Matsumoto v. Houston Chronicle Publishing Company et al
Plaintiff: Shoichi Matsumoto
Defendant: Houston Chronicle Publishing Company and Hearst Communications, Inc.
Case Number: 4:2022cv04014
Filed: November 18, 2022
Court: US District Court for the Southern District of Texas
Presiding Judge: Sim Lake
Nature of Suit: Copyright
Cause of Action: 17 U.S.C. ยง 501 Copyright Infringement
Jury Demanded By: Plaintiff
Docket Report

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Date Filed Document Text
January 3, 2023 Filing 11 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to All Defendants, filed.(Wirth, Craig)
December 27, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 10 ORDER - Granting #9 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint ; Answer due for Hearst Communications, Inc. 1/27/2023; Houston Chronicle Publishing Company 1/27/2023. (Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(sanderson, 4)
December 22, 2022 Filing 9 Unopposed MOTION for Extension of Time to Respond to Plaintiff's Complaint by Hearst Communications, Inc., Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, filed. Motion Docket Date 1/12/2023. (Attachments: #1 Proposed Order)(Sitwala, Ravi)
December 22, 2022 Filing 8 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Hearst Communications, Inc., Houston Chronicle Publishing Company, filed.(Sitwala, Ravi)
December 22, 2022 Filing 7 CORPORATE DISCLOSURE STATEMENT by Hearst Communications, Inc., Houston Chronicle Publishing Company identifying The Hearst Corporation as Corporate Parent, filed.(Sitwala, Ravi)
December 6, 2022 Filing 6 CERTIFICATE OF INTERESTED PARTIES by Shoichi Matsumoto, filed.(Wirth, Craig)
November 21, 2022 Filing 5 Summons Issued as to Hearst Communications, Inc., Houston Chronicle Publishing Company. Issued summons delivered to plaintiff by NEF, filed.(rguerrero, 4)
November 21, 2022 Opinion or Order Filing 4 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 3/17/2023 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 9B before Judge Sim Lake(Signed by Judge Sim Lake) Parties notified.(ckrus, 4)
November 21, 2022 Filing 3 Register of Copyrights Notified. AO-121, filed. (Attachments: #1 Complaint) (ckrus, 4)
November 18, 2022 Filing 2 Request for Issuance of Summons as to All Defendants, filed.(Wirth, Craig)
November 18, 2022 Filing 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 402 receipt number ATXSDC-29093710) filed by Shoichi Matsumoto. (Attachments: #1 Exhibit 1 - Registration, #2 Exhibit 2 - Infringement, #3 Civil Cover Sheet)(Wirth, Craig)

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Plaintiff: Shoichi Matsumoto
Represented By: Craig Anthony Wirth
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Defendant: Houston Chronicle Publishing Company
Represented By: Ravi V Sitwala
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Represented By: Ravi V Sitwala
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