Freeplay Music LLC v. Ford Motor Company
Defendant: Ford Motor Company, GTB Agency, LLC and WPP Group USA, Inc.
Counter Defendant: Freeplay Music LLC
Case Number: 2:2020cv10948
Filed: April 16, 2020
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Michigan
Presiding Judge: Stephen J Murphy
Referring Judge: R Steven Whalen
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. § 101 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Both
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
October 26, 2021 Filing 44 Copyright Report Sent To Washington (SSch)
August 18, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 43 STIPULATED ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
July 30, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 42 STIPULATED ORDER Extending Time for Ford Motor Company to File an Answer and GTB Agency and WPP Group USA to File a Motion to Dismiss re #34 Amended Complaint, (Response due by by 8/13/2021). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
July 8, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 41 STIPULATED ORDER Extending Time for Defendant Ford Motor Company to File and Answer re #34 Amended Complaint; and Defendants GTB Agency and WPP Group USA to File a Motion to Dismiss, (Response due by 7/30/2021). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
July 6, 2021 Filing 40 NOTICE of Appearance by Jennifer A. Morante on behalf of GTB Agency, LLC, WPP Group USA, Inc.. (Morante, Jennifer)
May 12, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 39 STIPULATED ORDER Regarding Response to #34 Amended Complaint, (Response due by 7/6/2021). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
May 10, 2021 Filing 38 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. WPP Group USA, Inc. waiver sent on 5/3/2021, answer due 7/6/2021. (Hertz, Howard)
May 10, 2021 Filing 37 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed. GTB Agency, LLC waiver sent on 5/3/2021, answer due 7/6/2021. (Hertz, Howard)
April 29, 2021 Filing 36 SUMMONS Issued for *WPP Group USA, Inc.* (SSch)
April 29, 2021 Filing 35 SUMMONS Issued for *GTB Agency, LLC * (SSch)
April 27, 2021 Filing 34 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by All Plaintiffs against All Defendants. NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Hertz, Howard)
April 27, 2021 REQUEST for SUMMONS for GTB Agency, LLC, WPP Group USA, Inc.. (Hertz, Howard)
April 19, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 33 ORDER Granting #32 Motion for Leave to Amend #7 Amended Complaint, (Amended Complaint due by 4/30/2021). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
March 19, 2021 Filing 32 MOTION for Leave to File Second Amended Complaint by Freeplay Music LLC. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit Proposed Second Amended Complaint) (Busch, Richard)
December 21, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting #31 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Nina Ruvinsky. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
December 18, 2020 Filing 31 MOTION for Withdrawal of Attorney Nina Ruvinsky by Ford Motor Company. (Ruvinsky, Nina)
December 10, 2020 Filing 30 REPLY to Response re #20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice filed by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
December 10, 2020 Filing 29 REPLY to Response re #22 MOTION to Dismiss Counterclaims filed by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
November 24, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 28 ORDER Granting #26 , #27 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #25 Response to Motion, (Response due by 12/10/2020). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
November 23, 2020 Filing 27 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #25 Response to Motion, by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard) Modified on 11/24/2020 (TTho). [ATTACHED DOCUMENT IS A PROPOSED ORDER]
November 23, 2020 Filing 26 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #25 Response to Motion, by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
November 19, 2020 Filing 25 RESPONSE to #20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice , #22 MOTION to Dismiss - Ford Motor Company' s Response and Brief in Opposition to Plaintiff's Motions - filed by Ford Motor Company. (Hwang, Wook)
October 26, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 24 ORDER Granting #23 Motion for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply re #22 MOTION to Dismiss, #20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice, (Response due by 11/19/2020). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
October 20, 2020 Filing 23 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply as to #20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice , #22 MOTION to Dismiss by Ford Motor Company. (Hwang, Wook)
October 7, 2020 Filing 22 MOTION to Dismiss by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
October 7, 2020 Filing 21 DECLARATION by Jacob Vega re #20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice filed by All Plaintiffs (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1, #2 Exhibit 2, #3 Exhibit 3, #4 Exhibit 4, #5 Exhibit 5, #6 Exhibit 6, #7 Exhibit 7, #8 Exhibit 8, #9 Exhibit 9, #10 Exhibit 10, #11 Exhibit 11, #12 Exhibit 12, #13 Exhibit 13, #14 Exhibit 14, #15 Exhibit 15, #16 Exhibit 16, #17 Exhibit 17, #18 Exhibit 18, #19 Exhibit 19, #20 Exhibit 20, #21 Exhibit 21, #22 Exhibit 22, #23 Exhibit 23) (Hertz, Howard)
October 7, 2020 Filing 20 MOTION entry of an Order taking judicial notice by All Plaintiffs. (Attachments: #1 Index of Exhibits, #2 Exhibit 1, #3 Exhibit 2, #4 Exhibit 3, #5 Exhibit 4, #6 Exhibit 5, #7 Exhibit 6, #8 Exhibit 7, #9 Exhibit 8, #10 Exhibit 9, #11 Exhibit 10, #12 Exhibit 11, #13 Exhibit 12, #14 Exhibit 13, #15 Exhibit 14, #16 Exhibit 15, #17 Exhibit 16, #18 Exhibit 17, #19 Exhibit 18, #20 Exhibit 19, #21 Exhibit 20, #22 Exhibit 21, #23 Exhibit 22, #24 Exhibit 23) (Hertz, Howard)
September 18, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 19 ORDER GRANTING #18 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer, Move or Otherwise Respond to Answer and Counterclaims. (Response due by 10/7/2020) Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (AChu)
September 17, 2020 Filing 18 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer and Counterclaims by All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
September 2, 2020 Filing 17 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: John S. LeRoy appearing on behalf of Ford Motor Company (LeRoy, John)
September 2, 2020 Filing 16 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by Ford Motor Company (Hwang, Wook)
September 2, 2020 Filing 15 ANSWER to Amended Complaint with Affirmative Defenses with Jury Demand , COUNTERCLAIM filed by Ford Motor Company against Freeplay Music LLC by Ford Motor Company. (Hwang, Wook)
July 30, 2020 Filing 14 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #7 Amended Complaint, (Second) by Ford Motor Company. (Hwang, Wook)
July 30, 2020 Filing 13 NOTICE of Appearance by Nina Ruvinsky on behalf of Ford Motor Company. (Ruvinsky, Nina)
July 30, 2020 Opinion or Order TEXT-ONLY ORDER Granting #14 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #7 Amended Complaint, (Response due by 9/2/2020). Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
June 10, 2020 Opinion or Order Filing 12 ORDER Granting #11 Motion for Extension of Time to Answer re #7 Amended Complaint, Ford Motor Company answer due 8/3/2020. Signed by District Judge Stephen J. Murphy, III. (DPar)
June 5, 2020 Filing 11 Joint MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re #7 Amended Complaint, by Ford Motor Company. (Cherry, Jared)
May 15, 2020 Filing 10 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by All Plaintiffs (Hertz, Howard)
April 21, 2020 Filing 9 AMENDED #8 Attorney Appearance by All Plaintiffs (Busch, Richard)
April 21, 2020 Filing 8 ATTORNEY APPEARANCE: Richard S. Busch appearing on behalf of All Plaintiffs (Busch, Richard)
April 20, 2020 Filing 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT with Jury Demand filed by All Plaintiffs against All Defendants. NO NEW PARTIES ADDED. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit Registration of Works, #2 Exhibit Infringing Uses, #3 Exhibit Infringing Uses Discovered After Notice, #4 Exhibit Infringing Uses Included in Notice) (Hertz, Howard)
April 17, 2020 Filing 6 SUMMONS Issued for *Ford Motor Company* (DAll)
April 17, 2020 Filing 5 NOTICE of Appearance by Howard Hertz on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Hertz, Howard)
April 16, 2020 Filing 4 STATEMENT of DISCLOSURE of CORPORATE AFFILIATIONS and FINANCIAL INTEREST by All Plaintiffs (Bellanca, Joseph)
April 16, 2020 Filing 3 REPORT ON THE FILING OR DETERMINATION OF AN ACTION OR APPEAL REGARDING A COPYRIGHT REPORT by All Plaintiffs (Bellanca, Joseph)
April 16, 2020 Filing 2 NOTICE of Appearance by Joseph A. Bellanca on behalf of All Plaintiffs. (Bellanca, Joseph)
April 16, 2020 Filing 1 COMPLAINT filed by Freeplay Music LLC against Ford Motor Company with Jury Demand. Plaintiff requests summons issued. Receipt No: AMIEDC-7746022 - Fee: $ 400. County of 1st Plaintiff: OUT OF STATE - County Where Action Arose: WAYNE - County of 1st Defendant: WAYNE. [Previously dismissed case: No] [Possible companion case(s): None] (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - List of Registered Works, #2 Exhibit B - List of Infringing Uses, #3 Exhibit C - List of Infringing Uses Discovered After Notice, #4 Exhibit D - Infringing Uses Included in Notice) (Bellanca, Joseph)

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Defendant: Ford Motor Company
Represented By: Jared Cherry
Represented By: Nina Ruvinsky
Represented By: Wook Hwang
Represented By: John S. LeRoy
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Defendant: GTB Agency, LLC
Represented By: Jennifer A. Morante
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Defendant: WPP Group USA, Inc.
Represented By: Jennifer A. Morante
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Counter defendant: Freeplay Music LLC
Represented By: Joseph A. Bellanca
Represented By: Richard S. Busch
Represented By: Howard Hertz
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