Jones et al v. Universal Music Group et al

Filing 57

ORDER Accordingly, the Court sets the following briefing schedule: Hayne's Motion to Dismiss is due within twenty-one (21)days of this Order; Jones's Opposition is due within fourteen (14) days after filing and service of Haynes's Motion to Dismiss; and Haynes's Reply (if any) is due ten (10) days after filing and service of Jones's Opposition. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/6/2025) (jca)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

3/6/25

ALI JONES p/k/a “ALI”,
Plaintiff,
- against -

24-CV-7098 (VM)
ORDER

UNIVERSAL MUSIC GROUP, UNIVERSAL
MUSIC PUBLISHING GROUP, UNIVERSAL
MUSIC CORP., BMG SONGS, INC.,
KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AMERICA
INC. d/b/a KOBALT MUSIC GROUP,
HIPGNOSIS SONGS GROUP, LLC,
HARBOURVIEW EQUITY PARTNERS, LLC,
and CORNELL IRA HAYNES, JR. p/k/a
“NELLY”,
Defendants.
VICTOR MARRERO, United States District Judge.
On February 25, 2025, the Court directed Plaintiff Ali
Jones (“Jones”) and Defendant Cornell Ira Haynes (“Haynes”)
to advise whether they consent for the Court to deem their
pre-motion letters (see Dkt. Nos. 17, 28) to constitute a
fully briefed motion to dismiss and rule on the basis of those
letters,

or

whether

they

request

supplemental

or

full

briefing. (See Dkt. No. 30.)
By letter dated March 4, 2025, Jones informed the Court
that he does not consent to the Court ruling on the basis of
the letters. (See Dkt. No. 54.) Jones proposed the following
briefing schedule: Hayne’s Motion to Dismiss is due within

fourteen (14) days of the Court’s Order on this issue; Jones’s
Opposition is due within fourteen (14) days after filing and
service of Haynes’s Motion to Dismiss; and Haynes’s Reply (if
any) is due ten (10) days after filing and service of Jones’s
Opposition. (See id.) By letter dated March 4, 2025, Haynes
informed the Court that he consented to a ruling on the
letters. (See Dkt. No. 56.)
Accordingly,

the

Court

sets

the

following

briefing

schedule: Hayne’s Motion to Dismiss is due within twenty-one
(21) days of this Order; Jones’s Opposition is due within
fourteen (14) days after filing and service of Haynes’s Motion
to Dismiss; and Haynes’s Reply (if any) is due ten (10) days
after filing and service of Jones’s Opposition.

SO ORDERED.
Dated:

March 6, 2025
New York, New York