TufAmerica Inc v. Mardi Gras Records, et al
Plaintiff: Tufamerica Inc
Defendant: Mardi Gras Records, Inc. doing business as Mardi Gras Records, Warren Hildebrand, Arhoolie Productions, Inc. doing business as Arhoolie Records, Rounder Records Corporation doing business as Rounder Records, Shane M Theriot doing business as Shose Records, Shane M Theriot LLC doing business as Shose Records, Buck Junior Jazz Foundation, Inc. doing business as GHB Records and Orchard Records LLC doing business as The Orchard
Case Number: 2:2002cv03821
Filed: December 27, 2002
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana
Presiding Judge: Mary Ann Vial Lemmon
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
December 5, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER OF DISMISSAL: ORDERED that the action be dismissed without prejudice; each party will bear its own costs; the Court retains jurisdiction for all purposes, including enforcing the settlement agreement entered into by the parties by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Date Signed: 12/4/03 (CASE CLOSED) (ijg)
December 2, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 32 ORDERED that the parties contact Mag Judge Wilkinson w/in 10 days for the purpose of conducting a settlement conf; settlement conf must be held bfr pre-trial by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
August 26, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 31 Motion by defendant Arhoolie Prod Inc and ORDER that Eugene J. Radcliff and the law firm of Montgomery Barnett Brown Read Hammond & Mintz LLP are substituted for and in place of John Karl Etter and Frank Ralph Nicotera and the law firm of Rodney Bordenave Boykin & Ehret APLC as counsel of record by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
July 25, 2003 Filing 30 MINUTE ENTRY ( 7/25/03): Preliminary Conference held; amendments due 8/25/03 ; pretrial conf set 12:00 2/6/04 ; 2 day jury trial set 9:00 3/1/04 ; by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (cbn)
July 10, 2003 Filing 29 NOTICE/ORDER that a preliminary conference is scheduled by telephone before courtroom deputy at 10:00 7/25/03 by Clerk (cbn)
July 9, 2003 Filing 28 ANSWER by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand to complaint by plaintiff Tufamerica Inc [1-1] (ijg)
July 7, 2003 Filing 27 ANSWER by defendant Arhoolie Prod Inc to complaint by plaintiff Tufamerica Inc [1-1]; jury demand (ijg)
July 2, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 26 ORDERED that counsel for plaintiff enter a default as to dfts Mardi Gras Records, Warren Hilderbrand and Arhoolie Prod or show good cause in writing w/in 30 days why this matter should not be dismissed for failure to prosecute by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (dmg)
July 1, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 25 ORDERED that the action be dismissed agst dft Orchard Records LLC as set forth in doc by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
July 1, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDERED that the action be dismissed agst dft Shane M Theriot LLC by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
July 1, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 23 ORDERED that the action be dismissed agst dft Buck Junior Jazz Fdn by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
July 1, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 22 ORDERED that the action be dismissed agst dft Rounder Records Corp as set forth in doc by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon (ijg)
June 27, 2003 Filing 21 AFFIDAVIT/RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon defendant Orchard Records LLC on 3/28/03 (dmg)
June 27, 2003 Filing 20 AFFIDAVIT/RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon defendant Arhoolie Prod Inc on 4/4/03 (dmg)
June 27, 2003 Filing 19 RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand, defendant Buck Junior Jazz Fdn on 2/6/03 (dmg)
June 27, 2003 Filing 18 RETURN OF SERVICE of summons and complaint upon defendant Rounder Records Corp on 4/2/03 (dmg)
June 6, 2003 Filing 17 Response by plaintiff TufAmerica Inc to the Court's 5/8/03 Order to Show Cause [11-1] (ijg)
June 2, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 16 ORDER & REASONS denying dfts' motion for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 [9-1] by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. Date Signed: 06/02/03 (dmg)
June 2, 2003 Filing 15 Affidavit of Ernest "Doc" Watson (ijg)
May 30, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 14 ORDER & REASONS denying dfts' motion for more definite statement, and alternatively, to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and for Rule 11 sanctions [5-1]; the court awards Tuf America the reasonable expenses and atty's fees it incurred in opposing dfts' request for Rule 11 sanctions by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Date Signed: 5/27/03 (ijg)
May 20, 2003 Filing 13 Memo in opposition by plaintiff TufAmerica Inc to motion for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 [9-1] filed by defendant Mardi Gras Records (cbn)
May 8, 2003 Filing 12 MINUTE ENTRY ( 5/7/03 ) ORAL ARGUMENT on dfts' motion for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 [9-1] is set at 11:00 5/28/03 by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. (ijg)
May 8, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 11 ORDER: that pla to show good cause in writing w/in 30 days why service of process has not been effected, or the unserved dfts will be dismissed w/o notice by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Date Signed: 05/06/03 (ca)
May 7, 2003 Filing 10 Request for Oral Argument by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand regarding motion for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 [9-1] by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand (tbl)
May 7, 2003 Filing 9 MOTION by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 referred to Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. to be heard before Magistrate Judge Wilkinson at 11:00 5/28/03 (tbl)
April 15, 2003 Filing 8 Memo in opposition by plaintiff TufAmerica Inc to motion for more definite statement, and alternatively, to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and for Rule 11 sanctions [5-1] filed by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand (ijg)
March 19, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 7 Motion by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand for joinder of persons pursuant to FRCP 19 and ORDER DENYING SAME w/o prej as set forth in doc by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. Date Signed: 4/8/03 (ijg)
March 19, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 6 Motion by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand to transfer case to Section R and ORDER DENYING SAME by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Date Signed: 4/3/03 (ijg)
March 19, 2003 Filing 5 MOTION by defendant Mardi Gras Records, defendant Warren Hildebrand for more definite statement, and alternatively, to dismiss plaintiff's complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction, and for Rule 11 sanctions to be heard before Judge at 10:00 4/23/03 (ijg)
February 25, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 4 Motion by defendant Mardi Gras Records and ORDER extending time to answer pla's complaint until 3/18/03 by Magistrate Judge Joseph C. Wilkinson Jr. Date Signed: 2/27/03 (ijg)
January 13, 2003 Opinion or Order Filing 3 Motion by plaintiff TufAmerica Inc and ORDER for attorney Oren J. Warshavsky to appear pro hac vice by Judge Mary Ann Vial Lemmon Date Signed: 1/14/03 (ijg)
December 27, 2002 Filing 2 Statement of Corporate Disclosure filed by plaintiff TufAmerica Inc (ca)
December 27, 2002 Filing 1 COMPLAINT; 8 summons(es) issued (ca) Modified on 01/02/2003
December 27, 2002 Payment of filing fee by plaintiff Tufamerica Inc in amount of $ 150.00 (ca)

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Plaintiff: Tufamerica Inc
Represented By: Suzette Toledano
Represented By: Oren J. Warshavsky
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Defendant: Mardi Gras Records, Inc. doing business as Mardi Gras Records
Represented By: Justin Asher Zitler
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Defendant: Arhoolie Productions, Inc. doing business as Arhoolie Records
Represented By: John Karl Etter
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