Case details

Court: casd
Docket #: 3:12-cv-01370
Case Name: Malibu Media, LLC et al v. John Does 1 through 36
PACER case #: 386450
Date filed: 2012-06-06
Date of last filing: 2012-07-17
Assigned to: Judge Larry Alan Burns
Referred to: Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick
Case Cause: 17:501 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Malibu Media, LLC
Plaintiff
a California limited liability company
Leemore L Kushner
Kushner Law Group 801 North Citrus Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90038 (323) 515-7894 Fax: 323-544-8170 Email: lkushner@kushnerlawgroup.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John Does 1 through 36
Defendant
Morgan E. Pietz
The Pietz Law Firm 3770 Highland Avenue Suite 206 Manhattan Beach, CA 90266 (310) 424-5557 Fax: (310) 546-5301 Email: mpietz@pietzlawfirm.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Verizon Online LLC
Amicus
Morrison & Foerster LLP 12531 High Bluff Drive Suite 100 San Diego, CA 92130-2040 858.720.5100
Benjamin J. Fox
Morrison & Foerster, LLP 555 West Fifth Street 35th Floor Los Angeles, CA 90013-1024 (213)892-5200 Fax: (213)892-5454 Email: Bfox@mofo.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

SBC Internet Services, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Internet Services
Amicus
Benjamin J. Fox
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2012-06-06 1 0 Complaint COMPLAINT with Jury Demand against John Does 1 through 36 ( Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0974-4814527.), filed by Malibu Media, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Civil Cover Sheet, # 4 Copyright Letter) [Copyright Report Mailed]The new case number is 3:12-cv-1370-AJB-JMA. Judge Anthony J. Battaglia and Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler are assigned to the case. (Kushner, Leemore)(vam) (cap). (Entered: 06/07/2012)
2012-06-06 2 0 Notice of Party With Financial Interest NOTICE of Party With Financial Interest by Malibu Media, LLC. (vam) (cap). (Entered: 06/07/2012)
2012-06-07 3 0 Summons Issued Summons Issued. Counsel receiving this notice electronically should print this summons and serve it in accordance with Rule 4, Fed.R.Civ.P and LR 4.1. (vam) (cap). (Entered: 06/07/2012)
2012-06-11 4 0 Miscellaneous (Other 1) Ex Parte MOTION for Leave to Serve Third Party Subpoenas Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference by Malibu Media, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Tobias Fieser, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Declaration of Leemore Kushner)(Kushner, Leemore) (cge). (Entered: 06/11/2012)
2012-07-17 5 0 Order on Motion for Miscellaneous (Other 1) ORDER granting 4 Motion for Leave to Serve Third Party Subpoenas Prior to Rule 26(f) Conference. Signed by Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler on 7/17/12. (cge) (Entered: 07/17/2012) 2012-08-02 17:33:56 5fc82a553c4137881bb46c98584db17953045f3d
2012-08-16 6 0 NOTICE OF RELATED CASE(S) by John Does 1 through 36 of case(s) 3:2012-cv-0358, 3:2012-cv-0362, 3:2012-cv-0369, 3:2012-cv-1049, 3:2012-cv-1051, 3:2012-cv-1052, 3:2012-cv-1054, 3:2012-cv-1056, 3:2012-cv-1059, 3:2012-cv-1061, 3:2012-cv-1135, 3:2012-cv-1354, 3:2012-cv-1355, 3:2012-cv-1357, 3:2012-cv-1370, 3:2012-cv-1372, 3:2012-cv-1847 . (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Morgan E. Pietz, # 2 Exhibit A - Chart of Copyrights at Issue by Case, # 3 Exhibit B - Malibu Media Cases Nationwide)(Pietz, Morgan) (Entered: 08/16/2012)
2012-09-13 7 0 DOCUMENT WITHDRAWN PER 8 - MOTION to Sever all Does other than Doe No. 1 by John Does 1 through 36. (Attachments: # 1 Memo of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Severance, # 2 Declaration of Morgan E. Pietz, # 3 Exhibit A - Cases Nationwide, # 4 Exhibit B - Declaration from Plaintiff Taking Discovery Beyond Complaint, # 5 Exhibit C - Results of 120 Day Old Cases, # 6 Appendix 1 - Docket Reports for Malibu Media's Cases Over 120 Days Old as of July, # 7 Appendix 2 - Docket Reports for the 18 Cases Malibu Media Filed Against Individuals)(Pietz, Morgan) (cge). Modified to indicate withdrawn on 9/19/2012 (cge). (Entered: 09/13/2012)
2012-09-18 8 0 NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF DOCUMENT by John Does 1 through 36 re 7 MOTION to Sever all Does other than Doe No. 1 filed by John Does 1 through 36 Notice of Withdrawal of John Does' Motion for Severance of All Does Other Than Doe No. 1. (Pietz, Morgan) (cge). (Entered: 09/18/2012)
2012-09-18 9 0 MOTION to Sever All Does Othern Than Doe No. 1 (Corrected) by John Does 1 through 36. (Attachments: # 1 Memo of Points and Authorities in Support of Motion for Severance (Corrected), # 2 Declaration of Morgan E. Pietz (Corrected), # 3 Exhibit A - Cases Nationwide, # 4 Exhibit B - Declaration from Plaintiff Taking Discovery Beyond Complaint, # 5 Exhibit C - Results of 120 Day Old Cases, # 6 Appendix 1 - Docket Reports for Malibu Media's Cases Over 120 Days Old as of July, # 7 Appendix 2 - Docket Reports for the 18 Cases Malibu Media Filed Against Individuals)(Pietz, Morgan)(cge). (Entered: 09/18/2012)
2012-09-24 10 0 ORDER OF TRANSFER PURSUANT TO LOW NUMBER RULE. Case reassigned to Judge Larry Alan Burns and Magistrate Judge David H. Bartick for all further proceedings. Judge Anthony J. Battaglia, Magistrate Judge Jan M. Adler no longer assigned to case. The new case number is 12cv1370 LAB (DHB). Signed by Judge Anthony J. Battaglia on 9/20/12. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 9/20/12.(cge) (Entered: 09/24/2012)
2012-09-30 11 0 MOTION to Sever all Does other than Doe No. 1, MOTION to Quash all Outstanding Subpoenas by John Does 1 through 36. (Attachments: # 1 Memo of Points and Authorities in Support of John Does Omnibus Motion That the Court: (1) Sever and Dismiss all Does Other Than Doe No. 1; (2) Quash All Outstanding Subpoenas, # 2 Declaration of Morgan E. Pietz, # 3 Exhibit A - Cases Nationwide as of August 14, 2012, # 4 Exhibit B - Declaration from Plaintiff Taking Discovery Beyond Complaint, # 5 Exhibit C - Results of 120 Day Old Cases, # 6 Appendix 1 - Docket Reports for Malibu Media's Cases Over 120 Days Old as of July, # 7 Appendix 2 - Docket Reports for the 18 Cases Malibu Media Filed Against Individuals)(Pietz, Morgan) (kaj). (Entered: 09/30/2012)
2012-11-05 12 0 Amicus Curiae Appearance entered by Benjamin J. Fox on behalf of Verizon Online LLC, SBC Internet Services, Inc. d/b/a AT&T Internet Services. (Fox, Benjamin) (kaj). (Entered: 11/05/2012)
2012-11-05 13 0 RESPONSE in Opposition re 11 MOTION to Sever all Does other than Doe No. 1 MOTION to Quash all Outstanding Subpoenas filed by Malibu Media, LLC. (Kushner, Leemore) (kaj). (Entered: 11/05/2012)
2012-11-12 14 0 REPLY to Response to Motion re 11 MOTION to Sever all Does other than Doe No. 1 MOTION to Quash all Outstanding Subpoenas Reply in Support of John Does' Omnibus Motion that the Court: (1) Sever and Dismiss all John Does Other Than Doe No. 1; and (2) Quash All Outstanding Subpoenas filed by Malibu Media, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Morgan E. Pietz in Support of Reply, # 2 Exhibit D - Judge Klausner's Order in Central District of California Malibu Media Coordinated Cases, # 3 Exhibit E - Judge Huff's Order in Southern District of California Patrick Collins Case, # 4 Exhibit F - Magistrate Judge Drozd's Order in Eastern District of California Coordinated Malibu Media Cases, # 5 Exhibit G - Supplemental Declarations re Plaintiff's Bad Faith)(Pietz, Morgan) (kaj). (Entered: 11/12/2012)
2012-11-16 15 0 OBJECTION by Malibu Media, LLC re 14 Reply to Response to Motion . (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Leemore Kushner, # 2 Exhibit A)(Kushner, Leemore) (kaj). (Entered: 11/16/2012)
2012-11-27 16 0 ORDER granting 9 Motion to Sever. In the above-captioned case and all other Malibu Media cases assigned to the undersigned Judge, the claims against all Does other than Doe No. 1 are dismissed without prejudice. Malibu Media may sue the severed Does separately and individually. As for the subpoenas related to the severed Does, Defendants' motion to quash is granted. The Clerk of Court is directed to file this Order in all Malibu Media cases assigned to the undersigned Judge. Signed by Judge Larry Alan Burns on 11/16/12. (kaj) (Entered: 11/27/2012) 2012-11-28 07:51:24 d65203fb5b9a8a1c1149ac7a6bb10a44e6cf3789