Bryan Pringle v. William Adams Jr et al

Filing 156

NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Compel Supplemental Responses to Interrogatories and for Monetary Sanctions filed by Defendants Cherry River Music Co, EMI April Music Inc, Stacy Ferguson(individually), Jaime Gomez(collectively as the music group the Black Eyed Peas), Headphone Junkie Publishing LLC, Jeepney Music Inc, William Adams Jr(individually), Allan Pineda(collectively as the music group the Black Eyed Peas), Tab Magnetic Publishing, Will.I.Am Music LLC. Motion set for hearing on 1/23/2012 at 10:00 AM before Magistrate Judge Ralph Zarefsky. (Pink, Jonathan)

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Jonathan Pink, California Bar No. 179685

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Justin M. Righettini, California Bar No. 245305

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3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 1500

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Kara Cenar, (Pro Hac Vice)

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Mariangela Seale, (Pro Hac Vice)

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161 North Clark Street, Suite 4300

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Bryan Cave LLP
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 1500
Irvine, California 92612-4414

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WILLIAM ADAMS; STACY FERGUSON; ALLAN PINEDA; and JAIME

12 GOMEZ, all individually and collectively as the music group THE BLACK EYED

PEAS; will.i.am music, llc; TAB MAGNETIC PUBLISHING; CHERRY RIVER

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INC.; EMI APRIL MUSIC, INC.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SOUTHERN DIVISION
BRYAN PRINGLE, an individual,

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Plaintiff,

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v.
WILLIAM ADAMS, JR.; STACY
FERGUSON; ALLAN PINEDA; and
JAIME GOMEZ, all individually and
collectively as the music group the
Black Eyed Peas; DAVID GUETTA;
FREDERICK RIESTERER; UMG
RECORDINGS, INC.; INTERSCOPE
RECORDS; EMI APRIL MUSIC,
INC.; HEADPHONE JUNKIE
PUBLISHING, LLC; WILL.I.AM.
MUSIC, LLC; JEEPNEY MUSIC,
INC.; TAB MAGNETIC
PUBLISHING; CHERRY RIVER
MUSIC CO.; SQUARE RIVOLI
PUBLISHING; RISTER EDITIONS;
and SHAPIRO, BERNSTEIN & CO.,
Defendants.

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Case No. SACV10-01656 JST (RZx)
Hon. Ralph Zarefsky
Courtroom 540
[DISCOVERY MATTER]
NOTICE OF MOTION AND
MOTION BY DEFENDANTS TO
COMPEL SUPPLEMENTAL
RESPONSES BY PLAINTIFF
BRYAN PRINGLE TO
INTERROGATORIES AND FOR
MONETARY SANCTIONS
Date:
January 23, 2012
Time:
10:00 a.m.
Courtroom: 540
Disc. Cut-Off:
Pretrial Conf.:
Trial Date:

November 14, 2011
February 13, 2012
February 28, 2012

IR01DOCS519262.1

DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO COMPEL INTERROGATORY RESPONSES

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TO ALL PARTIES AND THEIR COUNSEL OF RECORD:

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PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on January 23, 2012, 10:00 a.m., or as soon

3 thereafter as the matter may be heard by the above-entitled Court, located at the 255
4 East Temple Street, Los Angeles, California, in Courtroom 540, before the
5 Honorable Ralph Zarefsky, defendants William Adams; Stacy Ferguson; Allan
6 Pineda; and Jaime Gomez, all individually and collectively known as the music
7 group The Black Eyed Peas; will.i.am music, llc; Tab Magnetic Publishing; Cherry
8 River Music Co.; Headphone Junkie Publishing, LLC; Jeepney Music, Inc.; EMI

Bryan Cave LLP
3161 Michelson Drive, Suite 1500
Irvine, California 92612-4414

9 April Music, Inc. (collectively, “Defendants”) will, and hereby do, move the Court
10 for entry of an order compelling Plaintiff Bryan Pringle (“Plaintiff”) to provide
11 further responses to interrogatories propounded by Defendant Stacy Ferguson and
12 Defendant Headphone Junkie Publishing, LLC, to strike or otherwise overrule
13 Plaintiff's meritless objections to certain interrogatories, and for an award of
14 sanctions for the attorneys’ fees to bring this Motion in the amount of $15,000.00.

This Motion is based on the points and authorities set forth in the Parties’

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16 Joint Stipulation re: Defendants Motion to Compel Supplemental Responses by
17 Plaintiff Bryan Pringle to Interrogatories and for Monetary Sanctions, and is based
18 on this Notice and Motion, the Joint Stipulation, the Declarations submitted on
19 behalf of Plaintiff and Defendants, and the exhibits attached thereto, all pleadings
20 and papers on file in this action, all other matters of which the Court may take
21 notice, and such other and further matters as may be presented to the Court. This
22 Motion and is made after the conference of counsel pursuant to Local Rule 37-1 and
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Kara Cenar
Jonathan Pink
BRYAN CAVE LLP

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By: /s/ Jonathan Pink
Jonathan Pink
Attorneys for Defendants
WILLIAM ADAMS; STACY
FERGUSON; ALLAN PINEDA; and
JAIME GOMEZ, all individually and
collectively as the music group THE
BLACK EYED PEAS; will.i.am music,
llc; TAB MAGNETIC PUBLISHING;
CHERRY RIVER MUSIC CO.;
HEADPHONE JUNKIE PUBLISHING,
LLC; JEEPNEY MUSIC, INC.; EMI
APRIL MUSIC, INC.

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Irvine, California 92612-4414

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