The Barry White Family Trust U/A/D: December 19, 1980, By its Duly Empowered Trustees v. Cooley et al

Filing 37

ORDER: Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that any opposition by the plaintiffs or the defendants to Key's motion to intervene is due by March 14, 2025. Any reply is due by March 19, 2025. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Key continues to pr oceed pro se, she shall complete a Notice of Appearance form and submit it by email or mail to the Pro Se Office by March 21, 2025, as further set forth herein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that Key continues to proceed pro se, she mu st mail or email any communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit. Instructions for email communication with the Pro Se Intake Unit may be found at, as further set forth herein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that Key continu es to proceed pro se, she may consider contacting the Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project (the "Clinic") opened in this District to assist people who are parties in civil cases and do not have lawyers, as further set forth herein. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court shall serve a copy of this Order upon Key and note service on the docket. (Signed by Judge Denise L. Cote on 3/7/2025) (vfr) Transmission to Docket Assistant Clerk for processing.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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THE BARRY WHITE FAMILY TRUST U/A/D:
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DECEMBER 18, 1980, BY ITS DULY
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EMPOWERED TRUSTEES,
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Plaintiff,
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JOE COOLEY et al.,
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Defendants.
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24cv07509 (DLC)
ORDER

DENISE COTE, District Judge:
The plaintiffs bring claims of copyright infringement
against defendants Joe Cooley and Rodney Oliver.

The plaintiffs

allege that Oliver does business as Not Intrested Publishing,
which is his wholly owned sole proprietorship and is controlled
by Necole Key.

The defendants moved to dismiss the Amended

Complaint based on lack of personal jurisdiction on January 31,
2025.

That motion will become fully submitted on March 14.
On March 5, Necole Key moved to intervene in this action as

a pro se party.

Key argues that she is personally harmed by

this litigation because it has led to withholding of earnings
from Olivier, and has therefore deprived her of commission-based
earnings as his music rights manager.

She requests dismissal of

the plaintiffs’ claims and seeks to bring her own claims against
the plaintiffs.

Accordingly, it is hereby

ORDERED that any opposition by the plaintiffs or the
defendants to Key’s motion to intervene is due by March 14,
2025.

Any reply is due by March 19, 2025.

IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, if Key continues to proceed pro
se, she shall complete a Notice of Appearance form and submit it
by email or mail to the Pro Se Office by March 21, 2025.

You

may obtain a Notice of Appearance form by contacting the Pro Se
Intake Unit or by visiting the Pro Se page of the Court’s
website and selecting “Forms, Instructions, & Manuals”:
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/prose.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that Key
continues to proceed pro se, she must mail or email any
communications with the Court to the Pro Se Intake Unit.
Instructions for email communication with the Pro Se Intake Unit
may be found at:
https://www.nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2021-04/202104-21-Email-Instructions-pro-se-filings-final.pdf.
Communications may also be mailed to the Pro Se Intake Unit at
40 Foley Square, Room 105, New York, New York, 10007.

The

telephone number for the Pro Se Intake Unit is [phone].
A pro se party may not send any document or filing directly to
Chambers.

Submissions requiring immediate attention should be

hand-delivered to the Pro Se Intake Unit.
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Unless the Court

orders otherwise, all communications with the Court will be
docketed upon receipt; such docketing shall constitute service
on any user of the ECF system.

If any other party is not a user

of the ECF system (e.g., if there is another pro se party in the
case), a pro se party must send copies of any filing to the
party and include proof of service affirming that he or she has
done so.

Copies of correspondence between a pro se party and

opposing parties shall not be sent to the Court.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, to the extent that Key
continues to proceed pro se, she may consider contacting the
Federal Pro Se Legal Assistance Project (the “Clinic”) opened in
this District to assist people who are parties in civil cases
and do not have lawyers.

The Clinic is run by a private

organization called the City Bar Justice Center; it is not part
of, or run by, the Court (and, among other things, therefore
cannot accept filings on behalf of the Court, which must still
be made by any pro se party through the Pro Se Intake Unit).

To

receive limited-scope assistance from the Clinic, parties may
complete the Clinic’s intake form on their computer or phone at:
https://www.citybarjusticecenter.org/projects/federal-pro-selegal-assistance-project.

If the parties have questions

regarding the form or they are unable to complete it, they may
leave a voicemail at [phone].
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