Graham v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
| AUBREY DRAKE GRAHAM |
| UMG RECORDINGS, INC. and Universal Music Group |
| FLOYD ABRAMS INSTITUTE FOR FREEDOM OF EXPRESSION, PROFESSOR LYRISSA LIDSKY, SOCIAL SCIENTISTS and LEGAL SCHOLARS |
| 25-2758 |
| October 30, 2025 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| TORTS INJURY-Assault Slander |
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| Filing 73 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply Brief, at entry 71, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 04/20/2026 12:23 PM] |
| Filing 72 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply Brief, at docket entry 70, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 04/20/2026 12:21 PM] |
| Filing 71 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 11:29 AM] |
| Filing 70 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 04/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/20/2026 11:27 AM] |
| Filing 69 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Reply Brief, at docket entry 68, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 04/20/2026 09:27 AM] |
| Filing 68 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 04/17/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/17/2026 08:51 PM] |
| Filing 67 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 66, on behalf of Social Scientists and Legal Scholars, FILED. [Entered: 04/16/2026 12:29 PM] |
| Filing 66 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Social Scientists and Legal Scholars, FILED. Service date 04/15/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/15/2026 06:04 PM] |
| Filing 65 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 58, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Legal Scholars, Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, FILED. [Entered: 04/15/2026 03:05 PM] [Edited: 04/15/2026 03:37 PM] |
| Filing 64 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for this Court to permit Jana Ariss, Shannon Barbour, James Blitz, Athina Mae Rosure, Katrina Shelton, and Stephanie Yanes, law students affiliated with UCI Intellectual Property, Arts, and Technology Clinic at the University of California, Irvine School of Law to appear in this matter, at docket entry 61, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Legal Scholars, Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, by SALM, FILED. [Entered: 04/13/2026 10:15 AM] |
| Filing 63 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 04/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/10/2026 06:33 PM] |
| Filing 62 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/10/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/10/2026 09:58 AM] |
| Filing 61 MOTION, to permit law student to appear, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, Amicus Curiae Legal Scholars, FILED. Service date 04/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/08/2026 05:27 PM] [Edited: 04/09/2026 12:14 PM] |
| Filing 60 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 58, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, Legal Scholars, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:20 PM] |
| Filing 59 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 56, on behalf of Amicus Curiae The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 02:17 PM] |
| Filing 58 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus on behalf of amici curiae SOCIAL SCIENTISTS AND LEGAL SCHOLARS, FILED. Service date 04/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/08/2026 01:55 PM] |
| Filing 57 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Legal Scholars, Social Scientists, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 01:46 PM] |
| Filing 56 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Amici The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, FILED. Service date 04/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/08/2026 12:11 PM] [Edited: 04/15/2026 03:24 PM] |
| Filing 55 ATTORNEY, David A. Schulz, for Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Amicus Curiae Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, ADDED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 09:16 AM] |
| Filing 54 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., Appellee, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 07:17 PM] |
| Filing 53 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 47, 49, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, Legal Scholars, FILED. [Entered: 04/06/2026 02:41 PM] |
| Filing 52 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 46, on behalf of Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, FILED. [Entered: 04/06/2026 02:32 PM] |
| Filing 51 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, Legal Scholars, ADDED. ATTORNEY, Jack I. Lerner, for Amicus Curiae Social Scientists, Amicus Curiae Legal Scholars, ADDED. [Entered: 04/06/2026 02:15 PM] |
| Filing 50 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, ADDED. ATTORNEY, John Langford, for Amicus Curiae Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Amicus Curiae Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, ADDED. [Entered: 04/06/2026 02:12 PM] |
| Filing 49 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2026 05:53 PM] |
| Filing 48 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 05:45 PM] |
| Filing 47 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Appellee, FILED. Service date 04/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2026 05:35 PM] |
| Filing 46 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, FILED. Service date 04/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2026 02:17 PM] |
| Filing 45 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of The Floyd Abrams Institute for Freedom of Expression, Professor Lyrissa Lidsky, FILED. Service date 04/03/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2026 02:12 PM] |
| Filing 44 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, at entry 42, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/31/2026 02:24 PM] |
| Filing 43 CAPTION, DBA Universal Music Group removed, AMENDED. [Entered: 03/31/2026 02:23 PM] |
| Filing 42 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/30/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/30/2026 12:10 PM] |
| Filing 41 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, at docket entry 40, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 03/30/2026 10:05 AM] |
| Filing 40 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 03/27/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/27/2026 05:12 PM] |
| Filing 39 REPLY TO OPPOSITION, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 02/09/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/09/2026 05:32 PM] |
| Filing 38 OPPOSITION, to Motion for certificate of appealability, at docket entry 36, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 02/02/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/02/2026 06:37 PM] |
| Filing 37 MOTION ORDER, referring motion for certification of a question of state law to the New York Court of Appeals at docket entry 36, to the panel that will determine the merits of this appeal, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 01/27/2026 01:57 PM] |
| Filing 36 MOTION, for certificate of appealability, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 01/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:27 PM] |
| Filing 35 BRIEF & SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 01/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:24 PM] |
| Filing 34 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 2 of 2, (pp. 256 - 546), on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 01/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:23 PM] |
| Filing 33 JOINT APPENDIX, volume 1 of 2, (pp. 1 - 255), on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 01/21/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 01/21/2026 09:22 PM] |
| Filing 32 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: Amended Telephonic, Scheduled Date of Conference: 01/08/2026, Start Time: 2:00 PM, Required Attendees: Counsel Only, with Mediator Kathleen M. Scanlon, ENTERED. [Entered: 12/10/2025 10:13 AM] |
| Filing 31 MOTION ORDER, granting motion to remove this matter from the Expedited Appeals Calendar and approving the parties' proposed brief schedule at docket entry 30, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham. Appellants opening brief is due 01/21/2026; Appellees response brief is due 03/27/2026; and Appellants reply brief is due 04/17/2026, by JAC, FILED. [Entered: 12/02/2025 03:28 PM] |
| Filing 30 MOTION, for extension of time, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 11/26/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/26/2025 09:49 PM] |
| Filing 29 ATTORNEY, Eamon Paul Joyce for Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 11/26/2025 11:29 AM] |
| Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 11/26/2025 09:59 AM] |
| Filing 27 LOCAL RULE 31.2 NOTICE, placing this appeal on the Court's Expedited Calendar, setting appellant's brief due date as 12/22/2025, appellee's brief due date as 01/26/2026, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 03:08 PM] |
| Filing 26 NEW CASE MANAGER, Evelyn Cruz, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 03:02 PM] |
| Filing 25 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: Telephonic, Scheduled Date of Conference: 12/19/2025, Start Time: 10:30 AM, Required Attendees: Counsel Only, with Mediator Kathleen M. Scanlon, ENTERED. [Entered: 11/17/2025 11:00 AM] |
| Filing 24 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 11/12/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/12/2025 07:26 PM] |
| Filing 23 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 11/12/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/12/2025 07:19 PM] |
| Filing 22 ATTORNEY, Nicholas P. Crowell, James R. Horner and Katelin Everson for Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:50 PM] |
| Filing 21 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:31 PM] |
| Filing 20 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:26 PM] |
| Filing 19 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 03:22 PM] |
| Filing 18 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 11/10/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/10/2025 12:31 PM] |
| Filing 17 ATTORNEY, Rollin A. Ransom, in place of attorney Nicholas P. Crowell, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 12:05 PM] |
| Filing 16 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 11/10/2025 11:02 AM] |
| Filing 15 ATTORNEY, Anna Mary Gotfryd for Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, ADDED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 05:36 PM] |
| Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 03:23 PM] |
| Filing 13 ATTORNEY, Brady M. Sullivan for Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, ADDED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 03:15 PM] |
| Filing 12 ATTORNEY, Erica Ross for Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, ADDED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 03:07 PM] |
| Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 03:05 PM] |
| Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 11/04/2025 02:58 PM] |
| Filing 9 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. Service date 11/04/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 11/04/2025 12:40 PM] |
| Filing 8 ATTORNEY, Michael Gottlieb, in place of attorney Anna Mary Gotfryd, SUBSTITUTED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 06:03 PM] |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 05:55 PM] |
| Filing 6 NON-ADMITTED ATTORNEY, Anna Mary Gotfryd, orally informed to apply for admission forthwith and submit Addendum A to Notice of Appearance, NOTIFIED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:36 PM] |
| Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, OPENED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:33 PM] |
| Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, district court receipt # ANYSDC31916781, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:30 PM] |
| Filing 3 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:28 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 10/09/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:25 PM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Aubrey Drake Graham, FILED. [Entered: 10/30/2025 03:21 PM] |
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