Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 179

NOTICE OF MOTION AND Cross MOTION for Summary Judgment as to Declaratory Judgment filed by plaintiffs Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Majar Productions LLC, Rupa Marya, Robert Siegel. Motion set for hearing on 1/26/2015 at 09:30 AM before Judge George H. King. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Plaintiffs, # 2 Proposed Order Defendants)(Manifold, Betsy)

BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450)
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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
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FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
750 B Street, Suite 2770
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619/239-4599
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Facsimile:
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Interim Lead Counsel for Plaintiffs and the
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7 GLENN D. POMERANTZ (State Bar No. 112503)
[e-mail]
8 KELLY M. KLAUS (State Bar No. 161091)
[e-mail]
9 MELINDA E. LeMOINE (State Bar No. 235670)
[e-mail]
10 ADAM I. KAPLAN (State Bar No. 268182)
[e-mail]
11 MUNGER, TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Avenue
12 Thirty-Fifth Floor
Los Angeles, California 90071-1560
13 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: [phone]
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15 Attorneys for Defendants Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
and Summy-Birchard, Inc.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 18
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WESTERN DIVISION
) Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
GOOD MORNING TO YOU
PRODUCTIONS CORP., et al.,
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) NOTICE OF MOTION AND CROSSPlaintiffs,
) MOTION AND MOTION AND CROSS) MOTION FOR SUMMARY
v.
) JUDGMENT
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WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC, ) Date:
January 26, 2015
INC., et al.,
9:30 a.m.
) Time:
) Room:
650
Defendants.
) Judge:
Hon. George H. King,
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Chief Judge
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Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56, the Local Rules of this

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Court and this Court’s March 24, 2014 Order Re: Summary Judgment Motions

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(“March 24th Order”) (Dkt. 93), each side in this case respectfully moves for

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summary judgment on Claim One of Plaintiffs’ Fourth Amended Consolidated

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Complaint (Dkt. 95). The grounds for each side’s motion are set forth in the

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attached Joint Brief Re: Motion and Cross Motion for Summary Judgment, and

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supported by the accompanying Statement of Uncontroverted Facts regarding the

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factual matters and the parties’ positions, the Joint Evidentiary Appendix, all

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pleadings and records in this action, and such other argument or evidence as the

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Court may receive at or before the hearing and/or submission of these motions.

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The parties hereby certify that, pursuant to Local Rule 7-3 and the Court’s

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March 24th Order, the parties participated in an in-person conference on October

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30, 2014.

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Respectfully Submitted,
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP

Dated: November 25, 2014

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By: /s/Betsy C. Manifold
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
[e-mail]
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
[e-mail]
RACHELE R. RICKERT
[e-mail]
MARISA C. LIVESAY
[e-mail]
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
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WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
MARK C. RIFKIN (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
JANINE POLLACK (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
BETH A. LANDES (pro hac vice)
[e-mail]
270 Madison Avenue
New York, NY 10016
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 212-545-4753

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Interim Lead Counsel for 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)
[e-mail]
OMEL A. NIEVES (134444)
[e-mail]
KATHLYNN E. SMITH (234541)
smith@ huntortmann.com
301 North Lake Avenue, 7th Floor
Pasadena, CA 91101
Telephone [phone]
Facsimile 626/796-0107
Facsimile: 212/797-3172

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DONAHUE FITZGERALD LLP
WILLIAM R. HILL (114954)
[e-mail]
ANDREW S. MACKAY (197074)
[e-mail]
DANIEL J. SCHACHT (259717)
[e-mail]
1999 Harrison Street, 25th Floor
Oakland, CA 94612-3520
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 510/832-1486

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GLANCY BINKOW &
GOLDBERG LLP
LIONEL Z. GLANCY (134180)
[e-mail]
MARC L. GODINO (188669)
[e-mail]
1925 Century Park East, Suite 2100
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310/201-9160

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Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON
LLP

Dated: November 25, 2014

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By:

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/s/Kelly M. Klaus
KELLY M. KLAUS
KELLY M. KLAUS (161091)
[e-mail]
ADAM I. KAPLAN (268182)
[e-mail]
560 Mission St., 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: [phone]

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MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON
LLP
GLENN D. POMERANTZ (112503)
[e-mail]
MELINDA E. LEMOINE
[e-mail]
355 South Grand Ave., 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: [phone]

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Attorneys for Defendants

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DECLARATION REGARDING CONCURRENCE
I, Betsy C. Manifold, am the ECF User whose identification and password

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are being used to file this NOTICE OF MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION

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AND MOTION AND CROSS-MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

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. In compliance with Civil Local Rule 5-4.3.4(a)(2), I hereby attest that Kelly M.

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Klaus has concurred in this filing.

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Executed this 25th day of November 2014, in the City of San Diego, State of
California.
By:

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WARNER/CHAPPELL:21377.CAPTION

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/s/Betsy C. Manifold
BETSY C. MANIFOLD