Sparks v. About, Inc.
| Destin Sparks |
| About, Inc. |
| 1:2020cv04661 |
| June 17, 2020 |
| US District Court for the Southern District of New York |
| Colleen McMahon |
| Copyright |
| 17 U.S.C. § 101 |
| Plaintiff |
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| Filing 19 STIPULATION: IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED AND AGREED, by and between the respective undersigned counsel for Plaintiff Destin Sparks and Defendant About, Inc. that the parties have reached a settlement which resolves the above-captioned action. Accordingly, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii). Plaintiff hereby dismisses his claim asserted in the above-captioned with prejudice, with each party to bear his or its own attorneys fees, costs and expenses incurred in this action. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 1/19/2021) (mml) |
| Filing 18 PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Destin Sparks..(Freeman, James) |
| Filing 17 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 12/16/2020 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. (mml) |
Filing 16
ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court having been advised (Docket No. 15) that all claims asserted herein have been settled in principle, it is ORDERED that the above-entitled action be and is hereby dismissed and discontinued without costs, and without prejudice to the right to reopen the action within thirty days of the date of this Order if the settlement is not consummated. To be clear, any application to reopen must be filed within (30) thirty days of this Order; any application to reopen filed thereafter may be denied solely on that basis. Further, if the parties wish for the Court to retain jurisdiction for the purposes of enforcing any settlement agreement, they must submit the settlement agreement to the Court within the same (30) thirty-day period to be "so ordered" by the Court. Per the Court's Individual Rules and Practices for Civil Cases, unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will not retain jurisdiction to enforce a settlement agreement unless it is made part of the public record. Any pending motions are moot. All conferences are vacated. The Clerk of Court is directed to close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 12/16/2020) (mml)
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| Filing 15 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Continue Action for 30 Days Pending Consummation of Settlement addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from James H. Freeman dated 12/14/20. Document filed by Destin Sparks..(Freeman, James) |
| Filing 14 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by James H. Freeman on behalf of Destin Sparks..(Freeman, James) |
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Filing 13
ORDER denying #12 Letter Motion to Stay. (1) No Stay. (2) Use my deadlines. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 9/25/2020) (rro)
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| Filing 12 LETTER MOTION to Stay / the parties respectfully request a stay of applicable deadlines during the thirty (30) day period set by the Court for settlement negotiations. addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Jennifer L. Bloom dated September 24, 2020. Document filed by About, Inc...(Bloom, Jennifer) |
| Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Colleen McMahon: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 9/21/2020. Decision: Initial conference with attorneys held via telephone conference. Joint Final Pretrial Order is to be filed on or before December 31, 2020. Submitted by: Lear Jiang. (mde) |
| Filing 11 CALENDAR NOTICE: Please take notice that the above captioned matter has been re-scheduled for a: Rule (16) Conference on Monday, September 21, 2020 at 11:30 A.M. before the Honorable Colleen McMahon, United States District Judge. Parties should dial in at 1(888)363-4749, access code (9054506) to join the conference. Any scheduling difficulties must be brought to the attention of the Court in writing and faxed to Chambers at (212) 805-6326. (Telephone Conference set for 9/21/2020 at 11:30 AM before Judge Colleen McMahon. Initial Conference set for 9/21/2020 at 11:30 AM before Judge Colleen McMahon.) (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 9/17/2020) (mml) Modified on 9/18/2020 (mml). |
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Filing 10
ORDER SCHEDULING AN INITIAL PRETRIAL CONFERENCE: Initial Conference set for 9/18/2020 at 10:00 AM before Judge Colleen McMahon by telephone. Parties should dial in at 1(888)363-4749, access code (9054506) to join the conference, and as further set forth in this order. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 8/21/2020) (jwh)
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| Filing 9 ANSWER to #1 Complaint. Document filed by About, Inc...(Reichman, Jonathan) |
| Filing 8 NOTICE of Order. Document filed by Destin Sparks..(Liebowitz, Richard) |
| Filing 7 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jonathan D. Reichman on behalf of About, Inc...(Reichman, Jonathan) |
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Filing 6
ORDER granting #4 Letter Motion for Extension of Time to Answer. OK. About, Inc. answer due 8/10/2020. (Signed by Judge Colleen McMahon on 7/7/2020) (mml)
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| Filing 5 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent IAC/InterActiveCorp for About, Inc.. Document filed by About, Inc...(Bloom, Jennifer) |
| Filing 4 LETTER MOTION for Extension of Time to File Answer re: #1 Complaint addressed to Judge Colleen McMahon from Jennifer L. Bloom dated July 6, 2020. Document filed by About, Inc...(Bloom, Jennifer) |
| Filing 3 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to About, Inc...(pne) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO ELECTRONICALLY FILE CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to Attorney Richard Liebowitz. Attorney must electronically file the Civil Cover Sheet. Use the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents. (pne) |
| ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO SUBMIT AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT. Notice to Attorney Richard Liebowitz to submit a completed AO 121 Form Copyright to court for review. Use the event type AO 121 Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney found under the event list Other Documents. (pne) |
| CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Colleen McMahon. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. 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 #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(pne) |
| Case Designated ECF. (pne) |
| Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein 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: #https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (pne) |
| Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to About, Inc., re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Destin Sparks..(Liebowitz, Richard) |
| Filing 1 COMPLAINT against About, Inc.. (Filing Fee $ 400.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-20306659)Document filed by Destin Sparks. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B).(Liebowitz, Richard) |
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| Plaintiff: Destin Sparks | |
| Represented By: | Richard Liebowitz |
| Represented By: | James H. Freeman |
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| Represented By: | Jonathan D. Reichman |
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