Ridenhour v. UMG Recordings, Inc.

Filing 1

COMPLAINT with jury demand against UMG Recordings, Inc. ( Filing fee $ 350, receipt number 34611066509.). Filed byCarlton Douglas Ridenhour. (Attachments: # 1 Civil Cover Sheet)(vlk, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/2/2011)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

'8% JS 44 (Rev 12/81 ( C A N D Rev I I I O )

The JS
cover sheet and the ~nformation
contained herein neither replace nor supplement the fillngand service of pleachngs o r other papers as required by law, except as prvvlded
by local rules ofcourt. This form, approved by the Judicial C o n f e ~ n c o f the Untted States in September 1974. is requlred for the use o f the Clerk o f Court for the purpose of initiating
e
the civil docket sheet. (SEE LNSTRUCTIONS O N PAGE T W O O F T H E FORM )

I. (a)

(

PLA~NTIFFS

DEFENDANTS

Carlton Douglas Ridenhour, d/b/a "Chuck D", individually & as a Inember
of "Public Enemy", on behalf of himself & all others similarly situated

UMG Recordings, Tnc.

(b)

County of Restdence o f F l n t Listed P l a i n t ~ f fVentura County
(EXCEPT IN U S P L 4 I N T I F F C A S E S )

County o f Kestdence of First Listed Defendant
(IN U S PLAINTIFF C A S E S O N L Y )
NOTE IN LAND CONDEMNATlON CASES, USETHE LOCATIONOF THE
LAND INVOLVED

(c)

Attorney's (Firm Name, Address. and Telephone Number)

Attorneys (If K n o w n )

SEE ATTACHMENT.

1 Ill. CITIZENSHIP O F PRINCIPAL PARTIES (place an"^' in

11. BASIS OF

(For Diversity Cases Only)

0I

PTF

DEF

0
2

U S Governn~e~~t
Defendant

02

2

0:

3

Foreign Nat~on

(US. Government Not a Party)

04

Dive~siy
(Indicate Citizensh~p f Part~esm lte~ii
o
111)

DEF
4

5

lllcorporated and Princ~palPlace
of Bus~ness111 Anotlier State

Citize~iof T h ~ s
State

for ~ ~ a i n t ~ f f

PTF

0I

Citiret~of Another State

3 Federal Quest~on

Pla~~~tiff

I

C ~ t ~ z e nSubject of o
or
Fu~elg~~
Cu~uitry

U S Government

O I I BOX
~

and One Box for Defendant)

5

04

l~~corporated Principal Place
or
of Business In This State

0

6

0

6

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470 Racketeer lnflue~~ced
and
Comlpl Organizations
480 Consllmer Credir
490 CableISat TV
810 Selectibe Service

P~opertyDamage

12 USC 3410
892 Ecol~om~c
Stabil~zal~on
Act
893 E l w u o ~ l n ~ e ~ ~ t a l
Matters
894 Energy Allocai~o~~
Act

790 Otlier Labor Litigation
791 En~plKet IIIC
Accommodat~ons

Delerm~nation
950 Constit~~tenalily
of
Stale Stntules

V. ORIGIN

rn 1

pee anx'r;" io 011e BOX O I I I ~ . )
Original 0 2 Kemoved from
0 3 Kemanded from
Proceed~ng
State Court
Appellate Court

Tr;instrred from

0 4 Reinstated or
Reopened

0 5 allother distrtct
(sl~ec~~)

Appeal to Dtstrict

0 6 Multidlstrict
Litigation

n 7 Judge from
Magistrate
Judgment

Cite the U S C I V I I
Statute under which you are l i l ~ n g( D o not cite jurisdictional s t a t u t e s unless diversity):

V'. CAUSE O F ACTION

28 U.S.C. Section 1332(d)
Brief description

"f

(.ause:

Class action for breach of c o n t r j i & & & h q n s of state law based on failure to pay royalties.

V11. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:

rn

Vlll. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY
IX. DIVISIONAL ASSIGNMENT (CIVIL L.R.
I
(PLACE AND "xW N ONE BOX ONLY)
DATE

November 2.20 1 1

C H E C K Y E S only ifdemanded in complaint:
JURY DEMAND:
I3 Y e s o No

U N D E R F.K.C.P. 23

REQIIIREMENI' TO FILE

NCISCO/OAKLAND

0SAN JOSE IEURE

ATTACHMENT TO CIVIL COVER SHEET
SECTION 1(C) - ATTORNEY'S FOR PLAINTIFFS
Michael P. Lehmann
Bruce J. Wecker
Arthur N. Bailey, Jr.
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94 104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (4 15) 358-4980
Michael D. Hausfeld
James J. Pizzirusso
HAUSFELD LLP
1700 K Street, N W
Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (202) 540-720 1
Bruce L. Simon
Aaron M. Sheanin
William J. Newsom
PEARSON, SIMON, WARSHAW & PENNY, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, California 94 104
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (41 5) 433-9008
Clifford H. Pearson (Cal. Bar No. 108523)
Daniel L. Warshaw (Cal. Bar No. 185365)
PEARSON, SIMON, WARSHAW & PENNY, LLP
15 165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400
Sherman Oaks, CA 9 1403
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (8 18) 788-8 104
Edgar D. Gankendorff
Christophe Bela Szapary
PROVOSTY & GANKENDORFF, L.L.C.
650 Poydras Street, Suite 2700
New Orleans, LA 70 130
Telephone: [phone]
Facsimile: (504) 4 10-2796