniak Hammondlaw, PC contact info Craig Justin Ackermann Ackermann & Tilajef, P.C. contact info Kalpana Srinivasan Susman Godfrey contact info Polina Pecherskaya contact info Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner Cohen Milstein Sellers And Toll PLLC contact info Jordan Lee Talge Susman Godfrey, LLP contact info Marc M. Seltzer Susman Godfrey LLP contact info
Plaintiff David Wentworth	Represented By Steven Gerald Sklaver Susman Godfrey LLP contact info Steve W. Berman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info Ashley A Bede Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info Jeff D Friedman Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner Cohen Milstein Sellers And Toll PLLC contact info Shana E. Scarlett Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP contact info
TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant Digital Domain 3.0, Inc. Terminated: 11/05/2014

	GPO Sep 16 2014 Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 6 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Small.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2014)
	GPO Sep 16 2014 Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 7 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Johnson.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2014)
	GPO Sep 16 2014 Order by Hon. Vince Chhabria granting 8 Motion for Pro Hac Vice- Dubner.(knm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/16/2014)
	GPO Sep 24 2014 ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE. Signed by Judge Lucy Koh on 9/24/14. (lhklc5S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/24/2014)
	GPO Nov 06 2014 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on November 6, 2014. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2014)
	GPO Dec 09 2014 ORDER denying as moot 59 & 60. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on December 9, 2014. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2014)
	GPO Apr 03 2015 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting 75 Motion to Dismiss (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/3/2015)
	GPO Apr 03 2015 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting 79 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/3/2015)
	GPO Apr 21 2015 ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION REGARDING SEARCH TERM PROTOCOL by Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal, granting 109. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on 4/21/2015. (ofr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/21/2015)
	GPO Apr 24 2015 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting in part and denying in part 71 Motion to Compel (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/24/2015)
	GPO Jul 08 2015 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on July 8, 2015. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/8/2015)
	GPO Aug 20 2015 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh denying 126 Motion to Dismiss (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/20/2015)
	GPO Dec 09 2015 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on December 9, 2015. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/9/2015)
	GPO Dec 14 2015 ORDER RE SEALING MOTIONS PROCEDURES. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on December 14, 2015. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/14/2015) Modified on 2/10/2016 (cv, COURT STAFF).
	GPO Jan 21 2016 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on January 21, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/21/2016)
	GPO Mar 03 2016 ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO SEAL by Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal granting 220. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/3/2016)
	GPO Mar 23 2016 ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTION TO COMPEL. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on March 23, 2016, granting-in-part and denying-in-part 213. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/23/2016)
	GPO Mar 28 2016 ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART MOTION TO SEAL by Magistrate Judge Paul Singh Grewal, granting-in-part and denying-in-part 244. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/28/2016)
	GPO Mar 30 2016 ORDER DENYING MOTION TO COMPEL. Signed by Judge Paul S. Grewal on March 30, 2016, re 213. (psglc1S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/30/2016)
	GPO Apr 29 2016 Questions Regarding Motion for Class Certification. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on April 29, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 4/29/2016)
	GPO May 02 2016 Questions for Hearing on Motion for Class Certification. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on May 2, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/2/2016)
	GPO May 06 2016 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on May 6, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/6/2016)
	GPO May 25 2016 ORDER GRANTING-IN-PART AND DENYING-IN-PART 203 PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on May 25, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/25/2016)
	GPO May 27 2016 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting 215 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; denying 239 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting 253 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; granting 269 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/27/2016)
	GPO Jul 06 2016 ORDER by Judge Lucy H. Koh granting 273 Motion for Settlement; granting 282 Motion for Settlement. (Attachments: # (1) Appendix Redline of Postcard Notice)(lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/6/2016)
	GPO Aug 05 2016 CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on August 5, 2016. (lhklc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/5/2016)
	GPO Oct 14 2016 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd re 321 Discovery Dispute Joint Report No. 1. (hrllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/14/2016)
	GPO Nov 10 2016 Order Requiring Hourly Rate Justification for Motion for Attorneys' Fees. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 11/10/16. (lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/10/2016)
	GPO Nov 11 2016 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting 336 Motion for Final Approval of Settlement with Sony Pictures Imageworks, Inc., Sony Pictures Animation Inc., and Blue Sky Studios Inc.(lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/11/2016)
	GPO Nov 11 2016 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting 331 Motion for Attorney Fees.(lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/11/2016)
	GPO Nov 11 2016 Final Judgment as to Defendants Sony Pictures Imageworks Inc., Sony Pictures Animation Inc., and Blue Sky Studios Inc. Signed by Judge Lucy H. Koh on 11/11/16. (lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/11/2016)
	GPO Nov 29 2016 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Denying 339 Motion for Relief from Nondispositive Pretrial Order of Magistrate Judge.(lhklc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/29/2016)
	GPO Jan 19 2017 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting 338 Motion for Preliminary Approval of Class Action Settlement. (Attachments: # (1) Red-Line Copy of Proposed Notice, # (2) Clean Copy of Proposed Notice)(lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/19/2017)
	GPO Mar 02 2017 Order by Judge Lucy H. Koh Granting 360 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal; Granting 361 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/2/2017)
	GPO Mar 02 2017 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting 358 Motion for Settlement.(lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/2/2017)
	GPO Mar 09 2017 ORDER by Magistrate Judge Howard R. Lloyd granting 285 Non-Party Motion for Reimbursement; granting 307 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal. (hrllc2, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/9/2017)
	GPO Jun 05 2017 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting (388) Motion for Final Approval in case 5:14-cv-04062-LHK.Associated Cases: 5:14-cv-04062-LHK, 5:14-cv-04203-LHK, 5:14-cv-04422-LHK(lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2017)
	GPO Jun 05 2017 Order by Hon. Lucy H. Koh Granting in Part and Denying in Part (385) Motion for Attorney's Fees in case 5:14-cv-04062-LHK.Associated Cases: 5:14-cv-04062-LHK, 5:14-cv-04203-LHK, 5:14-cv-04422-LHK(lhklc2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/5/2017)

1.	Disney settles anti-poaching lawsuit for $100 million (forbes.com)
	Submitted Fri 02/03/2017

2.	Disney, DreamWorks and Sony Describe Artists' Wage-Theft Lawsuit As ?Futile' (cartoonbrew.com)
	Submitted Wed 01/14/2015

Docket last updated: 5 hours ago

Tuesday, April 07, 2020
454		454 2 pgs order Order on Motion for Disbursement of Funds Wed 04/08 9:01 AM Order by Judge Lucy H. Koh Granting 453 Plaintiffs' Motion for Partial Distribution of Settlement Funds and Approval of Supplemental Notification Plan. (kedS, COURT STAFF) Related: [-]

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