James v. UMG Recordings, Inc.
| CHERYL JAMES and SANDRA DENTON |
| UMG RECORDINGS, INC., a Delaware corporation and Universal Music Group |
| AUTHORS ALLIANCE, MUSIC ARTISTS COALITION, PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE, NATIONAL SOCIETY OF ENTERTAINMENT AND ARTS LAWYERS and THE RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION OF AMERICA |
| 26-253 |
| February 5, 2026 |
| U.S. Court of Appeals, Second Circuit |
| PROPERTY RIGHTS-Copyright |
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| Filing 42 ARGUMENT NOTICE, to attorneys/parties, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 07/27/2026 12:29 PM] |
| Filing 41 CASE CALENDARING, for argument on 09/22/2026, A Panel, SET. [Entered: 07/15/2026 10:23 AM] |
| Filing 40 CASE CALENDARING, for the week of 09/21/2026, Panel A, PROPOSED. [Entered: 06/17/2026 09:03 AM] |
| Filing 39 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 05/20/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/20/2026 02:27 PM] |
| Filing 38 ORAL ARGUMENT STATEMENT LR 34.1 (a), on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 05/19/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/19/2026 05:34 PM] |
| Filing 37 REPLY BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 05/19/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/19/2026 03:38 PM] |
| Filing 36 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae The Recording Industry Association of America [Entered: 05/13/2026 08:49 AM] |
| Filing 35 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Defendant-Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, FILED. Service date 05/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/12/2026 09:00 PM] |
| Filing 34 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Defendant-Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, FILED. Service date 05/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/12/2026 08:39 PM] |
| Filing 33 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Defendant-Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., Recording Industry Association of America, FILED. Service date 05/12/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/12/2026 08:34 PM] |
| Filing 32 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 05/05/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 05/05/2026 11:19 AM] |
| Filing 31 ATTORNEY, Thomas Kjellberg, for Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., ADDED. [Entered: 05/01/2026 04:22 PM] |
| Filing 30 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. [Entered: 05/01/2026 03:07 PM] |
| Filing 29 CURED DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at entry 25, on behalf of Amicus Curiae National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 12:02 PM] |
| Filing 28 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers, FILED. Service date 04/08/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/08/2026 10:15 AM] |
| Filing 27 DEFECTIVE DOCUMENT, Amicus Brief on Consent, at docket entry 25, on behalf of Amicus Curiae National Society of Entertainment and Arts Lawyers, FILED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 09:45 AM] |
| Filing 26 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae National Society of Entertainment and Arts Lawyers, ADDED. [Entered: 04/08/2026 09:28 AM] |
| Filing 25 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 06:03 PM] |
| Filing 24 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 06:02 PM] |
| Filing 23 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus Cheryl James and Sandra Denton p/k/a Salt-N-Pepa, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 05:37 PM] |
| Filing 22 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS AMICUS COUNSEL, on behalf of Cheryl James and Sandra Denton p/k/a Salt-N-Pepa, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 05:33 PM] |
| Filing 21 NEW PARTY, Amicus Curiae, Authors Alliance, Music Artists Coalition, Public Knowledge, ADDED. [Entered: 04/07/2026 01:53 PM] |
| Filing 20 AMICUS BRIEF, on behalf of Amicus AUTHORS ALLIANCE, MUSIC ARTISTS COALITION AND PUBLIC KNOWLEDGE IN SUPPORT OF PLAINTIFFS-APPELLANTS, FILED. Service date 04/07/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 04/07/2026 11:54 AM] |
| Filing 19 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, FILED. [Entered: 04/03/2026 05:46 PM] |
| Filing 18 BRIEF, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 03/31/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/31/2026 02:40 PM] |
| Filing 17 APPENDIX, volume 1 of 1, (pp. 1 - 225), on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 03/31/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 03/31/2026 02:37 PM] |
| Filing 16 ATTORNEY, Andrew Hunt Davis, for Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, ADDED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 03:29 PM] |
| Filing 15 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE AS SUBSTITUTE COUNSEL/ADDITIONAL COUNSEL, on behalf of Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, FILED. [Entered: 03/26/2026 03:20 PM] |
| Filing 14 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., FILED. Service date 02/27/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/27/2026 04:02 PM] |
| Filing 13 NOTICE, to Appellee UMG Recordings, Inc., for failure to file an appearance, SENT. [Entered: 02/27/2026 03:32 PM] |
| Filing 12 CAMP ORDER, Type of Conference: Telephonic, Scheduled Date of Conference: 03/13/2026, Start Time: 10:30 AM, Required Attendees: Clients with Counsel, with Mediator Dean W.M. Leslie, ENTERED. [Entered: 02/25/2026 10:06 AM] |
| Filing 11 LOCAL RULE 31.2 NOTICE, placing this appeal on the Court's Expedited Calendar, setting appellant's brief due date as 03/31/2026, appellee's brief due date as 05/05/2026, TRANSMITTED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 12:18 PM] |
| Filing 10 NEW CASE MANAGER, Wilson Dudley, ASSIGNED. [Entered: 02/24/2026 12:06 PM] |
| Filing 9 FORM D, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 02/18/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/18/2026 10:59 AM] |
| Filing 8 FORM C, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 02/18/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/18/2026 10:51 AM] |
| Filing 7 ACKNOWLEDGMENT AND NOTICE OF APPEARANCE, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Appellant Sandra Denton, FILED. Service date 02/18/2026 by ACMS. [Entered: 02/18/2026 10:36 AM] |
| Filing 6 ELECTRONIC INDEX, in lieu of record, FILED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 03:05 PM] |
| Filing 5 CIVIL APPEAL, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, OPENED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 01:49 PM] |
| Filing 4 PAYMENT OF DOCKETING FEE, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, district court receipt #ANYSDC32363421, FILED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 01:46 PM] |
| Filing 3 DISTRICT COURT JUDGMENT, dated 01/09/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 01:42 PM] |
| Filing 2 DISTRICT COURT OPINION AND ORDER, dated 01/08/2026, RECEIVED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 01:40 PM] |
| Filing 1 NOTICE OF CIVIL APPEAL, with district court docket, on behalf of Appellant Cheryl James, Sandra Denton, FILED. [Entered: 02/05/2026 01:39 PM] |
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