Five Navy Seals, et al v. Associated Press, et al Featured Case

Plaintiffs allege that defendant Seth Hettena, a reporter for defendant Associated Press, took photographs from plaintiff's personal digital photo album at smugmug.com without permission. Plaintiffs further allege that defendants published some of these photos, which depicted five Navy SEALs, without concealing the identities of the servicemen.

Plaintiff: Jane Doe and Four Navy Seals
Defendant: Associated Press, Seth Hettena and DOES
Case Number: 3:2005cv00555
Filed: March 21, 2005
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of California
Office: San Diego Office
County: San Diego
Presiding Judge: Jan M. Adler
Presiding Judge: Jeffrey T Miller
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. ยง 1338 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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Date Filed Document Text
September 1, 2005 Filing 40
Stipulation for dismissal of the entire case w/ prej and Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller : terminating case (tkl)
August 3, 2005 Filing 39
Stipulation and Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller for extension of time to file amd cmp. Answer ddl extended to 8/29/05 for Seth Hettena, for Associated Press (tkl)
August 1, 2005 Filing 38
Stipulation and Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller : Answer ddl by 8/29/05 for Seth Hettena, for Associated Press (tkl)
July 12, 2005 Filing 37
Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller: dft's motion to dismiss [5-1] and to strike [5-2] the privacy claims pursuant to CA of Civil Procedure 425.16 are granted, w/ prej. Dft's mot to compel a more definite stmt of the copyright claim pursuant to FRCP 12(e) is granted. Within 30 days of this order, plas shall file an amened cmp addressing the copyright claim concerns above. (tkl)
June 10, 2005 Filing 36
Reply by plaintiff Jane Doe, plaintiff Four Navy Seals to dft's augmentation of record by recent documents; nunc pro tunc 6/8/05 (tkl)
June 1, 2005 Filing 34
Notice by defendant Associated Press, defendant Seth Hettena of augmentation of record by recent documents. (tkl)
May 20, 2005 Filing 33
Scheduling Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller: dft's motion to dismiss first amd cmp [5-1] and motion to strike first amd cmp [5-2] is set for 3:00 6/1/05 before Judge Jeffrey Miller (tkl)
May 12, 2005 Filing 32
Order by Judge Jeffrey T. Miller: motion to dismiss first amd cmp [5-1] and motion to strike first amd cmp [5-2] will be held 3:00 5/24/05 before Judge Jeffrey Miller (tkl)
May 4, 2005 Filing 31
Objections by plaintiff Jane Doe, plaintiff Four Navy Seals to declaration [29-1] (tkl)
April 29, 2005 Filing 30
Declaration of Tracy Gitnick by defendant Associated Press, defendant Seth Hettena re motion reply [27-1] (tkl)
April 26, 2005 Filing 26
Document Sealed (pursuant to Court Order) (ksr)
April 25, 2005 Filing 23
Proof of service by plaintiff Jane Doe, plaintiff Four Navy Seals (tkl)
April 21, 2005 Filing 22
Objections by plaintiff Jane Doe, plaintiff Four Navy Seals to declaration of Seth Hettena in support of dfts' mot to dismiss and strike [8-1] (tkl)
April 14, 2005 Filing 11
Return of Service of summons and cmp executed upon defendant Seth Hettena on 4/7/05 (tkl)
April 13, 2005 Filing 9
Pro Hac Vice approved on behalf of defendant Associated Press, defendant Seth Hettena for David A Schulz (joeh)
April 8, 2005 Filing 8
Declaration of Seth Hettena in support of defendant Associated Press, defendant Seth Hettena re motion to dismiss first amd cmp [5-1], re motion to strike first amd cmp [5-2] (bar)
April 6, 2005 Filing 4
Summons issued dkt clerk)
March 21, 2005 Filing 2
Summons issued (jrl)
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Plaintiff: Jane Doe
Represented By: James W. Huston
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Plaintiff: Four Navy Seals
Represented By: James W. Huston
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Defendant: Associated Press
Represented By: Robert G Steiner
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Defendant: Seth Hettena
Represented By: Robert G Steiner
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Defendant: DOES
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