Renzie Wilson Price v. Netflix Corporation et al
Plaintiff: Renzie Wilson Price
Defendant: Netflix Corporation, Michael B. Jordan, Carol Barbee, Dennis Liu, Jason Piperberg, Charles D. King, Kim Roth, Poppy Hanks, Kenny Goodman, Outlier Society Production Company and MACRO Media LLC
Case Number: 2:2022cv00627
Filed: January 28, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Central District of California
Presiding Judge: Patricia Donahue
Referring Judge: John A Kronstadt
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
March 28, 2022 Filing 50 PLAINTIFF'S MOTION to Leave to File Notice of Constitutional Challenge Pursuant to 28 USC Rule 2403 filed by plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Renzie Wilson Price). (jp)
March 22, 2022 Filing 49 MOTION for Appointment of Expert Witness filed by Plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. (jp)
March 21, 2022 Filing 48 Opposition to Opposition re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike Motion to Dismiss NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(B)(6) #38 #44 filed by Defendants Carol Barbee, Kenny Goodman, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Jason Piperberg, Kim Roth. (Johnson, Arwen)
March 21, 2022 Filing 47 REPLY Reply In Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(B)(6) #38 filed by Defendants Carol Barbee, Kenny Goodman, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Jason Piperberg, Kim Roth. (Johnson, Arwen)
March 15, 2022 Filing 46 MOTION for Leave to file Second Amended Complaint filed by Plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. Motion set for hearing on 7/18/2022 at 08:30 AM before Judge John A. Kronstadt. (jp)
March 7, 2022 Filing 45 OPPOSITION TO MOTION TO DEFENDANT'S MOTION TO DISMISS #38 filed by Plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. (Attachments: #1 Declaration, #2 Exhibits)(lom)
March 7, 2022 Filing 44 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Strike Motion to Dismiss #38 filed by Plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. Motion set for hearing on 7/11/2022 at 08:30 AM before Judge John A. Kronstadt. (lom)
February 22, 2022 Filing 43 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Renzie Wilson Price. (jp)
February 14, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 41 ORDER by Judge John A. Kronstadt granting #36 APPLICATION for Pro Se Electronic Filing. The applicant must register to use the Courts CM/ECF System within five (5) days of being served with this order. Registration information is available at the Pro Se Litigant E-Filing web page located on the Courts website. Upon registering, the applicant will receive a CM/ECF login and password that will allow him/her to file non-sealed documents electronically in this case only. Any documents being submitted under seal must be manually filed with the Clerk. (jp)
February 14, 2022 Filing 40 NOTICE of Manual Filing filed by Defendants Carol Barbee, Kenny Goodman, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Jason Piperberg, Kim Roth of Exhibit 1 Decembers Eve - The Novel by Renzie; Exhibit 2 Raising Dion Cominc Book; Exhibit 3 Netflix limited series Nine DVDs. (Johnson, Arwen)
February 14, 2022 Filing 39 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT AND NOTICE OF INTERESTED PARTIES filed by Defendants Carol Barbee, Kenny Goodman, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Jason Piperberg, Kim Roth (Johnson, Arwen)
February 14, 2022 Filing 38 NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(B)(6) filed by Defendants Carol Barbee, Kenny Goodman, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Jason Piperberg, Kim Roth. Motion set for hearing on 6/6/2022 at 08:30 AM before Judge John A. Kronstadt. (Attachments: #1 Request for Judicial Notice, #2 Declaration Arwen Johnson, #3 Index of Exhibits, #4 Exhibit 1 -Manually Filed, #5 Exhibit 2-Manually Filed, #6 Exhibit 3-Manually Filed, #7 Exhibit 4, #8 Exhibit 5) (Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Kenny Goodman(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Jason Piperberg(pty:dft)) (Johnson, Arwen)
February 11, 2022 Filing 42 REPORT ON THE FILING OF AN ACTION regarding a copyright (Initial Notification) filed by Renzie Wilson Price. (jp)
February 10, 2022 Filing 37 REPLY to Defendants' Response filed by Plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. (jp)
February 10, 2022 Filing 36 APPLICATION for Pro Se Litigant to electronically file documents in a specific case filed by plaintiff Renzie Wilson Price. (jp)
February 8, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 35 ORDER RE JOINT MOTION FOR EXTENSION OF TIME AND STIPULATION REGARDING MOVING DEFENDANTS' TIME TO RESPOND TO PLAINTIFFS FIRST AMENDED COMPLAINT (DKT. #14 ) by Judge John A. Kronstadt, the Stipulation is APPROVED. Defendants Netflix, Inc. (erroneously sued as Netflix Corp.), Michael B. Jordan, Carol Barbee, Dennis Liu, Charles D. King, Poppy Hanks, Outlier Society, LLC (erroneously sued as Outlier Society Production Company), and MACRO Media, LLC (together, "Moving Defendants") agree to waive service of process. Moving Defendants shall respond to the First Amended Complaint on or before 2/14/2022. (jp)
February 7, 2022 Filing 34 Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Arwen Johnson counsel for Defendants Carol Barbee, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company. Adam G. Sowatzka is no longer counsel of record for the aforementioned party in this case for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants Adam G. Sowatzka. (Johnson, Arwen)
February 7, 2022 Filing 33 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Kelly L Perigoe on behalf of Defendants Carol Barbee, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Kim Roth (Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Carol Barbee(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Poppy Hanks(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Michael B. Jordan(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Charles D. King(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Dennis Liu(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party MACRO Media LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Netflix Corporation(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Outlier Society Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Kelly L Perigoe added to party Kim Roth(pty:dft))(Perigoe, Kelly)
February 7, 2022 Filing 32 NOTICE of Appearance filed by attorney Arwen Johnson on behalf of Defendants Carol Barbee, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company, Kim Roth (Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Carol Barbee(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Poppy Hanks(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Michael B. Jordan(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Charles D. King(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Dennis Liu(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party MACRO Media LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Netflix Corporation(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Outlier Society Production Company(pty:dft), Attorney Arwen Johnson added to party Kim Roth(pty:dft))(Johnson, Arwen)
February 4, 2022 Filing 31 NOTICE TO COUNSEL RE: Copyright, Patent and Trademark Reporting Requirements. Counsel shall file the appropriate AO-120 and/or AO-121 form with the Clerk within 10 days. (et)
February 4, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 30 STANDING ORDERS FOR CIVIL CASES ASSIGNED TO JUDGE JOHN A. KRONSTADT upon filing of the complaint 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 Court's 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. The Court thanks the parties and their counsel for their anticipated cooperation in carrying out these requirements. (tj)
January 31, 2022 Filing 29 NOTICE OF PRO HAC VICE APPLICATION DUE for Non-Resident Attorney Adam G Sowatzka on behalf of Defendants. A document recently filed in this case lists you as an out-of-state attorney of record. However, the Court has not been able to locate any record that you are admitted to the Bar of this Court, and you have not filed an application to appear Pro Hac Vice in this case. Accordingly, within 5 business days of the date of this notice, you must either (1) have your local counsel file an application to appear Pro Hac Vice (Form G-64) and pay the applicable fee, or (2) complete the next section of this form and return it to the court at cacd_attyadm@cacd.uscourts.gov. (et)
January 31, 2022 Filing 28 Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (et)
January 31, 2022 Filing 27 NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
January 31, 2022 Filing 26 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge John A. Kronstadt and Magistrate Judge Patricia Donahue. (et)
January 31, 2022 Filing 25 NOTICE OF RECEIPT OF CASE TRANSFERRED IN: Formerly Case Number: 5:21-cv-01511-AKK, from USD Northern District of Alabama (Northeastern). The above-referenced case has been transferred to this district and assigned the above civil case number 2:22-cv-00627-JAK (PDx). (et)
January 31, 2022 Filing 24 ORIGINAL file, certified copy of transfer order and docket sheet received from Alabama Northern
January 12, 2022 Filing 23 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Renzie Wilson Price. Netflix Corporation served on 1/3/2022, answer due 1/24/2022. (AKD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
January 12, 2022 Set/Reset Deadlines: Netflix Corporation answer due 1/24/2022. (AKD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
January 3, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER transferring case to the Central District of California; original electronic record and certified copy of docket entries will be sent electronically to Clerk of Court 10 business days from this date. Signed by Judge Abdul K Kallon on 01/03/2022. (AKD) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 30, 2021 Filing 21 NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT This action is REASSIGNED to Judge Abdul K Kallon. Judge Liles C Burke is no longer assigned to the case. Please use case number 5:21-cv-1511-AKK on all subsequent pleadings (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 20 RECUSAL ORDER: The undersigned hereby recuses from this action and DIRECTS the clerk to reassign this action to another judge. Signed by Judge Liles C Burke on 12/30/2021. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 28, 2021 Filing 19 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Renzie Wilson Price. Jason Piperberg served on 12/3/2021, answer due 12/24/2021. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 27, 2021 Filing 18 MOTION for Transfer of Venue by Renzie Wilson Price. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 20, 2021 Filing 17 SUMMONS Returned Executed Carol Barbee served on 12/14/2021, answer due 1/4/2022; Poppy Hanks served on 12/8/2021, answer due 12/29/2021; Charles D. King served on 12/8/2021, answer due 12/29/2021; Dennis Liu served on 12/14/2021, answer due 1/4/2022; Kim Roth served on 12/8/2021, answer due 12/29/2021. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 20, 2021 Filing 16 Summons Returned Unexecuted as to Kenny Goodman and Outlier Society Production Company. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 20, 2021 Filing 15 NOTICE OF REASSIGNMENT: The parties having not unanimously consented to the dispositive jurisdiction by a Magistrate Judge, this civil action has been randomly reassigned to the Honorable Liles C. Burke. Please use case number 5:21-cv-1511-LCB on all subsequent pleadings. Magistrate Judge Herman N Johnson, Jr. is no longer assigned to the case. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 20, 2021 Filing 14 STIPULATION re #11 Amended Complaint Response by Carol Barbee, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company. filed by Carol Barbee, Poppy Hanks, Michael B. Jordan, Charles D. King, Dennis Liu, MACRO Media LLC, Netflix Corporation, Outlier Society Production Company (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sowatzka, Adam) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
December 1, 2021 Filing 13 MOTION to Amend Complaint by Renzie Wilson Price. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Amended Complaint)(AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 29, 2021 Filing 12 Summons Issued as to All Defendants by Clerk for service via USMS. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 29, 2021 Filing 11 AMENDED COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against All Defendants filed by Renzie Wilson Price.(BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 23, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER - Plaintiff is to file an amended complaint by 12/3/2021, as more fully set out in order. Signed by Magistrate Judge Herman N Johnson, Jr on 11/23/2021. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 23, 2021 Filing 9 REQUEST by non-prisoner Pro Se party for Electronic Noticing by Renzie Wilson Price (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 18, 2021 Filing 8 ADDENDUM of DEFENDANTS by Renzie Wilson Price (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER - The Court DIRECTS the Clerk to WITHDRAW the Summons issued to the Defendants on 11/16/2021. Signed by Magistrate Judge Herman N Johnson, Jr on 11/16/2021. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 16, 2021 Filing 6 ***WITHDRAWN PER #7 ORDER ISSUED ON 11/16/2021*** Summons Issued by the clerk and delivered to the USMS for service as to Carol Barbee, Michael B. Jordan, Dennis Liu, Netflix Corporation, and Jason Piperberg. (AHI) Modified on 11/16/2021 (AHI). [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 16, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 5 ORDER - The Court GRANTS the #2 Motion for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis. Signed by Magistrate Judge Herman N Johnson, Jr on 11/16/2021. (AHI) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 15, 2021 Filing 4 SUPPLEMENT TO COMPLAINT by Renzie Wilson Price (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 15, 2021 Filing 3 NOTICE OF CASE ASSIGNMENT to a United States Magistrate Judge for Trial. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 12, 2021 Filing 2 MOTION for Leave to Proceed in forma pauperis Motion is RIPE 11/12/2021. Any party may file a motion to reconsider within three (3) business days of a ruling on the motion.Filed by Renzie Wilson Price. (BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]
November 12, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT with JURY DEMAND against All Defendants filed by Renzie Wilson Price.(BJL) [Transferred from Alabama Northern on 1/31/2022.]

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