California Central District Court
Judge:Consuelo B Marshall
Referred: Rozella A Oliver
Case #: 2:24-cv-09915
Nature of Suit160 Contract - Stockholders’ Suits
Cause15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Case Filed:Nov 15, 2024
Last checked: Monday Dec 30, 2024 1:25 AM PST
Defendant
Nancy Dubuc
Defendant
Junkoo Kim
Defendant
Namsun Kim
Defendant
David J. Lee
Defendant
Haejin Lee
Defendant
Jun Masuda
Defendant
Webtoon Entertainment Inc.
Represented By
Austin C. Norris
Kirkland And Ellis LLP
contact info
Defendant
Isabelle Winkles
Plaintiff
Ho Kan Cheung
Represented By
Robert C. Moest
The Brown Law Firm PC
contact info


Docket last updated: 21 minutes ago
Wednesday, January 22, 2025
21 21 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 01/22 1:32 PM
ORDER by Judge Consuelo B. Marshall: granting19 Non-Resident Attorney Jordan D. Peterson APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc, designating Austin Norris as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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20 20 order Appear Pro Hac Vice Wed 01/22 1:26 PM
ORDER by Judge Consuelo B. Marshall: granting18 Non-Resident Attorney Stefan H. Atkinson APPLICATION to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of defendants to Adefendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc., designating Austin Norris as local counsel. THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY (ak)
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Thursday, January 16, 2025
19 19 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Thu 01/16 1:37 PM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Jordan D. Peterson to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc. (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-38925214) filed by Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc.. (Norris, Austin)
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Att: 1 IL - Certificate of Good Standing,
Att: 2 NY - Certificate of Good Standing,
Att: 3 Proposed Order
18 18 motion Appear Pro Hac Vice (G-64) Thu 01/16 1:24 PM
APPLICATION of Non-Resident Attorney Stefan H. Atkinson to Appear Pro Hac Vice on behalf of Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc. (Pro Hac Vice Fee - $500 Fee Paid, Receipt No. ACACDC-38924714) filed by Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc.. (Norris, Austin)
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Att: 1 Certificate of Good Standing,
Att: 2 Proposed Order
Monday, January 13, 2025
17 17 order Staying Case Tue 01/14 4:00 PM
ORDER TO STAY CASE by Judge Consuelo B. Marshall: The parties Stipulation to Stay (Dkt. No. 15), is approved as follows: 1. The Shareholder Derivative Action, including Defendants response to the complaints and any conferences currently scheduled, is stayed until the earlier of the date an order is issued on a motion to dismiss or an answer is filed in Brookman v. WEBTOON Entertainment Inc. et al., Case No. 2:24-cv-07553-CBM-RAO (the Brookman Action). The parties shall file a joint status report re: stay no later than June 23, 2025. 2. No later than 21 days following the issuance of an order on a motion to dismiss or an answer is filed in the Brookman Action, whichever is earlier, the parties shall meet and confer concerning the schedule in this action, including the need for a further stay and the timing of Defendants responses to the complaint(s) in this action, and submit a proposed schedule to the Court. See order for more information. (shb)
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Wednesday, January 08, 2025
16 16 notice Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties Wed 01/08 11:41 AM
Defendants WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles' Corporate Disclosure Statement Pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 7.1 and CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc., identifying NAVER Corporation (Korea), LY Corporation (Japan). (Hillenbrand, Edward)
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15 15 stip Stay Case Wed 01/08 11:31 AM
Joint STIPULATION to Stay Case filed by Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc..(Hillenbrand, Edward)
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Att: 1 Proposed Order
14 14 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Wed 01/08 11:20 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand counsel for Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc.. Adding Edward Hillenbrand as counsel of record for WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, and Isabelle Winkles for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles. (Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Junkoo Kim(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party David J. Lee(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Nancy Dubuc(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Namsun Kim(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Haejin Lee(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Jun Masuda(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Isabelle Winkles(pty:dft), Attorney Edward Shelton Hillenbrand added to party Webtoon Entertainment Inc.(pty:dft))(Hillenbrand, Edward)
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13 13 notice Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123) Wed 01/08 11:13 AM
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Austin C. Norris counsel for Defendants Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles, Webtoon Entertainment Inc.. Adding Austin C. Norris as counsel of record for WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Isabelle Winkles for the reason indicated in the G-123 Notice. Filed by Defendants WEBTOON Entertainment Inc., Junkoo Kim, David J. Lee, Nancy Dubuc, Namsun Kim, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, and Isabelle Winkles. (Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Junkoo Kim(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party David J. Lee(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Nancy Dubuc(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Namsun Kim(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Haejin Lee(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Jun Masuda(pty:dft), Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Isabelle Winkles(pty:dft))(Norris, Austin)
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Wednesday, December 11, 2024
12 12 stip Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less) Wed 12/11 4:12 PM
Joint STIPULATION Extending Time to Answer the complaint as to Webtoon Entertainment Inc. answer now due 1/10/2025, re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by Defendant Webtoon Entertainment Inc..(Attorney Austin C. Norris added to party Webtoon Entertainment Inc.(pty:dft))(Norris, Austin)
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Friday, November 22, 2024
11 11 service Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days) Fri 11/22 10:53 AM
PROOF OF SERVICE Executed by Plaintiff Ho Kan Cheung, upon Defendant Webtoon Entertainment Inc. served on 11/22/2024, answer due 12/13/2024. Service of the Summons and Complaint were executed upon Charlotte Banice, registered agent for service in compliance with Federal Rules of Civil Procedure by personal service (Moest, Robert)
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Thursday, November 21, 2024
10 10 order Initial Order upon Filing of Complaint - form only Thu 11/21 1:34 PM
STANDING ORDER upon filing of the complaint by Judge Consuelo B. Marshall. READ THIS ORDER CAREFULLY. It controls this case and may differ in some respects from the Local Rules. See order for details. (ys)
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9 9 order Transferring Case (Related Case)(CV-34) Thu 11/21 10:22 AM
ORDER RE TRANSFER PURSUANT to this Court's General Order in the Matter of Assignment of Cases and Duties to the District Judges. Related Case- filed. Related Case No: 2 24-07553 CBM (RAOx). Case transferred from Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald and Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi to Judge Consuelo B. Marshall and Magistrate Judge Rozella A. Oliver for all further proceedings. The case number will now reflect the initials of the transferee Judge 2:24-cv-09915-CBM (RAOx). Signed by Judge Consuelo B. Marshall. (et)
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Tuesday, November 19, 2024
8 8 3 pgs service Summons Issued (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Tue 11/19 3:45 PM
21 DAY Summons Issued re Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 as to Defendants Nancy Dubuc, Junkoo Kim, Namsun Kim, David J. Lee, Haejin Lee, Jun Masuda, Webtoon Entertainment Inc., Isabelle Winkles. (et)
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7 7 notice Notice to Counsel Re: Consent to Proceed Before a US Magistrate Judge - optional html form Tue 11/19 3:36 PM
Notice to Counsel Re Consent to Proceed Before a United States Magistrate Judge. (et)
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6 6 adr Notice to Parties of Court-Directed ADR Program (ADR-8) - optional html form Tue 11/19 3:35 PM
NOTICE TO PARTIES OF COURT-DIRECTED ADR PROGRAM filed. (et)
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5 5 notice Notice of Assignment to United States Judges (CV-18) - optional html form Tue 11/19 3:35 PM
NOTICE OF ASSIGNMENT to District Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald and Magistrate Judge Margo A. Rocconi. (et)
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Friday, November 15, 2024
4 4 2 pgs notice Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties Fri 11/15 6:41 PM
CERTIFICATE of Interested Parties filed by plaintiff Ho Kan Cheung, (Moest, Robert)
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3 3 notice Summons Request Fri 11/15 6:40 PM
Request for Clerk to Issue Summons on Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening)1 filed by plaintiff Ho Kan Cheung. (Moest, Robert)
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2 2 misc Civil Cover Sheet (CV-71) Fri 11/15 6:37 PM
CIVIL COVER SHEET filed by Plaintiff Ho Kan Cheung. (Moest, Robert)
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1 1 53 pgs cmp Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening) Fri 11/15 6:36 PM
COMPLAINT Receipt No: ACACDC-38595189 - Fee: $405, filed by plaintiff Ho Kan Cheung. (Attorney Robert C. Moest added to party Ho Kan Cheung(pty:pla))(Moest, Robert)
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