Smash Pictures v. Unknown
Plaintiff: Smash Pictures
Defendant: Unknown
Case Number: 2:2012cv00301
Filed: February 3, 2012
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of California
Office: Sacramento Office
County: Sacramento
Presiding Judge: Carolyn K. Delaney
Presiding Judge: John A. Mendez
Nature of Suit: Copyrights
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 501
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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September 27, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 9/26/12 ORDERING that this case is referred back to the District Judge. All dates pending are VACATED. (Manzer, C)
July 10, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER adopting in full 18 FINDINGS AND RECOMMENDATIONS, signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 7/9/12. Does 2-265 are DISMISSED without prejudice. (Kastilahn, A)
July 5, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 22 STIPULATION and ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 7/3/12 DISMISSING Doe 151 from this matter without prejudice for lack of personal jurisdiction. (Meuleman, A)
June 14, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER AND FINDINGS and RECOMMENDATIONS signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 6/14/12: ORDERING that the order granting leave to take expedited discovery 7 is vacated. The motions to quash 8 , 10 , 11 , 12 , 15 , 16 are granted. Pl aintiff shall serve a copy of this order on the ISPs who were served with a subpoena. The ISPs, in turn, shall serve a copy of this order upon its relevant subscribers within 30 days from the date of service upon them. RECOMMENDING that this case be dismissed without prejudice. F&R are submitted to Judge John A. Mendez. Objections to F&R due within fourteen days. (Kaminski, H)
March 7, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER signed by Magistrate Judge Carolyn K. Delaney on 03/07/12 ORDERING that the 6 Ex Parte Motion for Leave to take Expedited Discovery is GRANTED; Plaintiff may immediately serve Rule 45 subpoenas on the ISPs listed in Exhibit 4 to the Complaint to obtain the following information about the subscribers (Doe defendants) corresponding to the IP addresses listed in the exhibit: their names, addresses, telephone numbers, and e-mail addresses. Each subpoena shall have a copy of this order attach ed. The ISPs, in turn, shall serve a copy of the subpoena and a copy of this order upon its relevant subscribers within 30 days from the date of service upon them. The ISPs may serve the subscribers using any reasonable means, including written noti ce sent to the subscriber's last known address, transmitted either by first-class mail or via overnight service, or by e-mail notice. The subscribers and the ISPs shall each have 30 days from the respective dates of service upon them to file an y motions contesting the subpoena (including a motion to quash or modify the subpoena). If that period elapses without the filing of a contesting motion, the ISPs shall have 10 days thereafter to produce the information responsive to the subpoena to plaintiff. The subpoenaed ISPs shall preserve any subpoenaed information pending the production of the information to plaintiff and/or the resolution of any timely-filed motion contesting the subpoena. Any ISP that receives a subpoena pursuant to t his order shall confer with plaintiff before assessing any charge in advance of providing the information requested in the subpoena. Any ISP that elects to charge for the costs of production shall provide plaintiff with a billing summary and cost reports. Any information disclosed to plaintiff in response to a Rule 45 subpoena may not be used for any improper purpose and may only be used for protecting plaintiffs rights as set forth in the First Amended Complaint. (Benson, A.)
February 21, 2012 Opinion or Order Filing 5 RELATED CASE ORDER signed by Judge John A. Mendez on 2/17/12, ORDERING that the action denominated 2:12-CV-00302 GEB-GGH is REASSIGNED to Judge John A. Mendez and Magistrate Carolyn K. Delaney for all further proceedings, and any dates currently set in the reassigned case only are hereby VACATED. Judge Garland E. Burrell, Jr., and Magistrate Judge Gregory G. Hollows are no longer assigned to case no. 2:12-CV-00302 GEB-GGH. The New Case Number is : 2:12-CV-00302 JAM-CKD. (Kastilahn, A)
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Represented By: Scott M. Hervey
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