Case details

Court: ilnd
Docket #: 1:12-cv-01886
Case Name: Flava Works, Inc. v. Nance
PACER case #: 266583
Date filed: 2011-07-27
Assigned to: Honorable Joan H. Lefkow
Case Cause: 17:504 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Both
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Flava Works, Inc.
Plaintiff
Meanith Huon
Huon Law Firm P.O. Box 441 Chicago, IL 60690 (312) 405-2789 Email: huon.meanith@gmail.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Gregory Nance
Defendant
James R. Rowe
The Law Firm of Rowe & Associates 100 N. LaSalle St. Suite 1010 Chicago, IL 60602 (312) 345 1357 Email: jr@rowelegal.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Documents

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2011-10-27 1 0 SECOND AMENDED complaint by Flava Works, Inc. against Gregory Nance. (nf, ) (Entered: 03/15/2012)
2012-03-13 2 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Edmond E. Chang: Status hearing held. As stated in open court on 03/07/12, see R. 54, the Court granted, without objection, defendants' motion to sever the case. The second amended complaint (and the earlier complaints, for that matter) does not allege any transaction or occurrence that connects the defendants to each other. Plaintiff's only written response, which it abandoned when it decided not to oppose severance, was that the defendants had subscribed to Plaintiff's video-content service, had downloaded (but independently, not part of a BitTorrent swarm or otherwise) copyrighted content, and then posted that content. Those allegations do not comprise the same transaction or occurrence required for joinder. The proper course is to require the opening of separate docket numbers, see Lee v. County of Cook, 635 F.3d 969, 971 (7th Cir. 2011), and require filing fees to be paid for each, as to any Defendant that Plaintiff wishes to continue suing. At today's hearing, Plaintiff decided to sever the following defendants from this proceeding: Kywan Fisher, Lloyd Johnson, Gregory Nance, Frank Rossi, and Gregory Terry. Defendant Andrew Clavio remains in this docket number. The Clerk of the Court is directed to assign a separate docket number for each of the 5 severed defendants, with the original filing date of 07/27/11, and with a copy of the Second Amended Complaint (R. 13). The Clerk shall randomly assign each of the separate cases to a judge of this District pursuant to the generally applicable procedures for assignment. Plaintiff is directed to pay the filing fee for each severed case by 03/27/12. At the 03/07/12, the Court discussed its view that Defendant Nance's motion to dismiss [R. 29] should be denied, but in light of the severance, it is appropriate for the judge assigned to that case to consider the motion; it should be refiled there, and the motion in 11 C 5100 is terminated. With regard to Defendant Clavio, his anticipated motion to dismiss is due 03/27/12. Response is due 04/26/12 to accommodate Plaintiff's counsel's work schedule. Reply due 05/03/12. Status hearing set for 05/24/12 at 8:30 a.m. Mailed notice (nf, ) (Entered: 03/15/2012) (Entered: 03/15/2012)
2012-07-05 3 0 MOTION by Plaintiff Flava Works, Inc. for default judgment as to (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit B, # 3 Exhibit C)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 07/05/2012)
2012-07-05 4 0 NOTICE of Motion by Meanith Huon for presentment of motion for default judgment 3 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 7/26/2012 at 08:30 AM. (Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 07/05/2012)
2012-07-06 5 0 NOTICE of Motion by Meanith Huon for presentment of motion for default judgment 3 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 7/26/2012 at 08:30 AM. (Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 07/06/2012)
2012-07-06 6 0 Duplicate filing of entry no. 5 (Huon, Meanith) (Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office.) (Entered: 07/06/2012)
2012-07-25 7 0 ATTORNEY Appearance for Defendant Gregory Nance by James R. Rowe (Rowe, James) (Entered: 07/25/2012)
2012-07-25 8 0 MOTION to Dismiss Counts I-IV of Plaintiff's Second Amended Complaint. (Rowe, James)(Docket Text Modified by Clerk's Office.) (Entered: 07/25/2012)
2012-07-25 9 0 NOTICE of Motion by James R. Rowe for presentment of Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim 8 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 8/9/2012 at 08:30 AM. (Rowe, James) (Entered: 07/25/2012)
2012-07-26 10 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow:Motion hearing held on 7/26/2012. Plaintiff's motion for default 3 withdrawn.Mailed notice (mad, ) (Entered: 07/30/2012)
2012-08-09 11 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow:Response to defendant's motion to dismiss 8 due by 8/30/2012; reply due by 9/13/2012; ruling will issue by mail.Mailed notice (mad, ) (Entered: 08/09/2012)
2012-08-31 12 0 MOTION by Plaintiff Flava Works, Inc. for leave to file Proposed Third Amended Complaint in Lieu of Responding to Motion to Dismiss (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit 1, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit A, # 7 Exhibit B, # 8 Exhibit B, # 9 Exhibit B, # 10 Exhibit B, # 11 Exhibit B, # 12 Exhibit B, # 13 Exhibit B, # 14 Exhibit C, # 15 Exhibit D, # 16 Exhibit D, # 17 Exhibit D, # 18 Exhibit E, # 19 Exhibit E, # 20 Exhibit E, # 21 Exhibit F)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 08/31/2012)
2012-08-31 13 0 NOTICE of Motion by Meanith Huon for presentment of motion for leave to file,, 12 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 9/6/2012 at 08:30 AM. (Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 08/31/2012)
2012-09-06 14 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow:Motion hearing held. Plaintiff's motion for leave to file third amended complaint 12 is granted. Defendants motion to dismiss 8 is moot. Defendant is given until 9/26/2012 to plead to third amended complaint. Mailed notice (mad, ) (Entered: 09/07/2012)
2012-09-10 15 0 Third AMENDED complaint by Flava Works, Inc. against Gregory Nance (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, # 2 Exhibit A, # 3 Exhibit A, # 4 Exhibit A, # 5 Exhibit A, # 6 Exhibit B, # 7 Exhibit B, # 8 Exhibit B, # 9 Exhibit B, # 10 Exhibit B, # 11 Exhibit B, # 12 Exhibit B, # 13 Exhibit C, # 14 Exhibit D, # 15 Exhibit D, # 16 Exhibit D, # 17 Exhibit E, # 18 Exhibit E, # 19 Exhibit E, # 20 Exhibit F)(Huon, Meanith) (Entered: 09/10/2012)
2012-10-26 16 0 MOTION by Plaintiff for entry of default against defendant. (Text Modified by clerk's office) (vmj, ). (Entered: 10/26/2012)
2012-10-26 17 0 NOTICE of Motion by Meanith Huon for presentment of motion 16 before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow on 11/8/2012 at 8:30 AM. (Huon, Meanith) (Text modified by clerk's office) (vmj, ). (Entered: 10/26/2012)
2012-11-10 18 0 ANSWER to amended complaint by Gregory Nance(Rowe, James) (Entered: 11/10/2012)
2012-11-08 19 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow: Motion hearing held on 11/8/2012. Plaintiff's Motion for entry of default against defendant 16 and Motion to set a hearing date for prove-up damages is entered and continued to 11/15/2012 at 8:30 A.M. If defendant files an answer or otherwise plead by 11/15/2012 the motion will be withdrawn. Mailed notice by judge's staff. (srb,) (Entered: 11/14/2012)
2012-11-15 20 0 MINUTE entry before Honorable Joan H. Lefkow:Defendant having filed an answer 18 , Plaintiff's motion for entry of default against Defendant and to set a hearing date for prove-up of damages 16 are withdrawn.Mailed notice (ldg, ) (Entered: 11/28/2012)