Sands v. Ziff Davis, LLC
Plaintiff: Steve Sands
Defendant: Ziff Davis, LLC
Case Number: 1:2021cv03004
Filed: April 8, 2021
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of New York
Presiding Judge: John P Cronan
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 501
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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June 4, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 17 ORDER OF DISMISSAL: The Court has been informed that the parties have reached a settlement in principle in this case. Accordingly, it is hereby ORDERED that this action is DISMISSED without costs and without prejudice to restoring the action to the Court's calendar, provided the application to restore the action is made within thirty days of this Order in the event the settlement agreement is not completed and executed. Any such application filed after thirty days from the date of this Order may be denied solely on that basis. 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 by the deadline to reopen to be so ordered by the Court. Pursuant to 3.F of 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 canceled. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to close the case. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 6/4/2021) (nb)
June 4, 2021 Filing 16 CONSENT LETTER MOTION to Continue Action for 30 Days Pending Consummation of Settlement and to Adjourn All Dates addressed to Judge John P. Cronan from James H. Freeman dated 6/4/21. Document filed by Steve Sands..(Freeman, James)
May 24, 2021 NOTICE OF MEDIATOR ASSIGNMENT - Notice of assignment of mediator. Mediator Schedule due by 6/23/2021.(ah)
May 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 15 NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT: Initial Pretrial Conference set for 7/20/2021 at 11:00 AM before Judge John P. Cronan. Unless the Court orders otherwise, the Court will conduct the IPTC by teleconference. At the scheduled time, counsel for all parties should call (866) 434-5269, access code 9176261. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 5/6/2021) (vfr)
May 6, 2021 Opinion or Order Filing 14 MEDIATION REFERRAL ORDER: It is hereby ORDERED that this case is referred for mediation to the Court-annexed Mediation Program. The parties are notified that Local Rule 83.9 and the Mediation Program Procedures shall govern the mediation and are directed to participate in the mediation in good faith. The mediation will have no effect upon any scheduling Order issued by this Court without leave of this Court. Mediators will be assigned based on the nature of suit. Additional expertise requests should promptly be directed to the Mediation Office. SO ORDERED. 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 5/17/2021. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 5/6/2021) (vfr)
May 3, 2021 Filing 13 ANSWER to #1 Complaint. Document filed by Ziff Davis, LLC..(Rosenfeld, James)
May 3, 2021 Filing 12 RULE 7.1 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Identifying Corporate Parent j2 Global, Inc, Other Affiliate BlackRock Inc. for Ziff Davis, LLC. Document filed by Ziff Davis, LLC..(Rosenfeld, James)
May 3, 2021 Filing 11 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by James Eric Rosenfeld on behalf of Ziff Davis, LLC..(Rosenfeld, James)
May 3, 2021 Filing 10 NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Amanda Brooke Levine on behalf of Ziff Davis, LLC..(Levine, Amanda)
April 27, 2021 Filing 9 NOTICE of Receipt of Official Deposit Copies from U.S. Copyright Office re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Steve Sands. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A: Official Deposit Copy from U.S. Copyright Office).(Freeman, James)
April 12, 2021 Filing 8 AFFIDAVIT OF SERVICE of Summons and Complaint. Ziff Davis, LLC served on 4/12/2021, answer due 5/3/2021. Service was accepted by Amy Lesch, a clerk in the office of the Secretary of State, State of New York. Document filed by Steve Sands..(Freeman, James)
April 9, 2021 Filing 7 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..(jgo)
April 9, 2021 Filing 6 ELECTRONIC SUMMONS ISSUED as to Ziff Davis, LLC..(jgo)
April 9, 2021 ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney James H. Freeman. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Cause of Action code 17:101;. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Cause of Action code has been modified to 17:501;. (jgo)
April 9, 2021 Magistrate Judge Kevin Nathaniel Fox 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. (jgo)
April 9, 2021 CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge John P. Cronan. 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..(jgo)
April 9, 2021 Case Designated ECF. (jgo)
April 8, 2021 Filing 5 NOTICE of Honorable Jesse M. Furman's Opinions and Orders. Document filed by Steve Sands. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C).(Freeman, James)
April 8, 2021 Filing 4 AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - NOTICE OF SUBMISSION BY ATTORNEY. AO 121 Form Copyright for case opening submitted to court for review..(Freeman, James)
April 8, 2021 Filing 3 CIVIL COVER SHEET filed..(Freeman, James)
April 8, 2021 Filing 2 REQUEST FOR ISSUANCE OF SUMMONS as to Ziff Davis, LLC, re: #1 Complaint. Document filed by Steve Sands..(Freeman, James)
April 8, 2021 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against Ziff Davis, LLC. (Filing Fee $ 402.00, Receipt Number ANYSDC-24367439)Document filed by Steve Sands. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A, #2 Exhibit B, #3 Exhibit C, #4 Exhibit D).(Freeman, James)

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Plaintiff: Steve Sands
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Defendant: Ziff Davis, LLC
Represented By: James Eric Rosenfeld
Represented By: Amanda Brooke Levine
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