Case details

Court: insd
Docket #: 4:11-cv-00059
Case Name: HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC. v. DOES 1 - 21
PACER case #: 34340
Date filed: 2011-05-20
Date terminated: 2011-12-06
Assigned to: Judge Sarah Evans Barker
Referred to: Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr
Case Cause: 17:101 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Plaintiff
Raphael J. Whitford
PRENDA LAW INC. 161 N. Clark Street Suite 3200 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 880-9160 Fax: (312) 893-5677 Email: rjwhitford@wefightpiracy.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

DOES 1 - 21
Defendant
Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223)
Defendant
Jami A. Gekas
WILDMAN, HARROLD ALLEN & DIXON, LLP 225 West Wacker Drive Chicago, IL 60606-1229 312-201-2000 Fax: 312-201-2555 Email: gekas@wildman.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Shannon T. Harell
WILDMAN HARROLD ALLEN DIXON LLP 225 West Wacker Drive Suite 2800 Chicago, IL 60606-1229 312-201-2000 Fax: 312-201-2555 Email: harell@wildman.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

DOE DEFENDANT (IP ADDRESS 98.226.98.254
Defendant

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2011-05-20 1 0 Complaint COMPLAINT against DOES 1 - 21 with Jury Demand, filed by HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - List of IP addresses)(LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011) 2011-05-25 11:52:05 110eaa9714b79100981caf608425b8e48cda31f5
1 1 Exhibit A - List of IP addresses 2011-05-26 18:44:11 7aad0d2a92724f2a45f71ebf1e7ec306cd795455
2011-05-20 2 0 Civil Cover Sheet CIVIL COVER SHEET, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-20 3 0 Receipt RECEIPT #NA001801 in the amount of $ 350.00 for filing fee. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-20 4 0 Notice of Appearance NOTICE of Appearance by Raphael J. Whitford on behalf of Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-20 5 0 Corporate Disclosure Statement Corporate Disclosure Statement by HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-20 6 0 Magistrate Judge's Notice of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction MAGISTRATE JUDGE's NOTICE of Availability to Exercise Jurisdiction issued. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-20 7 0 Instruction INSTRUCTIONS for Preparing Case Management Plan issued. (LBT) (Entered: 05/20/2011)
2011-05-23 8 0 Report - Copyright (AO Form 121) NOTICE of Initial Filing in lawsuit sent to Register of Copyrights. (Attachments: # 1 Complaint) (LBT) (Entered: 05/23/2011)
2011-05-31 9 0 EX-PARTE Motion MOTION (Discovery), filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A - Hansmeier Declaration, # 2 Text of Proposed Order)(Whitford, Raphael) Modified on 9/8/2011 (LBT).**Ex parte restriction removed per No. 30** (Entered: 05/31/2011)
9 1 Exhibit A - Hansmeier Declaration
9 2 Text of Proposed Order
2011-05-31 10 0 EX-PARTE filing Memorandum, re 9 EX-PARTE Motion, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) Modified on 9/8/2011 (LBT). **Ex parte restriction removed per No. 30** (Entered: 05/31/2011) 2011-09-09 10:14:20 d0ac556c91ba5fdf4cfb90f3ba7b8e56e8689fea
2011-06-06 11 0 Order on EX-PARTE Motion ORDER granting 9 Motion for Leave to Take Discovery prior to the Rule 26(f) Conference. See Order for details. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr on 6/6/2011. (LBT) Modified on 9/8/2011 to remove applicable party restriction per No. 30. (LBT) (Entered: 06/06/2011) 2011-09-09 10:15:36 52c8ce4bc321902373efcba56bdd83728adafc18
2011-06-07 12 0 Letter Anonymous Letter to Judge Sarah Evans Barker. (JLM) (Entered: 06/07/2011) 2011-06-27 18:31:13 b76f8c9e02b462af3e58c34c0c3355508359baa2
2011-06-10 13 0 Response RESPONSE re 12 Letter, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 06/10/2011) 2011-07-19 17:14:36 d873c678bb596c9a9efda3655e583585245dca6e
2011-06-15 14 0 Letter Anonymous Letter in response to 13 . (JLM) (Entered: 06/15/2011) 2011-07-19 17:14:23 ff85d038afbb27b125a93621277d0217d32c7893
2011-06-20 15 0 Letter Anonymous Letter (Attachments: # 1 Order out of Central District of Illinois, # 2 Order out of Northern District of California) (JLM) (Entered: 06/20/2011) 2011-07-19 17:27:58 72faad9469c7cf8a953a823b20c3f25af02c972a
15 1 Order out of Central District of Illinois
15 2 Order out of Northern District of California
2011-07-18 16 0 Notice of Appearance NOTICE of Appearance by Shannon T. Harell on behalf of Defendant Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223). (Harell, Shannon) (Entered: 07/18/2011)
2011-07-18 17 0 Motion to Dismiss/Lack of Jurisdiction MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , or, in the Alternative to Sever or, MOTION to Quash Subpoena for Production of Personally Identifiable Information to Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, filed by Defendant Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223). (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Harell, Shannon) (Entered: 07/18/2011) 2011-07-19 17:16:28 b6403bf67d55ccd2ac54271c58c138fa26ca52b0
17 1 Text of Proposed Order
2011-07-18 18 0 Brief/Memorandum in Support of Motion BRIEF/MEMORANDUM in Support re 17 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , or, in the Alternative to Sever or MOTION to Quash Subpoena for Production of Personally Identifiable Information to Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, filed by Defendant Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223). (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Attached Opinions)(Harell, Shannon) (Entered: 07/18/2011) 2011-07-25 10:24:26 0964ab1a262d11c2d1fa5788d076ea0c7bbbfa3c
18 1 Exhibit A 2011-07-19 17:12:12 8d40e5f60b84aa74da8edb6e54842391ede16fda
18 2 Attached Opinions 2011-07-22 09:51:32 d09282117611f8ba83a42fae7aae4dec43709d82
2011-07-19 19 0 Notice of Appearance NOTICE of Appearance by Jami A. Gekas on behalf of Defendant Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223). (Gekas, Jami) (Entered: 07/19/2011)
2011-07-21 20 0 Response in Opposition to Motion RESPONSE in Opposition re 17 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction , or, in the Alternative to Sever or MOTION to Quash Subpoena for Production of Personally Identifiable Information to Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 07/21/2011) 2011-07-22 09:42:43 0f29fb6c236a55c0a2cd1015200da84229feb445
2011-07-21 21 0 Motion to Quash **STRICKEN PER NO. 36** MOTION to Quash or Modify Subpoena for JOHN DOE 24.12.126.231. (LBT) Modified on 10/28/2011 (LBT). (Entered: 07/26/2011) 2011-08-03 16:54:22 abc9df51602caccca830019d724c5daf3d26322a
2011-07-27 22 0 Order to Show Cause ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The defendants who filed the letters at Docket Nos. 12 , 14 , and 15 and the Motion to Quash or Modify Subpoena at Docket No. 21 shall have through and including 9/9/2011 to show cause why these filings should not be stricken for their non-compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Failure to comply with this Show Cause Order on or before 9/9/2011 will result in the above referenced filings being stricken on the Court's own motion. See Order for details. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 7/27/2011.(LBT) (Entered: 07/28/2011) 2011-08-03 16:48:48 6b2bfd328dfbf4d1bf9d4b8277508052cb933afa
2011-08-03 23 0 Response in Opposition to Motion RESPONSE in Opposition re 21 MOTION to Quash, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 08/03/2011) 2011-08-15 09:17:50 df860c05cb9943695010659d2dc9ea0b90af3bd1
2011-08-12 24 0 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 08/12/2011) 2011-08-15 09:18:22 4daa010c3b0e77f9e1919ce206342ffaffc73d8e
2011-08-17 25 0 Submission of Signature Requirement Submission of Signature Requirement re 24 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal by HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 08/17/2011)
2011-08-18 26 0 Dismissal Plaintiff's Notice of Dismissal of Certain Doe Defendant 24 acknowledged. Doe Defendant (IP Address 98.223.142.223) terminated. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 8/18/2011.(JLM) (Entered: 08/18/2011) 2011-08-19 09:39:23 fd39fcdbfc1ab78ae4e0708407a8108e417446ba
2011-09-01 27 0 Order to Show Cause ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The Plaintiff is ordered to show cause why 9 Ex Parte Motion and 10 Ex Parte Memorandum should not be made available to the opposing parties and for public inspection within 10 days of the date of this order. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr on 9/1/2011.(LBT) (Entered: 09/01/2011) 2011-09-07 15:36:35 688da6281e030f71d0aa6b911f3a6dc3d31214b7
2011-09-02 28 0 Return to Order to Show Cause RETURN TO ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE, re 27 Order to Show Cause, filed by HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC... (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 09/02/2011) 2011-09-07 15:37:02 c48a367310cb5d9faf6443d4a3165f7bee240c5b
2011-09-06 29 0 Letter Letter from John Doe dated 9/1/2011. (LBT) (Entered: 09/06/2011) 2011-09-07 15:40:21 989ca2a6161b82ef307723fd3b29d02a9d3d3989
2011-09-08 30 0 Entry MAGINAL ENTRY - In light of 28 Response to Show Cause Order, the Clerk of Court is directed to remove the ex parte restriction from the motion, supporting memorandum and court order found at Docket Nos. 9-11. Signed by Magistrate Judge William G. Hussmann, Jr on 9/8/2011.(LBT) (Entered: 09/08/2011) 2011-09-09 10:18:32 d226323182423357a549b815d90164cb6df11684
2011-09-26 31 0 Motion to Quash **STRICKEN PER NO. 35** MOTION of Individual Mistakenly Identified as One of Does 1-21 to Proceed Under Pseudonym and to Quash Subpoena Issued to Comcast Cable Holdings, LLC., filed by Defendant DOE DEFENDANT (IP ADDRESS 98.226.98.254). (JLM) Modified on 10/19/2011 (LBT). (Entered: 09/26/2011) 2011-09-26 19:30:30 8eaf3f720d791190c062bf68dbd9861f2116260e
2011-09-27 32 0 Order to Show Cause ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE - The Court will stay its ruling on the anonymously filed pro se motion 31 in order to permit the individual behind it to show cause why the motion should not be stricken for its non-compliance with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11. Failure to comply with this Show Cause Order on or before 10/14/2011, will result in 31 being stricken (denied) on the Court's own motion. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 9/27/2011.(JLM) (Entered: 09/27/2011) 2011-10-01 23:00:21 6eb09bc68043bb02e7e48e96fc516751ba9ca586
2011-10-12 33 0 Notice of Voluntary Dismissal NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit list of specific defendants to be dismissed) (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 10/12/2011)
2011-10-17 34 0 Dismissal NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal Acknowledged. Cause dismissed with prejudice as to Doe Defendants associated with Internet Protocol Addresses 67.162.95.9, 76.16.242.123, 71.127.100.26, 74.97.228.10. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 10/17/2011.(JLM) (Entered: 10/17/2011)
2011-10-19 35 0 Order on Motion to Quash ORDER STRIKING (DENYING) MOTION TO PROCEED UNDER PSEUDONYM AND TO QUASH SUBPOENA ISSUED TO COMCAST CABLE HOLDINGS, LLC - The John Doe defendant identifying himself as the holder of the IP Address 98.226.98.254 has failed to respond to the Court's September 27, 2011 Order to Show Cause. Consequently, the Court strikes 31 Motion to Proceed Under Pseudonym and to Quash the Subpoena Issued to Comcase Cable Holdings, LLC for its non-compliance with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 10/19/2011. (LBT) (Entered: 10/19/2011) 2011-10-20 14:54:39 657b9f3fb31e1bfbf936cf35fb9730f376a27577
2011-10-27 36 0 Order on Motion to Quash ORDER denying 21 Motion to Quash Subpoena. As of today's date, neither the anonymous defendant nor any attorney acting on his or her behalf has responded to the Court's Order of July 27, 2011. Consequently, the Motion to Quash Subpoena filed at Docket No. 21 is STRICKEN for its failure to comply with Fed. R. Civ. P. 11. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 10/27/2011. (LBT) (Entered: 10/28/2011)
2011-11-18 37 0 Notice of Change NOTICE of Change of firm name to Prenda Law Inc. by Raphael J. Whitford (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 11/18/2011) 2011-11-22 17:00:55 19a5226d476ac19093596e04870fcf5f0e76991e
2011-12-02 38 0 Stipulation of Dismissal STIPULATION of Dismissal without prejudice, filed by Plaintiff HARD DRIVE PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Whitford, Raphael) (Entered: 12/02/2011) 2011-12-02 16:15:44 d868b52eddb735faa4349f496af43898647726fb
2011-12-06 39 0 Closed Dismissed CLOSED DISMISSED without prejudice. Signed by Judge Sarah Evans Barker on 12/6/2011.(LBT) (Entered: 12/07/2011) 2011-12-07 10:51:24 b5de9601ca759799cf5bc245be8e82369bea31b5