LHF Productions, Inc v. Doe 1 et al

Filing 27

ORDER granting parties' 26 Stipulated Motion to Amend Complaint, signed by Judge Ricardo S Martinez. (SWT)

Honorable Ricardo S. Martinez

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
WESTERN DISTRICT OF WASHINGTON AT SEATTLE
LHF PRODUCTIONS, INC.,
Plaintiff,
v.

Civil Action No. 17-cv-782RSM
STIPULATED MOTION AND ORDER TO
AMEND COMPLAINT

MOHAMMED KHAN, an individual,
Defendant/Counterclaimant.
As attested to by the signatures below, this matter comes before the Court on the parties’
stipulated motion to amend the complaint to add Faisal Raza as a party to the action. A copy of the
proposed amended pleading is attached as Exhibit A, per LCR 15.
Plaintiff filed this action against various Doe Defendants in the United States District Court for
the Western District of Washington for copyright infringement, 17 U.S.C. §§ 101, et seq. (Dkt. 10), of
Plaintiff’s motion picture entitled London Has Fallen (“Motion Picture”), registered with the United
States Copyright Office, Reg. No. PA 1-982-831.
Defendant Mohammed Khan was subsequently identified and joined in the case as Doe 3,
the subscriber associated with Internet Protocol address 98.246.65.97 on 2017-04-24 14:48:13 UTC.
Defendant Khan denied responsibility and has a counterclaim against Plaintiff for a declaratory judgment
action of noninfringement.
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Defendant Khan then has identified his roommate, Faisal Raza, as the responsible party.
Mr. Raza has agreed to be substituted for Defendant Khan.
The parties, after conferral and investigation, now appear to join Faisal Raza and fully and
finally resolve claims between the parties and the matters before the Court pursuant to a
Confidential Settlement Agreement.
Plaintiff will have ten (10) days to file a Second Amended Complaint (SAC) from the date
this order is signed.
Once the Court permits amendment of the complaint to add Faisal Raza, the parties
(Plaintiff, Defendant Khan and Defendant Raza) will move the Court for entry of a Stipulated
Consent Judgment to effect the terms of their settlement. Counsel for Mr. Raza has agreed that the
amended complaint will be deemed served on Mr. Raza as of the date of the Court’s order on this
motion.
In the event that a Stipulated Consent Judgment is not filed by the Plaintiff and Defendant
within ten (10) days after the filing of the SAC, then the Parties stipulate the SAC will be dismissed
with prejudice.
Good cause being shown, the Court hereby GRANTS the stipulated motion. Plaintiff may file
an amended complaint joining Faisal Raza.
SO ORDERED this 18 day of October 2017.

A

RICARDO S. MARTINEZ
CHIEF UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE

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SO STIPULATED AND RESPECTFULLY SUBMITTED October 18, 2017.
s/ David A. Lowe, WSBA No. 24,453
[e-mail]
LOWE GRAHAM JONESPLLC
701 Fifth Avenue, Suite 4800
Seattle, WA 98104
T: 206.381.3300
F: 206.381.3301
Attorneys for Plaintiff

s/ J. Curtis Edmondson, WSBA No. 43,795
[e-mail]
LAW OFFICES OF J. CURTIS EDMONDSON
3699 NW John Olsen Place
Hillsboro, OR 97124
T: 503.336.3749
Attorneys for Defendant/Counterclaimant
Khan and Defendant Raza

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