Bryan Pringle v. William Adams Jr et al

Filing 161

DECLARATION of Tal Dickstein In Support of MOTION for Summary Judgment 159 filed by Defendants David Guetta, Frederick Riesterer, Shapiro Bernstein and Co. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C, # 4 Exhibit D, # 5 Exhibit E, # 6 Exhibit F, # 7 Exhibit G, # 8 Exhibit H, # 9 Exhibit I, # 10 Exhibit J, # 11 Exhibit K, # 12 Exhibit L, # 13 Exhibit M, # 14 Exhibit N, # 15 Exhibit O, # 16 Exhibit P, # 17 Exhibit Q)(Miller, Donald)

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Tal Dickstein
Thursday, November 03, 2011 5:14 PM
[e-mail]; [e-mail];
[e-mail]; [e-mail]; [e-mail];
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Barry Slotnick; Donald A. Miller; [e-mail]; [e-mail]; 'Cenar, Kara'; [e-mail]
RE: Pringle v. Adams - proposed stipulation and order
proposed order dismissing sound recording claim - Pringle v Adams.docx; proposed
stip withdrawing sound recording claim - Pringle v. Adams.docx

Kate, Ira and George:
Given the approaching deadline by which we will need to file our summary judgment papers, I must ask that you please
let us know by the close of business tomorrow whether or not you will agree to this stipulation.
Regards,
Tal

Tal Dickstein
Attorney At Law
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From: Tal Dickstein
Sent: Wednesday, November 02, 2011 2:29 PM
To: 'Dean Dickie ([e-mail])'; 'Koppenhoefer, Kathleen E. ([e-mail])'; 'Katharine
N. Dunn ([e-mail])'; 'Ira Gould Esq. ([e-mail])'; '[e-mail]'; 'George Hampton
([e-mail])'; 'Colin Holley ([e-mail])'; 'Linda M. Burrow ([e-mail])'; '[e-mail]'; 'Cenar, Kara'; 'Pink, Jonathan Stuart ([e-mail])'
Cc: Barry Slotnick; Donald A. Miller
Subject: Pringle v. Adams - proposed stipulation and order

Kate, Ira and George:
Further to our meet and confer call yesterday, please find the attached proposed stipulation and order for your
consideration.
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Regards,
Tal

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SOUTHERN DIVISION

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BRYAN PRINGLE,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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WILLIAM ADAMS, JR.; STACY
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FERGUSON; ALLAN PINEDA; and
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JAIME GOMEZ, all individually and
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collectively as the music group the
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Black Eyed Peas; DAVID GUETTA;
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FREDERICK RIESTERER; UMG
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RECORDINGS; UMG INTERSCOPE )
RECORDS; EMI APRIL MUSIC, INC.; )
HEADPHONE JUNKIE PUBLISHING )
LLC; WILL.I.AM MUSIC LLC;
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JEEPNEY MUSIC, INC.; TAB
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MAGNETIC PUBLISHING; CHERRY )
RIVER MUSIC CO.; SQUARE
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RIVOLI PUBLISHING; RISTER
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EDITIONS; and SHAPIRO
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BERNSTEIN & CO.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: SACV 8:10-01656
Assigned to Hon. Josephine Staton
Tucker
[PROPOSED] ORDER
PARTIALLY DISMISSING
PLAINTIFF’S CLAIM
PURSUANT TO FED. R. CIV. P.
41(A)(2)

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Upon the Stipulation of the parties to this action, and for good cause shown,

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IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure

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41(a)(2), Plaintiff’s claim, to the extent it asserts infringement of the sound

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recording “Take a Dive” (Dance Version) (Copyright Office Reg. No. SR 659-360,
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dated November 15, 2010), is dismissed with prejudice.

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Dated: November __, 2011

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HON. JOSEPHINE STATON STUCKER
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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DONALD A. MILLER (SBN 228753)
[e-mail]
BARRY I. SLOTNICK (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
TAL E. DICKSTEIN (Pro Hac Vice)
[e-mail]
LOEB & LOEB LLP
10100 Santa Monica Blvd., Suite 2200
Los Angeles, CA 90067
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 310.282.2200
Attorneys for Defendants DAVID
GUETTA, FREDERIC RIESTERER,
and SHAPIRO BERNSTEIN & CO.

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA

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SOUTHERN DIVISION

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BRYAN PRINGLE,

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Plaintiff,
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v.
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WILLIAM ADAMS, JR.; STACY
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FERGUSON; ALLAN PINEDA; and
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JAIME GOMEZ, all individually and
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collectively as the music group the
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Black Eyed Peas; DAVID GUETTA;
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FREDERICK RIESTERER; UMG
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RECORDINGS; UMG INTERSCOPE )
RECORDS; EMI APRIL MUSIC, INC.; )
HEADPHONE JUNKIE PUBLISHING )
LLC; WILL.I.AM MUSIC LLC;
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JEEPNEY MUSIC, INC.; TAB
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MAGNETIC PUBLISHING; CHERRY )
RIVER MUSIC CO.; SQUARE
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RIVOLI PUBLISHING; RISTER
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EDITIONS; and SHAPIRO
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BERNSTEIN & CO.,
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Defendants.
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Case No.: SACV 8:10-01656 (JST)
(RZx)
Assigned to Hon. Josephine Staton
Tucker
Courtroom 10A
STIPULATED PARTIAL
DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO FED.
R. CIV. P. 41(A)(2)

This Stipulation is made by and among Plaintiff Bryan Pringle (“Plaintiff”)

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and Defendants, William Adams, Stacy Ferguson, Allan Pineda, Jaime Gomez,

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individually and collectively p/k/a The Black Eyed Peas, Tab Magnetic Publishing,

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A Limited Liability Partnership
Including Professional
Corporations

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Headphone Junkie Publishing, LLC, will.i.am. music, llc, Jeepney Music, Inc.,

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Cherry River Music Co., EMI April Music, Inc., UMG Recordings, Inc., Interscope

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Records, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc., Frederic Riesterer, and David Guetta

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(jointly “Defendants”) (Plaintiffs and Defendants are hereafter collectively referred

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to as the “parties”), and is made with reference to the following facts:

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff commenced this action on October 28, 2010 and filed

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an Amended Complaint on November 19, 2010, asserting a claim that Defendants’

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creation and exploitation of the song “I Gotta Feeling” infringed Plaintiff’s

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copyright in (i) a musical work entitled “Take a Dive” (Copyright Office Reg. No.

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SRu 387-433, dated July 29, 1998), (ii) a sound recording entitled “Take a Dive”

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(Dance Version) (Copyright Office Reg. No. SR 659-360, dated November 15,

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2010) and (iii) the musical composition underlying “Take a Dive” (Dance Version);

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WHEREAS, Plaintiff desires to withdraw the portion of his claim that

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purports to assert infringement of the sound recording entitled “Take a Dive”

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(Dance Version) (Copyright Office Reg. No. SR 659-360, dated November 15,

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2010);

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WHEREAS, Defendants have served Answers to the Amended Complaint;

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BASED UPON THE FOREGOING FACTS, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED

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by and between the parties, through their respective undersigned counsel, subject to

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the Court’s approval, that, pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(2),

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Plaintiff’s claim, to the extent it asserts infringement of the sound recording “Take a

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Dive” (Dance Version) (Copyright Office Reg. No. SR 659-360, dated November

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15, 2010), is dismissed with prejudice.

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Dated: November __, 2011

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Ira Gould
Ryan L. Greely

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Dean A. Dickie
Kathleen E. Koppenhoefer
MILLER, CANFIELD, PADDOCK AND
STONE, P.L.C.

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GOULD LAW GROUP

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George L. Hampton IV (SBN 144433)
Colin C. Holley (SBN 191999)
HAMPTONHOLLEY LLP

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By: ________________________

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Attorneys for Plaintiff BRYAN PRINGLE

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Dated: November

, 2011

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By:

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Attorneys for Defendants UMG
RECORDINGS, INC., and INTERSCOPE
RECORDS

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Linda M. Burrow
Alison Mackenzie
CALDWELL LESLIE & PROCTOR, PC

Dated: November , 2011

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Donald Miller
Barry I. Slotnick
Tal E. Dickstein
LOEB & LOEB LLP
By:

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Attorneys for Defendants DAVID GUETTA,
FREDERIC RIESTERER and SHAPIRO,
BERNSTEIN AND CO., INC.

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Kara E. F. Cenar
Jonathan Pink
Justin Righettini
Mariangela Seale
BRYAN CAVE LLP

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By:

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

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Dated: November , 2011

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