James Matthew Wolf v. Kdigital Media Co., LTD. et al
Plaintiff: James Matthew Wolf, James Matthew Wolf doing business as Jim Wolf doing business as Veruca Records and James Matthew Wolf individually doing business as Jim Wolf doing business as Veruca Records
Defendant: KDIGITAL MEDIA CO., LTD., Charlie Ahn, GODINMEDIA CORP., Does 1 through 10, inclusive, WARNER BROS. DIGITAL NETWORKS LABS INC., Kdigital Media Co., LTD and DramaFever Corp.
Case Number: 2:2020cv04469
Filed: May 18, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Dolly M Gee
Referring Judge: Alka Sagar
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
April 28, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 48 ORDER RE JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL OF ACTION WITH PREJUDICE by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Upon Stipulation #47 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that, the entire action, including all claims and counterclaims stated herein against all parties, is dismissed with prejudice. Each party shall bear its or his own attorneys' fees and costs. (gk)
April 26, 2021 Filing 47 Joint STIPULATION to Dismiss Case pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order RE JOINT STIPULATION FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE)(Park, Sehyung)
April 5, 2021 Filing 46 REPORT ON THE DETERMINATION OF AN ACTION Regarding a Copyright. (Closing) (Attachments: #1 Civil Minutes of 4/2/2021) (gk)
April 2, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 45 MINUTES (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER AND NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES by Judge Dolly M. Gee: In light of the parties' notice of settlement, indicating that the case has settled in its entirety #44 , this action is placed in inactive status. By 4/26/2021, the parties shall file either (1) a stipulation and proposed order for dismissal of the action or judgment, or (2) a motion to reopen if settlement has not been consummated. Upon the failure to timely comply with this Order, this action shall be deemed dismissed as of 4/27/2021. This Court retains full jurisdiction over this action and this Order shall not prejudice any party to this action. All scheduled dates and deadlines are hereby VACATED. (Made JS-6. Case Terminated.) Court Reporter: Not Reported. (gk)
April 2, 2021 Filing 44 NOTICE of Settlement filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Park, Sehyung)
March 11, 2021 Filing 43 MINUTES OF Settlement Conference held before Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. The settlement conference was conducted off the record. A settlement was not reached at this time. (see document for further details) Court Recorder: AT&T 03/11/21. (hr)
March 10, 2021 Filing 42 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Peter J Rho counsel for Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. Adding Peter J. Rho as counsel of record for James Matthew Wolf, individually and doing business as Jim Wolf and Veruca Records for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf, individually and doing business as Jim Wolf and Veruca Records. (Attorney Peter J Rho added to party James Matthew Wolf(pty:pla))(Rho, Peter)
February 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar re Stipulation for Protective Order #40 . (see document for details) (hr)
February 12, 2021 Filing 40 STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf.(Attorney Sehyung Park added to party James Matthew Wolf(pty:pla))(Park, Sehyung)
February 10, 2021 Filing 39 MINUTES OF ORDER RE SETTLEMENT CONFERENCE held before Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. A telephonic conference with counsel for the parties was held on February 9, 2021, regarding the referral of this case for settlement proceedings. The parties have agreed to the following schedule for the settlement conference: The Settlement Conference will be conducted by telephone on Thursday, March 11, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. (see document for further details) Court Recorder: AT&T 02/09/21. (hr)
January 25, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 38 MINUTE (IN CHAMBERS) Order Re: Preparation for Settlement Conference by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. In preparation for the settlement conference which will be conducted by telephone on March 11, 2021, at 10:00 a.m., a telephone conference call for attorneys only will be held on February 9, 2021, at 10:00 a.m. (see document for further details) (hr)
January 25, 2021 Filing 37 SCHEDULING NOTICE by Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. In preparation for the settlement conference scheduled for March 11, 2021 at 10:00 a.m., a telephone conference call for attorneys only will be held on February 9, 2021 at 10:00 a.m. The call-in number and password will be e-mailed to the parties. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (afe) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 36 ORDER/REFERRAL to ADR Procedure No 1 by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Case ordered to Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar for Settlement Conference. ADR Proceeding to be held no later than 6/22/2021. Joint status report re settlement due by 6/29/2021. (gk)
November 20, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 35 SCHEDULING AND CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER FOR JURY TRIAL by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Final Pretrial Conference set for 7/20/2021 02:00 PM before Judge Dolly M. Gee. Jury Trial set for 8/17/2021 08:30 AM before Judge Dolly M. Gee. See document for further details. (Attachments: #1 Schedule of Pretrial and Trial Dates) (gk)
November 13, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 34 ORDER by Judge Dolly M. Gee Granting Request for Approval of Substitution of Attorneys Todd W. Bonder, William A. Hochberg, and Jason M. Ingber for Defendants KDigital Media Co., Ltd. and Charlie Ahn in place of Attorneys David T. Marh, Richard Hofman and Edward C. Schewe #33 . (gk)
November 10, 2020 Filing 33 REQUEST to Substitute attorney Todd W. Bonder in place of attorney David T. Marh filed by Defendant Charlie Ahn. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order) (Attorney Todd W Bonder added to party Charlie Ahn(pty:dft)) (Bonder, Todd)
October 21, 2020 Filing 32 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Edward C Schewe counsel for Defendants Charlie Ahn, Kdigital Media Co., LTD. Adding Edward C. Schewe as counsel of record for KDigital Media Co., Ltd. and Charlie Ahn for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants Defendants. (Attorney Edward C Schewe added to party Charlie Ahn(pty:dft), Attorney Edward C Schewe added to party Kdigital Media Co., LTD(pty:dft))(Schewe, Edward)
October 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 (IN CHAMBERS) ORDER by Judge Dolly M. Gee: The Court sua sponte VACATES the Scheduling Conference set on October 30, 2020. A Scheduling and Case Management Order to issue. IT IS SO ORDERED. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (kti) TEXT ONLY ENTRY
October 16, 2020 Filing 30 JOINT SCHEDULING CONFERENCE REPORT of CONFERENCE OF PARTIES PURSUANT TO RULE 26(f) filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Park, Sehyung)
September 16, 2020 Filing 29 FIRST NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by DEFENDANTS Charlie Ahn, Kdigital Media Co., LTD, (Marh, David)
September 16, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE TO FILER OF DEFICIENCIES in Electronically Filed Documents RE: Answer to Complaint, #25 . The following error(s) was/were found: Local Rule 7.1-1 No Notice of Interested Parties and/or no copies. 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. You need not take any action in response to this notice unless and until the Court directs you to do so. (gk)
September 15, 2020 Filing 27 NOTICE OF DISMISSAL filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf pursuant to FRCP 41a(1) as to Godinmedia Corp., Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc.. (Wu, Josephine)
September 14, 2020 Filing 26 SCHEDULING MEETING OF COUNSEL [Fed. R. Civ. P. 16, 26(f)] by Judge Dolly M. Gee. Rule 26 Meeting Report due by 10/16/2020. Scheduling Conference set for 10/30/2020 at 9:30 a.m. (See order for details.) (kti)
September 14, 2020 Filing 25 ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 ANSWER TO UNVERIFIED COMPLAINT filed by DEFENDANT Charlie Ahn, Kdigital Media Co., LTD.(Attorney David T Marh added to party Charlie Ahn(pty:dft), Attorney David T Marh added to party Kdigital Media Co., LTD(pty:dft))(Marh, David)
August 28, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER APPROVING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR WARNER BROS. DIGITAL NETWORK LABS INC. AND GODINMEDIA CORP'S TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Upon Stipulation #23 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the date for Defendants Warner Bros. Digital Network Labs Inc. and GodinMedia Corp. to respond to Plaintiff's Complaint shall be extended to and include 9/15/2020. (gk)
August 27, 2020 Filing 23 Joint STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to September 15, 2020 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kline, Matthew)
July 21, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER RE STIPULATION TO EXTEND TIME FOR INITIAL DISCOVERY CONFERENCE AND ISSUANCE OF SCHEDULING ORDER by Judge Dolly M. Gee: The Court has reviewed the parties' Joint Stipulation to Extend Time for Initial Discovery Conference and for Issuance of a Scheduling Order #21 . It is the Court's practice to issue an Order setting the Fed. R. Civ. P. 26 meet and confer and the initial scheduling conference after the first Answer has been filed by a Defendant. Therefore, the parties' stipulation is unnecessary. (gk)
July 17, 2020 Filing 21 Joint STIPULATION for Order TO EXTEND TIME FOR INITIAL DISCOVERY CONFERENCE AND FOR ISSUANCE OF A SCHEDULING ORDER filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kline, Matthew)
July 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER APPROVING EXTENSION OF TIME FOR WARNER TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFF'S COMPLAINT by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Upon Stipulation #19 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the date for Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Network Labs Inc. to respond to Plaintiff's complaint shall be extended to and including 9/1/2020. (gk)
July 9, 2020 Filing 19 Joint STIPULATION for Extension of Time to File Answer to September 1, 2020 re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Kline, Matthew)
June 29, 2020 Filing 18 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. upon Kdigital Media Co., LTD waiver sent by Plaintiff on 6/3/2020, answer due 9/1/2020. Waiver of Service signed by Charlie Ahn. (Wu, Josephine)
June 29, 2020 Filing 17 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. upon Charlie Ahn waiver sent by Plaintiff on 6/3/2020, answer due 9/1/2020. Waiver of Service signed by Charlie Ahn. (Wu, Josephine)
June 29, 2020 Filing 16 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. upon Godinmedia Corp. waiver sent by Plaintiff on 6/3/2020, answer due 9/1/2020. Waiver of Service signed by Kang, Sung Wook. (Wu, Josephine)
June 12, 2020 Filing 15 PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf, upon Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc. served on 5/29/2020, answer due 7/17/2020. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Gabriela Sanchez, an authorized employee of CT Corporation System, which is Defendant WARNER BROS. DIGITAL NETWORKS LABS INC.'s corporate agent for service of process in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service.Original Summons NOT returned. (Wu, Josephine)
June 8, 2020 Filing 14 PROOF OF SERVICE filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc., re Stipulation Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less) #13 , Notice of Appearance #10 , Corporate Disclosure Statement #11 , Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties,,, #12 served on June 8, 2020. (Kline, Matthew)
June 8, 2020 Filing 13 STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc. answer now due 7/17/2020, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc..(Kline, Matthew)
June 8, 2020 Filing 12 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc., identifying Ahn, Charlie (Defendant); AT&T (stock symbol: T) (Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. is a corporation that is a wholly-owned, indirect subsidiary of AT&T Corporation); Godin Media Corp. (Defendant); KDigitial Media Co., Ltd. (Defendant); Kline, Matthew (Counsel for Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Media Network Labs Inc.); Lee, Hong, Degerman, Kang, & Waimey (Counsel for Plaintiff); Lorenz, Laura (Counsel for Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Media Network Labs Inc.); OMelveny & Myers, LLP (Counsel for Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Media Network Labs Inc.); Scmadeka, Larry R. (Counsel for Plaintiff); Wang Wu, Joseph (Counsel for Plaintiff); Warner Bros. Digital Network Labs Inc. (Defendant); Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. (Warner Bros. Digital Network Labs Inc. is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.); Wolf, James Matthew (Plaintiff). (Kline, Matthew)
June 8, 2020 Filing 11 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT filed by Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc. identifying Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. as Corporate Parent. (Kline, Matthew)
June 8, 2020 Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Matthew T Kline on behalf of Defendant Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc. (Attorney Matthew T Kline added to party Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc.(pty:dft))(Kline, Matthew)
May 19, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 9 INITIAL STANDING ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Dolly M. Gee. (kti)
May 19, 2020 Filing 8 21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 as to Defendants Charlie Ahn, Godinmedia Corp., Kdigital Media Co., LTD, Warner Bros. Digital Networks Labs Inc. (lh)
May 19, 2020 Filing 7 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (lh)
May 19, 2020 Filing 6 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Dolly M. Gee and Magistrate Judge Alka Sagar. (lh)
May 18, 2020 Filing 5 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by James Matthew Wolf. (Wu, Josephine)
May 18, 2020 Filing 4 NOTICE of Interested Parties filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf, identifying AMAZON.COM, INC.. (Wu, Josephine)
May 18, 2020 Filing 3 Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) #2 , Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) #1 filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2)(Wu, Josephine)
May 18, 2020 Filing 2 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Wu, Josephine)
May 18, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-26478992 - Fee: $400, filed by Plaintiff James Matthew Wolf. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B) (Attorney Josephine Wang Wu added to party James Matthew Wolf(pty:pla))(Wu, Josephine)

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