Charles v. Seinfeld et al
Plaintiff: Christian Charles
Defendant: Jerry Seinfeld, Columbus 81 Productions, Inc., Embassy Row, Comedians in Cars, LLC, Sony Pictures Television Inc. and Netflix Inc.
Case Number: 1:2018cv01196
Filed: February 9, 2018
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Office: Foley Square Office
County: New York
Presiding Judge: Alison J. Nathan
Presiding Judge: Katharine H. Parker
Nature of Suit: Copyrights
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff

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December 21, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 161 ORDER: Plaintiff's memorandum of law and Mr. Charles's declaration filed March 12, 2021, reference tax returns and other financial documents submitted to the Court for in camera review. Dkt. No. 151. The Court is not in receipt of t hese documents nor has it received a request to maintain these documents under seal. Plaintiff is ordered to submit these documents to the Court, and make any request to seal information pursuant to the Court's Individual Rules, by December 27, 2021. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 12/21/2021) (vfr)
February 26, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 150 OPINION AND ORDER. Seinfeld's motion for attorneys' fees (Dkt. No. 123) is GRANTED. Within two weeks, Charles shall file a brief not to exceed ten pages addressing the size of the fee award. Seinfeld may file a reply not to exceed five pages within one week of that submission. SO ORDERED. re: 123 MOTION for Attorney Fees and Costs filed by Jerry Seinfeld, Comedians in Cars, LLC, Columbus 81 Productions, Inc. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 2/26/2021) (rjm)
November 20, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 120 ORDER denying 109 Motion for Attorney Fees; denying 117 Letter Motion to Stay. After reviewing the parties' submissions, the Court denies Defendants' fees motion without prejudice. According to the 1993 Advisory Committee Notes to Fe deral Rule of Civil Procedure 54, "[i]f an appeal on the merits of the case is taken, the court may rule on the claim for fees, may defer its ruling on the motion, or may deny the motion without prejudice, directing under subdivision (d)(2)(B) a new period for filing after the appeal has been resolved." While the Court recognizes that piecemeal appeals are generally undesirable, the expedited briefing schedule set by the Second Circuit would not leave Charles' counsel enough time to brief the fees issue in the event that the Court granted Defendants' motion. And while Charles has only asked for briefing on the fees motion to be stayed, the Court believes that the content of a fees motion may be altered depending on the o utcome and reasoning of the Second Circuit's opinion. If this Court is affirmed, then Defendants' renewed fees motion shall be due 14 days after the issuance of the Second Circuit's mandate. This resolves Dkt. Nos. 109, 117. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 11/20/2019) (kv)
September 30, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 106 OPINION & ORDER re: 89 LETTER MOTION for Oral Argument addressed to Judge Alison J. Nathan from Orin Snyder dated November 9, 2018. filed by Jerry Seinfeld, Embassy Row, LLC, Netflix Inc., Sony Pictures Television Inc., Come dians in Cars, LLC, Columbus 81 Productions, Inc., 73 MOTION to Dismiss Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. filed by Jerry Seinfeld, Embassy Row, LLC, Netflix Inc., Sony Pictures Television Inc., Comedians in Cars, LLC, Columbus 81 Productions, Inc. The Court hereby GRANTS Defendants' motion to dismiss. The federal claims are dismissed with prejudice and the state law claims dismissed without prejudice. Because the Court resolves these motions on the paper s, Defendants' request for oral argument, Dkt. No. 89, is hereby DENIED. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate Dkt. Nos. 73, 89 and to close this case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Alison J. Nathan on 9/30/19) (yv) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing.
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