Broadcast Music, Inc. et al v. Boondocks Food & Spirits Inc. et al
Plaintiff: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Brew Music Company, Eleksylum Music, Inc., GALENEYE MUSIC, Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC doing business as Sony/Atv Acuff Rose Music and No Surrender Music
Defendant: Martha Black, Charles Black, Beau Beguin and Boondocks Food & Spirits Inc. doing business as Boondocks Food & Spirits
Case Number: 1:2024cv11239
Filed: October 31, 2024
Court: U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois
Presiding Judge: April M Perry
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 9, 2024 Filing 10 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Galeneye Music, Brew Music Company, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Eleksylum Music, Inc., No Surrender Music regarding Summons and Complaint served on Boondocks Bar on 11/20/24 (Bennett, Emily)
December 9, 2024 Filing 9 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Galeneye Music, Brew Music Company, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Eleksylum Music, Inc., No Surrender Music regarding Summons and Complaint served on Martha Black on 11/20/24 (Bennett, Emily)
December 2, 2024 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT of Service filed by Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Galeneye Music, Brew Music Company, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Eleksylum Music, Inc., No Surrender Music regarding Summons and Complaint served on Beau Beguin on 11/20/24 (Bennett, Emily)
November 26, 2024 Filing 7 EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE ORDER: GENERAL ORDER 24-0032: IT APPEARING THAT, the civil cases on the attached list have been selected for reassignment to form the initial calendar of the Honorable April M. Perry; therefore IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the attached list of 290 cases be reassigned to the Honorable April M. Perry; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that all parties affected by this Order must review the Honorable April M. Perry's webpage on the Court's website for the purpose of reviewing instructions regarding scheduling and case management procedures; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that any civil case that has been reassigned pursuant to this Order will not be randomly reassigned to create the initial calendar of a new district judge for twelve months from the date of this Order; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable April M. Perry to the Court's civil case assignment system during the next business day, so that she shall receive a full share of such cases; and IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that the Clerk of Court is directed to add the Honorable April M. Perry to the Court's criminal case assignment system ninety (90) days so that Judge Perry shall thereafter receive a full share of such cases. Case reassigned to the Honorable April M. Perry for all further proceedings. Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama no longer assigned to the case. Signed by Honorable Virginia M. Kendall on 11/26/2024.(td, )
November 13, 2024 Filing 6 NOTIFICATION of Affiliates pursuant to Local Rule 3.2 by Broadcast Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Songs LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Eleksylum Music, Inc., No Surrender Music (Bennett, Emily)
November 6, 2024 SUMMONS Issued as to Defendant Boondocks Food & Spirits Inc. (smb, )
November 1, 2024 Filing 5 MAILED copyright report to Registrar, Washington DC. (rc, )
November 1, 2024 Filing 4 MINUTE entry before the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama: On or before 01/15/2025, the parties shall file a joint initial status report. A template for the Joint Initial Status Report, setting forth the information required, may be found at http://www.ilnd.uscourts.gov/Judges.aspx by clicking on Judge Valderrama's name and then again on the link entitled 'Joint Initial Status Report.' Plaintiff must serve this Minute Entry on all other parties. If the defendant(s) has not been served with process by that date, plaintiff's counsel is instructed to file an individual status report indicating the status of service of process by the same deadline. The parties are further ordered to review all of Judge Valderrama's standing orders and the information available on his webpage. Any nongovernmental corporate party that qualifies under the Rules is reminded of the requirement to file a disclosure statement under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 7.1/N.D. Ill. Local Rule 3.2. Mailed notice. (jcm)
October 31, 2024 Filing 3 ATTORNEY Appearance for Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., SONY/ATV SONGS LLC d/b/a SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC, GALENEYE MUSIC, Brew Music Company, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Eleksylum Music, Inc., No Surrender Music, a Division of Praxis International Communications, Inc. by Emily Elizabeth Bennett (Bennett, Emily)
October 31, 2024 Filing 2 CIVIL Cover Sheet (Bennett, Emily)
October 31, 2024 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Eleksylum Music, Inc., GALENEYE MUSIC, No Surrender Music, a Division of Praxis International Communications, Inc., SONY/ATV SONGS LLC d/b/a SONY/ATV ACUFF ROSE MUSIC, Broadcast Music, Inc., Brew Music Company, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.; Filing fee $ 405, receipt number AILNDC-22676426. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Exhibit A)(Bennett, Emily)
October 31, 2024 CASE ASSIGNED to the Honorable Franklin U. Valderrama. Designated as Magistrate Judge the Honorable Jeffrey Cole. Case assignment: Random assignment. (Civil Category 3). (lj, )
October 31, 2024 CLERK'S NOTICE: Pursuant to Local Rule 73.1(b), a United States Magistrate Judge of this court is available to conduct all proceedings in this civil action. If all parties consent to have the currently assigned United States Magistrate Judge conduct all proceedings in this case, including trial, the entry of final judgment, and all post-trial proceedings, all parties must sign their names on the attached #Consent To# form. This consent form is eligible for filing only if executed by all parties. The parties can also express their consent to jurisdiction by a magistrate judge in any joint filing, including the Joint Initial Status Report or proposed Case Management Order. (lj, )

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Defendant: Martha Black
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Defendant: Boondocks Food & Spirits Inc. doing business as Boondocks Food & Spirits
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Plaintiff: Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp.
Represented By: Emily Elizabeth Bennett
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Plaintiff: Brew Music Company
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Plaintiff: Eleksylum Music, Inc.
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Plaintiff: GALENEYE MUSIC
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Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Plaintiff: Sony/ATV Songs LLC doing business as Sony/Atv Acuff Rose Music
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