Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C. v. Higbee et al

Filing 31

RESPONSE in Opposition re 30 MOTION for Service by Publication Requesting That Service of Process be Deemed Effectuated on Defendants Youngson and RM Media, 24 MOTION to Vacate 21 MOTION for Default Judgment filed by Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A. Higbee Defendants May 9, 2018 letter and draft complaint to Plaintiff., # 2 Exhibit B. Acknowledgment of service by mail, # 3 Exhibit C. Defendant Nick Youngsons Copyright Registration filed with the United States Copyright Office, # 4 Exhibit D. Current printout of the information on file for the Copyright Registration filed with the United States Copyright Office, # 5 Exhibit E. Request for service sent to the Foreign Process Section of the Royal Courts of Justice Group, Queens Bench Division for service of process upon RM Media, # 6 Exhibit F. Response to request for service sent to the Foreign Process Section of the Royal Courts of Justice Group, Queens Bench Division, # 7 Exhibit G. Docket reports of prior cases in which Jeanne Weisneck has appeared as co-counsel with the Higbee Defendants) (Schlosser, Kevin)

EXHIBIT E

REQUEST
FOR SERVICE ABROAD OF JUDICIAL. OR
EXTRAJUDICIAL. DOCUMENTS
DEMANDE AUX FINS DE SIGNIFICATION OU DE NOTIFICATION A L'ETRANGER
D'UN ACTE 3UDICIAIRE OU EXTRAJUOICIAIRE ?
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judiciai and Extrajudiciai Documents in
Civii or Commercial Matters, signed at The Hague, the 15th of November 1965.
Convention relative e la signification et a la notification & I'iStranger des actes judiciaires ou extrajudiciaires en
matiere civile ou commerclale, signSe S La Haye le 15 novembre 1965.
Identity and address of the applicant
Identity et adresse du requerant
Kevin Schlosser {[e-mail])
c/o Meyer, Suozzi, English, & Klein
990 Stewart Avenue, Suite 300
Garden City, NY 11530 ____ _______ _

Address of receiving authority
Adresse de I'autorite destlnatalre
The Senior Master
For the attention of the Foreign Process Section
Room E16, Royal Courts of Justice
Strand, LONDON WC2A 2LL

The undersigned applicant has the honour to transmit - in duplicate - the documents listed
below and, in conformity with Article 5 of the above-mentioned Convention, requests prompt
service of one copy thereof on the addressee, i.e.;
Le requdrant sousslgnd a I'honneur de faire parvenir - en double exemplaire - a I'autorltd destlnatalre les
documents ci-dessous enumOrds, en la priant, oonform6ment d I’article 5 de la Convention prOcitee, d'en faire
remettre sans retard un exemplaire au destinataire, a savoir:
(identity and address)
(identite et adresse)

a)

'ET

b)

□

cj

RM Media Ltd.
Suite 11, Stanley Grange Business Village, Ormskirk Road
Knowsley Village, L34 4AR, United Kingdom

In accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph a) of the first paragraph of
Article 5 of the Convention*
selon les formes legales (article 5, alinea premier, lettre a)*
in accordance with the following particular method (sub-paragraph b) of the first
paragraph of Article 5)*:
selon la forme partiouliere suivante (article 5, alinea premier, lettre b)”:
by delivery to the addressee, if he accepts it voluntarily (second paragraph of
Article 5)*
le oas echOant, par remise simple (article 5, allnOa 2)*

The authority is requested to return or to have returned to the applicant a copy of the documents •
and of the annexes* - with the attached certificate.
Cette aulorite est pride de renvoyer ou de faire renvoyer au requdrant un exemplaire de I'acte - et de ses annexes*
avec I’attestation ci-joinfe.
List of documents / Enumeration des pieces
Attached, pleased find the documents related to US Docket No. 18-cv-03353
- Civil Cover Sheet
- Summons in a Civil Action
- Complaint
* If appropriate/s’tiy a lieu

Permanent Bureau September 2011

CERTIFICATE
ATTESTATION
The undersigned authority has the honour to certify, in conformity with Articie 6 of the Convention,
L’autorite soussignee a I'honneur d'attester conformement S I'artlcle 6 de ladite Convention,
□ 1. that the document has been served*
que la demands a ete executde*
- the (date) / le (date):
- at (place, street, number):
S (localltd, rue, numero):
- in one of the following methods authorised by Article 5:
dans une des formes sulvantes prdvues d I'artlcle 5 :
a) in accordance with the provisions of sub-paragraph a) of the first paragraph of
Article 5 Of the Convention*
selon les formes Idgales (artiole 5, alinda premier, lettre a)*

□
□

b)

In accordance with the following particular method*:
selon la forme partiouli^re suivante*:

□

c)

by delivery to the addressee, if he accepts it voluntarily*
par remise simple’

The documents referred to in the request have been delivered to:
Les documents mentionnfe dans la demands ont 6t6 remis a :
Identity and description of person:
Identite et qualite de la personne :
Relationship to the addressee (family,
business or other):
Liens de parente, de subordination ou autres, aveo le
destinataire de I'acte :
□ 2, that the document has not been served, by reason of the following facts*:
que la demands n'a pas dte exdcutde, en raison des faits suivants*:

□

In conformity with the second paragraph of Article 12 of the Convention, the applicant is
requested to pay or reimburse the expenses detailed in the attached statement*.
Conformement a I'artlcle 12, alinda 2, de ladite Convention, le requdrant est prid de payer ou de rembourser les frals
dont le detail figure au mdmoire ci-joint*.

Annexes /Annexes
Documents returned:
Pieces renvoy^es:
In appropriate cases, documents establishing
the service:
Le cas eoheant, les documents justificatifs de
I'executlon :
Done at/Fait^
The/le

Permanent Bureau September 2011

Signature and/or stamp
Signature et / ou cachet

WARNING
AVERTISSEMEIMT
Identity and address of the addressee
Identity et adresse du destinataire RM Media Ltd.
Suite 11, Staniey Grange Business Viiiage, Ormskirk Road
Knowsiey Viiiage, L34 4AR, United Kingdom
IMPORTANT
THE ENCLOSED DOCUMENT IS OF A LEGAL NATURE AND MAY AFFECT YOUR RIGHTS AND
OBLIGATIONS. THE ‘SUMMARY OF THE DOCUMENT TO BE SERVED’ WILL GIVE YOU SOME
INFORMATION ABOUT ITS NATURE AND PURPOSE. YOU SHOULD HOWEVER READ THE
DOCUMENT ITSELF CAREFULLY. IT MAY BE NECESSARY TO SEEK LEGAL ADVICE.
IF YOUR FINANCIAL RESOURCES ARE INSUFFICIENT YOU SHOULD SEEK INFORMATION ON
THE POSSIBILITY OF OBTAINING LEGAL AID OR ADVICE EITHER IN THE COUNTRY WHERE
YOU LIVE OR IN THE COUNTRY WHERE THE DOCUMENT WAS ISSUED.
ENQUIRIES ABOUT THE AVAILABILITY OF LEGAL AID OR ADVICE IN THE COUNTRY WHERE
THE DOCUMENT WAS ISSUED MAY BE DIRECTED TO:
TRES IMPORTANT
LE DOCUMENT CI-JOINT EST DE NATURE JURIDIQUE ET PEUT AFFECTER VOS DROITS ET OBLIGATIONS,
LES « Elements essentiels de l'acte »vous donnent quelques informations sur sa nature
ET son OBJET. IL EST TOUTEFOIS INDISPENSABLE DE LIRE ATTENTIVEMENT LE TEXTE MEME DU
DOCUMENT. IL PEUT ETRE NECESSAIRE DE DEMANDER UN AVIS JURIDIQUE,
SI VOS RESSOURCES SONT INSUFFISANTES, RENSEIGNEZ-VOUS SUR LA POSSIBILITE D'OBTENIR
L'ASSISTANCE JUDICIAIRE et la CONSULTATION JURIDIQUE, SOIT DANS VOTRE PAYS, SOIT DANS LE
PAYS D'ORIGINE DU DOCUMENT.
LES DEMANDES DE RENSEIGNEMENTS SUR LES POSSIBILITES D’OBTENIR L'ASSISTANCE JUDICIAIRE OU
LA CONSULTATION JURIDIQUE DANS LE PAYS D'ORIGINE DU DOCUMENT PEUVENT ETRE ADRESSEeS A :
Department of Pro Bono Services
New York State Bar Association
One Elk Street
Albany, NY 12207
518-487-5641
It is recommended that the standard terms in the notice be written in English and French and
where appropriate also in the official language, or in one of the official languages of the State in
which the document originated. The blanks could be completed either in the language of the
State to which the document is to be sent, or in English or French.
II est recommandd que les mentions imprimdes dans oette note soient rddigdes en langue frangalse et en langue
anglaise et le cas echeant, en outre, dans la langue ou I'une des iangues officlelles de I’Etat d'origine de l'acte. Les
blancs pourraient ^tre remplis, soil dans la langue de I'Etat ou le document doit etre adresse, soil en langue
frangalse, solt en langue anglaise.

Permanent Bureau September 2011

SUMMARY OF THE DOCUMENT TO BE SERVED
ELEMENTS ESSENTIELS DE L'ACTE
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in
Civil or Commercial Matters, signed at The Hague, the 15th of November 1965 (Article 5, fourth
paragraph).
Convention relative ^ la signification et S la notification ^ I'etranger des aotes Judiclaires ou
extrajudiciaires en matidre civiie ou commerciale, sign^e S La Haye ie 15 novembre 1965
(article 5, alinia 4).
Name and address of the requesting authority;
Norn et adresse de I'autoriW requerante :

Kevin Schlosser ([e-mail])
c/o Meyer, SuozzI, English, & Klein
990 Stewart Avenue, Suite 300
Garden City, NY 11530

Particulars of the parties*:
Identity des parties*:

Meyer, SuozzI, English & Klein, P.C.,
V.

Mathew K. Higbee, Esq,, Nick Youngson,
RM Media, Ltd,, and Higbee & Associates,
If appropriate, Identity and address of the person interesteid in the transmission of the document
S'll y a lieu, idenlite et adresse de la personne Intdressee d la transmission de I'acte

□

JUDICIAL DOCUMENT**
ACTE JUDICIAIRE**

Nature and purpose of the document:
Nature et objet de I'acte :

These documents are to provide notice to the
defendant of the claims against it and that a response
Is required within 21 days from the date of service.

Nature and purpose of the proceedings and,
All defendants have established and engaged in
when appropriate, the amount In dispute;
a scheme to defraud users of the defendant's free
Nature et objet de I'instanoe, Ie oas dchdant, le montant images by falsely claiming copyright infringement,
du litige:
knowing no such claim exists as a matter of law.
Date and Place for entering appearance**;
Within 21 days from the date of service, the defendant must file its
Date et lieu de la comparutlon**:
response with The District Court, Eastern District of New York,
100 Federal Plaza Central Islip. NY 11722, electronically at
http;//www,uscourts.gov/courtrecords/electronic-filing-cmecf

Court which has given Judgment**:
Juridiction qui a rendu la decision**:

N/A

Date of judgment**;
Date de la decision**:

N/A

Time limits stated in the document**:
Indication des delate figurant dans I'acte**:

** if appropriate / s'li y a lieu

□

EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENT*
ACTE EXTRAJUDICIAIRE**

Nature and purpose of the document:
Nature et objet de i'acte :

Tlme-llmlts stated in the document**;
Indication des dblais figurant dans I'acte**;

** if appropriate / s’ll y a lieu

Permanent Bureau September 2011

The defendant must respoind within 21 days from
the date of service. Otherwise, a default judgment
may be entered against it.

SUMMARY OF THE DOCUMENT TO BE SERVED
ELEMENTS ESSENTIELS DE L'ACTE
Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in
Civil or Commercial Matters, signed at The Hague, the 15th of November 1965 (Article 5, fourth
paragraph).
Convention relative a la signification et e la notification e I'etranger des actes Judiciaires ou
extrajudioiaires en matidre civile ou commerciale, signde d La Haye le 15 novembre 1965
(article 5, alin6a 4).
Name and address of the requesting authority:
Norn et adresse de I'autorite requdrante :

Kevin Schlosser ([e-mail])
c/o Meyer, Suozzi, English, & Klein
990 Stewart Avenue, Suite 300
Garden City, NY 11530

Particulars of the parties*:
Identite des parties*:

Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P.C.,
V.

Mathew K. Higbee, Esq., Nick Youngson,
RM Media, Ltd., and Higbee & Associates,
* (f appropriate, identity and address of the person interested in the transmission of the document
S'il y a lieu, identity et adresse de la personne int6ress6o h la transmission de I’acte

□

JUDICIAL DOCUMENT*
ACTE JUDICIAIRE**

Nature and purpose of the document:
Nature et objet de I'acte ;

These documents are to provide notice to the
defendant of the claims against it and that a response
is required within 21 days from the date of service.

Nature and purpose of the proceedings and,
All defendants have established and engaged in
when appropriate, the amount in dispute:
a scheme to defraud users of the defendant's free
Nature et objet de I'instance, le cas echeant, le montant
images by falsely claiming copyright infringement,
du litige:
knowing no such claim exists as a matter of law.
Date and Place for entering appearance**:
Within 21 days from the date of service, the defendant must file Its
Date et lieu de la oomparution**:

response with The District Court, Eastern District of New York,
100 Federai Plaza Central Islip, NY 11722, electronically at
http;//www.uscourts.gov/courtrecords/electronlc-filing-cmecf

Court which has given judgment**:
Juridiction qui a rendu la decision**:

N/A

Date of judgment**:
Date de la decision**:

N/A

Time limits stated in the document**:
Indication des delate figurant dans i'acte**:

if appropriate / s’li y a lieu

□ EXTRAJUDICIAL DOCUMENT**
ACTE EXTRAJUDICiAIRE**
Nature and purpose of the document:
Nature et objet de I’acte :
Time-limits stated In the document**:
Indication des dblals figurant dans I'acte**;

** if appropriate / s’il y a lieu

Permanent Bureau September 2011

The defendant must respond within 21 days from
the date of service. Otherwise, a default judgment
may be entered against it.

js«(Rev, ,2/12)

CIVIL COVER SHEET

The JS 44 civil cover sheet and the information contained herein neitlier replace nor supplement tire filing and service of pleadings or otlier papers as required by law, except as
provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by the Judicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for the use of the Clerk of Court for the
purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet, (SHU INSTRUCTIONS ON NEXT PAGE OP THIS FORM.)

I. (a) PLAINTIFF
MEYER, SUOZZI, ENGLISH & KLEIN, P.C.
(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff

DEFENDANTS
MATHEW K. HIGBEE, Esq,,
NICK YOUNGSON,
RM MEDIA, LTD,,
And HIGBEE & ASSOCIATES

Nassau

(EXCEPTIN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES)

County of Residence ofFirst Listed Defendant

(c) Attorneys (Fim Name, Address, and Telephone Number)

II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an "X" In One Box Only)

□l

□

U,S, Governinenl
Plainliff

3 Federal Question
(U.S. Governinenl Not a Parly)

2 U.S. Govenimenl
Defendant

Orange County, CA

(IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)
NOTE; IN LAND CONDEMNATION CASES, USE THE LOCATION OF
THE TRACT OF LAND INVOLVED.
Attorneys (If Known)

Meyer, Suozzi, English & Klein, P,C.
990 Stewart Avenue
Garden City NY 11530
[phone]

III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (Place an "X" In One BoxforPlalnllfO
(For Diversiiy Cases Only)
and One Boxfor Defendant)
PTF DEF
PTF
DEF

I 14 Diversity
(Indicate Ciiizen.ihip of Parlies In Hem III)

Citizen of This State
Citizen of Another State
Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country

□1 □1
□2 □2
□3 □3

Incorporated or Principal Place
of Business In This State

□4 □4

Incorporated a/R/Principal Place
of Business In Another State

□5 □5
□6 □6

Foreign Nation

IV. NATURE OF SUIT (Placean "X"In One Box Only)
l''Y',K«''ClQMtRACt
yLy v • ' -» ;’‘r^'
I I
□
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L]
L]

110 Insurance
120 Marine
130 Milter Act
140 Negotiable Iiislrument
150 Recovery of Overpayment
& Enforcement of Judgment
I I 151 Medicare Act
I I 152 Recovery of Defaulted
Suideni Loans
(Exclueds Veteiaiis)
I 1 153 Recovery of Overpaymeni
ofVeleran's Benefils
r~l 160 Stockholders'Sui(s
n 190 Other Contract
d] 195 Contract Product Liability
I I 196 Franchise

PERSONAL INJURY
I I 310 Airplane
n 315 Airplane Product
Liability
I I 320 Assault, Libel &
Slander
n 330 Federal Employers'
Liability
1 I 340 Marine
[~| 345 Marine Product
Liability
I 1 350 Motor Vehicle
I I 355 Motor Vehicle
Product Liability
Cd 360 Other Personal
Injury
362 Personal Injury Medical Malpractice

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PERSONAL INJURY
O 365 Personal Injury •
Product Liability
□ 367 Hcaltli Care/
Pharmaceutical
Personal Injury
Product Liability
n 368 Asbestos Personal
Injury Product
Liability
PERSONAL PROPERTY
□ 370 Ollier Fraud
371 Truth in Lending
I I 380 Other Personal
Property Damage
n 385 Property Damage
Product Liability

□

[~~1 625 Drug Related Seizure
□ 422 Appeal 28 USC 158
of Property 21 USC 881 □ 423 Withdrawal
□ 690 Otlier
28 USC 157

^ 820 Copyrights
CD 830 Patent
Ed 840 Trademark

I I 710 Fair Labor Standards
Act
I I 720 Labor/Management.
Relations
Cd 240 Railway Labor Act
I I 751 Family and Medical
Leave Act
Cd 790 Other Labor Litigation
! I 791 Employee Retirement
Income Security Act

r~l 375 False Claims Act
I I 400 State Reapportionmem
[U 410 /Vitilrust
I I 430 Banks and Banking
i I 450 Commerce

n 460 Deportation

n 470 Racketeer Influenced and
CoiTupt Organizations
Q 480 Consumer Credit
□ 861 HIA(I395ff)
□ 490 Cable/Sat TV
□ 862 Black Lung (923)
n 850 Sccuritics/Coinmodilies/
Excliange
□ 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))
I 1890 Other Statutory Actions
□ 864 SSID Title XVI
CH 891 Agricultural Acts
□ 865 RSI (405Cg))
n 893 Environmental Matters
n 895 Freedom of Infonnation
Act
D 896 Arbitration
□ 870 Taxes (U.S. PlainlilT
i I 899 Administrative Procedure
or Defendant)
Aot/Review or Appeal of
Agency Decision
□ 871 IRS—Third Party
26 USC 7609
[J 950 Constitutionality of
Stale Statutes

Habeas Corpusj
Cd 463 Alien Detainee
Cd 510 Motions to Vacate
r~] 442 Employment
Sentence
I I 443 Housing/
I I 530 General
Accommodations
Id 462 Naturalization Application
Cd 445 Ainer. w/Disabilities - Cd 535 Death Penalty
n 465 Other Immigration
Other;
Employment
Actions
I I 446 Amcr. w/Disabilitics - dl 540 MandaJims & Other
d 550 Civil Rights
Other
I I 448 Education
dl 555 Prison Condition
d 560 Civil Detainee Conditions of
Confinement
V, ORIGIN (Place an. “X" in One Box Only)
Transferred from
1 Original
[3 2 Removed from
Q 3 Remanded from
□ 4 Reinstated or Q 5 Another District D 6 Multidistrict
State Court
d) 210 Land Condemnation
d] 220 Foreclosure
I 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment
I 240 Torts to Land
I 245 Tort Product Liability
d] 290 All Otiier Real Property

Cd 440 Other Civil Rights
I 1 441 Voting

Vr I^ATTCT? AT? Av^lUJfN
V 1. Lv^At/olS vJr AOTPTrWT

VII. REQUESTED IN
COMPLAINT:
VIII. RELATED CASE(S)
IF ANY

Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing (Do not cUe jurisdictional slamtes unless diversHy)-.
17 U.S.C. §§ 101 etseq.
Brief description of cause; Declaratory judgment of non-infringement pursuant to Declaratory Judgment Act 28 U.S.C. §§2201
and 2202, the Copyright Laws of the United States, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seo. and violation of N.Y, Gen. Bus. L. 6 349.
CHECK YES only if demanded in complaint:
□ CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION
DEMAND $
UNDER RULE 23, F,R.Cv.P.
JURY DEMAND;
□ Yes |E1 No
(See insfructions):

JUDGE

DATE

6/6/18

DOCKET NUMBER

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF RECORD

/s/ Kevin Schlosser

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY
RECEIPT#

AMOUNT

APPLYING IFP

JUDGE

MAG. JUDGE