Cornell v. SoundGarden et al
Plaintiff: Vicky Cornell and Chris Cornell
Defendant: Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Rit Venerus, Matt D. Cameron, Cal Financial Group, Inc. and Kim A. Thayil
Case Number: 1:2019cv25045
Filed: December 9, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Jose E Martinez
Referring Judge: Alicia M Otazo-Reyes
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 5, 2020 Filing 28 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Kevin D Tragesser on behalf of Cal Financial Group, Inc., Rit Venerus. Attorney Kevin D Tragesser added to party Cal Financial Group, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Kevin D Tragesser added to party Rit Venerus(pty:dft). (Tragesser, Kevin)
February 3, 2020 Filing 27 MOTION to Dismiss #1 Complaint, , MOTION TO DISMISS #1 Complaint, FOR FAILURE TO STATE A CLAIM , MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction #1 Complaint, by Cal Financial Group, Inc., Rit Venerus. Responses due by 2/18/2020 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Declaration)(Dial, Avery)
February 3, 2020 Filing 26 Defendant's MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction #1 Complaint, , Defendant's MOTION to Change Venue by Matt D. Cameron, Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Kim A. Thayil. Responses due by 2/18/2020 (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A Forum Table, #2 Affidavit Shepherd Declaration, #3 Affidavit Thayil Declaration, #4 Affidavit Cameron Declaration, #5 Affidavit Yaccino Declaration, #6 Text of Proposed Order Proposed Order)(Bohrer, Sanford)
January 31, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 25 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #24 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/31/2020. (mws)
January 30, 2020 Filing 24 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Joint Conference Report re #8 Order Requiring Joint Scheduling Report by Vicky Cornell. Responses due by 2/13/2020 (Sammataro, James)
January 30, 2020 Filing 23 Defendant's Corporate Disclosure Statement by Matt D. Cameron, Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Kim A. Thayil (Bohrer, Sanford)
January 30, 2020 Filing 22 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Paul H. Beattie. Filing Fee $ 75.00 Receipt # AFLSDC-12371438 by Matt D. Cameron, Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Kim A. Thayil. Responses due by 2/13/2020 (Bohrer, Sanford)
January 28, 2020 Filing 21 Corporate Disclosure Statement by Cal Financial Group, Inc., Rit Venerus (Dial, Avery)
January 16, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 20 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #19 Motion for Extension of Time to File. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/16/2020. (mws)
January 15, 2020 Filing 19 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Cal Financial Group, Inc., Rit Venerus. (Dial, Avery)
January 14, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 18 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #17 Motion for Extension of Time to File until February 3, 2020. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/14/2020. (mws)
January 13, 2020 Filing 17 Defendant's MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Matt D. Cameron, Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Kim A. Thayil. Attorney Sanford Lewis Bohrer added to party Matt D. Cameron(pty:dft), Attorney Sanford Lewis Bohrer added to party Hunter Benedict Shepherd(pty:dft), Attorney Sanford Lewis Bohrer added to party SoundGarden(pty:dft), Attorney Sanford Lewis Bohrer added to party Kim A. Thayil(pty:dft). (Bohrer, Sanford)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER granting #7 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) David B. Jonelis. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/6/2020. See attached document for full details. (jao)
January 6, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER granting #6 Motion to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Attorney(s) Martin D. Singer. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/6/2020. See attached document for full details. (jao)
January 3, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PAPERLESS ORDER granting #13 Motion for Extension of Time to File. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 1/3/2020. (mws)
December 30, 2019 Filing 13 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer as to #1 Complaint, by Cal Financial Group, Inc., Rit Venerus. Attorney Avery A. Dial added to party Cal Financial Group, Inc.(pty:dft), Attorney Avery A. Dial added to party Rit Venerus(pty:dft). (Dial, Avery)
December 27, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER SETTING CIVIL TRIAL DATE AND PRETRIAL SCHEDULE, REQUIRING MEDIATION, AND REFERRING CERTAIN MOTIONS TO MAGISTRATE JUDGE: Trial set for 10/13/2020 at 9:30 AM in Miami Division before Judge Jose E. Martinez., Calendar Call set for 10/8/2020 at 1:30 PM in Miami Division before Judge Jose E. Martinez. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 12/26/2019. See attached document for full details. (ail) #Pattern Jury Instruction Builder - To access the latest, up to date changes to the 11th Circuit Pattern Jury Instructions go to https://pji.ca11.uscourts.gov or click here.
December 19, 2019 Filing 11 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vicky Cornell. Rit Venerus served on 12/11/2019, answer due 1/2/2020. (Sammataro, James)
December 19, 2019 Filing 10 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vicky Cornell. Cal Financial Group, Inc. served on 12/10/2019, answer due 12/31/2019. (Sammataro, James)
December 19, 2019 Filing 9 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Vicky Cornell. SoundGarden served on 12/10/2019, answer due 12/31/2019. (Sammataro, James)
December 9, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 8 Order Requiring Joint Scheduling Report. Signed by Judge Jose E. Martinez on 12/9/2019. See attached document for full details. (dq)
December 9, 2019 Filing 7 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for David B. Jonelis. Filing Fee $ 75.00 Receipt # 113C-12208071 by Vicky Cornell. Responses due by 12/23/2019 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sammataro, James)
December 9, 2019 Filing 6 MOTION to Appear Pro Hac Vice, Consent to Designation, and Request to Electronically Receive Notices of Electronic Filing for Martin D. Singer. Filing Fee $ 75.00 Receipt # 113C-12208031 by Vicky Cornell. Responses due by 12/23/2019 (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order)(Sammataro, James)
December 9, 2019 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Cal Financial Group, Inc., Matt D. Cameron, Hunter Benedict Shepherd, SoundGarden, Kim A. Thayil, Rit Venerus. (ail)
December 9, 2019 Filing 3 FORM AO 121 And The Complaint Was Mailed TO DIRECTOR OF U.S. COPYRIGHT OFFICE (cds)
December 9, 2019 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Jose E. Martinez. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Alicia M. Otazo-Reyes is available to handle any or all proceedings in this case. If agreed, parties should complete and file the Consent form found on our website. It is not necessary to file a document indicating lack of consent. Pro se (NON-PRISONER) litigants may receive Notices of Electronic Filings (NEFS) via email after filing a Consent by Pro Se Litigant (NON-PRISONER) to Receive Notices of Electronic Filing. The consent form is available under the forms section of our website. (cds)
December 9, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants. Filing fees $ 400.00 receipt number 113C-12207628, filed by Vicky Cornell. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Exhibit Demand Letter, #4 Exhibit August 2019 E-Mail)(Sammataro, James)
December 9, 2019 SYSTEM ENTRY - Docket Entry 4 [order] restricted/sealed until further notice. (ail)

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Plaintiff: Vicky Cornell
Represented By: James George Sammataro
Represented By: David Binder Jonelis
Represented By: Martin D. Singer
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Plaintiff: Chris Cornell
Represented By: James George Sammataro
Represented By: David Binder Jonelis
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Defendant: Hunter Benedict Shepherd
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Defendant: SoundGarden
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Defendant: Rit Venerus
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Defendant: Matt D. Cameron
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Defendant: Cal Financial Group, Inc.
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