Brown v. Stroud et al

Filing 570

ORDER CONTINUING SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE by Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James granting (569) Stipulation in case 3:08-cv-02348-JSW; granting (173) Stipulation in case 3:11-cv-05822-JSW (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/12/2013)

COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS LLP

ONE FERRY BUILDING, SUITE 200, SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA
415.391.4800 • FAX [phone]

94111-4213

1 JEFFREY G. KNOWLES (State Bar No. 129754)
JULIA D. GREER (State Bar No. 200479)
2 KATHLEEN F. McCONNELL (State Bar No. 239479)
COBLENTZ PATCH DUFFY & BASS LLP
3 One Ferry Building, Suite 200
San Francisco, California 94111-4213
4 Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: 415.989.1663
5 Email: [e-mail]
[e-mail]
[e-mail]
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7 Attorneys for Reply Counterdefendant
SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT,
8 erroneously sued as SONY MUSIC HOLDINGS,
INC.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

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13 STEVEN AMES BROWN,
Plaintiff,

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Case Nos. CV 08-02348 JSW
STIPULATION AND [PROPOSED]
ORDER RESETTING JOINT
MANDATORY SETTLEMENT
CONFERENCE

v.

16 ANDREW B. STROUD, an individual,
Date action filed: May 7, 2008
Judge
: Hon. Maria-Elena James
Place
: Courtroom B, 15th Floor

Defendant.

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AND DEFENDANT'S RELATED
19 COUNTERCLAIMS
20 STEVEN AMES BROWN,
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Reply Counterclaimant,
v.

23 ANDREW B. STROUD, and SONY MUSIC
HOLDINGS, INC.,
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Reply Counterdefendants.
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LISA SIMONE KELLY, duly appointed
2 administrator of the Estate of Nina Simone,
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Case No.: CV 11-5822 JSW

Plaintiff,
v.

5 WALLY ROKER, an individual, and d/b/a ICU
ENT. DIST.; d/b/a WALLY ROKER MUSIC;
6 ANDY STROUD, INC.; and ANDREW B.
STROUD.
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Defendants.
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Sony Music Entertainment, the Estate of Nina Simone, and Steven Ames Brown

11 (collectively, "Stipulating Parties"), by and through their respective counsel, submit the following
12 Stipulation and Proposed Order:
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WHEREAS, Stipulating Parties have sought default judgment in the above-referenced

14 actions against Defendants and Counterclaimants Estate of Andrew B Stroud, Stroud Productions
15 and Enterprises, Inc., and Andy Stroud, Inc. (collectively, "Stroud"), with such motions currently
16 pending before the Hon. Jeffrey S. White;
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WHEREAS, on or about June 4, 2013, the Court referred the motions seeking default

18 judgment to a randomly assigned Magistrate Judge to prepare a report and recommendation
19 (Docket No. 566 in Case No. 08:2348);
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WHEREAS, disposition of those motions will affect the manner in which the various

21 parties approach and effectuate settlement;
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WHEREAS, on or about June 5, 2013, Stroud filed Notices of Appeal to the Ninth Circuit

23 in the above-captioned actions;
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WHEREAS, while the Stipulating Parties believe Stroud's appeals are frivolous and

25 improper, neither the Ninth Circuit nor the District Court has spoken on whether these Notices
26 will be deemed to divest the District Court of jurisdiction over these cases for the time being;
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WHEREAS, counsel for the Estate of Nina Simone and representatives for Sony Music

28 Entertainment must travel from New York for the settlement conference, and the uncertainty of
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1 whether the settlement conference will go forward given the appeals makes scheduling and travel
2 plans burdensome and difficult;
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WHEREAS, Stipulating Parties believe that allowing time for resolution of the question of

4 whether the District Court will be divested of jurisdiction, and of the pending motions seeking
5 default judgment, will facilitate settlement, improve efficiency, and lessen the burden on the Court

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6 and the parties;
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THEREFORE, the Stipulating Parties respectfully request that the Mandatory Settlement

8 Conference currently set for June 25, 2013 be put over for approximately 90 days, until September
9 25, 2013 or such other date as may be selected by the Court and the parties.
10 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
11 Dated: June 11, 2013
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Respectfully submitted,

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/s/ Steven Ames Brown
STEVEN AMES BROWN,
Plaintiff in Pro Se

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/s/ Dorothy M. Weber
DOROTHY M. WEBER, pro hac vice
Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber &
Herbsman, LLP
Attorney for Estate of Nina Simone

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/s/ Julia D. Greer
JULIA D. GREER
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP,
Attorney for Sony Music Entertainment,
erroneously sued as Sony Music
Holdings, Inc.

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IT IS SO ORDERED.
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DATED: June ___, 2013

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Settlement Conference is
continued to September 25,2013
at 10:00 a.m., in Chambers.
Hon. Maria-Elena James
Updated settlement statements are due September 18, 2013. Counsel shall serve a copy
of this Order on any parties who are not represented by counsel

Listing of counsel filing this paper:

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COBLENTZ, PATCH, DUFFY & BASS LLP

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415.391.4800 • FAX [phone]

94111-4213

1 STEVEN AMES BROWN
Entertainment Law 83363
2 69 Grand View Avenue
San Francisco, California 94114-2741
3 415/647-7700 Tele
415/285-3048 Fax
4 [e-mail]
5 THERESE Y. CANNATA SBN 88032
Cannata, Ching & O’Toole, LLP
6 100 Pine Street, Suite 1775
San Francisco, California 94111-5127
7 415/409-8900 Tele
415/409-8904 Fax
8 [e-mail]
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Attorneys for Plaintiff
DOROTHY M. WEBER, pro hac vice
Shukat, Arrow, Hafer, Weber &
Herbsman, LLP
111 West 57th Street, Suite 1120
New York, New York 10019
212/245-4580 Tele
212/956-6471 Fax
[e-mail]

15 Attorneys for Estate of Nina Simone
16 JULIA D. GREER SBN 200479
Coblentz, Patch, Duffy & Bass, LLP
17 One Ferry Building, Suite 200
San Francisco, California 94111-4213
18 [e-mail]
19 Attorneys for Reply Counter-Defendant Sony Music Entertainment,
erroneously sued as Sony Music Holdings, Inc.
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