Case details

Court: nvd
Docket #: 2:10-cv-01045
Case Name: Righthaven LLC v. Vote For The Worst, LLC et al
PACER case #: 74443
Date filed: 2010-06-28
Date terminated: 2012-03-05
Assigned to: Judge Kent J. Dawson
Referred to: Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr
Case Cause: 17:501 Copyright Infringement
Nature of Suit: 820 Copyright
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Parties

Represented Party Attorney & Contact Info
Righthaven LLC
Plaintiff
John Charles Coons
Righthaven LLC 9960 West Cheyenne Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89129 (702) 527-5906 Fax: (702) 527-5909 Email: jcoons@righthaven.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Joseph C. Chu
Righthaven LLC 9960 West Cheyenne Avenue Las Vegas, NV 89129 702-527-5900 Email: jchu@righthaven.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Shawn A. Mangano
Shawn A. Mangano, Ltd 9960 West Cheyenne Avenue Suite 170 Las Vegas, NV 89129 (702) 304-0432 Fax: (702) 922-3851 Email: shawn@manganolaw.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Steven A. Gibson
Dickinson Wright PLLC 7201 West Lake Mead Blvd. Suite 503 Las Vegas, NV 89128 702-541-8200 Fax: 702-541-7899 Email: sgibson@dickinsonwright.com
LEAD ATTORNEY ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

Anne Pieroni
Righthaven LLC 9960 W. Cheyenne Ave. Suite 210 Las Vegas, NV 89129 (702) 527-5900 Fax: (702) 527-5909 Email: annepieroni@aol.com
TERMINATED: 04/12/2011

Vote For The Worst, LLC
Defendant
Marc Randazza
Randazza Legal Group 3969 Fourth Street Suite 204 San Diego, CA 92103 888-667-1113 Email: MJR@randazza.com
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James M DeVoy
Randazza Legal Group 3969 Fourth Avenue San Diego, CA 92103 888-667-1113 Fax: 305-437-7662 Email: jmd@randazza.com
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John L. Krieger
Lewis and Roca LLP 3993 Howard Hughes Pkwy. Suite 600 Las Vegas, NV 89169-0961 (702) 949-8200 Fax: (702) 949-8363 Email: jkrieger@lrlaw.com
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

Nikkya G. Williams
Lewis and Roca LLP 3993 Howard Hughes Parkway Las Vegas, NV 89169 702-474-2643 Email: nwilliams@lrlaw.com
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

Nathan E. Palmer
Defendant
Marc Randazza
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James M DeVoy
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John L. Krieger
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

Nikkya G. Williams
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

David J. Della Terza
Defendant
Marc Randazza
(See above for address)
LEAD ATTORNEY PRO HAC VICE ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

James M DeVoy
(See above for address)
ATTORNEY TO BE NOTICED

John L. Krieger
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

Nikkya G. Williams
(See above for address)
TERMINATED: 04/20/2011

Documents

Date Filed Document # Attachment # Short Description Long Description Upload date SHA1 hash
2010-06-28 1 0 COMPLAINT against David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC (Filing fee $ 350 receipt number 0978-1658243), filed by Righthaven LLC. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 7/8/2010. Proof of service due by 10/26/2010. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Civil Cover Sheet, # 3 Summons)(Coons, John) (Entered: 06/28/2010) 2010-10-21 15:22:49 e7b94da7c25d30f6c90eaed3aa5872517f33162c
1 1 Exhibit 2010-10-21 15:24:09 d0a8335c4161655384d5b5d7742139c8441be4e5
1 2 Civil Cover Sheet
1 3 Summons
2010-06-29 2 0 NOTICE PURSUANT TO LOCAL RULE IB 2-2: In accordance with 28 USC ยง 636(c) and FRCP 73, the parties in this action are provided with a link to the "AO 85 Notice of Availability, Consent, and Order of Reference - Exercise of Jurisdiction by a U.S. Magistrate Judge" form on the Court's website - www.nvd.uscourts.gov. Consent forms should NOT be electronically filed. Upon consent of all parties, counsel are advised to manually file the form with the Clerk's Office. (no image attached) (ASB) (Entered: 06/29/2010)
2010-06-29 3 0 Summons Issued as to Vote For The Worst, LLC. (ASB) (Entered: 06/29/2010)
2010-06-29 4 0 AO 121 - REPORT on the filing or determination of an action or appeal regarding a copyright. Mailed to the Register of Copyrights, Copyright Office. (ASB) (Entered: 06/29/2010)
2010-06-29 5 0 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued, filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Coons, John) (Entered: 06/29/2010)
2010-07-01 6 0 NOTICE: Attorney Action Required to 5 Proposed Summons to be issued: ERROR: Summons not issued due to summons not submitted in accordance with FRCP 4, David Tina not listed as a named defendant; CORRECTION: Pursuant to FRCP 4 summons are issued for each named defendant to be served. Attorney John Charles Coons advised to download and complete updated "AO 440 (Rev. 12/09) Summons in a Civil Action" form from Court's Website www.nvd.uscourts.gov listing a named defendant and refile as a separate event using "Proposed Summons to be Issued" event. (no image attached)(RFJ) (Entered: 07/01/2010)
2010-07-01 7 0 PROPOSED SUMMONS to be issued, filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Coons, John) (Entered: 07/01/2010)
2010-07-02 8 0 Summons Issued as to David J. Della Terza re 1 Complaint. (ECS) (Entered: 07/02/2010)
2010-07-07 9 0 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Righthaven LLC that identifies all parties that have an interest in the outcome of this case. Corporate Parent Net Sortie Systems, LLC, Corporate Parent SI Content Monitor LLC for Righthaven LLC added.. (Coons, John) (Entered: 07/07/2010)
2010-07-13 10 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Righthaven LLC re 3 Summons Issued, 1 Complaint,. Vote For The Worst, LLC served on 7/12/2010, answer due 8/2/2010. (Coons, John) (Entered: 07/13/2010)
2010-07-27 11 0 SUMMONS Returned Executed by Righthaven LLC re 8 Summons Issued, 1 Complaint,. David J. Della Terza served on 7/20/2010, answer due 8/10/2010. (Coons, John) (Entered: 07/27/2010)
2010-07-30 12 0 STIPULATION re 11 Summons Returned Executed, 10 Summons Returned Executed, 1 Complaint, ; Stipulation and Order to Extend Time to Answer or Otherwise Respond to Complaint (First Request) by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (Krieger, John) (Entered: 07/30/2010)
2010-08-02 13 0 ORDER GRANTING 12 Stipulation to Extend Deadline. Answer due 8/16/2010. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 8/2/10. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS) (Entered: 08/04/2010)
2010-08-16 14 0 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction filed by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Responses due by 9/2/2010. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration Declaration of Nathan E. Palmer in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, # 2 Exhibit Exhibit A to Declaration of Nathan E. Palmer in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, # 3 Declaration Declaration of David J. Della Terza in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, # 4 Declaration Declaration of Nikkya Williams in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction, # 5 Exhibit Exhibit A to Declaration of Nikkya Williams in Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction and Lack of Personal Jurisdiction)(Krieger, John) Modified to remove duplicate wording on 8/25/2010 (RFJ). (Entered: 08/16/2010) 2011-03-30 16:43:31 55631260c5a4a24d508bbf2b00ac8bb17c9a79f2
14 1 Declaration Declaration of Nathan E. Palmer in Support of Defendants' Motio
14 2
14 3 Declaration Declaration of David J. Della Terza in Support of Defendants' M
14 4 Declaration Declaration of Nikkya Williams in Support of Defendants' Motion
14 5
2010-09-01 15 0 RESPONSE to 14 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. Replies due by 9/11/2010. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Coons, John) (Entered: 09/01/2010)
15 1 Exhibit
15 2 Exhibit
2010-09-01 16 0 DECLARATION of Joseph C. Chu re 15 Response to Motion ; by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Coons, John) (Entered: 09/01/2010)
2010-09-13 17 0 REPLY to Response to 14 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; filed by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Defendants' Reply In Support of Defendants' Motion to Dismiss (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Nathan E. Palmer)(Williams, Nikkya) (Entered: 09/13/2010)
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2010-10-06 18 0 MOTION to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Motion ripe 10/6/2010. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of Nikkya G. Williams in Support of Defendants' Motion to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference)(Williams, Nikkya) (Entered: 10/06/2010)
2010-10-12 19 0 RESPONSE to 18 MOTION to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference MOTION to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference, filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. Replies due by 10/22/2010. (Coons, John) (Entered: 10/12/2010) 2011-01-16 00:20:15 d1c440087e5b63efd9123e8d26beb766ec670724
2010-10-12 20 0 DECLARATION of J. Charles Coons, Esq. re 19 Response to Motion ; by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Coons, John) (Entered: 10/12/2010)
2010-10-14 21 0 REPLY to Response to 18 MOTION to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference MOTION to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference ; filed by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Defendants' Reply in Support of Their Motion to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference (Williams, Nikkya) (Entered: 10/14/2010)
2010-11-17 22 0 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney James M DeVoy on behalf of Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (DeVoy, James) (Entered: 11/17/2010)
2011-01-05 23 0 ORDER Granting 18 Motion to Stay Rule 26(f) Conference until the Court enters an order on 14 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge Robert J. Johnston on 1/4/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 01/05/2011) 2011-01-07 15:26:23 8c57c3e6152f373eda061ffbdb646bbab3bb31ac
2011-01-07 24 0 MINUTE ORDER IN CHAMBERS of the Honorable Roger L. Hunt, on January 7, 2011.To properly distribute the case load for the magistrate judges in the District of Nevada, IT IS ORDERED that this case is reassigned to Judge George W. Foley, Jr., U.S. Magistrate Judge for all further proceedings consistent with his jurisdiction. All further documents must bear the correct case number 2-10-cv-1045-KJD-GWF. (no image attached) (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - LG) (Entered: 01/07/2011)
2011-01-27 25 0 VERIFIED PETITION for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice by Marc J. Randazza and DESIGNATION of Local Counsel James Malcolm DeVoy (Filing fee $ 175 receipt number 0978-1866831) by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Motion ripe 1/27/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit List of Applicant's Admissions)(DeVoy, James) (Entered: 01/27/2011)
2011-01-31 26 0 ORDER Granting 25 Verified Petition for Permission to Practice Pro Hac Vice for Attorney Marc Randazza and approving Attorney James Malcolm DeVoy as Designation of Local Counsel for Defendants. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 1/31/11. Any Attorney not yet registered with the Court's CM/ECF System shall submit a Registration Form on the Court's website www.nvd.uscourts.gov (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 02/01/2011)
2011-02-01 27 0 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Anne Pieroni on behalf of Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. with Certificate of Service (Pieroni, Anne) (Entered: 02/01/2011)
2011-03-30 28 0 ORDER Denying 14 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 3/30/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 03/30/2011) 2011-03-30 16:37:22 02bea70553ae79c3220c24673aff586db28bd0d0
2011-03-30 29 0 NOTICE of Appearance by attorney Shawn A. Mangano on behalf of Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. with Certificate of Service (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 03/30/2011)
2011-04-06 30 0 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney with Certificate of Service by Anne Pieroni. by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. Motion ripe 4/6/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order Granting Motion to Withdraw)(Pieroni, Anne) (Entered: 04/06/2011)
2011-04-12 31 0 ORDER Granting 30 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Anne Pieroni withdrawn from the case as to Plaintiff Righthaven, LLC. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 4/12/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 04/12/2011)
2011-04-13 32 0 ANSWER to 1 Complaint, filed by David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Certificate of Interested Parties due by 4/23/2011. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 5/28/2011.(DeVoy, James) (Entered: 04/13/2011)
2011-04-17 33 0 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Responses due by 5/4/2011. (Attachments: # 1 Declaration of J. Malcolm DeVoy, # 2 Exhibit A)(DeVoy, James) (Entered: 04/17/2011) 2011-04-18 00:27:19 ee889b06ecaeb833a65c9caa422bbc2d714743f5
33 1 Declaration of J. Malcolm DeVoy
33 2 Exhibit A
2011-04-19 34 0 MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney Motion to Withdraw as Counsel of Record by Nikkya G. Williams. by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. Motion ripe 4/19/2011. (Williams, Nikkya) (Entered: 04/19/2011) 2011-04-19 18:45:51 e8699f3f04a0972c304226568b86acb76c54d5d6
2011-04-19 35 0 DECLARATION of Nikkya G. Williams re 34 Motion to Withdraw by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (Williams, Nikkya) Docket entry relationship corrected on 4/21/2011. (MJZ) (Entered: 04/19/2011) 2011-04-20 13:54:34 ff1104f02de5893cd985123492c87f7ee27f831a
2011-04-20 36 0 ORDER Granting 34 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. John L. Krieger and Nikkya G. Williams withdrawn from the case as to Defendants. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 4/20/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 04/20/2011)
2011-04-23 37 0 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC that identifies all parties that have an interest in the outcome of this case.. (DeVoy, James) (Entered: 04/23/2011) 2011-04-27 21:00:17 43083902796f4ea117c4240e611157ef4a400803
2011-05-04 38 0 Submission of PROPOSED ORDER on 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC Stipulation for Extension of Time. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 05/04/2011) 2011-05-04 19:48:31 9763d979d386767090567db51d9870b38da01dab
2011-05-06 39 0 ORDER GRANTING 38 Stipulation to Extend Deadline. Responses due by 5/6/2011 re 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Defendants shall an additional 2 days from the time period from the standard briefing period under the Local Rules of Civil Practice to file his reply to Righthavens response. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 5/6/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS) (Entered: 05/09/2011)
2011-05-09 40 0 RESPONSE to 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, filed by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. Replies due by 5/19/2011. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 05/09/2011) 2011-05-10 03:54:19 96ea61d2fefec5e82b36906be42688708f98e753
2011-05-09 41 0 DECLARATION of Steven A. Gibson in Support of Righthaven LLC's Response to Defedant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction re 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, 40 Response to Motion ; by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 05/09/2011)
2011-05-09 42 0 DECLARATION of Mark A. Hineuber in Support of Righthaven LLC's Response to Defendant's Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Subject Matter Jurisdiction re 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction, 40 Response to Motion, 41 Declaration, ; by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 05/09/2011)
2011-05-15 43 0 REPLY to Response to 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; filed by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(DeVoy, James) (Entered: 05/15/2011)
2011-05-24 44 0 STIPULATION re 33 MOTION to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction ; Admission of New Evidence by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(DeVoy, James) (Entered: 05/24/2011) 2011-05-24 17:18:27 3c42c593e0699d0ef344068efa56a57c5260692a
44 1 Exhibit A
2011-05-27 45 0 Submission of PROPOSED ORDER on 44 Stipulation ; filed by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (DeVoy, James) (Entered: 05/27/2011)
2011-06-01 46 0 ORDER ON STIPULATION Granting 44 Stipulation to Admit Evidence Relating to 33 Pending Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 6/1/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 06/01/2011)
2011-06-10 47 0 ORDER that counsel for the Parties shall submit a proposed discovery plan/scheduling order pursuant to LR 26-1. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due by 6/20/2011. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 6/10/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - EDS) (Entered: 06/10/2011)
2011-06-13 48 0 STIPULATION re 47 Order for Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order, ; Stipulation and Request for Leave to Extend Time for Filing by Defendants David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer, Vote For The Worst, LLC. (DeVoy, James) (Entered: 06/13/2011)
2011-06-16 49 0 ORDER GRANTING 48 Stipulation to Extend Deadline. Discovery Plan/Scheduling Order due 1 week after the decision on the pending 33 Motion to Dismiss. Signed by Magistrate Judge George Foley, Jr on 6/16/11. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS) Modified to correct due date of document on 6/24/2011. (ASB) (Entered: 06/16/2011)
2011-06-19 50 0 CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Righthaven LLC that identifies all parties that have an interest in the outcome of this case. Corporate Parent Net Sortie Systems, LLC, Corporate Parent SI Content Monitor LLC, Other Affiliate Stephens Media LLC for Righthaven LLC added. Amended Certificate of Interested Parties. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 06/19/2011)
2011-08-05 51 0 CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff Righthaven LLC. (Mangano, Shawn) (Entered: 08/05/2011)
2012-03-05 52 0 ORDER granting Defendants' 33 Motion to Dismiss for Lack of Jurisdiction. Signed by Judge Kent J. Dawson on 3/5/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS) (Entered: 03/06/2012) 2012-03-06 21:39:24 5e906cd97991013b0ceacb6ec2f74e06faa83413
2012-03-06 53 0 CLERK'S JUDGMENT in favor of Vote For The Worst, LLC, David J. Della Terza, Nathan E. Palmer against Righthaven LLC. Signed by Clerk of Court, Lance S. Wilson on 3/6/12. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ECS) (Entered: 03/06/2012)
2012-03-06 54 0 AO 121 - REPORT on the determination of an action or appeal regarding a copyright. Mailed to the Register of Copyrights, Copyright Office. (ECS, mailed with Order & Jgm) (Entered: 03/06/2012)