James v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

Filing 105

ORDER RE CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS NEED BE SEPARATELY FILED IN THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED MATTERS OF WILLIAMS, ET AL. V. UMG RECORDINGS, INC. AND HARRIS V. UMG RECORDINGS, INC.. Signed by Judge Susan Illston on 6/25/12. (tfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2012)

1 Bruce L. Simon (SBN 96241)
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2 PEARSON, SIMON, WARSHAW & PENNY, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
3 San Francisco, California 94104
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Attorneys at Law
Beverly Hills, California

KIESEL BOUCHER LARSON LLP

5 Neville L. Johnson (SBN 66329)
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6 JOHNSON & JOHNSON LLP
439 N. Canon Drive, Suite 200
7 Beverly Hills, California 90210
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9 Michael D. Hausfeld
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10 James J. Pizzirusso
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11 HAUSFELD LLP
1700 K Street, NW Suite 650
12 Washington, D.C. 20006
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Raymond P. Boucher, State Bar No. 115364
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Jeffrey A. Koncius, State Bar No. 189803
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KIESEL BOUCHER LARSON LLP
8648 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, California 90211-2910
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14 Attorneys for Williams Plaintiffs and the Class
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT

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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA, SAN FRANCISCO DIVISION

18 RICK JAMES, by and through THE JAMES
AMBROSE JOHNSON, JR., 1999 TRUST,
19 his successor in interest, individually and on
behalf of all others similarly situated,
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Plaintiffs,
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v.
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UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware
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Case No. CV 11-1613-SI
JOINT REQUEST THAT THE COURT
ADVISE WHETHER CASE
MANAGEMENT STATEMENTS NEED
BE SEPARATELY FILED IN THE
NEWLY CONSOLIDATED MATTERS
OF WILLIAMS, ET AL. V. UMG
RECORDINGS, INC. AND HARRIS V.
UMG RECORDINGS, INC.

Defendant.

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Judge: Hon. Susan Illston
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JOINT REQUEST THAT THE COURT ADVISE
WHETHER CASE MANAGEMENT
STATEMENTS NEED BE SEPARATELY FILED
IN THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED MATTERS

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WHEREAS, THIS JOINT REQUEST IS MADE PURSUANT TO THE FOLLOWING

2 FACTS:
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On April 16, 2012, the Court entered an order pursuant to stipulation of the parties

4 consolidating Williams, et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV 12-01289-JCS (“Williams”)
5 and Harris v. UMG Recordings, Inc., Case No. CV 12-01305-SI (“Harris”) with the lead case of
6 James v. UMG Recordings, Inc., (“James”), Case No. CV 11-1613-SI, so that the Williams and
7 Harris matters are now pending before the Honorable Susan Illston along with the other actions
8 also consolidated with James (the “Consolidated Cases”).
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A Case Management Conference was not ordered in Williams nor Harris,

10 nevertheless, the parties did confer and discussed all issues required by Fed. R. Civ. Proc. 26.
11 Further, the parties served Initial Disclosures on June 1, 2012.
Attorneys at Law
Beverly Hills, California

KIESEL BOUCHER LARSON LLP

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Since the Williams and Harris matters have been consolidated by stipulation with

13 the James matter, all current deadlines set out in James apply equally to the Williams and Harris
14 matters and, therefore, the parties request that the Court advise whether they should submit Joint
15 Case Management Statements in Williams and Harris pursuant to Local Rule 16-9 as such
16 statements would be, by and large, duplicative of other such statements filed in the Consolidated
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In light of the above, the parties request that the Court issue an order advising

19 whether Joint Case Management Statements need be filed in the Williams and Harris matters.
20 DATED: June 18, 2012

KIESEL BOUCHER LARSON LLP

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By:

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/s/ Jeffrey A. Koncius
RAYMOND P. BOUCHER
JEFFREY A. KONCIUS

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Attorneys for Williams Plaintiffs and the Class

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JOINT REQUEST THAT THE COURT ADVISE
WHETHER CASE MANAGEMENT
STATEMENTS NEED BE SEPARATELY FILED
IN THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED MATTERS

CAFFERTY FAUCHER LLP

1 DATED: June 18, 2012
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By:

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/s/ Bryan L. Clobes
BRYAN L. CLOBES

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Attorneys for Harris Plaintiffs and the Class
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JEFFER MANGELS BUTLER & MITCHELL LLP

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By:

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/s/ Jeffrey D. Goldman
JEFFREY D. GOLDMAN

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Attorneys at Law
Beverly Hills, California

KIESEL BOUCHER LARSON LLP

Attorneys for Defendant UMG Recordings, Inc.
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[PROPOSED] ORDER

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In response to the Joint Request set out above, IT IS ORDERED that Joint Case Management
NOT
Statements ________________ be filed.

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DATED:

6/25/12
THE HONORABLE SUSAN ILLSTON
UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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JOINT REQUEST THAT THE COURT ADVISE
WHETHER CASE MANAGEMENT
STATEMENTS NEED BE SEPARATELY FILED
IN THE NEWLY CONSOLIDATED MATTERS