Elizabeth Waterman et al v. Twitter, Inc. et al
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| Judge: | Serena R Murillo |
| Referred: | Patricia Donahue |
| Case #: | 2:24-cv-04881 |
| Nature of Suit | 820 Property Rights - Copyrights |
| Cause | 17:501 Copyright Infringement |
| Case Filed: | Jun 10, 2024 |
| Last checked: Sunday Dec 08, 2024 1:21 AM PST |
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Defendant
DOES
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Defendant
Twitter, Inc.
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Defendant
X Corp.
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Plaintiff
NY Black and Gold Corporation
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Plaintiff
Elizabeth Waterman
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| Docket last updated: 10 hours ago |
| Friday, May 23, 2025 | ||
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Substitute Attorney
Fri 05/23 6:44 PM
ORDER by Judge Serena R. Murillo GRANTING Request for Approval of Substitution of Attorney Kenneth M Trujillo-Jamison for Defendant X Corp., in place and stead of Attorneys Daniel C Posner, Scott Schlafer43 . (jp) |
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| Thursday, May 22, 2025 | ||
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motion
Substitute Attorney (G-01)
Thu 05/22 3:30 PM
REQUEST TO SUBSTITUTE ATTORNEY Kenneth M. Trujillo-Jamison in place of attorney Daniel C. Posner; Scott Schlafer filed by Defendant Twitter, Inc., X Corp.. (Attorney Kenneth Michael Trujillo-Jamison added to party Twitter, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Kenneth Michael Trujillo-Jamison added to party X Corp.(pty:dft)) (Trujillo-Jamison, Kenneth) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order on Request for Approval of Substitution or Withdrawal of Attorney
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| Friday, April 25, 2025 | ||
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order
Pretrial-Trial Scheduling Order - form only
Fri 04/25 1:31 PM
CIVIL TRIAL ORDER by Judge Serena R. Murillo. (mku) |
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Scheduling Order ~Util - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings ~Util - Set/Reset Scheduling Order Deadlines
Fri 04/25 1:02 PM
MINUTES SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Serena R. Murillo: The Court sets the following schedule: Jury Trial set for 3/3/2026 at 8:30 AM. Final Pretrial Conference and Hearing on Motions in Limine set for 2/12/2026 at 8:30 AM. Fact Discovery Cut-Off: 6/18/2025. Last Date to Hear Motions: 10/9/2025. Deadline to Complete Settlement Conference: 12/4/2025. Motions in Limine with Proposed Orders: 1/15/2026. Joint Proposed Final Pretrial Conference Order: 1/29/2026. (See document for further information). (jp) |
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| Monday, March 24, 2025 | ||
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order
Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only
Mon 03/24 3:54 PM
STANDING ORDER FOR NEWLY ASSIGNED CIVIL CASES by Judge Serena R. Murillo. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THIS CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. (jp) |
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| Tuesday, March 18, 2025 | ||
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Statement
Tue 03/18 1:08 PM
STATEMENT Joint Case Management Statement filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation re: Order38 . (Foss, Taylor) |
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| Monday, March 03, 2025 | ||
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Order
Mon 03/03 12:11 PM
REASSIGNMENT ORDER by Judge Serena R. Murillo. Please refer to the Order for complete details. (cbr) |
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| Thursday, February 27, 2025 | ||
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Chief District Judge Transferring Case
Thu 02/27 2:24 PM
ORDER OF THE CHIEF JUDGE (#25-048) approved by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Pursuant to the recommended procedure adopted by the Court for the CREATION OF CALENDAR of Judge Serena R. Murillo, this case is transferred from Judge Anne Hwang to the calendar of Judge Serena R. Murillo for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:24-cv-04881 SRM(PDx). (rn) |
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| Tuesday, February 04, 2025 | ||
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Order
Tue 02/04 3:21 PM
ORDER GRANTING Joint Stipulation Regarding Defendant's Answer to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint35 by Judge Anne Hwang, the Court hereby GRANTS the Parties' Stipulation and ORDERS that Defendant's Answer to Plaintiffs' First Amended Complaint serves as its Answer to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint. (jp) |
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Order
Tue 02/04 8:55 AM
STIPULATION for Order that Defendant's Answer Applies to Plaintiffs' Second Amended Complaint filed by Defendant X Corp..(Schlafer, Scott) |
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Proposed Order
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| Tuesday, January 21, 2025 | ||
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Report on Filing of Copyright Action (Initial Notification) (AO-121)
Tue 01/21 4:38 PM
REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation. (Foss, Taylor) |
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Amended Complaint/Petition
Tue 01/21 4:37 PM
SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendants DOES, Twitter, Inc., X Corp. amending Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),1 , filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation(Foss, Taylor) |
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B,
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Exhibit C
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| Friday, January 17, 2025 | ||
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Order ~Util - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings
Tue 01/21 11:55 AM
ORDER GRANTING Stipulation for Leave for Plaintiffs to File Second Amended Complaint and Extending Pretrial and Trial Dates31 by Judge Anne Hwang, The pretrial and trial dates set in the Scheduling Order (Dkt. No.25 ) and Civil Trial Order (Dkt. No.26 ) are hereby extended/continued, as indicated in the below chart: Fact Discovery cut-off: 6/18/2025. Expert disclosure (initial): 7/2/2025. Fact discovery cut-off: 7/2/2025. Expert disclosure (initial): 7/30/2025. Expert discovery cut-off: 8/21/2025. 9/24/2025. Mediation completion deadline: 10/17/2025. Final Pretrial Conference set for 12/17/2025 at 01:30 PM. Jury Trial set for 1/13/2026 at 08:30 AM. (jp) |
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Leave
Fri 01/17 12:15 PM
STIPULATION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint and for Extension of Pretrial and Trial Dates filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation.(Foss, Taylor) |
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Att: 1
Declaration of Taylor C. Foss,
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Exhibit 1 - Redline Version of Proposed Second Amended Complaint,
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Exhibit 2 - Clean Version of Proposed Second Amended Complaint with Exhibits,
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Proposed Order
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| Wednesday, December 18, 2024 | ||
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Order
Wed 12/18 12:13 PM
STANDING ORDER for Civil Cases Assigned to Judge Anne Hwang. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THIS CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. (jp) |
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| Friday, December 06, 2024 | ||
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Chief District Judge Transferring Case
Mon 12/09 6:35 PM
ORDER OF THE CHIEF JUDGE (#24-199) approved by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Pursuant to the recommended procedure adopted by the Court for the CREATION OF CALENDAR of Judge Anne Hwang, this case is transferred from Judge Hernan D. Vera to the calendar of Judge Anne Hwang for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:24-cv-04881 AH(PDx). (rn) |
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| Monday, November 25, 2024 | ||
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Protective Order
Mon 11/25 5:22 PM
STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER27 by Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. See document for details. (es) |
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| Friday, November 22, 2024 | ||
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stip
Protective Order
Fri 11/22 5:11 PM
STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation.(Foss, Taylor) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Stipulated Protective Order
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| Friday, November 15, 2024 | ||
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Order
Fri 11/15 9:11 PM
CIVIL TRIAL ORDER by Judge Hernan D. Vera. (lom) |
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| Tuesday, November 12, 2024 | ||
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Minutes of In Chambers Order/Directive - no proceeding held ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings
Thu 11/14 7:52 AM
MINUTE ORDER (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL AND TRIAL SCHEDULE by Judge Hernan D. Vera. Having considered the parties' proposed pre-trial and trial dates, the Court hereby sets the following schedule governing this case: Hearing on Motions In Limine 07/31/2025; Final Pretrial Conference set for 8/5/2025 10:00 AM; Jury Trial set for 8/26/2025 09:00 AM. For specific instructions on mandatory trial procedures, the Court refers counsel to the Court's Civil Trial Order. Please read that Order carefully as the procedures may differ in some respects from the Local Rules. See order for other deadlines. (lom) |
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| Sunday, November 10, 2024 | ||
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Text Only Scheduling Notice
Sun 11/10 9:15 PM
TEXT ONLY ENTRY (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Hernan D. Vera: The Court takes off-calendar the Scheduling Conference set for 11/12/24 and takes it under submission. Separate order with dates to follow. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (wm) |
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| Tuesday, October 29, 2024 | ||
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Joint Report Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan
Tue 10/29 2:07 PM
JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3-5 days, filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation..(Foss, Taylor) |
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Att: 1
Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates Worksheet
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| Thursday, August 22, 2024 | ||
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Order ~Util - Set/Reset Deadlines/Hearings
Mon 08/26 10:25 AM
ORDER SETTING SCHEDULING CONFERENCE: Hearing Date: 11/12/2024, Hearing Time: 10:00 a.m. by Judge Hernan D. Vera: READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THIS CASE AND DIFFERS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. This case has been assigned to United States District Judge Hernn D. Vera. This matter is set for a Scheduling Conference on the above date in Courtroom 5B of the First Street Courthouse, 350 West 1st Street, Los Angeles, California 90012. (see document for further details) (bm) |
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| Friday, August 09, 2024 | ||
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notice
Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties
Fri 08/09 8:14 AM
NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant X Corp., identifying X Holdings Corp.. (Schlafer, Scott) |
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| Thursday, August 08, 2024 | ||
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notice
Deficiency in Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form
Thu 08/08 2:25 PM
NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronic Filed Document RE: Answer to First Amended Complaint19 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7-1.1 no notice of interested parties. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (lom) |
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answer
Answer to Complaint
Thu 08/08 11:17 AM
ANSWER to Amended Complaint/Petition,12 JURY DEMAND. Answer filed by Defendant X Corp..(Schlafer, Scott) |
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| Monday, July 08, 2024 | ||
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stip
Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less)
Mon 07/08 1:27 PM
First STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Twitter, Inc. answer now due 8/8/2024, filed by Defendant Twitter, Inc..(Attorney Scott Evan Schlafer added to party Twitter, Inc.(pty:dft))(Schlafer, Scott) |
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| Friday, June 21, 2024 | ||
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service
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
Fri 06/21 12:16 PM
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Elizabeth Waterman, upon Defendant X Corp. served on 6/18/2024, answer due 7/9/2024. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon CT Corporation System, Registered Agent, by serving Ana Gomes - Authorized Agent in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by service on a domestic corporation, unincorporated association, or public entity (Foss, Taylor) |
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| Monday, June 17, 2024 | ||
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Summons Issued
Mon 06/17 11:13 AM
21 DAY Summons Issued re First Amended Complaint12 as to Defendant X Corp. a Nevada corporation. (lom) |
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Summons Issued
Mon 06/17 11:11 AM
21 DAY Summons Issued re First Amended Complaint12 as to Defendant Twitter, Inc., a Delaware corporation. (lom) |
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Summons Request
Fri 06/14 3:16 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Amended Complaint/Petition,12 filed by Plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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Summons Request
Fri 06/14 3:15 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Amended Complaint/Petition,12 filed by Plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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Amended Complaint/Petition
Fri 06/14 3:14 PM
FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT against Defendants DOES, Twitter, Inc., X Corp. amending Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),1 , filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation(Foss, Taylor) |
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B,
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Exhibit C
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| Wednesday, June 12, 2024 | ||
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order
Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only
Wed 06/12 5:03 PM
CIVIL STANDING ORDER by Judge Hernan D. Vera. (gga) |
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service
Summons Issued (Attorney Civil Case Opening)
Wed 06/12 1:59 PM
21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),1 as to Defendants Twitter, Inc., X Corp. (jtil) |
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Att: 1
XCorp
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| Tuesday, June 11, 2024 | ||
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notice
Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form
Tue 06/11 10:11 PM
Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (jtil) |
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adr
Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form
Tue 06/11 10:10 PM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (jtil) |
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Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form
Tue 06/11 10:10 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Hernan D. Vera and Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. (jtil) |
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| Monday, June 10, 2024 | ||
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Summons Request
Mon 06/10 3:12 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),1 filed by plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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Summons Request
Mon 06/10 3:11 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),1 filed by plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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misc
Report on Filing of Copyright Action (Initial Notification) (AO-121)
Mon 06/10 3:10 PM
REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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notice
Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties
Mon 06/10 3:09 PM
CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman, (Foss, Taylor) |
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Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71)
Mon 06/10 3:08 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs NY Black and Gold Corporation, Elizabeth Waterman. (Foss, Taylor) |
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Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)
Mon 06/10 3:07 PM
COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-37625325 - Fee: $405, filed by Plaintiffs Elizabeth Waterman, NY Black and Gold Corporation. (Attorney Taylor C Foss added to party NY Black and Gold Corporation(pty:pla), Attorney Taylor C Foss added to party Elizabeth Waterman(pty:pla))(Foss, Taylor) |
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Exhibit A,
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Exhibit B,
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Exhibit C
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