Seidman v. Niche Media Holdings, LLC
Plaintiff: Helayne Seidman
Defendant: Niche Media Holdings, LLC
Case Number: 1:2019cv00124
Filed: January 5, 2019
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: Valerie E Caproni
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 101
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
February 11, 2019 Filing 14 AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE TERMINATED- SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a final decision was rendered on 2/11/19 in a court action filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights. (yv)
February 11, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 13 ORDER... IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT all deadlines in this action are cancelled. IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that this action will be dismissed without costs (including attorneys' fees) to either party on March 13, 2019, unless before that date one or more of the parties files a letter with the Court requesting that the action not be dismissed and stating the reasons why the Court should retain jurisdiction over this action in light of the parties' settlement. To be clear, any request that the action not be dismissed must be filed before March 13, 2019; any request filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. If the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction over their settlement agreement, not later than March 6, 2019, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court in accordance with Rule 5.A of the Court's Individual Practices, along with a request that the Court issue an order expressly retaining jurisdiction to enforce their settlement agreement. See Hendrickson v. United States, 791 F.3d 354 (2d Cir. 2015). SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 2/11/19) (yv)
February 8, 2019 Filing 11 NOTICE of Settlement . Document filed by Helayne Seidman. (Liebowitz, Richard)
February 5, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER denying as moot #9 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. Application DENIED as moot. The Court has already stayed Defendant's time to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint until thirty days after the conclusion of the court-ordered mediation. See Dkt. 7. Counsel for Defendant is ORDERED to immediately file a notice of appearance on ECF. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 2/05/2019) (ama) Modified on 2/13/2019 (ama).
February 5, 2019 Filing 9 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer addressed to Judge Valerie E. Caproni from Richard Liebowitz dated February 5, 2019. Document filed by Helayne Seidman.(Liebowitz, Richard)
February 5, 2019 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint. Niche Media Holdings, LLC served on 1/14/2019, answer due 2/4/2019. Document filed by Helayne Seidman. (Liebowitz, Richard)
January 30, 2019 Terminate Mediation Case Tracking Deadlines: Mediator Assignment Deadline, Mediator Expertise Request Deadline (mf)
January 16, 2019 Opinion or Order Filing 7 MEDIATION REFERRAL ORDER: This case, involving claims under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. 101 et seq., has been assigned to this Court for all purposes. In the Court's experience, cases involving copyright claims often benefit from early mediation. To that end, prior to a Rule 16(b) case management conference, the Court is referring this case to the Mediation Office for settlement purposes under Local Civil Rule 83.9. The parties are hereby notified that Local Rule 83.9 shall govern the mediation, and the parties are directed to participate in the mediation in good faith. No later than one week after the conclusion of all mediation in this case, the parties are directed to notify the Court whether they successfully resolved the case in mediation. The Court specifically requests that a mediator with expertise in copyright matters be assigned. To facilitate prompt mediation, the Court ORDERS Plaintiff: to file proof of service no more than three days after service has been effected; and to produce to Defendant, by the earlier of 1) 14 days after service of process or 2) three business days in advance of any mediation session, copies of records sufficient to show the royalty paid the last three times the picture that is at issue in this case was licensed, as well as the number of times the picture was licensed in the last five years. The Court further directs that the deadline for Defendant(s) to answer or otherwise respond to the Complaint shall be STAYED until 30 days after the conclusion of all Mediation in this case. Please reference the following when corresponding with the Mediation Office. E-mail MediationOffice@nysd.uscourts.gov, telephone (212) 805-0643, and facsimile (212) 805-0647.( Mediator to be Assigned by 1/28/2019., Mediator Expertise Request due by 1/22/2019.) (Signed by Judge Valerie E. Caproni on 1/16/2019) (mro)
January 7, 2019 Filing 6 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Niche Media Holdings, LLC. (dnh)
January 7, 2019 Filing 5 AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE OPENING - SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a court action has been filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights. (dnh)
January 7, 2019 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Richard Liebowitz to RE-FILE Document No. #3 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): Form incomplete; Please complete form and Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated June 2017. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated June 2017 is located at#http://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (dnh)
January 7, 2019 Magistrate Judge Debra C. Freeman is so designated. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/forms.php. (dnh)
January 7, 2019 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Valerie E. Caproni. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/District. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at #http://nysd.uscourts.gov/ecf_filing.php. (dnh)
January 7, 2019 Case Designated ECF. (dnh)
January 5, 2019 Filing 4 AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY ATTORNEY. AO 121 Form Copyright for case opening submitted to court for review.(Liebowitz, Richard)
January 5, 2019 Filing 3 FILING ERROR - PDF ERROR - CIVIL COVER SHEET filed. (Liebowitz, Richard) Modified on 1/7/2019 (dnh).
January 5, 2019 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Niche Media Holdings, LLC, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Helayne Seidman. (Liebowitz, Richard)
January 5, 2019 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Niche Media Holdings, LLC. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-16145102)Document filed by Helayne Seidman. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C)(Liebowitz, Richard)

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