Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 123

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION for Order for (i) OVERRULING DEFENDANTS' CLAIM OF PRIVILEGE IN DOCUMENTS PRODUCED BY A NON-PARTY, OR PERMITTING A SECOND RULE 30(b)(6) DEPOSITION TO DETERMINE THE FACTUAL BASIS FOR THAT CLAIM; (ii) GRANTING RELIEF FROM THE DISCOVERY CUTOFF TO CONDUCT THAT DEPOSITION [Local Rule 37-2 Joint Stipulation filed separately under seal] filed by plaintiffs Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Majar Productions LLC, Rupa Marya, Robert Siegel. Motion set for hearing on 7/25/2014 at 09:30 AM before Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Betsy C. Manifold In Support of Motion for Order Overruling Privilege, # 2 Exhibit 1, # 3 Exhibit 2, # 4 Exhibit 3, # 5 Exhibit 4, # 6 Exhibit 5, # 7 Exhibit 6, # 8 Exhibit 7, # 9 Exhibit 8, # 10 Exhibit 9, # 11 Exhibit 10, # 12 Exhibit 11, # 13 Exhibit 12, # 14 Proposed Order Plaintiffs, # 15 Proposed Order Defendants)(Manifold, Betsy)

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FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)
gregorek(whath.corn
BETSY MANIFOLD (182450)
manifold(whath.com
RACHEL’E R. RICKERT (190634)
rickert(whath.corn
MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247)
[e-mail]
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619/234-4599

Interi,n Class Counselfor Plaintiffand the Proposed Class

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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WESTERN DIVISION

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GOOD MORNING TO YOU
PRODUCTIONS CORP., et al.,
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WARNERICHAPPELL MUSIC

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Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION
FOR ORDER: (1) OVERRULING
DEFENDANTS” CLAIM OF
PRIVILEGE IN DOCUMENTS
PRODUCED BY A NON-PARTY, OR
PERMITTiNG A SECOND RULE
30(B)(6) DEPOSITION TO
DFThIMiNE THE FACTUAL BASIS
FOR THAT CLAIM; (ii) GRANTING
RELIEF FROM THE DISCOVERY
CUT-OFF TO CONDUCT THAT
DEPOSITION; (iii); AND
[PROPOSED] ORDER THEREON
July25, 2014
Date:
Time:
9:30 A.M.
Hon. Michael R. Wilner
Judge:
H-9th Floor
Room:
July 11, 2014
Disc. Cutoff:
N/A
Pretrial Conf.:
N/A
Trial Date:
L/DFileJt.MSJ: 11/14/14

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TO THE COURT, ALL PARTIES, AND THEIR RESPECTIVE

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on July 25, 2014, at 9:30 a.m., or as soon

4 thereafter as this matter may be heard before the Honorable Michael R. Wilner in
5 Courtroom H-9th Floor of this Court, located at ill N. Spring Street, Los Angeles,

6 California, plaintiffs Good Morning To You Productions Corp., Robert Siegel,
7 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
9 Civil Procedure 26(b)(5)(B) for an order overruling the claim of privilege by
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Wamer/Chappell

Music,

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Summy-Birchard,

Inc.

11 (“Defendants”), to certain documents produced by non-party American Society of
12 Composers, Authors and Publishers, or permitting a Rule 30(b)(6) deposition to
13 determine the factual basis for that claim of privilege. On July 9, 2014, the Court
14 granted Plaintiffs’ Ex Farte Application to permit the relief sought by this Motion
15 to be heard (Dkt. 119) and also granted the parties’ request to file the Local Rule
16 37-2 Joint Stipulation, accompanying declarations and evidentiary exhibits under
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This Motion is based upon this notice of motion, the parties’ Local Rule 37-

19 2 Joint Stipulation, the declarations of Mark C. Rifkin and Betsy C. Manifold in
20 Support of Plaintiffs’ Motion, all pleadings, discovery, memorandum of points and
21 authorities, supplemental memoranda of law, oral or documentary evidence
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This Motion is made following the conference of counsel pursuant to Local
Rule 37-1, which took place on June 16, 2014.

3 Dated: July 15, 2014

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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP

By:

/s/Betsy C. Manifold
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
gregorek(whath.com
BETSY C MANIFOLD
rnanifold(whaffi.corn
RACHELE R. RICKERT
rickert(whaffi. corn
MARISA C. LIVE SAY
[e-mail]
750 B Street Suite 2770
SanDiego,A 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619/234-4599

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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
MARK C. RIFKIN (pro hac vice)
ri&in(whath.com
JANINE POLLACK (pro hac vice)
pollack(whaffi.com
BETH A LANDES (pro hac vice)
1andeswhath.corn
GITI B’AGHBAN (284037)
baghbanwhath.corn
270 Madison Avenue
New York,NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-545-4753

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Interim Lead Counselfor Plaintiffs

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RANDALL S. NEWMAN PC
RANDALL S. NEWMAN (190547)
[e-mail]
37 Wall Street, Penthouse D
New York, NY 10005
Telephone: [phone]

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HUNT ORTMANN PALFFY NIEVES
DARLING & MAH, INC.
ALISON C. GIBBS (257526)
gibbs(huntortmann.com
OMELA. NIEVES (134444)
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KATHLYNN E. SMITH (234541)
[e-mail]
301 North Lake Avenue, 7th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 626/796-0107

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DONAHUE GALLAGHER
WOODS LLP
WILLIAM R. HILL (114954)
rock(donahue.com
ANDflEW S. MACKAY (197074)
andrew(donahue .com
DANIEJ. SCHACHT (259717)
[e-mail]
1999 Harrison Street, 25th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3 520
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 510/832-1486

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GLANCY BINKOW &
GOLDBERG LLP
LIONEL Z. GLANCY (134180)
1glancy(glancy1aw.com
MARCr. GODINO (188669)
mgodinoglancy1aw.com
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310/201-9160

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