Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc

Filing 34

[DOCUMENT STRICKEN PURSUANT TO ORDER G-112-B] - STIPULATION to Consolidate Cases as to CV13-05164-GHK with Lead Case CV13-04460-GHK filed by plaintiffs Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Rupa Marya. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Betsy C. Manifold In Support of Thereof, # 2 Proposed Order Thereon)(Manifold, Betsy) Modified on 8/28/2013 (shb).

[PROPOSED] ORDER

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GOOD CAUSE APPEARING, and pursuant to the parties’ stipulation, IT
IS HEREBY ORDERED:
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Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 42(a), the following cases

shall be consolidated for all purposes to the Lead Case:
Abbreviated Case Name

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Good

Morning

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You CV 13-04460 GHK (MRW)

Date Filed

Productions Corp., et al. v.

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Case Number

Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.

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Majar Productions, LLC. v. CV 13-05164 GHK (MRW)

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Warner/Chappell Music, Inc., et

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July 26, 2013

al.
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July 17, 2013

That the docket and caption for the Consolidated Second Amended

Class Action Complaint (and all further filings in this Docket) shall be:

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16 GOOD MORNING TO YOU
17 PRODUCTIONS CORP.; ROBERT
SIEGEL; RUPA MARYA; MAJAR
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PRODUCTIONS, LLC; On Behalf of
19 Themselves and All Others Similarly
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Plaintiffs,
v.

24 WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC,
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INC.,
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Defendants.
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Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK
(MRWx)
[DOCUMENT TITLE]
Room: 650 (Roybal)
Judge: Hon. George H. King, Chief Judge

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Plaintiffs shall, within two (2) days of the filing of this stipulation,

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hand-serve or electronically deliver to Defendants’ counsel a Consolidated Second

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Amended Class Action Complaint, solely to conform the allegations and claims in

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the Consolidated First Amended Class Action Complaint and the complaint in the

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Majar Action to each other, as provided by this stipulation; and Plaintiffs shall,

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within two (2) days of the entry of the Order on this stipulation, file the

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Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint, unless otherwise ordered

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by the Court.

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Provided that Plaintiffs have filed the Consolidated Second Amended

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Class Action Complaint in accordance with this Order, Defendants will respond to

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the Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint on or before August 30,

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2013.

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The parties shall follow the briefing schedule on any motion in

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response to the Consolidated Second Amended Class Action Complaint in

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accordance with the Local Rules and the Court’s Consolidation Order [ECF No. 17].

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Nothing in Defendant’s agreement to consolidation under Fed. R. Civ.

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P. 42(a) shall be construed to indicate Defendant’s agreement that class certification

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is appropriate for either of the Related Actions, for the proposed consolidated class

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action, or for any other related action.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.

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DATED: ___________ ______________________________________________
THE HONORABLE GEORGE H. KING
CHIEF JUDGE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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HBTY:20126

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