Century of Progress Productions v. Vivendi S.A. et al

California Central District Court
Judge:	Dolly M Gee
Referred:	Alka Sagar
Case #:	2:16-cv-07733
Nature of Suit	840 Property Rights - Trademark
Cause	15:1051 Trademark Infringement

Case Filed:	Oct 17, 2016
Re-opened:	Oct 23, 2017
Terminated:	Sep 22, 2020

Last checked: Saturday Apr 15, 2017 3:20 AM PDT

Defendant Ron Halpern	Represented By Matthew Kussman Irell And Manella LLP contact info Robert M Schwartz Irell And Manella LLP contact info Victor H Jih Irell And Manella LLP contact info
Defendant StudioCanal	Represented By Matthew Kussman Irell And Manella LLP contact info Robert M Schwartz Irell And Manella LLP contact info Victor H Jih Irell And Manella LLP contact info
Defendant Vivendi S.A.	Represented By Matthew Kussman Irell And Manella LLP contact info Robert M Schwartz Irell And Manella LLP contact info Victor H Jih Irell And Manella LLP contact info
Defendant Does
Plaintiff Century of Progress Productions	Represented By Peter L Haviland Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Scott S Humphreys Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Terrence Matthew Jones Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Tanya M Taylor Ballard Spahr LLP contact info
Plaintiff Christopher Guest	Represented By Peter L Haviland Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Scott S Humphreys Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Tanya M Taylor Ballard Spahr LLP contact info
Plaintiff Rob Reiner Productions	Represented By Peter L Haviland Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Scott S Humphreys Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Tanya M Taylor Ballard Spahr LLP contact info
Plaintiff Spinal Tap Productions	Represented By Peter L Haviland Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Scott S Humphreys Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Tanya M Taylor Ballard Spahr LLP contact info
Plaintiff United Heathen	Represented By Peter L Haviland Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Scott S Humphreys Ballard Spahr LLP contact info Tanya M Taylor Ballard Spahr LLP contact info
TERMINATED PARTIES
Defendant StudioCanal Image Terminated: 02/07/2017

1.	Federal judge grants Vivendi's motion to dismiss Harry Shearer, Rob Reiner and Michael McKean from 'Spinal Tap' royalties lawsuit (variety.com)
	Submitted Fri 09/29/2017

2.	Harry Shearer: Why My 'Spinal Tap' Lawsuit Affects All Creators (rollingstone.com)
	Submitted Wed 04/05/2017

3.	Spinal Tap bandmates join Harry Shearer's lawsuit against Vivendi S.A. (nwitimes.com)
	Submitted Thu 02/09/2017

4.	Actor Harry Shearer Sues Over 'Spinal Tap' Royalties (wsj.com)
	Submitted Tue 10/18/2016

5.	Harry Shearer files $125M lawsuit against Vivendi alleging under-payment of royalties (musicbusinessworldwide.com)
	Submitted Tue 10/18/2016

Docket last updated: 67 minutes ago

Monday, January 04, 2021
156		156 2 pgs order Order ~Util - Terminate Deadlines Mon 01/04 10:11 PM ORDER DISMISSING ACTION WITH PREJUDICE WITH RETENTION OF JURISDICTION TO ENFORCE SETTLEMENT AGREEMENT by Judge Dolly M. Gee: Upon Stipulation155 , IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that this Court shall retain jurisdiction for the purpose of resolving any disputes with respect to enforcement of the parties' Settlement Agreement. This action is dismissed with prejudice with each of the parties bearing his or its own costs and attorneys' fees; provided, however, that the Court shall have the discretion to award costs and attorneys' fees in connection with any proceeding to enforce the Settlement Agreement. (gk) Related: [-]
Wednesday, December 30, 2020
155		155 stip Dismiss Case Wed 12/30 9:00 AM STIPULATION to Dismiss Case pursuant to The parties in their Settlement Agreement have stipulated to the Court retaining jurisdiction to enforce the Settlement Agreement, and to dismissing this Action with prejudice pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a) filed by Plaintiffs Century of Progress Productions, Christopher Guest, Michael McKean, Rob Reiner, Rob Reiner Productions, Harry Shearer, Spinal Tap Productions, United Heathen.(Stein, Stanton) Related: [-]
		Att: 1 Proposed Order Proposed Order

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