Washington Western District Court
Judge:Robert S Lasnik
Case #: 2:14-cv-01694
Nature of Suit820 Property Rights - Copyrights
Cause17:101 Copyright Infringement
Case Filed:Nov 03, 2014
Terminated:Nov 13, 2014
Last checked: Thursday May 14, 2015 12:26 AM PDT
Defendant
Anime Haus
Represented By
John E Whitaker
Whitaker Law Group
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Defendant
Does 1 - 3
Defendant
Brian E Hilgeford
Represented By
John E Whitaker
Whitaker Law Group
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Plaintiff
FUNimation Entertainment
1200 Lakeside Pkwy., Bldg 1
Flower Mound, TX 75028
Represented By
Evan F Stone
Attorney At Law
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Docket last updated: 04/25/2025 11:59 PM PDT
Thursday, November 13, 2014
***Civil Case Terminated per Order of Dismissal15 by Judge Keith P. Ellison (TM) Modified on 12/10/2014 (LAL) Confirmed with Texas, case transferred in error.
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Thursday, November 06, 2014
19 19 MINUTE ORDER REASSIGNING CASE by William M. McCool. Case reassigned to Judge Robert S. Lasnik for all further proceedings. Hon. Brian A Tsuchida no longer assigned to case. Cc to RSL. (AE)
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Tuesday, November 04, 2014
18 18 NOTICE OF INITIAL ASSIGNMENT TO A US MAGISTRATE JUDGE AND CONSENT OR DECLINE FORM. If consent or decline, return the executed form by 11/25/2014. Please Note: Forms must not be electronically filed with the Court. (AE)
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Monday, November 03, 2014
17 17 LETTER from Clerk to counsel re receipt of case from District of Southern Texas and advising of WAWD case number and judge assignment. (MKB)
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16 16 Case transferred in from District of Texas Southern, Case Number 4:14-cv-00625;.
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Hon. Brian A Tsuchida added. (MKB)
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NOTICE to Filer: COPYRIGHT REPORT BLANK:Pursuant to LCR 3(a), all civil action complaints in which jurisdiction is invoked in whole or in part under 28 U.S.C. § 1338 Related [+] shall be accompanied by the required notice to the Patent and Trademark Office (Form AO120) or the required notice to the Register of Copyrights (Form AO121). If this is such a case, please complete the appropriate form and email it to the new cases box at newcases.seattle@wawd.uscourts.gov. Please include in the subject line the name and number of the case and the name of the document attached. This form will then be posted to the case docket and a copy sent to the appropriate entity. Thank you. (MKB)
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Friday, October 31, 2014
15 15 ORDER OF DISMISSAL granting13 MOTION to Dismiss1 Complaint and MOTION to Transfer Case to Western District of Washington. (Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(amwilliams, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Interdistrict transfer to Western District of Washington. Case transferred electronically, filed. (amwilliams, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Wednesday, October 15, 2014
14 14 ORDER Extending Plaintiff's deadline for response to 10/25/2014 re:13 Motion to Dismiss and Transfer Venue.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(rsmith, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Friday, September 12, 2014
13 13 MOTION to Dismiss1 Complaint ( Motion Docket Date 10/3/2014.), MOTION to Transfer Case to Western District of Washington by Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford, filed.(Whitaker, John) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
Wednesday, August 13, 2014
12 12 ORDER granting11 Motion to Set Aside Default. Entry of Default is WITHDRAWN.(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(amwilliams, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Tuesday, July 08, 2014
11 11 MOTION to Set Aside Default by Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford, filed. Motion Docket Date 7/29/2014.(Whitaker, John) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Declaration,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Wednesday, June 18, 2014
***Case Terminated. (sloewe, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Monday, June 09, 2014
***Motion(s) terminated:9 MOTION for Entry of Default against Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford. (sloewe, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Monday, May 12, 2014
10 10 ENTRY OF DEFAULT, filed. (sloewe, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Wednesday, April 16, 2014
9 9 MOTION for Entry of Default against Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford by FUNimation Entertainment, filed. Motion Docket Date 5/7/2014.(Stone, Evan) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Att: 1 Exhibit Exhibit A - Docket Snapshot of April 16 2014
Tuesday, April 08, 2014
8 8 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Anime Haus served on 3/15/2014, answer due 4/7/2014, filed.(Stone, Evan) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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7 7 RETURN of Service of SUMMONS Executed as to Brian E Hilgeford served on 3/15/2014, answer due 4/7/2014, filed.(Stone, Evan) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Monday, March 17, 2014
6 6 Register of Copyrights, AO-121, Notified, filed.(ckrus, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Friday, March 14, 2014
5 5 CORRECTED ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 7/11/2014 at 10:15 AM in Room 3716 before Judge Keith P Ellison(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(ckrus, 4) Modified on 3/14/2014 (ckrus, 4). [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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4 4 Commissioner of Patents and Trademarks, AO-120, Notified, filed.(ckrus, 4) Modified on 3/17/2014 (ckrus, 4). **Done in error. This is a copyright case. [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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3 3 ORDER for Initial Pretrial and Scheduling Conference and Order to Disclose Interested Persons. Initial Conference set for 7/11/2014 at 10:00 AM in Room 3716 before Judge Keith P Ellison(Signed by Judge Keith P Ellison) Parties notified.(ckrus, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Thursday, March 13, 2014
2 2 Request for Issuance of Summons as to Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford, filed.(Stone, Evan) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Att: 1 Supplement,
Att: 2 Supplement
1 1 COMPLAINT against All Defendants (Filing fee $ 400 receipt number 0541-12867511) filed by FUNimation Entertainment.(Stone, Evan) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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Att: 1 Civil Cover Sheet
Summons Issued as to Anime Haus, Brian E Hilgeford. Issued summons returned to counsel for plaintiff, left at Intake for pickup, filed.(jdav, 4) [Transferred from txsd on 11/3/2014.]
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