Case docket: Flava Works, Inc. v. Johnson

Case details

Court:	ilnd
Docket #:	1:12-cv-01887
Case Name:	Flava Works, Inc. v. Johnson
PACER case #:	266587
Date filed:	2011-07-27
Assigned to:	Honorable Joan B. Gottschall
Case Cause:	17:504 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit:	820 Copyright
Jury Demand:	Both
Jurisdiction:	Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party

Attorney & Contact Info

Flava Works, Inc.
Plaintiff

Meanith Huon
Huon Law Firm
P.O. Box 441
Chicago, IL 60690
(312) 405-2789
Email: huon.meanith@gmail.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Lloyd Johnson
Defendant

Daliah Saper
Saper Law Offices
505 N. LaSalle
#350
Chicago, IL 60654
(312)527-4100
Email: dsaper@saperlaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

Date Filed	Document #	Attachment #	Short Description	Long Description	Upload date	SHA1 hash
2011-10-27	1	0		SECOND AMENDED complaint by Flava Works, Inc. against Lloyd Johnson. (nf, ) (Entered: 03/15/2012)
2012-03-13	2	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. As stated in open court on 03/07/12, see R. 54, the Court granted, without objection, defendants' motion to sever the case. The second amended complaint (and the earlier complaints, for that matter) does not allege any transaction or occurrence that connects the defendants to each other. Plaintiff's only written response, which it abandoned when it decided not to oppose severance, was that the defendants had subscribed to Plaintiff's video-content service, had downloaded (but independently, not part of a BitTorrent swarm or otherwise) copyrighted content, and then posted that content. Those allegations do not comprise the same transaction or occurrence required for joinder. The proper course is to require the opening of separate docket numbers, see Lee v. County of Cook, 635 F.3d 969, 971 (7th Cir. 2011), and require filing fees to be paid for each, as to any Defendant that Plaintiff wishes to continue suing. At today's hearing, Plaintiff decided to sever the following defendants from this proceeding: Kywan Fisher, Lloyd Johnson, Gregory Nance, Frank Rossi, and Gregory Terry. Defendant Andrew Clavio remains in this docket number. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a separate docket number for each of the 5 severed defendants, with the original filing date of 07/27/11, and with a copy of the Second Amended Complaint (R. 13). The Clerk shall randomly assign each of the separate cases to a judge of this District pursuant to the generally applicable procedures for assignment. Plaintiff is directed to pay the filing fee for each severed case by 03/27/12. At the 03/07/12, the Court discussed its view that Defendant Nance's motion to dismiss [R. 29] should be denied, but in light of the severance, it is appropriate for the judge assigned to that case to consider the motion; it should be refiled there, and the motion in 11 C 5100 is terminated. With regard to Defendant Clavio, his anticipated motion to dismiss is due 03/27/12. Response is due 04/26/12 to accommodate Plaintiff's counsel's work schedule. Reply due 05/03/12. Status hearing set for 05/24/12 at 8:30 a.m. Mailed notice (nf, ) (Entered: 03/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)
2012-05-24	4	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Status hearing set for 6/5/2012 at 09:30 AM. Parties are directed to discuss settlement of case, consent to proceed before the Magistrate Judge and a proposed discovery plan. See Judge Gottschall's civil case management information about pretrial case management procedures. This information is located on the website: http//www.ilnd.uscourts.gov. Mailed notice (jmp, ) (Entered: 05/24/2012)
2012-06-05	5	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall:Status hearing held on 6/5/2012, Status hearing set for 9/11/2012 at 09:30 AM. Defendant to answer or otherwise plead on or before 8/31/2012. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures shall be exchanged by 8/1/2012. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 06/05/2012)
2012-08-02	6	0		ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Lloyd Johnson by Daliah Saper (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 08/02/2012)
2012-08-02	7	0		MOTION by Defendant Lloyd Johnson to dismiss for Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, Improper Venue, and Failure to State a Claim (Saper, Daliah) (Docket Text modified by Clerks' Office.) (Entered: 08/02/2012)
2012-08-02	8	0		NOTICE of Motion by Daliah Saper for presentment of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction, Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 7 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 8/8/2012 at 09:30 AM. (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 08/02/2012)
2012-08-07	9	0		MOTION by Defendant Lloyd Johnson to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction , MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 08/07/2012)
2012-08-07	10	0		NOTICE of Motion by Daliah Saper for presentment of motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction, Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 9 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 8/15/2012 at 09:30 AM. (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 08/07/2012)
2012-08-08	11	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall:Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction 7 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 7 is denied without prejudice for failure to deliver a courtesy copy to Chambers as required. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 08/09/2012)
2012-08-15	12	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Briefing schedule set as to motion to dismiss/lack of jurisdiction, motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim 9 : Responses due by 9/5/2012. Replies due by 9/19/2012. Ruling by mail. Status hearing set for 9/11/2012 is stricken. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 08/15/2012)
2012-09-04	13	0		RESPONSE by Flava Works, Inc. to MOTION by Defendant Lloyd Johnson to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction MOTION TO DISMISS FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM 9 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit F)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 09/04/2012)
2012-09-04	14	0		MOTION by Plaintiff Flava Works, Inc. for leave to file proposed Third Amended Complaint (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Third Amended Complaint, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit B, # 4 Exhibit C, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit D, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Exhibit E, # 9 Exhibit F)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 09/04/2012)	2012-09-05 15:07:37	7e22a36e32abe561b5ae5ec31a7ba2e1e81842c5
	14	1			2012-09-05 15:09:49	30b63cea43ac07827f8e906c319c12957fc6bc7e
	14	2			2012-09-05 15:10:12	157ce859e5604b777fcc68bbde594f32ec639924
	14	3			2012-09-05 15:10:23	94de71915b4a6af71405ae61b334cb060d93384f
	14	4			2012-09-05 15:12:20	be8f26e5f0bb4beb80dd0f778cd845879372788e
	14	5			2012-09-05 15:12:58	666d64a7bdfce77939f4ca7033e3674bb12c6cee
	14	6			2012-09-05 15:15:19	01b9b980b6734501fe6f77c99950a19368ed8252
	14	7			2012-09-05 15:15:05	d288ea0238f767adb097a2e0d8153f8c137a800c
	14	8			2012-09-05 15:15:15	e8f698da3ae158bbaaedfb81c29a4c23b06b8d5a
	14	9			2012-09-05 15:18:34	6741e7b3da656c4017e76c3c9403b191b691f29c
2012-09-04	15	0		NOTICE of Motion by Meanith Huon for presentment of motion for leave to file, 14 before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 9/19/2012 at 09:30 AM. (Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 09/04/2012)
2012-09-19	16	0		REPLY by Lloyd Johnson to response to motion, 13 (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 09/19/2012)
2012-09-19	17	0		NOTICE by Lloyd Johnson re reply to response to motion 16 (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 09/19/2012)
2012-09-19	18	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Motion hearing held on 9/19/2012. Plaintiff's Unopposed Motion for leave to file proposed third amended complaint 14 is granted. Plaintiff is directed to file third amended complaint on the docket as soon as possible. Mailed notice by judge's staff. (srb,) (Entered: 09/19/2012)
2012-09-19	19	0		THIRD AMENDED complaint by Flava Works, Inc. against Lloyd Johnson (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit D, # 6 Exhibit E, # 7 Exhibit E, # 8 Exhibit F)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 09/19/2012)
	19	1	Exhibit A		2012-09-20 21:47:51	8ff90c60a1addca25d23f8dfe9e5b99491efb2c9
	19	2	Exhibit B		2012-09-20 21:48:00	fa479c5a0ef067724d42a163abb84d617b7d7874
	19	3	Exhibit C		2012-09-20 21:48:02	839047ae62ab504976651132359ce1f58e7a1ad0
	19	4	Exhibit D		2012-09-20 21:48:16	090e5df4fcfe43c090407475184554e7de32d446
	19	5	Exhibit D		2012-09-20 21:48:26	318537e0c19d8fc7b6b30f0d10310ca468a76af7
	19	6	Exhibit E		2012-09-20 21:48:35	90f80ea4413afe2e3534c2a1e31cdd7cc5cf8224
	19	7	Exhibit E		2012-09-20 21:48:42	7b310f5cc1271dba5c6ab125df257fb68167a8f2
	19	8	Exhibit F		2012-09-20 21:51:55	b48372cc03a5ed47dce3c55afd9da69b8f0f901d
2012-11-08	20	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall: Order entered. Defendant's Motion to Dismiss 9 is denied. Defendant is to answer the Third Amended Complaint by 12/3/2012. The case is set for a status hearing on 12/11/2012 at 9:30 a.m. Mailed notice. (np, ) (Entered: 11/09/2012)
2012-11-08	21	0		ORDER signed by the Honorable Joan B. Gottschall on 11/8/2012. (np, ) (Entered: 11/09/2012)
2012-11-30	22	0		ANSWER to amended complaint by Lloyd Johnson(Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 11/30/2012)
2012-11-30	23	0		NOTICE by Lloyd Johnson re answer to amended complaint 22 (Saper, Daliah) (Entered: 11/30/2012)
2012-12-11	24	0		MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan B. Gottschall:Status hearing held on 12/11/2012. Rule 26(a)(1) disclosures shall be exchanged by 1/15/2013. Status hearing set for 3/5/2013 at 09:30 AM. Mailed notice (rj, ) (Entered: 12/11/2012)