Tavares et al v. Capitol Records, LLC et al
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ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE. Signed by Judge Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers on 5/5/15. (fs, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 5/5/2015)
1 Peter I. Ostroff, SBN 45718
postroff@sidley.com
2 Rollin A. Ransom, SBN 196126
rransom@sidley.com
3 Sean A. Commons, SBN 217603
scommons@sidley.com
4 SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
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Telephone: (213) 896-6000
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7 Attorneys for Defendant CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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OAKLAND DIVISION
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MARTHA DAVIS, as an individual on
behalf of herself and all others similarly
situated,
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Plaintiff,
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CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC, et al.,
Defendants.
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RALPH VIERRA TAVARES, et al.,
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Plaintiffs,
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vs.
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CAPITOL RECORDS, LLC, et al.,
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Defendants.
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Case No. 12-cv-1602-YGR
(Related to Case No. 12-cv-3059-YGR)
ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY
CLOSING CASES PENDING
CONSOLIDATION AND SETTLEMENT
APPROVAL
Case No. 12-cv-3059-YGR
(Related to Case No. 12-cv-1602-YGR)
Assigned to: Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
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Plaintiff Martha Davis (“Davis”), the plaintiff in the action styled as Davis v. Capitol
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2 Records, LLC, Case No. 12-cv-1602-YGR (the “Davis Action”), and plaintiffs Ralph Vierra
3 Tavares, Arthur Tavares, Feliciano Vierra Tavares, Antone Lawrence Tavares, and Perry Lee
4 Tavares, individually and jointly p/k/a “Tavares”, the plaintiffs in the action styled as Ralph
5 Vierra Tavares, et al. v. Capitol Records, LLC, Case No. 12-cv-3059-YGR (the “Tavares
6 Action”), and Defendant Capitol Records LLC (“Defendant” or “Capitol”), the sole defendant in
7 both the Davis Action and the Tavares Action (collectively, the “Related Actions”), submit the
8 following Joint Supplemental Case Management Statement and proposed order to administratively
9 close these actions pending final approval of a proposed class settlement.
As the parties previously advised this Court at a telephonic conference, the Davis Action
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11 and Tavares Action are the subject of a proposed class settlement pending before the Honorable
12 Susan Illston in Rick James et al. v. UMG Recordings, Inc., CV 11-01613 SI (MEJ) (the “James
13 Action”). See Exhibit A (Stipulation of Settlement). In connection with and solely for purposes
14 of effectuating that proposed class settlement, the parties have stipulated to the filing of a
15 consolidated complaint that joins the Davis Action and Tavares Action with the James Action
16 before Judge Illston. To conserve private and judicial resources, and in light of the pendency of
17 the proposed class settlement, which Judge Illston preliminarily approved on April 28, 2015, 1 the
18 parties stipulate and request that the Davis Action and Tavares Action be administratively closed,
19 without prejudice, pending final approval of the proposed class settlement.
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Based on prior discussions with this Court, the parties advised Judge Illston that the Court
24 supports efforts to resolve the Davis Action and Tavares Action through settlement. Judge Illston
directed the parties to relay to this Court that, in the event this Court has an objection to the
25 proposed resolution of the claims asserted in the Davis Action and Tavares Action through a
consolidated complaint in the James Action, the parties shall confer with this Court as to an
26 alternative method for resolving those actions. The parties respectfully submit that proceeding in
27 a consolidated fashion in the James Action (the first filed of the three actions) advances the
interests of all parties and avoids duplicative proceedings.
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The parties will advise the Court regarding any ruling relating to final approval of the
2 settlement. Assuming final approval is granted, the parties have stipulated that such approval shall
3 function as dismissal of the Davis Action and the Tavares Action with prejudice.
4 IT IS SO STIPULATED.
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6 DATED: May 1, 2015
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
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/s/ Sean A. Commons
Peter I. Ostroff (Bar No. 45718)
Rollin A. Ransom (Bar No. 196126)
Sean A. Commons (Bar No. 217603)
SIDLEY AUSTIN LLP
555 West Fifth Street, Suite 4000
Los Angeles, California 90013
Telephone: (213) 896-6000
Facsimile: (213) 896-6600
postroff@sidley.com
rransom@sidley.com
scommons@sidley.com
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Attorneys for Defendant Capitol Records, LLC
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1 DATED: May 1, 2015
KIESEL LAW LLP
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/s/ Jeffrey A. Koncius
Paul R. Kiesel (Cal. Bar No. 119854)
Jeffrey A. Koncius (Cal. Bar No. 189803)
KIESEL LAW LLP
8648 Wilshire Boulevard
Beverly Hills, CA 90211-2910
Telephone: 310.854.4444
Facsimile: 310.854.0812
kiesel@kbla.com
koncius@kbla.com
Bruce L. Simon (Bar No. 96241)
Robert G. Retana (Bar No. 148677)
Aaron M. Sheanin (Bar No. 214472)
William J. Newsom (Bar No. 267643)
PEARSON, SIMON &WARSHAW, LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 2450
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 433-9000
Facsimile: (415) 433-9008
bsimon@pswlaw.com
rretana@pswlaw.com
asheanin@pswlaw.com
wnewsom@pswlaw.com
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Clifford H. Pearson (Bar No. 108523)
Daniel L. Warshaw (Bar No. 185365)
PEARSON, SIMON & WARSHAW, LLP
15165 Ventura Boulevard, Suite 400
Sherman Oaks, CA 91403
Telephone: (818) 788-8300
Facsimile: (818) 788-8104
cpearson@pswlaw.com
dwarshaw@pswlaw.com
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Neville L. Johnson (Bar No. 66329)
Douglas L. Johnson (Bar No. 209216)
James T. Ryan (Bar No. 210515)
JOHNSON & JOHNSON LLP
439 N. Canon Drive, Suite 200
Beverly Hills, CA 90210
Telephone: (310) 975-1080
Facsimile: (310) 975-1095
njohnson@jjllplaw.com
djohnson@jjllplaw.com
jryan@jjllplaw.com
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Michael D. Hausfeld (pro hac vice pending)
James J. Pizzirusso (pro hac vice pending)
HAUSFELD LLP
1700 K Street, NW Suite 650
Washington, D.C. 20006
Telephone: (202) 540-7200
Facsimile: (202) 540-7201
mhausfeld@hausfledllp.com
jpizzirusso@hausfeldllp.com
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Michael P. Lehmann (Bar No. 77152)
Bruce J. Wecker (Bar No. 78530)
Arthur N. Bailey, Jr. (Bar No. 248460)
HAUSFELD LLP
44 Montgomery Street, Suite 3400
San Francisco, CA 94104
Telephone: (415) 633-1908
Facsimile: (415) 358-4980
mlehmann@hausfeldllp.com
bwecker@hausfeldllp.com
abailey@hausfeldllp.com
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David M. Given (Cal. Bar No. 142375)
PHILLIPS, ERLEWINE & GIVEN LLP
50 California Street, 35th Floor
San Francisco, CA 94111
Telephone: (415) 398-0900
Facsimile: (415) 398-0911
dmg@phillaw.com
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Michael W. Sobol (Cal. Bar No. 194857)
LIEFF CABRASER HEIMANN &
BERNSTEIN, LLP
275 Battery Street, 29th Floor
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 956-1000
Facsimile: (415) 956-1008
msobol@lchb.com
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Leonard B. Simon (Cal Bar No. 58310)
LAW OFFICES LEONARD B. SIMON P.C.
655 West Broadway, Suite 1900
San Diego, California 92101
Telephone: (619) 338-4549
Facsimile: (619) 231-7423
lens@rgrdlaw.com
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Attorneys for Martha Davis and the Class
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DATED: May 1, 2015
INDIK & McNAMARA, P.C.
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/s/ Thomas S. McNamara
Thomas S. McNamara (Pro Hac Vice)
INDIK & McNAMARA, P.C.
100 South Broad Street, Suite 2230
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19110
Telephone: (215) 567-7125
Facsimile: (215) 563-8330
mcnamara@snip.net
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Michael F. Ram (Bar No. 104805)
RAM, OLSON, CEREGHINO &
KOPCZYNSKI LLP
555 Montgomery Street, Suite 820
San Francisco, California 94111
Telephone: (415) 433-4949
Facsimile: (415) 433-7311
mram@rocklawcal.com
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Attorneys for Tavares and the Class
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ORDER
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Good cause appearing, including the joint stipulation of counsel for the parties, the Davis
and Tavares Action
are hereby administratively closed without
19 prejudice pending final approval of a pending proposed class action settlement in the James Action.
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Hon. Yvonne Gonzalez Rogers
United States District Judge
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