BACKGRID USA, INC. v. AUDACY, INC. et al
Plaintiff: BACKGRID USA, INC.
Defendant: AUDACY, INC., AUDACY SERVICES, LLC, AUDACY GEORGIA, LLC, AUDACY CONNECTICUT, LLC, AUDACY ARIZONA, LLC, AUDACY TEXAS LLC, AUDACY NEW YORK, LLC, AUDACY MISSOURI, LLC and DOES 8-10
Case Number: 2:2023cv03696
Filed: September 22, 2023
Court: US District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Presiding Judge: GENE EK PRATTER
Nature of Suit: Property Rights: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 501 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
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Date Filed Document Text
November 16, 2023 Filing 7 MOTION for Pro Hac Vice Admission of Joanna Ardalan ( Filing fee $ 75 receipt number APAEDC-17076423.) filed by BACKGRID USA, INC..Declaration, Certificate of Service; Proposed Order. (Attachments: #1 Supplement Certificate of Good Standing)(COHEN, BARRY)
October 27, 2023 Opinion or Order Filing 6 ORDER THAT THE MOTION FOR ADMISSION PRO HAC VICE OF JOANNA ARDALAN IS DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE FOR FAILURE TO COMPLY WITH SECTION VII OF THE COURT'S GENERAL PRETRIAL AND TRIAL PROCEDURES. SIGNED BY HONORABLE GENE E.K. PRATTER ON 10/27/23. 10/27/23 ENTERED AND COPIES E-MAILED.(mbh)
October 27, 2023 Filing 5 APPLICATION for Admission Pro Hac Vice of Joanna Ardalan by BACKGRID USA, INC.. ( Filing fee $ 75 receipt number APAEDC-17034807.). (COHEN, BARRY)
October 20, 2023 Filing 4 WAIVER OF SERVICE Returned Executed by BACKGRID USA, INC.. AUDACY ARIZONA, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY CONNECTICUT, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY GEORGIA, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY MISSOURI, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY NEW YORK, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY SERVICES, LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY TEXAS LLC waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023; AUDACY, INC. waiver sent on 10/6/2023, answer due 12/5/2023. (COHEN, BARRY)
September 25, 2023 Filing 3 Disclosure Statement Form pursuant to FRCP 7.1 by BACKGRID USA, INC..(COHEN, BARRY)
September 25, 2023 Filing 2 Summonses Issued as to AUDACY ARIZONA, LLC, AUDACY CONNECTICUT, LLC, AUDACY GEORGIA, LLC, AUDACY MISSOURI, LLC, AUDACY NEW YORK, LLC, AUDACY SERVICES, LLC, AUDACY TEXAS LLC and AUDACY, INC. Forwarded To: counsel on 9/25/23. (mbh)
September 22, 2023 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against AUDACY ARIZONA, LLC, AUDACY CONNECTICUT, LLC, AUDACY GEORGIA, LLC, AUDACY MISSOURI, LLC, AUDACY NEW YORK, LLC, AUDACY SERVICES, LLC, AUDACY TEXAS LLC, AUDACY, INC., DOES 8-10 ( Filing fee $ 402 receipt number APAEDC-16963777.), filed by BACKGRID USA, INC.. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit A - Copyright Registration of the Celebrity Photographs, #2 Exhibit B - Screenshots of the Websites, #3 Civil Cover Sheet, #4 Designation Form)(COHEN, BARRY) (Attachment 3 replaced on 9/25/2023) (sbt). (Attachment 3 replaced on 9/25/2023) (sbt). (Attachment 4 replaced on 9/25/2023) (sbt).

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Represented By: BARRY L. COHEN
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