PUBG Corporation et al v. NetEase, Inc. et al
Plaintiff: PUBG Corporation and PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.
Defendant: NetEase Information Technology Corporation, NetEase, Inc. and Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited
Case Number: 4:2019cv06615
Filed: October 15, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Northern District of California
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey S White
Nature of Suit: Contract: Other
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 27, 2020 Filing 33 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options by Defendants NetEase, Inc., NetEase Information Technology Corporation, and Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited (LaFond, Michael) (Filed on 1/27/2020)
January 24, 2020 Filing 32 CLERK'S NOTICE CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE: Joint Case Management Statement due by 3/13/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/20/2020 11:00 AM in Oakland, Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/24/2020)
January 22, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 31 ORDER by Judge Jeffrey S. White granting #29 Administrative Motion TO SEAL PORTIONS OF DEFENDANTS NETEASE, INC., NETEASE INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY CORPORATION, AND HONG KONG NETEASE INTERACTIVE ENTERTAINMENT, LTD.S JOINT MOTION TO DISMISS. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/22/2020)
January 21, 2020 Filing 30 Joint MOTION to Dismiss the PUBG Plaintiffs' Complaint filed by Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited, NetEase Information Technology Corporation, NetEase, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 2/28/2020 09:00 AM in Oakland, Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor before Judge Jeffrey S. White. Responses due by 2/4/2020. Replies due by 2/11/2020. (Attachments: #1 [Proposed] Order Granting the NetEase Defendants' Joint Motion to Dismiss)(Stern, Claude) (Filed on 1/21/2020)
January 21, 2020 Filing 29 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Portions of the NetEase Defendants' Joint Notice of Motion and Motion to Dismiss filed by Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited, NetEase Information Technology Corporation, NetEase, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Michael LaFond in Support of Motion to Seal, #2 [Proposed] Order Granting Motion to Seal, #3 UNREDACTED Joint Motion to Dismiss PUBG's Complaint, #4 REDACTED Joint Motion to Dismiss PUBG's Complaint)(LaFond, Michael) (Filed on 1/21/2020)
January 21, 2020 Filing 28 ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 1/21/2020)
January 21, 2020 Filing 27 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 1/21/2020)
January 7, 2020 Filing 26 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael A. Tomasulo as Counsel for Plaintiffs (Tomasulo, Michael) (Filed on 1/7/2020)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDER by Judge Jeffrey S. White granting AS MODIFIED #23 Stipulation CONTINUING INITIAL CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND ENLARGING TIME TO RESPOND TO COMPLAINT.Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/31/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 2/7/2020 11:00 AM in Oakland, Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 1/6/2020)
January 6, 2020 Filing 24 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 1/6/2020)
December 23, 2019 Filing 23 STIPULATION WITH [PROPOSED] ORDER Extending the time for NetEase Information Technology Corp. to Respond to the Complaint, and Requesting an Enlargement of Time to the Initial Case Management Conference filed by Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited, NetEase Information Technology Corporation, NetEase, Inc., PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc. (LaFond, Michael) (Filed on 12/23/2019) Modified on 12/26/2019 (cjlS, COURT STAFF).
December 23, 2019 Filing 22 NOTICE of Appearance by Michael Francis LaFond on behalf of NetEase Inc., NetEase Information Technology Corporation, and Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited (LaFond, Michael) (Filed on 12/23/2019)
December 23, 2019 Filing 21 NOTICE of Appearance by Claude M. Stern on behalf of NetEase, Inc., NetEase Information Technology Corporation, and Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited (Stern, Claude) (Filed on 12/23/2019)
November 8, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 20 ORDER by Judge Jeffrey S. White granting #4 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal unredacted Complaint for Breach of Contract and Exhibit B thereto. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/8/2019)
November 4, 2019 Filing 19 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc. Certificate of Service of Order Setting Case Management Conference and Standing Orders (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Enzminger, David) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 18 ORDER SETTING CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE AND REQUIRING JOINT CASE MANAGEMENT CONFERENCE STATEMENT. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 11/4/19. Joint Case Management Statement due by 1/10/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/17/2020 11:00 AM in Oakland, Courtroom 5, 2nd Floor. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 4, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Jeffrey S. White for all further proceedings. Judge Edward M. Chen 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 11/4/2019. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(jmlS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/4/2019)
November 1, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER RELATING CASE to 18-cv-02010 JSW. Signed by Judge Jeffrey S. White on 11/1/19. Parties are instructed that all future filings in any reassigned case are to bear the initials of the newly assigned judge (JSW) immediately after the case number. Any case management conference in any reassigned case will be rescheduled by the Court. Unless otherwise ordered, any dates for hearing noticed motions are vacated and must be re-noticed by the moving party before the newly assigned judge. (jjoS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/1/2019)
October 31, 2019 Filing 15 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc. Certificate of Service of Standing Orders (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1)(Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/31/2019)
October 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned using a proportionate, random, and blind system pursuant to General Order No. 44 to Judge Edward M. Chen for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley 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 10/30/2019. (Attachments: #1 Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording)(mbcS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 30, 2019 Filing 13 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. Service waived by NetEase, Inc. waiver sent on 10/22/2019, answer due 12/23/2019. (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 30, 2019 Filing 12 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. Service waived by Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited waiver sent on 10/22/2019, answer due 12/23/2019. (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 30, 2019 Filing 11 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. Service waived by NetEase Information Technology Corporation waiver sent on 10/22/2019, answer due 12/23/2019. (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 30, 2019 Filing 10 CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. 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. (ahm, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/30/2019)
October 29, 2019 Filing 9 CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc... (Leiden, Diana) (Filed on 10/29/2019)
October 21, 2019 Filing 8 ADMINISTRATIVE MOTION to Consider Whether Cases Should Be Related / and Notice of Related Cases filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. Responses due by 10/25/2019. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Diana Hughes Leiden, #2 Exhibit A to Leiden Decl, #3 Exhibit B to Leiden Decl, #4 Proposed Order)(Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/21/2019)
October 16, 2019 Filing 7 Summons Issued as to Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited, NetEase Information Technology Corporation, NetEase, Inc.. (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2019)
October 16, 2019 Filing 6 Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 1/9/2020. Initial Case Management Conference set for 1/16/2020 01:30 PM in San Francisco, Courtroom F, 15th Floor. (slhS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2019)
October 16, 2019 Filing 5 Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Jacqueline Scott Corley. 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. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 10/30/2019. (haS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/16/2019)
October 15, 2019 Filing 4 Administrative Motion to File Under Seal Complaint for Breach of Contract and Exhibit B thereto filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Declaration of Diana Hughes Leiden, #2 Proposed Order, #3 Redacted Version of Complaint, #4 Redacted Version of Exhibit B to Complaint, #5 Unredacted Version of Complaint, #6 Unredacted Version of Exhibit B to Complaint)(Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/15/2019)
October 15, 2019 Filing 3 Certificate of Interested Entities by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Krafton, Inc. for PUBG Corporation. (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/15/2019)
October 15, 2019 Filing 2 Proposed Summons. (Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/15/2019)
October 15, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT against NetEase, Inc., NetEase Information Technology Corporation, Hong Kong NetEase Interactive Entertainment Limited (Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-13795077). Filed by PUBG Corporation, PUBG Santa Monica, Inc.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B (Redacted), #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Enzminger, David) (Filed on 10/15/2019) Modified on 10/16/2019 (slhS, COURT STAFF).

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Plaintiff: PUBG Corporation
Represented By: David P. Enzminger
Represented By: Diana L. Leiden
Represented By: Michael A. Tomasulo
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