The Brandr Group, LLC v. Electronic Arts Inc.
Plaintiff: The Brandr Group, LLC
Defendant: Electronic Arts Inc.
Case Number: 4:2023cv02994
Filed: June 20, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Laurel Beeler
Referring Judge: Haywood S Gilliam
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1332 Diversity-Petition for Removal
Jury Demanded By: Defendant
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER by Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. DIRECTING Defendant TO SHOW CAUSE why Dkt. No. #28 the motion to dismiss should not be terminated as moot in light of Dkt. No. #31 Plaintiff's amended complaint. Defendant shall file a statement of two pages or less by August 23, 2023. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (hsglc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2023)
August 16, 2023 Opinion or Order Set Deadline, See Docket No. 33 : Statement due by 8/23/2023. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/16/2023)
August 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 32 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re #28 MOTION to Dismiss and Motion to Stay Discovery ) filed byThe Brandr Group, LLC. (Smith, Lindsey) (Filed on 8/15/2023)
August 15, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 31 AMENDED COMPLAINT against Electronic Arts Inc.. Filed byThe Brandr Group, LLC. (Smith, Lindsey) (Filed on 8/15/2023)
August 9, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 30 CLERK'S NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the initial case management conference, previously set for August 15, 2023, is continued in-person to October 19, 2023, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 2, 4th Floor, 1301 Clay Street, Oakland, CA to be held along with the hearing on the #28 motion. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/9/2023)
August 8, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 29 JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT STATEMENT filed by The Brandr Group, LLC. (Smith, Lindsey) (Filed on 8/8/2023)
August 1, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 28 MOTION to Dismiss and Motion to Stay Discovery filed by Electronic Arts Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 10/19/2023 02:00 PM in Oakland, Courtroom 2, 4th Floor before Judge Haywood S Gilliam Jr.. Responses due by 8/15/2023. Replies due by 8/22/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Slaughter, R.) (Filed on 8/1/2023)
July 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 27 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Smith, Lindsey) (Filed on 7/26/2023)
July 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Slaughter, R.) (Filed on 7/26/2023)
July 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ADR Clerks Notice re: Non-Compliance with Court Order. The parties have failed to file an ADR Certification as required by the Initial Case Management Scheduling Order. Counsel shall comply promptly with the requirements of ADR L.R. 3-5(b) and shall file the ADR Certification. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/26/2023)
July 6, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 24 STIPULATION Extending Electronic Arts Inc.'s Time to Respond to Complaint filed by Electronic Arts Inc.. (Slaughter, R.) (Filed on 7/6/2023)
June 30, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDER DENYING #7 APPLICATION FOR TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDER.Case Management Statement due by 8/8/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 8/15/2023 02:00 PM. The 8/15/2023 proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. PLEASE NOTE: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. Signed by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. on 6/30/2023. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/30/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #20 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Panizzolo, Kelsey. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #18 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Smith, Lindsey. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 20 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18408250.) filed by The Brandr Group, LLC. (Panizzolo, Kelsey) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER by Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. Granting #17 Motion for Pro Hac Vice for Farley, Richard. (ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 18 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18408086.) filed by The Brandr Group, LLC. (Smith, Lindsey) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 29, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 17 MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 317, receipt number ACANDC-18407910.) filed by The Brandr Group, LLC. (Farley, Richard) (Filed on 6/29/2023)
June 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 16 OPPOSITION/RESPONSE (re #7 Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue ) filed byElectronic Arts Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Sean O"Brien, #2 Declaration of Paul Cairns, #3 Declaration of Cory Z. Moss, #4 Declaration of Malaika Underwood, #5 Proposed Order)(Slaughter, R.) (Filed on 6/27/2023)
June 26, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 15 CLERK'S NOTICE SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE.Notice is hereby given that a Case Management Conference has been set for September 26, 2023, before Judge Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr., at 2:00 p.m. Case Management Statement due by September 19th. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. All future filings should reflect the case number as 4:23-cv-02994-HSG. The September 26th proceeding will be held by AT&T Conference Line. The parties are advised that in the event of an audio problem, counsel should be prepared to attend the hearing via Zoom conference at the Courts direction. The court circulates the following conference number to allow the equivalent of a public hearing by telephone.For conference line information, see: https://apps.cand.uscourts.gov/telhrg/ All counsel, members of the public and press please use the following dial-in information below to access the conference line: Dial In: 888-808-6929Access Code: 6064255The Court may be in session with proceedings in progress when you connect to the conference line. Therefore, mute your phone if possible and wait for the Court to address you before speaking on the line. For call clarity, parties shall NOT use speaker phone or earpieces for these calls, and where at all possible, parties shall use landlines. The parties are further advised to ensure that the Court can hear and understand them clearly before speaking at length.PLEASE NOTE: Persons granted access to court proceedings held by telephone or videoconference are reminded that photographing, recording, and rebroadcasting of court proceedings, including screenshots or other visual copying of a hearing, is absolutely prohibited. See General Order 58 at Paragraph III. NOTE REGARDING TELEPHONIC CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCES: All attorneys and pro se litigants appearing for a telephonic case management conference are required to dial-in at least 15 minutes before the hearing to check-in with the CRD. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.)(ndr, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/26/2023)
June 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER by Hon. Haywood S. Gilliam, Jr. DIRECTING Defendant to file a response to Dkt. No. #7 the Application for a Temporary Restraining Order by 6:00 p.m. on Tuesday, June 27, 2023. The motion will be deemed submitted upon receipt of the Defendant's response unless the Court orders otherwise. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (hsglc1, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2023)
June 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Haywood S Gilliam, Jr for all further proceedings. Judge Vince Chhabria no longer assigned to case,. Signed by Clerk on 6/23/2023. (ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2023)
June 23, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER OF RECUSAL. Signed by Judge Vince Chhabria on 6/23/2023. (vclc3, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/23/2023)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 11 NOTICE of Appearance by Luis Gabriel Hoyos (Hoyos, Luis) (Filed on 6/22/2023)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 10 NOTICE of Appearance by Candice M Nguyen (Nguyen, Candice) (Filed on 6/22/2023)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 9 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Vince Chhabria for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler no longer assigned to case, Notice: The assigned judge participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order No. 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras.. Signed by Clerk on 6/22/2023. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(ark, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/22/2023)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 8 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now reassign this case to a District Judge because a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (shy, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/22/2023)
June 22, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Ex Parte Application for Temporary Restraining Order and Order to Show Cause Why a Preliminary Injunction Should Not Issue filed by The Brandr Group, LLC. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Wesley Haynes, #2 Declaration of Chris Beatty, #3 Proposed Order, #4 Exhibit Verified State Court Complaint)(Beatty, Christopher) (Filed on 6/22/2023)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by The Brandr Group, LLC.. (Beatty, Christopher) (Filed on 6/21/2023)
June 21, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 5 Rule 7.1 Disclosures by The Brandr Group, LLC identifying Other Affiliate One Team Partners, LLC, Other Affiliate TBG IP Agency Holding Company, LLC, Other Affiliate Wesley Haynes,, Other Affiliate JC Faulkner,, Other Affiliate Randy Haynes,, Other Affiliate Hunter Haynes,, Other Affiliate Jon Podany,, Other Affiliate Lee Bushkell,, Other Affiliate Malaika Underwood,, Other Affiliate Len Stachitas,, Other Affiliate Riley Haynes, for The Brandr Group, LLC. (Beatty, Christopher) (Filed on 6/21/2023)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 9/14/2023. Initial Case Management Conference set for 9/21/2023 11:00 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom B, 15th Floor. (sfb, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/20/2023)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Laurel Beeler. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening.Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 7/5/2023. (bw, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 6/20/2023)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 2 Certificate of Interested Entities by Electronic Arts Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Electronic Arts Inc. for Electronic Arts Inc.. re #1 Notice of Removal, (Lauridsen, Robert) (Filed on 6/20/2023)
June 20, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 1 NOTICE OF REMOVAL from a Civil Action from San Mateo Superior Court. Their case number is T23-309. (Filing fee $402 receipt number ACANDC-18372043). Filed byElectronic Arts Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Civil Cover Sheet)(Lauridsen, Robert) (Filed on 6/20/2023)

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Plaintiff: The Brandr Group, LLC
Represented By: Christopher Dale Beatty
Represented By: Ashley T Brines
Represented By: Kelsey Panizzolo
Represented By: Lindsey L. Smith
Represented By: Richard L. Farley
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Defendant: Electronic Arts Inc.
Represented By: R. James Slaughter
Represented By: Robert Adam Lauridsen
Represented By: Candice M Nguyen
Represented By: Luis Gabriel Hoyos
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