Broadcast Music, Inc. et al v. Sunken Ship Investments, LLC et al
Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc., Welsh Witch Music, Primary Wave Music IP Fund 2 GP, LLC, PWMP Ventures, LLC, Less Than Zero Music, Southfield Road Music, Fake And Jaded Music, Sony/ATV Songs, LLC, Embassy Music Corporation, E.O. Smith Music, PWMP Ventures, LLC a limited partnership doing business as Primary Wave BOPS and Sony/ATV Songs, LLC doing business as Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
Defendant: Sunken Ship Investments, LLC, Ross R Koley, Stephen Currie, Sunken Ship Investments, LLC doing business as The Brokedown Palace and Ross Koley
Case Number: 8:2023cv00141
Filed: April 12, 2023
Court: US District Court for the District of Nebraska
Presiding Judge: Susan M Bazis
Referring Judge: Brian C Buescher
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: None
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
May 12, 2023 Filing 31 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 identifying Corporate Parent Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., Corporate Parent Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. for Sony/ATV Songs, LLC. by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiffs Sony/ATV Songs, LLC, Sony Music Entertainment, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, Inc..(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 30 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff Welsh Witch Music.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 29 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff Southfield Road Music.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 28 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiffs Primary Wave Music IP Fund 2 GP, LLC, PWMP Ventures, LLC.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 27 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff Less Than Zero Music.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 26 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff Fake And Jaded Music.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 25 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff Embassy Music Corporation.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 24 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiff E.O. Smith Music.(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 12, 2023 Filing 23 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1 identifying Corporate Parent Tegna, Inc., Corporate Parent Tegna, Inc., Corporate Parent Gray Television, Inc., Corporate Parent Gray Television, Inc. for Broadcast Music, Inc.. by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Plaintiffs Broadcast Music, Inc., Tegna, Inc., Tegna, Inc., Gray Television, Inc., Gray Television, Inc..(Eckhoff, Krista)
May 3, 2023 Filing 22 Summons Returned Unexecuted (Unable to Locate Subject; Address Verified; Subject Avoiding Service) as to defendant Stephen Currie. (Eckhoff, Krista)
May 3, 2023 Filing 21 Summons Returned Unexecuted (Unable to Locate Subject; Address Verified; Subject Avoiding Service) as to defendant Ross Koley. (Eckhoff, Krista)
May 3, 2023 Filing 20 Summons Returned Unexecuted (Employee Refused to Accept Service, Owners are Avoiding Service) as to defendant Sunken Ship Investments, LLC. (Eckhoff, Krista)
April 28, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 19 TEXT ORDER granting 18 Oral Motion to extend Corporate Disclosure Deadline to 5/12/23 by Krista M. Eckhoff. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis. (RMW)
April 28, 2023 Filing 18 TEXT ORAL MOTION - to extend corporate disclosure deadline to 5/12/2023 by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff(RMW)
April 13, 2023 Filing 17 Summons Issued as to defendant Stephen Currie, Ross Koley, Sunken Ship Investments, LLC. YOU MUST PRINT YOUR ISSUED SUMMONS, WHICH ARE ATTACHED TO THIS DOCUMENT. PAPER COPIES WILL NOT BE MAILED. (TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 16 REPORT on the filing filed on 4/12/2023 of an action regarding Copyright Infringement (Original form mailed to the Office of Register of Copyrights with a copy of complaint #1 ). (TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 15 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff E.O. Smith Music. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 14 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Embassy Music Corporation. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 13 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Sony/ATV Songs, LLC. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 12 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Fake And Jaded Music. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 11 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Southfield Road Music. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 10 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Less Than Zero Music. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 9 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff PWMP Ventures, LLC. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 8 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Primary Wave Music IP Fund 2 GP, LLC. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 7 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Welsh Witch Music. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 6 TEXT NOTICE REGARDING CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Deputy Clerk as to Plaintiff Broadcast Music, Inc. Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 7.1, non-governmental corporate parties are required to file Corporate Disclosure Statements (Statements). The parties shall use the form Corporate Disclosure Statement, available on the Web site of the court at http://www.ned.uscourts.gov/forms/. If you have not filed your Statement, you must do so within 15 days of the date of this notice. If you have already filed your Statement in this case, you are reminded to file a Supplemental Statement within a reasonable time of any change in the information that the statement requires.(TCL)
April 13, 2023 Filing 5 TEXT NOTICE OF JUDGES ASSIGNED: Judge Brian C. Buescher and Magistrate Judge Susan M. Bazis assigned. In accordance with 28 U.S.C. 636(c)(2), the parties are notified that, if all parties consent, a magistrate judge may conduct a civil action or proceeding, including a jury or nonjury trial, subject to the courts rules and policies governing the assignment of judges in civil cases. See Fed. R. Civ. P. 73; NEGenR 1.4. (TCL)
April 12, 2023 Filing 4 Summons Requested as to Stephen Currie regarding Complaint, #1 . (Eckhoff, Krista)
April 12, 2023 Filing 3 Summons Requested as to Ross R. Koley regarding Complaint, #1 . (Eckhoff, Krista)
April 12, 2023 Filing 2 Summons Requested as to Sunken Ship Investments, LLC d/b/a The Brokedown Palace regarding Complaint, #1 . (Eckhoff, Krista)
April 12, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 402, receipt number ANEDC-4841374), by Attorney Krista M. Eckhoff on behalf of Embassy Music Corporation, Primary Wave Music IP Fund 2 GP, LLC, Southfield Road Music, Less Than Zero Music, Fake And Jaded Music, Welsh Witch Music, Broadcast Music, Inc., E.O. Smith Music, PWMP Ventures, LLC, Sony/ATV Songs, LLC (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1-Schedule, #2 Civil Cover Sheet Civil Cover Sheet)(Eckhoff, Krista)

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Plaintiff: Broadcast Music, Inc.
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Plaintiff: Sony/ATV Songs, LLC
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Plaintiff: Embassy Music Corporation
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Plaintiff: E.O. Smith Music
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Plaintiff: PWMP Ventures, LLC a limited partnership doing business as Primary Wave BOPS
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Plaintiff: Sony/ATV Songs, LLC doing business as Sony/ATV Tree Publishing
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Defendant: Sunken Ship Investments, LLC
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Defendant: Ross R Koley
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Defendant: Stephen Currie
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Defendant: Sunken Ship Investments, LLC doing business as The Brokedown Palace
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