Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC v. There Once Was A Fern Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC
Defendant: Elizabeth Allen and There Once Was A Fern Inc.
Counter Defendant: ROES 1 through 10
Case Number: 2:2019cv03293
Filed: April 24, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: John A Kronstadt
Referring Judge: Gail J Standish
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 2201 Declaratory Judgment
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 30, 2021 Filing 51 Joint STIPULATION to Dismiss Case pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) filed by Defendant and Counterclaimant Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc..(Kaplan, Jesse)
March 10, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 50 ORDER RE STIPULATION ANDREQUEST TO EXTEND THE COURTS JURISDICTION TO REOPEN THIS ACTION (DKT. #49 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt, the Stipulation is APPROVED. The Court retains jurisdiction until March 24, 2021 to vacate the February 8, 2021 Order (Dkt. 46 ) and reopen the action. (jp)
March 8, 2021 Filing 49 STIPULATION for Order RE: STIPULATION AND REQUEST TO EXTEND THE COURTS JURISDICTION TO REOPEN THIS ACTION filed by Defendants and Counterclaimant Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order re: Stipulation and Request to Extend the Courts Jurisdiction to Reopen This Action)(Kaplan, Jesse)
March 8, 2021 Filing 48 NOTICE OF ERRATA filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. correcting Stipulation for Order, #47 (Kaplan, Jesse)
March 8, 2021 Filing 47 STIPULATION for Order and Request to Extend the Courts Jurisdiction to Reopen This Action filed by Defendants and Counterclaimant Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Re: Stipulation and Request to Extend the Courts Jurisdiction to Reopen This Action)(Kaplan, Jesse)
February 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 46 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DISMISSING CASE WITHOUT PREJUDICE (JS-6) by Judge John A Kronstadt: In light of the parties Notice of Settlement, the Court orders that the action is dismissed without prejudice. The Court retains jurisdiction to vacate this Order and to reopen the action within 30 days from the date of this Order; provided, however, any request by any party(ies) that the Court do so, shall make a showing of good cause as to why the settlement has not been completed within the 30-day period, what further settlement processes are necessary, and when the party(ies) making such a request reasonably expect the process to be concluded. This Order does not preclude the filing of a stipulation of dismissal with prejudice pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41, which does not require the approval of the Court. Such a stipulation shall be filed within the aforementioned 30-day period, or by such later date ordered by the Court pursuant to a stipulation by the parties that conforms the requirements of a showing of good cause stated above. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (tj) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
February 5, 2021 Filing 45 NOTICE of Settlement (L.R. 40-2) filed by Defendant and Counterclaimant Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Kaplan, Jesse)
December 17, 2020 Filing 44 STIPULATION to Extend Discovery Cut-Off Date to February 22, 2021 filed by defendant/counter-claimaint Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Freedman, Bryan)
October 29, 2020 Filing 43 NOTICE of Change of Attorney Business or Contact Information: for attorney Jesse A Kaplan counsel for Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. Changing address to 1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. (Kaplan, Jesse)
October 29, 2020 Filing 42 NOTICE of Change of address by Sean Michael Hardy attorney for Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. Changing attorneys address to 1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. (Hardy, Sean)
October 29, 2020 Filing 41 NOTICE of Change of address by Bryan J Freedman attorney for Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. Changing attorneys address to 1801 Century Park West, 5th Floor, Los Angeles, CA 90067. Filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., Counter Claimant Elizabeth Allen. (Freedman, Bryan)
October 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 40 ORDER RE STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED DEADLINES (DKT. #39 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt, the relief requested in the Stipulation is GRANTED, and the Scheduling Order (Dkt. 38) is amended as follows: Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 1/20/2021. Initial Expert Disclosures: 2/3/2021. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures: 2/17/2021. Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 3/1/2021. Last Day to File All Motions (including discovery motions): 3/1/2021. (jp)
October 9, 2020 Filing 39 STIPULATION to Extend Discovery Cut-Off Date to January 20, 2021 filed by Defendant and Counterclaimant There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order Re: Stipulation to Extend Discovery Cut-Off and Related Deadlines)(Kaplan, Jesse)
June 4, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 38 ORDER RE STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED DEADLINES (DKT. #37 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt, the Stipulation is GRANTED, and the Scheduling Order (Dkt. #31 ) is amended as follows: Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 10/20/2020. Initial Expert Disclosures: 11/3/2020. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures: 11/17/2020. Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 12/1/2020. Last Day to File All Motions (including discovery motions): 12/1/2020. (jp)
June 3, 2020 Filing 37 STIPULATION to Extend Discovery Cut-Off Date to October 20, 2020 filed by Defendants and Counterclaimant There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kaplan, Jesse)
April 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 STIPULATED PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish re Stipulation for Protective Order #34 . (efc)
April 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER STRIKING STIPULATION FOR PROTECTIVE ORDER (DKT. #32 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt. The Stipulation is stricken as set forth in the Notice of Deficiency (Dkt. #33 ) for the following reason: Proposed Document/Order was not submitted as separate attachment. (cw)
April 10, 2020 Filing 34 STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by defendant/counter-claimaint Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Freedman, Bryan)
April 10, 2020 Filing 33 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Stipulation for Protective Order #32 . The following error(s) was/were found: Proposed document was not submitted as separate document. Other error(s) with document(s): L.R. 52-4.1 Separate Order. A separate proposed order shall be submitted with any stipulation, application, motion, or request of the parties requiring an order of the court. If the proposed order is the result of a stipulation, the pertinent elements requested in the stipulation shall be set forth in the order. Please file a notice of lodging and attached the proposed order; resubmit your email that includes the word proposed order. (efc)
April 10, 2020 Filing 32 **STRICKEN** STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by defendant/counter-claimaint Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc..(Freedman, Bryan) Modified on 4/13/2020 (cw).
March 30, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER RE STIPULATION TO EXTEND DISCOVERY CUT-OFF AND RELATED DEADLINES (DKT. #30 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt, the relief requested in the Stipulation is GRANTED, and the Scheduling Order (Dkt. [22)] is amended as follows: Non-Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 7/20/2020. Cut-Off April 20, 2020 July 20, 2020: 8/3/2020. Rebuttal Expert Disclosures: 8/17/2020. Expert Discovery Cut-Off: 8/31/2020. Last day to file All Motions (including discovery motions): 8/31/2020. (jp)
March 27, 2020 Filing 30 STIPULATION to Extend Discovery Cut-Off Date to 07/20/2020 filed by defendant/counter-claimaint Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Freedman, Bryan)
February 10, 2020 Filing 29 STATUS REPORT JOINT STATUS REPORT RE SETTLEMENT STATUS filed by Defendant There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Freedman, Bryan)
January 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER RE JOINT STATUS REPORT REGARDING MEDIATION (DKT. 27) by Judge John A. Kronstadt: The Court has received the parties' joint report. Dkt. #27 . The Post-Mediation Status Conference set for January 13, 2020 (Dkt. #22 ), is taken off the Court's calendar. No appearance will be necessary on January 13, 2020. The parties shall file a joint report regarding the procedural status of settlement on or before February 10, 2020. Upon receiving the report, the Court will determine whether a status conference will be necessary. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (ake) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 10, 2020 Filing 27 AMENDED JOINT REPORT REPORT of Status Regarding Mediation filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
January 8, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 26 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER REQUIRING PARTIES TO SUBMIT AMENDED JOINT REPORT by Judge John A. Kronstadt: The Court has received the parties' joint report. Dkt. #25 . However, pursuant to the Scheduling Order (Dkt. #22 ), parties were required to state whether another settlement session would be productive. Counsel shall file an amended joint report on or before January 10, 2020, as to whether any further settlement discussions are expected, and, if so, when they would proceed. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (eth) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
January 6, 2020 Filing 25 STATUS REPORT REGARDING MEDIATION filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER DIRECTING COUNSEL TO FILE JOINT REPORT RE SETTLEMENT by Judge John A. Kronstadt: The parties were required to file a joint report regarding the status of settlement by January 3, 2020. Dkt. #22 . No report has been filed. Counsel shall file this joint report on or before January 8, 2020. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (eth) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
September 24, 2019 Filing 23 JOINT REPORT REPORT of Selection of Private Neutral filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
September 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 22 (IN CHAMBERS) SCHEDULING ORDER SETTING PRETRIAL DEADLINES (DKT. 18) by Judge John A. Kronstadt. The Court has reviewed the parties' August 23, 2019 Joint Report #20 and sets the following deadlines. (See minute order for deadlines.) The parties will be invited to submit proposed dates for the final pretrial conference and trial, if necessary, upon the Court's final ruling on the motions. The trial estimate will be set at the final pretrial conference. The Court grants the parties' request to participate in a settlement conference with a private neutral. The parties are ordered to have a representative with authority to make final decisions as to this matter present at the settlement conference. If a settlement is reached, the parties are ordered to file a notice of settlement, with a proposed date by which the matter will be dismissed. No appearance will be required on January 13, 2020, if such notice is filed on or before January 3, 2020. If a notice of settlement is not filed, counsel shall file a joint report by January 3, 2020, regarding the status of settlement and whether a second session would be productive. The joint report shall not disclose the substantive contents of any settlement communications between the parties. (lom)
September 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 3 by Judge John A. Kronstadt. Case ordered to a private mediator based upon a stipulation of the parties or by the court order. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than December 20, 2019. Status Conference set for January 13, 2020 at 11:30 am before Judge John A. Kronstadt. (ake)
August 23, 2019 Filing 20 JOINT REPORT Rule 26(f) Discovery Plan ; estimated length of trial 3 - 5 days, filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC.. (Bitzer, Bryan)
July 29, 2019 Filing 19 ANSWER to Counterclaim #17 of Elizabeth Allen filed by Counter-Defendant Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC.(Bitzer, Bryan)
July 10, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER SETTING RULE 16(b)/26(f) SCHEDULING CONFERENCE by Judge John A. Kronstadt. Hearing: No Hearing/Under Submission. Joint Report Due: August 23, 2019. This case has been assigned to Judge John A. Kronstadt. This Order applies to all parties in this action, whether or not they are represented by counsel. Counsel, as used in this Order, also refers to parties who are representing themselves. If plaintiff has not already served the complaint (or any amendment thereto) on each defendant, plaintiff shall promptly do so and file proofs of service within three (3) days thereafter. Defendant(s) also shall timely serve and file their responsive pleadings and file proofs of service within three (3) days hereafter. See order for details. (shb)
July 8, 2019 Filing 17 COUNTERCLAIM against Counter Defendant Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC; Jury Demand, filed by Counterclaimant Elizabeth Allen.(Freedman, Bryan)
July 8, 2019 Filing 16 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc.. (Freedman, Bryan)
July 8, 2019 Filing 15 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., (Freedman, Bryan)
July 8, 2019 Filing 14 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc., (Freedman, Bryan)
July 8, 2019 Filing 13 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Defendant There Once Was A Fern Inc. (Freedman, Bryan)
July 8, 2019 Filing 12 ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 with JURY DEMAND filed by Defendants Elizabeth Allen, There Once Was A Fern Inc..(Freedman, Bryan)
June 19, 2019 Filing 11 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to There Once Was A Fern Inc. answer now due 7/8/2019; Elizabeth Allen answer now due 7/8/2019, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by defendants There Once Was A Fern Inc.; Elizabeth Allen.(Attorney Bryan J Freedman added to party Elizabeth Allen(pty:dft), Attorney Bryan J Freedman added to party There Once Was A Fern Inc.(pty:dft))(Freedman, Bryan)
June 13, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 STANDING ORDERS FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE JOHN A. KRONSTADT by Judge John A. Kronstadt: Please read each Order carefully as they differ in some respects from the Local Rules. Counsel are advised that the Court, at any time, may amend one or more of its Standing Orders. It is the responsibility of counsel to refer to this Courts Procedures and Schedules found on the website for the United States District Court, Central District of California (www.cacd.uscourts.gov) to obtain the operative order. (shb)
April 26, 2019 Filing 9 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendant Elizabeth Allen. (ghap)
April 26, 2019 Filing 8 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendant There Once Was A Fern Inc. (ghap)
April 26, 2019 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (ghap)
April 26, 2019 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge John A. Kronstadt and Magistrate Judge Gail J. Standish. (ghap)
April 24, 2019 Filing 5 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC, (Bitzer, Bryan)
April 24, 2019 Filing 4 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
April 24, 2019 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
April 24, 2019 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Bitzer, Bryan)
April 24, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: 0973-23612691 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC. (Attorney Bryan Bitzer added to party Q and Shu Global Industries, LLC(pty:pla))(Bitzer, Bryan)

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Defendant: Elizabeth Allen
Represented By: Jesse A Kaplan
Represented By: Brian E Turnauer
Represented By: Sean Michael Hardy
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Defendant: There Once Was A Fern Inc.
Represented By: Jesse A Kaplan
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