Rupa Marya v. Warner Chappell Music Inc
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Joint STIPULATION to AMEND Amended Complaint, 75 , Answer to Complaint 79 filed by plaintiff Good Morning to You Productions Corp, Majar Productions LLC, Rupa Marya, Robert Siegel. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order)(Manifold, Betsy)
1 FRANCIS M. GREGOREK (144785)
gregorek@whafh.com
BETSY C. MANIFOLD (182450)
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manifold@whafh.com
RACHELE R. RICKERT (190634)
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rickert@whafh.com
4 MARISA C. LIVESAY (223247)
livesay@whafh.com
5 WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
6 750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
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Facsimile: 619/234-4599
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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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PRODUCTIONS CORP., et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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WARNER/CHAPPELL MUSIC,
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INC., et al.
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Defendants.
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Lead Case No. CV 13-04460-GHK (MRWx)
JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE
AMENDED PLEADINGS; [PROPOSED]
ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION
Room:
Judge:
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Hon. George H. King, Chief
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WHEREAS, on November 6, 2013, Plaintiffs Good Morning to You
2 Productions Corp., Robert Siegel; Rupa Marya; and Majar Productions, LLC
3 (collectively “Plaintiffs”) manually filed their Third Amended Complaint (Dkt. 74);
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WHEREAS, on December 11, 2013, Defendants Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.
5 and Summy-Birchard, Inc. (collectively “Defendants”) answered Claim One of
6 Plaintiffs’ Third Amended Complaint (Dkt. 79) and did not respond to Plaintiffs’
7 other claims for relief in accordance with the Court’s October 21, 2013 Order (Dkt.
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WHEREAS, a Scheduling Conference was held on March 24, 2014; and under
10 the March 26, 2014 Order Entering Scheduling Dates, “Any stipulation or motion
11 to amend as to any claims, defenses and/or parties shall be lodged/filed by no
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WHEREAS, Plaintiffs wish to amend the first sentence of Paragraph 98 of the
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14 Third Amended Complaint by filing a fourth amended complaint under Rule 15(a)(2)
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WHEREAS, as required by Local Rule 7-3, the parties met and conferred
17 about the Plaintiffs’ request to file a fourth amended complaint. Defendants did not
18 agree with the substance of the proposed amendment, and all parties have agreed to
19 reserve their rights, but the parties nevertheless agree to Plaintiffs’ being permitted to
20 file the fourth amended complaint, filed concurrently herewith, and to the filing of an
21 amended answer by Defendants, all without need of further motion practice;
WHEREAS, Defendants have agreed they will file an answer to the fourth
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23 amended complaint within seven (7) days of the entry of the proposed order
24 permitting the filing of Plaintiffs’ fourth amended complaint;
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NOW THEREFORE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by
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Pursuant to Rule 15(a)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, the
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parties agree that Plaintiffs shall file a fourth amended complaint concurrently with
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this Stipulation;
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Defendants shall file their answer to Claim One of Plaintiffs’ fourth
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amended complaint within seven (7) days of the entry of the proposed order, granting
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the relief requested herein and need not respond to Plaintiffs’ other claims for relief
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in accordance with the Court’s October 21, 2013 Order (Dkt. 71 at 4).
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IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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Respectfully submitted,
WOLF HALDENSTEIN ADLER
FREEMAN & HERZ LLP
Dated: April 21, 2014
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By:
/s/Betsy C. Manifold
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
FRANCIS M. GREGOREK
gregorek@whafh.com
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
manifold@whafh.com
RACHELE R. RICKERT
rickert@whafh.com
MARISA C. LIVESAY
livesay@whafh.com
750 B Street, Suite 2770
San Diego, CA 92101
Telephone: 619/239-4599
Facsimile: 619/234-4599
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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
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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
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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Attorneys for Plaintiffs
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MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON LLP
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Dated: April 21, 2014
By:
/s/Kelly M. Klaus
KELLY M. KLAUS
KELLY M. KLAUS
kelly.klaus@mto.com
ADAM I. KAPLAN
adam.kaplan@mto.com
560 Mission St., 27th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94105
Telephone: 415/512-4000
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GLEN POMERANTZ
glenn.pomerantz@mto.com
MUNGER TOLLES & OLSON LLP
355 South Grand Ave., 35th Floor
Los Angeles, CA 90071
Telephone: 213/683-9100
Facsimile: 213/687-3702
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Attorneys for Defendants Warner/Chappell
Music, Inc. and Summy-Birchard, Inc.
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DECLARATION REGARDING CONCURRENCE
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I, Betsy C. Manifold, am the ECF/CM User whose identification and password
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are being used to file this JOINT STIPULATION TO FILE AMENDED
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PLEADINGS; [PROPOSED] ORDER GRANTING STIPULATION. In
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compliance with L.R. 5-4.3.4(2)(i), I hereby attest that Kelly M. Klaus has
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concurred in this filing’s content and has authorized its filing.
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DATED: April 21, 2014
By:
/s/ Betsy C. Manifold
BETSY C. MANIFOLD
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WARNER/CHAPPELL 20702.stipulation
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