Nwosuocha v. Glover II
Plaintiff: EMELIKE NWOSUOCHA
Defendant: DONALD MCKINLEY GLOVER, II, ROC NATION PUBLISHING LLC, SONGS OF UNIVERSAL, INC., SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, YOUNG STONER LIFE PUBLISHING LLC, KOBALT MUSIC PUBLISHING AMERICA, INC., THEORY ENTERTAINMENT LLC, ATLANTIC RECORDING CORPORATION, WARNER-TAMERLANE PUBLISHING CORP., LUDWIG EMIL TOMAS GORANSSON, JEFFEREY LAMAR WILLIAMS, RCA RECORDS and WARNER MUSIC GROUP INC.
Case Number: 25-647
Filed: March 20, 2025
Court: U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit
Nature of Suit: Other
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
August 21, 2025 Filing 55 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Special Appendix, Appendix volumes 1-2, at entry 47-49, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 08/21/2025 10:28 AM]
August 21, 2025 Filing 54 NEW CASE MANAGER, Evelyn Cruz, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 08/21/2025 10:26 AM]
August 15, 2025 Filing 53 MOTION ORDER, granted in part and denied in part. Granting to file appendix in electronic format only. Appellant is directed to file three paper copies of opening brief, at docket entry 50, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, by (MAK), FILED. [Entered: 08/15/2025 03:49 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 52 ATTORNEY, David Charles Russell for Appellee Donald McKinley Glover, II, Appellee Sony Music Entertainment, Appellee Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Appellee Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Appellee Theory Entertainment LLC, Appellee Atlantic Recording Corporation, Appellee Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Appellee Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Appellee Jefferey Lamar Williams, ADDED. [Entered: 08/06/2025 06:31 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 51 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Atlantic Recording Corporation, Donald McKinley Glover, II, Jefferey Lamar Williams, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Sony Music Entertainment, Theory Entertainment LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2025 05:01 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 50 MOTION, to file fewer copies, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 08/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2025 02:05 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 49 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 2, (pp. 1 - 207), on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 08/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2025 01:08 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 48 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 2, (pp. 1 - 278), on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 08/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2025 01:07 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 47 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 08/06/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 08/06/2025 01:04 PM]
August 6, 2025 Filing 46 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, at entry 45, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 08/06/2025 08:57 AM]
July 30, 2025 Filing 45 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/30/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/30/2025 05:30 PM]
July 28, 2025 Filing 44 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Appendix, at docket entry 36-38, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 07/28/2025 09:24 AM] [Edited: 07/28/2025 09:26 AM]
July 28, 2025 Filing 43 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Brief, at docket entry 39, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 07/28/2025 09:00 AM]
July 23, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 42 ORDER, dated 07/23/2025, setting Appellee's brief due date as 10/20/2025. FILED. [Entered: 07/23/2025 02:58 PM]
July 23, 2025 Filing 41 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for extension of time at docket entry 35, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, by (WJN), FILED. [Entered: 07/23/2025 02:06 PM]
July 22, 2025 Filing 40 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellee Donald McKinley Glover, II, Appellee Sony Music Entertainment, Appellee Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Appellee Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Appellee Theory Entertainment LLC, Appellee Atlantic Recording Corporation, Appellee Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Appellee Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Appellee Jefferey Lamar Williams, informing Court of proposed due date 10/21/2025, RECEIVED. Service date 07/22/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/22/2025 05:25 PM]
July 21, 2025 Filing 39 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/21/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2025 11:57 PM]
July 21, 2025 Filing 38 APPENDIX, volume 2 of 2, (pp. 1 - 204), on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/21/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2025 03:41 AM]
July 21, 2025 Filing 37 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 2, (pp. 1 - 274), on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/21/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2025 03:38 AM]
July 21, 2025 Filing 36 SPECIAL APPENDIX, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/21/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/21/2025 03:35 AM]
July 16, 2025 Filing 35 MOTION, for extension of time, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/16/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/16/2025 11:56 PM]
July 15, 2025 Filing 34 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for extension of time at docket entry 33, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, by WJN, FILED. [Entered: 07/15/2025 10:04 AM]
July 1, 2025 Filing 33 MOTION, for extension of time, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 07/01/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 07/01/2025 05:10 PM]
May 15, 2025 Filing 32 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: Amended Telephonic, Scheduled Date of Conference: 05/20/2025, Start Time: 10:30 AM, Required Attendees: Counsel Only, with Mediator Dean W.M. Leslie, ENTERED. [Entered: 05/15/2025 04:10 PM]
May 12, 2025 Filing 31 MOTION ORDER, granting motion for extension of time to file brief at docket entry 30, setting brief and appendix due on 07/02/2025, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, by (WJN), FILED. [Entered: 05/12/2025 02:21 PM] [Edited: 05/12/2025 02:26 PM]
May 8, 2025 Filing 30 MOTION, for extension of time, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 05/08/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/08/2025 08:03 AM]
May 7, 2025 Filing 29 ATTORNEY, Brian Maida for Appellee Songs of Universal, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 05/07/2025 08:55 AM]
May 6, 2025 Filing 28 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Songs of Universal, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 05/06/2025 05:01 PM]
May 5, 2025 Filing 27 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, LR 31.2 Scheduling Notification, at docket entry 25, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 05/05/2025 03:04 PM]
May 5, 2025 Filing 26 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: Amended Telephonic, Scheduled Date of Conference: 05/20/2025, Start Time: 10:30 AM, Required Attendees: Clients with Counsel, with Mediator Dean W.M. Leslie, ENTERED. [Entered: 05/05/2025 09:43 AM]
May 5, 2025 Filing 25 LR 31.2 SCHEDULING NOTIFICATION, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, informing Court of proposed due date 07/02/2025, RECEIVED. Service date 05/05/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/05/2025 12:30 AM]
May 1, 2025 Filing 24 ATTORNEY Imran Ansari, Imran H. Ansari for Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, TERMINATED. [Entered: 05/01/2025 08:43 AM]
May 1, 2025 Filing 23 ATTORNEY, Andrew Grimm for Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, ADDED. [Entered: 05/01/2025 08:41 AM]
April 30, 2025 Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 04/30/2025 05:44 PM]
April 24, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 21 ORDER, setting Appellant brief due date as 05/12/2025, for Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha failure to submit a scheduling notification, FILED. [Entered: 04/24/2025 12:20 PM]
April 11, 2025 Filing 20 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: In Person, Scheduled Date of Conference: 05/20/2025, Start Time: 10:30 AM, Required Attendees: Clients with Counsel, with Mediator Dean W.M. Leslie, ENTERED. [Entered: 04/11/2025 04:06 PM]
April 10, 2025 Filing 19 NEW CASE MANAGER, Rashauna Muir-Betton, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 04/10/2025 04:53 PM]
April 10, 2025 Filing 18 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at entry 17, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 04/10/2025 03:16 PM]
April 10, 2025 Filing 17 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 04/10/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/10/2025 02:28 PM]
April 7, 2025 Filing 16 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Form C, at docket entry 8, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 04/07/2025 10:43 AM]
April 4, 2025 Filing 15 ATTORNEY, Colin Steele for Appellee Donald McKinley Glover, II, Appellee Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Appellee Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Appellee Theory Entertainment LLC, Appellee Atlantic Recording Corporation, Appellee Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Appellee Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Appellee Jefferey Lamar Williams, Appellee Sony Music Entertainment, ADDED. [Entered: 04/04/2025 10:45 AM]
April 4, 2025 Filing 14 ATTORNEY, Donald Steven Zakarin for Appellee Songs of Universal, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 04/04/2025 10:31 AM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 13 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Songs of Universal, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2025 12:44 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 12 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Atlantic Recording Corporation, Donald McKinley Glover, II, Jefferey Lamar Williams, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Sony Music Entertainment, Theory Entertainment LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2025 12:36 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 11 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Donald McKinley Glover, II, Appellee Sony Music Entertainment, Appellee Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Appellee Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Appellee Theory Entertainment LLC, Appellee Atlantic Recording Corporation, Appellee Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Appellee Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson, Appellee Jefferey Lamar Williams, FILED. Service date 04/03/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2025 12:30 PM]
April 3, 2025 Filing 10 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Songs of Universal, Inc., FILED. Service date 04/03/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/03/2025 11:51 AM]
April 2, 2025 Filing 9 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 04/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/02/2025 09:52 PM]
April 2, 2025 Filing 8 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. Service date 04/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/02/2025 09:49 PM]
April 2, 2025 Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Roc Nation Publishing LLC, FILED. [Entered: 04/02/2025 05:28 PM]
April 2, 2025 Filing 6 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee Roc Nation Publishing LLC, FILED. Service date 04/02/2025 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/02/2025 05:21 PM]
March 20, 2025 Filing 5 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 03/20/2025 12:27 PM]
March 20, 2025 Filing 4 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, received on 03/19/2025, OPENED. [Entered: 03/20/2025 12:22 PM]
March 19, 2025 Filing 3 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, district court receipt # ANYSDC30792123, FILED. [Entered: 03/20/2025 12:13 PM]
March 19, 2025 Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT DECISION AND ORDER, dated 02/20/2025, RECEIVED. [Entered: 03/20/2025 12:11 PM]
March 19, 2025 Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Emelike Nwosuocha, FILED. [Entered: 03/20/2025 12:09 PM]

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Plaintiff: EMELIKE NWOSUOCHA
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