Spinelli et al v. National Footbal League et al
Plaintiff: Paul Spinelli, Scott Boehm, Paul Jasienski, George Newman Lowrance, David Stluka, David Drapkin and Thomas E. Witte
Defendant: National Footbal League, NFL Ventures, L.P., NFL Productions, L.L.C., NFL Enterprises, L.L.C., Replay Photos, L.L.C., Getty Images (US), Inc. and Associated Press
Case Number: 1:2013cv07398
Filed: October 21, 2013
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: XX Out of State
Presiding Judge: Robert W. Sweet
Nature of Suit: Copyrights
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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December 23, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 182 OPINION re: 168 JOINT MOTION for Reconsideration re; 166 Memorandum & Opinion filed by NFL Productions, L.L.C., JacksonvilleJaguars LTD., Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., San Di ego Chargers Football Co., Detroit Lions, Inc., NFL Ventures, L.P., Panthers Football, Inc., National Footbal League, Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., NFL Properties, LLC, Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., NFL Enterprises, L. L.C., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Washington Football Inc., New York Jets Football Club, Inc., The Rams Football Co. LLC, Associated Press, Houston NFL Holdings LP, San Francisco Forty Niners LTD., Buffalo Bills, Inc., Denver Broncos Foot ball Club, Replay Photos, L.L.C., Oakland Raiders LP, Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC, Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC, Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Tennessee Football, Inc., Green Bay Packers, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Cl ub, Inc., Arizona Cardinals Holdings, Inc., New York Football Giants, Inc., Buccaneers Limited Partnership, New England Patriots, LP, New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, Football Northwest LLC, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., Cleveland Browns LLC, Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc. For the reasons set forth above, the Defendants' motion for reconsideration is granted in part. The SAC is dismissed without leave to replead. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 12/23/2016) (cla)
September 29, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 181 OPINION: Defendants requested a stay of discovery pending a decision on their joint motion for reconsideration of the motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint. Defendant has demonstrated "good cause" for the stay of discovery because the pending motion could be dispositive, the costs of discovery willbe burdensome to Defendants, and the Plaintiffs have not shown prejudice from the relatively short stay. Spencer Trask Software & Info. Servs., LLC v. RPost Int'l Ltd., 206 F.R.D. 367, 368 (S.D.N.Y. 2002). For those reasons, the stay of discovery is granted pending the decision on the motion for reconsideration. IT IS OS ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 9/29/2016) (ama)
July 15, 2016 Opinion or Order Filing 166 MEMORANDUM AND OPINION re: 126 MOTION to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint filed by NFL Productions, L.L.C., JacksonvilleJaguars LTD., Baltimore Ravens Limited Partnership, Chicago Bears Football Club, Inc., San Diego Char gers Football Co., Detroit Lions, Inc., NFL Ventures, L.P., Panthers Football, Inc., National Footbal League, NFL Properties, LLC, Kansas City Chiefs Football Club, Inc., Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Ltd., NFL Enterprises, L.L.C., Miami Dolphins, Ltd., Washington Football Inc., New York Jets Football Club, Inc., The Rams Football Co. LLC, Houston NFL Holdings LP, San Francisco Forty Niners LTD., Buffalo Bills, Inc., Denver Broncos Football Club, Oakland Raiders LP, Minnesota Vikings Football Club LLC, Atlanta Falcons Football Club LLC, Cincinnati Bengals, Inc., Tennessee Football, Inc., Green Bay Packers, Inc., Philadelphia Eagles Football Club, Inc., Arizona Cardinals Holdings, Inc., New Y ork Football Giants, Inc., Buccaneers Limited Partnership, New England Patriots, LP, Football Northwest LLC, New Orleans Louisiana Saints, LLC, Indianapolis Colts, Inc., Cleveland Browns LLC, Pittsburgh Steelers Sports, Inc., 122 M OTION to Dismiss the Second Amended Complaint and Compel Arbitration. filed by Getty Images (US), Inc., 131 MOTION to Dismiss The Second Amended Complaint filed by Associated Press, 129 MOTION to Dismiss Second Amend ed Complaint. filed by Replay Photos, L.L.C. For the reasons set forth above, Getty's motion to compel arbitration is granted and the case against Getty is dismissed with leave to renew after the completion of the arbitration. The motions to dismiss brought by the NFL Defendants, the AP, and Replay are granted in part and denied in part as set forth above. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 7/15/2016) (ama)
November 17, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 145 OPINION. The Defendant's letter-motion for a stay of discovery is granted until the resolution of the pending motions to dismiss. It is so ordered. (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 11/17/2015) (rjm)
August 13, 2015 Opinion or Order Filing 114 OPINION re: 105 MOTION for Entry of Judgment under Rule 54(b) . filed by David Drapkin, Paul Jasienski, David Stluka, George Newman Lowrance, Thomas E. Witte, Paul Spinelli, Scott Boehm. The Plaintiffs' motion to certify a final judgment on their copyright claims under Rule 54(b) is denied. It is so ordered. (As further set forth within this Order.) (Signed by Judge Robert W. Sweet on 8/11/2015) (ajs)
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Plaintiff: Paul Spinelli
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