Sweet et al v. Google, Inc.
| California Northern District Court | |
| Judge: | Edward M Chen |
| Case #: | 3:17-cv-03953 |
| Nature of Suit | 190 Contract - Other Contract |
| Cause | 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract |
| Case Filed: | Jul 13, 2017 |
| Terminated: | Mar 07, 2018 |
| Last checked: Tuesday Jan 09, 2018 1:19 AM PST |
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Defendant
Google Inc.
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Defendant
Google LLC
1600 Amphitheatre Parkway
Mountain View, CA 94043 |
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Defendant
YouTube, LLC
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Plaintiff
Chuck Mere
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Plaintiff
James Sweet
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Plaintiff
Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom
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GPO
Oct 06 2017
STIPULATION AND ORDER to vacate 11/9/17 motion hearing 10/11/17 and reset CMC from 12/21/17 to 3/1/18 re 21 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 10/6/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2017) |
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GPO
Dec 01 2017
STIPULATION AND ORDER re 31 re 29 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Chuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom. Responses due by 1/25/2018. Replies due by 2/8/2018. Motion Hearing set for 3/1/2018 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Judge Edward M. Chen. Case Management Statement due by 4/26/2018. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/3/2018 09:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 12/1/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2017) |
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GPO
Mar 07 2018
ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting 29 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2018) |
| Docket last updated: 8 hours ago |
| Thursday, March 15, 2018 | ||
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misc
Transcript
Thu 03/15 2:51 PM
Transcript of Proceedings held on 3/1/18, before Judge Edward M. Chen. Court Reporter/Transcriber Katherine Sullivan, telephone number Katherine_Sullivan@cand.uscourts.gov. Per General Order No. 59 and Judicial Conference policy, this transcript may be viewed only at the Clerk's Office public terminal or may be purchased through the Court Reporter/Transcriber until the deadline for the Release of Transcript Restriction. After that date it may be obtained through PACER. Any Notice of Intent to Request Redaction, if required, is due no later than 5 business days from date of this filing. Redaction Request due 4/5/2018. Redacted Transcript Deadline set for 4/16/2018. Release of Transcript Restriction set for 6/13/2018. (Sullivan, Katherine) (Filed on 3/15/2018) |
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| Wednesday, March 07, 2018 | ||
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Transcript Order
Wed 03/07 2:38 PM
TRANSCRIPT ORDER for proceedings held on 3/1/2018 before Judge Edward M. Chen by Chuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom, for Court Reporter Katherine Sullivan. (Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 3/7/2018) |
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order
Judgment
Wed 03/07 12:41 PM
JUDGMENT. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 3/7/2018. (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2018) |
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order
Order on Motion to Dismiss
Wed 03/07 12:38 PM
ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen Granting 29 Defendants' Motion to Dismiss. (emcsec, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2018) |
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| Thursday, March 01, 2018 | ||
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Motion Hearing
Thu 03/01 4:21 PM
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Edward M. Chen: Motion Hearing held on 3/1/2018 re 29 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Google LLC, YouTube, LLC. Court took matter under submission and to issue order. Parties shall meet and confer and to let the Court know their choice of ADR. CMC already set for 5/3/18 at 9:30 a.m. Total Time in Court: 37 minutes. Court Reporter: Kathy Sullivan. Plaintiff Attorney: Adrian Bacon. Defendant Attorney: Maura Rees. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bpf, COURT STAFF) (Date Filed: 3/1/2018) |
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| Thursday, February 08, 2018 | ||
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respm
Reply to Opposition/Response
Thu 02/08 8:18 PM
REPLY filed byGoogle LLC, YouTube, LLC. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 2/8/2018) |
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| Thursday, January 25, 2018 | ||
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respm
Opposition/Response to Motion
Thu 01/25 11:53 PM
OPPOSITION/RESPONSE filed byChuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom. (Bacon, Adrian) (Filed on 1/25/2018) |
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| Friday, December 01, 2017 | ||
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order
Stipulation and Order Set Motion and Deadlines/Hearings ~Util - Set Deadlines/Hearings
Fri 12/01 3:26 PM
STIPULATION AND ORDER re 31 re 29 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Chuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom. Responses due by 1/25/2018. Replies due by 2/8/2018. Motion Hearing set for 3/1/2018 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Judge Edward M. Chen. Case Management Statement due by 4/26/2018. Initial Case Management Conference set for 5/3/2018 09:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 12/1/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 12/1/2017) |
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motion
Stipulation and Proposed Order
Fri 12/01 1:54 PM
STIPULATION WITH PROPOSED ORDER re29 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Chuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom.(Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 12/1/2017) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order
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| Thursday, November 30, 2017 | ||
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Declaration in Support
Thu 11/30 5:07 PM
Declaration of Brian Hawkins in Support of29 MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed byGoogle LLC, YouTube, LLC. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 11/30/2017) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - YouTube Partner Program Terms,
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Att: 2
Exhibit 2 - YouTube Terms of Service,
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Exhibit 3 - YouTube Community Guidelines,
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Att: 4
Exhibit 4 - YouTube Partner Program Policies
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motion
Dismiss
Thu 11/30 5:04 PM
MOTION to Dismiss the First Amended Complaint filed by Google LLC, YouTube, LLC. Motion Hearing set for 1/4/2018 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Judge Edward M. Chen. Responses due by 12/14/2017. Replies due by 12/21/2017.(Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 11/30/2017) |
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Proposed Order
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| Monday, November 06, 2017 | ||
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adr
ADR Remark: ADR Phone Conference held
Mon 11/06 2:38 PM
ADR Remark: ADR Phone Conference held on 11/6/2017 by Tamara Lange. (af, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 11/6/2017) (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) |
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| Wednesday, November 01, 2017 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities
Wed 11/01 3:20 PM
Certificate of Interested Entities by YouTube, LLC, Google LLC identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Corporate Parent XXVI Holdings Inc. for Google LLC, YouTube, LLC. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 11/1/2017) |
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| Friday, October 27, 2017 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Fri 10/27 3:02 PM
Amended Summons Issued as to Google Inc., YouTube, LLC. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/27/2017) |
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| Thursday, October 26, 2017 | ||
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Proposed Summons
Thu 10/26 4:53 PM
Proposed Summons. (Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 10/26/2017) |
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Proposed Summons
Thu 10/26 10:47 AM
Proposed Summons. (Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 10/26/2017) |
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cmp
Amended Complaint
Thu 10/26 10:46 AM
AMENDED COMPLAINT against Google LLC, YouTube, LLC. Filed byJames Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom, Chuck Mere. (Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 10/26/2017) |
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| Friday, October 06, 2017 | ||
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order
Stipulation and Order 1 - Terminate Deadlines and Hearings ~Util - Terminate Motions
Fri 10/06 2:51 PM
STIPULATION AND ORDER to vacate 11/9/17 motion hearing 10/11/17 and reset CMC from 12/21/17 to 3/1/18 re 21 Stipulation. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 10/6/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2017) |
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Stipulation without Proposed Order
Fri 10/06 11:50 AM
STIPULATION filed by Chuck Mere, James Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom. (Friedman, Todd) (Filed on 10/6/2017) |
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utility
Set/Reset Hearings Set/Reset Deadlines
Fri 10/06 2:53 PM
Set/Reset Hearing, Set/Reset Deadlines: Initial Case Management Conference set for 3/1/2018 09:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Case Management Statement due by 2/22/2018. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/6/2017) |
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| Wednesday, October 04, 2017 | ||
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Clerk's Notice
Wed 10/04 3:01 PM
CLERK'S NOTICE. Initial Case Management Conference reset from 11/9/2017 to 12/21/2017 09:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Case Management Statement due by 12/14/2017. Motion to dismiss remains set for 11/9/2017 at 1:30 p.m. (This is a text-only entry generated by the court. There is no document associated with this entry.) (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 10/4/2017) |
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| Monday, September 25, 2017 | ||
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Declaration in Support
Mon 09/25 10:17 PM
Declaration of Brian Hawkins in Support of18 MOTION to Dismiss filed byGoogle, Inc.. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 9/25/2017) |
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Att: 1
Exhibit 1 - YouTube Partner Program Terms,
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Exhibit 2 - YouTube Terms of Service,
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Exhibit 3 - YouTube Community Guidelines,
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Exhibit 4 - YouTube Partner Program Policies
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motion
Dismiss
Mon 09/25 10:14 PM
MOTION to Dismiss filed by Google, Inc.. Motion Hearing set for 11/9/2017 01:30 PM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco before Edward M. Chen. Responses due by 10/10/2017. Replies due by 10/17/2017.(Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 9/25/2017) |
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Att: 1
Proposed Order Proposed Order
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| Thursday, September 21, 2017 | ||
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adr
ADR Clerk's Notice Setting ADR Phone Conference
Thu 09/21 1:09 PM
ADR Clerk's Notice Setting ADR Phone Conference on November 6, 2017 at 2:00 PM Pacific time. Please note that you must be logged into an ECF account of counsel of record in order to view this document. (cmf, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 9/21/2017) |
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adr
Notice of Need for ADR Phone Conference (ADR L.R. 3-5 d)
Thu 09/21 12:36 PM
NOTICE of need for ADR Phone Conference (ADR L.R. 3-5 d) (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 9/21/2017) |
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adr
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options
Thu 09/21 12:34 PM
ADR Certification (ADR L.R. 3-5 b) of discussion of ADR options (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 9/21/2017) |
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| Tuesday, August 29, 2017 | ||
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order
Case Management Scheduling Order
Tue 08/29 4:37 PM
CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER: Initial Case Management Conference set for 11/9/2017 09:30 AM in Courtroom 5, 17th Floor, San Francisco. Case Management Statement due by 11/2/2017. Signed by Judge Edward M. Chen on 8/29/17. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/29/2017) |
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order
Order on Motion for Pro Hac Vice
Tue 08/29 4:33 PM
ORDER by Judge Edward M. Chen granting 11 Motion for Pro Hac Vice. (bpfS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/29/2017) |
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order
Order Reassigning Case ~Util - Case Assigned/Reassigned
Tue 08/29 8:29 AM
ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Edward M. Chen for all further proceedings. Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James no longer assigned to the case. This case is assigned to a judge who participates in the Cameras in the Courtroom Pilot Project. See General Order 65 and http://cand.uscourts.gov/cameras. Signed by the Executive Committee on 8/29/17.(srnS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/29/2017) |
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Att: 1
Notice of Eligibility for Video Recording
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| Monday, August 28, 2017 | ||
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motion
Pro Hac Vice
Mon 08/28 12:36 PM
MOTION for leave to appear in Pro Hac Vice ( Filing fee $ 310, receipt number 0971-11666984.) filed by Google, Inc..(Richlin, Eli) (Filed on 8/28/2017) |
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Att: 1
Cert of Good Standing
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Clerk's Notice of Impending Reassignment - Text Only
Mon 08/28 10:44 AM
CLERK'S NOTICE OF IMPENDING REASSIGNMENT TO A U.S. DISTRICT COURT JUDGE: The Clerk of this Court will now randomly reassign this case to a District Judge because either (1) a party has not consented to the jurisdiction of a Magistrate Judge, or (2) time is of the essence in deciding a pending judicial action for which the necessary consents to Magistrate Judge jurisdiction have not been secured. You will be informed by separate notice of the district judge to whom this case is reassigned. ALL HEARING DATES PRESENTLY SCHEDULED BEFORE THE CURRENT MAGISTRATE JUDGE ARE VACATED AND SHOULD BE RE-NOTICED FOR HEARING BEFORE THE JUDGE TO WHOM THIS CASE IS REASSIGNED. This is a text only docket entry; there is no document associated with this notice. (rmm2S, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 8/28/2017) |
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| Friday, August 25, 2017 | ||
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Consent/Declination to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge
Fri 08/25 10:16 AM
CONSENT/DECLINATION to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge by Google, Inc... (Filed on 8/25/2017) |
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| Monday, August 14, 2017 | ||
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misc
Stipulation without Proposed Order
Mon 08/14 10:47 AM
STIPULATION re1 Complaint, to extend time to respond to complaint filed by Google, Inc.. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 8/14/2017) |
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| Friday, August 11, 2017 | ||
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notice
Certificate of Interested Entities
Fri 08/11 10:29 AM
Certificate of Interested Entities by Google, Inc. identifying Corporate Parent Alphabet Inc., Other Affiliate YouTube, LLC for Google, Inc.. (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 8/11/2017) |
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notice
Notice of Appearance
Fri 08/11 10:21 AM
NOTICE of Appearance by Anthony J Weibell , Maura L. Rees, and Lena T. Wong (Weibell, Anthony) (Filed on 8/11/2017) |
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| Monday, July 17, 2017 | ||
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service
Summons Issued
Mon 07/17 12:45 PM
Summons Issued as to Google, Inc. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2017) |
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order
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines
Mon 07/17 12:39 PM
Initial Case Management Scheduling Order with ADR Deadlines: Case Management Statement due by 10/5/2017. Initial Case Management Conference set for 10/12/2017 10:00 AM. (hdjS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/17/2017) |
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| Thursday, July 13, 2017 | ||
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utility
~Util - Case Assigned by Intake
Thu 07/13 3:32 PM
Case assigned to Magistrate Judge Maria-Elena James. Counsel for plaintiff or the removing party is responsible for serving the Complaint or Notice of Removal, Summons and the assigned judge's standing orders and all other new case documents upon the opposing parties. For information, visit E-Filing A New Civil Case at http://cand.uscourts.gov/ecf/caseopening. Standing orders can be downloaded from the court's web page at www.cand.uscourts.gov/judges. Upon receipt, the summons will be issued and returned electronically. Counsel is required to send chambers a copy of the initiating documents pursuant to L.R. 5-1(e)(7). A scheduling order will be sent by Notice of Electronic Filing (NEF) within two business days. Consent/Declination due by 7/27/2017. (bwS, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 7/13/2017) |
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misc
Proposed Summons
Thu 07/13 2:33 PM
Proposed Summons. (Bacon, Adrian) (Filed on 7/13/2017) |
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cmp
Complaint
Thu 07/13 2:33 PM
COMPLAINT against Google, Inc. dba Youtube ( Filing fee $ 400, receipt number 0971-11544242.). Filed byJames Sweet, Zombie Go Boom, LLC dba ZombieGoBoom, Chuck Mere.(Bacon, Adrian) (Filed on 7/13/2017) |
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Att: 1
Civil Cover Sheet
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