Shannan Lynette Wynn et al v. Oprah G. Winfrey et al
Plaintiff: Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie and Shannan Lynette Wynn
Defendant: Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, ABC, Inc., Oprah G Winfrey, Ayo Davis, Harpo Productions, Inc., OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Craig Wright, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Does 1 through 10 inclusive and ABC, Inc. a New York corporation doing business as Disney-ABC Television Group
Case Number: 2:2018cv03279
Filed: April 19, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Alexander F MacKinnon
Referring Judge: John F Walter
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 501
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
July 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 35 TEXT ONLY ENTRY ORDER by Judge John F. Walter: In light of the Notice of Dismissal #32 filed on July 12, 2018, all pending hearing dates are hereby VACATED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (vv)
July 13, 2018 Filing 34 REPORT ON THE DETERMINATION OF AN ACTION Regarding a Copyright. (Closing) (Attachments: #1 Notice) (iv)
July 13, 2018 Filing 33 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Notice of Voluntary Dismissal #32 . The following error(s) was/were found: Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright have filed an Answer to the complaint, therefore rule 41(a) is not applicable. A proposed order for the Court's review is needed. In response to this notice, the Court may: (1) order an amended or correct document to be filed; (2) order the document stricken; or (3) take other action as the Court deems appropriate. (iv)
July 12, 2018 Filing 32 NOTICE of Voluntary Dismissal filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. Dismissal is without prejudice. (Lovell, Tre)
July 12, 2018 Filing 31 DECLARATION of Charles N. Shephard Lead Trial Counsel Re: Compliance with Local Rules Governing Electronic Filing filed by Defendants Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright. (Shephard, Charles)
July 9, 2018 Filing 30 Disclosure Statement and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis, identifying The Walt Disney Company. (Klein, Susan)
July 9, 2018 Filing 29 DECLARATION of Susan L. Klein Lead Trial Counsel Re: Compliance with Local Rules Governing Electronic Filing filed by Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis. (Klein, Susan)
July 9, 2018 Filing 28 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Case Plaintiffs Complaint and Joinder filed by Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis. Motion set for hearing on 8/13/2018 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Proposed Order) (Attorney Jeffrey B Valle added to party ABC, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Jeffrey B Valle added to party Ayo Davis(pty:dft)) (Valle, Jeffrey)
July 9, 2018 Filing 27 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright, (Shephard, Charles)
July 9, 2018 Filing 26 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss First and Second Causes of Action of Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by defendants Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright. Motion set for hearing on 8/6/2018 at 01:30 PM before Judge John F. Walter. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice and Exhibits A-C, #2 Notice of Lodging, #3 Declaration Declaration of Carl Butzer and Exhibits A-C, #4 Declaration Declaration of Benjamin Mark Nordman, #5 Proposed Order) (Shephard, Charles)
July 6, 2018 Filing 25 DECLARATION of Tre Lovell regarding parties Rule 7-3 meet and confer filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
July 5, 2018 Filing 24 DECLARATION of Charles N. Shephard pursuant to June 29, 2018 Order filed by Defendants Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright. (Geller, Joshua)
June 29, 2018 Filing 23 Text Entry Order: The Court concludes that the parties have failed to conduct a proper Local Rule 7-3 conference based on their failure to meaningfully describe their respective legal positions in the Joint Report filed on June 28, 2018 (Docket No. #20 ). Accordingly, the Court orders the parties to conduct an additional conference in person by July 9, 2018. Within 3 days of the meet and confer, each party shall file a declaration setting forth the issues resolved at the conference and those issues that were not resolved with a detailed explanation of why those issues could not be resolved. If a Motion to Dismiss remains necessary, Defendants shall not file the Motion to Dismiss until 2 days after each party files the declaration required by this Order.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
June 28, 2018 Filing 22 NOTICE OF ERRATA filed by Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis. correcting Statement #21 Joint Statement Re: Local Rule 7-3 Conference On Motion to Dismiss (Klein, Susan)
June 28, 2018 Filing 21 STATEMENT Joint Statement re: Local Rule 7-3 Conference on Motion to Dismiss filed by Defendants ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis (Klein, Susan)
June 28, 2018 Filing 20 STATEMENT L.R. 7-3 Conference of Counsel filed by Defendants Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright (Geller, Joshua)
June 15, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 19 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS by Judge John F. Walter. Counsel are hereby notified that a Scheduling Conference has been set for August 27, 2018 at 1:15 p.m. before Judge John F. Walter in Courtroom 7A, 350 W. 1st St, Los Angeles, CA 90012. Lead Trial Counsel shall attend all proceedings before this Court, including the Scheduling Conference. Counsel are directed to comply with Rule 26 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 26-1 in a timely fashion and to file a Joint Report, on or before August 13, 2018. (iv)
June 7, 2018 Filing 18 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to ABC, Inc. answer now due 7/9/2018; Ayo Davis answer now due 7/9/2018, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Defendants ABC, Inc.; Ayo Davis.(Attorney Susan Laura Klein added to party ABC, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Susan Laura Klein added to party Ayo Davis(pty:dft))(Klein, Susan)
June 4, 2018 Filing 17 Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation answer now due 7/9/2018; Oprah G Winfrey answer now due 7/9/2018; Craig Wright answer now due 7/9/2018; Harpo Productions, Inc. answer now due 7/9/2018; OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC answer now due 7/9/2018, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by defendants Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation; Oprah G Winfrey; Craig Wright; Harpo Productions, Inc.; OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC.(Attorney Joshua Michael Geller added to party Harpo Productions, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Joshua Michael Geller added to party Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation(pty:dft), Attorney Joshua Michael Geller added to party OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Joshua Michael Geller added to party Oprah G Winfrey(pty:dft), Attorney Joshua Michael Geller added to party Craig Wright(pty:dft))(Geller, Joshua)
May 14, 2018 Filing 16 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 as to Defendant ABC, Inc., Ayo Davis, Harpo Productions, Inc., Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation, OWN Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC, Oprah G Winfrey, Craig Wright. (iv)
May 11, 2018 Filing 15 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
April 30, 2018 Filing 14 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #13 . The following error(s) was found: The case number and/or judge(s) initials are incorrect/missing. Summons is not directed to the defendant(s). The defendant's name must appear in the To:section of the summons. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (iv)
April 27, 2018 Filing 13 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
April 20, 2018 Filing 12 TEXT ONLY ENTRY by chambers of Judge John F. Walter. If not yet provided, courtesy copies of all case opening documents shall be delivered to chambers by 10:30 a.m. on April 23, 2018. (Refer to Court's Standing Order and Local Rule 5-4.5) Failure to comply may result in an Order to Show Cause re Dismissal and/or Sanctions for Failure to Comply with Rules. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sr) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
April 20, 2018 Opinion or Order Filing 11 STANDING ORDER by Judge John F. Walter. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. IT CONTROLS THE CASE AND DIFFERS IN SOME RESPECTS FROM THE LOCAL RULES. This action has been assigned to the calendar of Judge John F. Walter. (iv)
April 20, 2018 Filing 10 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Attorney Case Opening RE: Notice (Other) #5 . The following error(s) was found: Other error(s) with document(s): Use wrong event selected. The Correct event Report of filing Copyright (Initial Notification)-under Category-Miscellaneous Filing (Other Documents). That the document has been re-docketed by the case opening clerk. (et)
April 20, 2018 Filing 9 NOTICE OF DEFICIENCIES in Request to Issue Summons RE: Summons Request #3 . The following error(s) was found: The caption of the summons must match the caption of the complaint verbatim. If the caption is too large to fit in the space provided, enter the name of the first party and then write see attached.Next, attach a face page of the complaint or a second page addendum to the Summons. Summons is not directed to the defendant(s). The defendants name must appear in the To:section of the summons. The summons cannot be issued until this defect has been corrected. Please correct the defect and re-file your request. (et)
April 20, 2018 Filing 8 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
April 20, 2018 Filing 7 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge John F. Walter and Magistrate Judge Alexander F. MacKinnon. (et)
April 19, 2018 Filing 6 **DOCKET BY CLERK** REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (et)
April 19, 2018 Filing 5 NOTICE to Copyright Office filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
April 19, 2018 Filing 4 Cerification and NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiffs All Plaintiffs, (Lovell, Tre)
April 19, 2018 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening), #1 filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
April 19, 2018 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Lovell, Tre)
April 19, 2018 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-21614852 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiffs Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie, Shannan Lynette Wynn. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Attorney Tre Lovell added to party Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie(pty:pla), Attorney Tre Lovell added to party Shannan Lynette Wynn(pty:pla))(Lovell, Tre)

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Defendant: Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation
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Defendant: OWN: Oprah Winfrey Network, LLC
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Defendant: Does 1 through 10 inclusive
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Defendant: ABC, Inc. a New York corporation doing business as Disney-ABC Television Group
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Plaintiff: Pastor Lester Eugene Barrie
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Plaintiff: Shannan Lynette Wynn
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