BROADCAST MUSIC, INC. et al v. CAFE LA TROVA LLC et al
Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc., Rick's Music, Inc., LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC doing business as SONGS OF LITMUS MUSIC PUBLISHING HOLDINGS BMI, Harrick Music, Inc., Panchin Publishing, Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Embassy Music Corporation, Sony/ATV Songs LLC, EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. doing business as Emi Longitude Music, Peer International Corporation and Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC
Defendant: CAF LA TROVA LLC doing business as CAF LA TROVA, JULIO CABRERA, David Martinez and ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ
Case Number: 1:2025cv25250
Filed: November 12, 2025
Court: U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
Presiding Judge: Rodolfo A Ruiz
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 0101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
April 7, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER OF DISMISSAL. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 4/7/2026. See attached document for full details. (twk)
April 6, 2026 Filing 16 STIPULATION of Dismissal with Prejudice by Broadcast Music, Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Embassy Music Corporation, Harrick Music, Inc., LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC, Panchin Publishing, Peer International Corporation, Rick's Music, Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC (Messa, Zachary)
April 3, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 15 ORDER REQUIRING DISMISSAL DOCUMENTS. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 4/3/2026. See attached document for full details. (twk)
March 20, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 14 PAPERLESS ORDER on #13 Joint Status Report. In the Joint Status Report, the parties inform the Court that they "have exchanged [a] written settlement agreement [and] are in the process of negotiating a final global settlement agreement which will fully resolve this case in its entirety." Joint Status Report at 2. Accordingly, the parties request a ten (10) day extension to continue settlement discussions. Id. The parties' request for a ten (10) day extension is hereby GRANTED, and the parties shall file the appropriate dismissal documents on or before March 29, 2026. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 3/20/2026. (twk)
March 19, 2026 Filing 13 STATUS REPORT (JOINT) by Broadcast Music, Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Embassy Music Corporation, Harrick Music, Inc., LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC, Panchin Publishing, Peer International Corporation, Rick's Music, Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC (Messa, Zachary)
February 17, 2026 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER ADMINISTRATIVELY CLOSING CASE. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 2/17/2026. See attached document for full details. (twk)
February 17, 2026 Filing 11 NOTICE of Attorney Appearance by Mason Andrew Pertnoy on behalf of JULIO CABRERA, CAF LA TROVA LLC, ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ, David Martinez (Pertnoy, Mason)
February 16, 2026 Filing 10 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply/Answer Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint by JULIO CABRERA, CAF LA TROVA LLC, ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ, David Martinez. Attorney Mason Andrew Pertnoy added to party JULIO CABRERA(pty:dft), Attorney Mason Andrew Pertnoy added to party CAF LA TROVA LLC(pty:dft), Attorney Mason Andrew Pertnoy added to party ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ(pty:dft), Attorney Mason Andrew Pertnoy added to party David Martinez(pty:dft). Responses due by 3/2/2026. (Attachments: #1 Text of Proposed Order Order Granting Defendants' Unopposed Motion for Enlargement of Time to Respond to Plaintiffs' Complaint)(Pertnoy, Mason)
February 9, 2026 Filing 9 Plaintiff's NOTICE OF FILING by Broadcast Music, Inc., EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Embassy Music Corporation, Harrick Music, Inc., LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC, Panchin Publishing, Peer International Corporation, Rick's Music, Inc., Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, Sony/ATV Songs LLC re #8 Order (Attachments: #1 Certification ACCEPTANCE OF SERVICE OF COMPLAINT) (Messa, Zachary)
December 15, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 8 ORDER TO PERFECT SERVICE. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 12/15/2025. See attached document for full details. (twk)
December 15, 2025 Set Deadlines Show Cause Response due by 2/10/2026. Per DE #8 . (ksr)
December 2, 2025 Opinion or Order Filing 7 ORDER REQUIRING COMBINED RESPONSES. Signed by Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II on 12/2/2025. See attached document for full details. (twk)
November 25, 2025 Filing 6 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC, Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Rick's Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Broadcast Music, Inc., Harrick Music, Inc., Peer International Corporation, Panchin Publishing. ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ served on 11/21/2025, response/answer due 12/12/2025. (Messa, Zachary)
November 21, 2025 Filing 5 SUMMONS (Affidavit) Returned Executed on #1 Complaint,,, with a 21 day response/answer filing deadline pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12 by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC, Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Consortium Songs, Inc., Rick's Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Broadcast Music, Inc., Harrick Music, Inc., Peer International Corporation, Panchin Publishing. David Martinez served on 11/19/2025, response/answer due 12/10/2025. (Messa, Zachary)
November 12, 2025 Filing 4 Summons Issued as to JULIO CABRERA, CAF LA TROVA LLC, ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ, David Martinez. (drz)
November 12, 2025 Filing 3 Clerk's Notice to Filer re: Electronic Case. Party(ies) Improperly Formatted. The Filer failed to enter the party name(s) in accordance with the CM/ECF Format for Adding Parties for Attorneys Guide. The correction was made. It is not necessary to re-file the document. (drz)
November 12, 2025 Filing 2 Clerks Notice of Judge Assignment to Judge Rodolfo A. Ruiz, II. Pursuant to 28 USC 636(c), the parties are hereby notified that the U.S. Magistrate Judge Lauren F. Louis 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. (drz)
November 12, 2025 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against JULIO CABRERA, CAFE LA TROVA LLC d/b/a CAFE LA TROVA, ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ, David Martinez. Filing fees $ 405.00 receipt number AFLSDC-18946241, filed by Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC, LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC d/b/a SONGS OF LITMUS MUSIC PUBLISHING HOLDINGS BMI, Embassy Music Corporation, EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. d/b/a EMI Longitude Music, Rick's Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, BROADCAST MUSIC, INC., as agent for Broadcast Music, LLC, Harrick Music, Inc., Peer International Corporation, PANCHIN PUBLISHING, a division of PANTERA PRODUCTIONS, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Civil Cover Sheet, #2 Summon(s), #3 Summon(s), #4 Summon(s), #5 Summon(s))(Messa, Zachary)

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Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc.
Represented By: Zachary D. Messa
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Plaintiff: LITMUS MUSIC ASSET HOLDINGS LLC doing business as SONGS OF LITMUS MUSIC PUBLISHING HOLDINGS BMI
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Plaintiff: Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc.
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Plaintiff: Embassy Music Corporation
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Plaintiff: Sony/ATV Songs LLC
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Plaintiff: EMI Consortium Songs, Inc. doing business as Emi Longitude Music
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Plaintiff: Peer International Corporation
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Plaintiff: Sony/ATV Latin Music Publishing LLC
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Defendant: CAF LA TROVA LLC doing business as CAF LA TROVA
Represented By: Mason Andrew Pertnoy
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Defendant: JULIO CABRERA
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Defendant: David Martinez
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Defendant: ORESTES PAJON DOMINGUEZ
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