Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc
Filing
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NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Compel (i) DEFENDANTS TO PRODUCE WITHHELD DOCUMENTS; OR (ii) RELIEF FROM DISCOVERY CUTOFF TO CONDUCT COURT REVIEW IN CAMERA OF WITHHELD DOCUMENTS filed by plaintiffs Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Majar Productions LLC, Rupa Marya, Robert Siegel. Motion set for hearing on 6/25/2014 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum Local Rule 37-2 Joint Stipulation, # 2 Exhibit A to Joint Stipulation, # 3 Exhibit B to Joint Stipulation, # 4 Declaration of Betsy C. Manifold in Support of Plaintiffs' Motion, # 5 Declaration of Kelly M. Klaus in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion, # 6 Exhibit A to Declaration of Kelly M. Klaus, # 7 Declaration of Jeremy Blietz in Support of Defendants' Opposition to Plaintiffs' Motion, # 8 Proposed Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion)(Manifold, Betsy)
1 FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)
gregorek@whafh.com
2 BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450)
manifold@whafh.com
3 RACHELE R. RICKERT (190634)
rickert@whafh.com
4 MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247)
livesay@whafh.com
5 WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
750 B Street, Suite 2770
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San Diego, CA 92101
7 Telephone: 619/239-4599
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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WESTERN DIVISION
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GOOD MORNING TO YOU
PRODUCTIONS CORP., et al.,
Plaintiffs,
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WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC,
INC., et al.
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Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
FOR ORDER: (i) COMPELLING
DEFENDANTS TO PRODUCE
WITHHELD DOCUMENTS; OR (ii)
RELIEF FROM DISCOVERY
CUTOFF TO CONDUCT COURT
REVIEW IN CAMERA OF
WITHHELD DOCUMENTS
Date:
June 25, 2014
Time:
9:30 A.M.
Judge:
Mag. Michael R. Wilner
Room:
H-9th Floor
Disc. Cutoff:
June 27, 2014
Pretrial Conf.:
N/A
Trial Date:
N/A
L/D File Jt. MSJ: 11/14/14
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CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
PLS.’ NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION TO COMPEL
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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on June 25, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon
4 thereafter as this matter may be heard before the Honorable Magistrate Michael R.
5 Wilner in Courtroom H-9th Floor of this Court, located at 111 N. Spring Street, Los
6 Angeles, California, plaintiffs Good Morning To You Productions Corp., Robert
7 Siegel, Rupa Marya d/b/a Rupa & The April Fishes, and Majar Productions, LLC
8 (“Plaintiffs”), will, and hereby do, move this Court pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil
9 Procedure 37 for an order: (i) compelling defendants Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
10 and Summy-Birchard, Inc. (“Defendants”) to produce all documents improperly
11 withheld and identified in its deficient privilege log either on the basis of attorney12 client privilege or attorney work product doctrine; or in the alternative (ii) for relief
13 from the discovery cutoff deadline of June 27, 2014 so this Court may conduct an in
14 camera review and inspection of purportedly privileged documents (the “Motion”).
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This Motion is based upon this notice of motion, the parties’ Local Rule 37-2
16 Joint Stipulation, the declaration of Betsy C. Manifold in Support of Plaintiffs’
17 Motion, all pleadings, discovery, memorandum of points and authorities,
18 supplemental memoranda of law, oral or documentary evidence proffered in support
19 thereof, arguments of counsel, and any other matters as the Court deems proper.
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This Motion is made following the conference of counsel pursuant to Local
21 Rule 37-1 which took place on May 22, 2014.
Respectfully submitted,
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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
By: /s/Betsy C, Manifold
BETSTY C. MANIFOLD
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
gregorek@whafh.com
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
manifold@whafh.com
RACHELE R. RICKERT
rickert@whafh.com
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MARISA C. LIVESAY
livesay@whafh.com
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/239-4599
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
MARK C. RIFKIN (pro hac vice)
rifkin@whafh.com
JANINE POLLACK (pro hac vice)
pollack@whafh.com
BETH A. LANDES (pro hac vice)
landes@whafh.com
GITI BAGHBAN (284037)
baghban@whafh.com
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: 212/545-4600
Facsimile: 212-545-4753
Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs
RANDALL S. NEWMAN PC
RANDALL S. NEWMAN (190547)
rsn@randallnewman.net
37 Wall Street, Penthouse D
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: 212/797-3737
HUNT ORTMANN PALFFY
NIEVES DARLING & MAH, INC.
ALISON C. GIBBS (257526)
gibbs@huntortmann.com
OMEL A. NIEVES (134444)
nieves@nieves-law.com
KATHLYNN E. SMITH (234541)
smith@huntortmann.com
301 North Lake Avenue, 7th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: 626/440-5200
Facsimile: 626/796-0107
DONAHUE GALLAGHER
WOODS LLP
WILLIAM R. HILL (114954)
rock@donahue.com
ANDREW S. MACKAY (197074)
andrew@donahue.com
DANIEL J. SCHACHT (259717)
daniel@donahue.com
1999 Harrison Street, 25th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3520
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Telephone: 510/451-0544
Facsimile: 510/832-1486
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GLANCY BINKOW &
GOLDBERG LLP
LIONEL Z. GLANCY (134180)
lglancy@glancylaw.com
MARC L. GODINO (188669)
mgodino@glancylaw.com
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: 310/201-9150
Facsimile: 310/201-9160
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