Lewin v. The Richard Avedon Foundation

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Lewin v. The Richard Avedon Foundation

Plaintiff:	Gideon Lewin
Defendant:	The Richard Avedon Foundation
Case Number:	1:2011cv08767
Filed:	December 2, 2011
Court:	US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office:	Foley Square Office
County:	New York
Presiding Judge:	Deborah A. Batts
Nature of Suit:	Copyrights
Cause of Action:	28 U.S.C. § 1338
Jury Demanded By:	None

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Date Filed	Document Text
March 25, 2016	Filing 191 OPINION & ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's Motion in Limine is GRANTED. The Court reserves the right to change its ruling if Defendant waives the statute's application during trial through the introduction of evidence. Th e Court urges the parties to make a final attempt to settle their remaining claims, and the parties shall inform Court of their joint decision about pursuing settlement by April 1, 2016. (As further set forth in this Opinion) (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 3/25/2016) (kl)
June 26, 2015	Filing 165 OPINION & ORDER: For the reasons set forth above, I DISMISS Lewin's copyright ownership claims relating to the Rachel Welch Baja, California photoshoot (Lewin Category 15), the photographs concerning the Alice in Wonderland theatrical perform ance, and the Seattle Museum exhibit photographs. I DISMISS Lewin's tortious interference claim. I DISMISS the Foundation's counterclaims of copyright ownership, fraud, and misappropriation of trade secrets. I DISMISS the Foundation' ;s counterclaim for conversion and replevin relating to the approximately 4,200 photographs Lewin took during his time working for Avedon. A pretrial conference in this action shall be held on July 2, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. If either party is unavail able at that time, the parties shall submit to me a joint letter suggesting other available dates by June 29, 2015. The Clerk of Court is directed to close ECF Nos. 131, 135, 137, and 154. (As further set forth in this Order) (Pretrial Conference set for 7/2/2015 at 11:00 AM before Judge Kimba M. Wood.) (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 6/26/2015) (kl)

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March 25, 2016

Filing 191 OPINION & ORDER: For the foregoing reasons, Defendant's Motion in Limine is GRANTED. The Court reserves the right to change its ruling if Defendant waives the statute's application during trial through the introduction of evidence. Th e Court urges the parties to make a final attempt to settle their remaining claims, and the parties shall inform Court of their joint decision about pursuing settlement by April 1, 2016. (As further set forth in this Opinion) (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 3/25/2016) (kl)

June 26, 2015

Filing 165 OPINION & ORDER: For the reasons set forth above, I DISMISS Lewin's copyright ownership claims relating to the Rachel Welch Baja, California photoshoot (Lewin Category 15), the photographs concerning the Alice in Wonderland theatrical perform ance, and the Seattle Museum exhibit photographs. I DISMISS Lewin's tortious interference claim. I DISMISS the Foundation's counterclaims of copyright ownership, fraud, and misappropriation of trade secrets. I DISMISS the Foundation' ;s counterclaim for conversion and replevin relating to the approximately 4,200 photographs Lewin took during his time working for Avedon. A pretrial conference in this action shall be held on July 2, 2015, at 11:00 a.m. If either party is unavail able at that time, the parties shall submit to me a joint letter suggesting other available dates by June 29, 2015. The Clerk of Court is directed to close ECF Nos. 131, 135, 137, and 154. (As further set forth in this Order) (Pretrial Conference set for 7/2/2015 at 11:00 AM before Judge Kimba M. Wood.) (Signed by Judge Kimba M. Wood on 6/26/2015) (kl)

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Plaintiff: Gideon Lewin
Represented By:	Joel Lawrence Hecker
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Defendant: The Richard Avedon Foundation
Represented By:	Robert A. Jacobs
Represented By:	Kenneth M. Kaufman
Represented By:	Amy Terry Sheehan
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