Morrissey v. A&E Television Networks, LLC
Summary
Morrissey sues A&E Television Networks for trademark infringement over unauthorized use of his name and likeness.
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Counsel of record
- Kaplan Martin LLPChristopher Ratcliffe Le Coney, Maximilian Crema, Roberta Ann Kaplan +2 more
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLPEllen Victoria Holloman
- Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP (Liberty St.)Amanda Lynn Devereux
- Davis Wright Tremaine LLPAbigail Bain Everdell, Alexandra Settelmayer, Rachel Fan Stern Strom +1 more
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:24-cv-07856
- Nature of suit
- Trademark
- Judge
- Ronnie Abrams
- Disposition
- settled / voluntarily dismissed
- Filed
- 2024-10-16
- Last filing
- 2026-09-01
- Terminated
- 2026-08-07
Cause
15:1125la Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)
Entities in this case
Parties
Sabrina E. Morrissey (plaintiff) Mark Ford (defendant) Creature Films, Inc. (defendant) Lifetime Entertainment Services, LLC (defendant) Entertainment One Reality Productions, LLC (defendant) A&E Television Networks, LLC (defendant) Allan B. Diamond (interested party)
Docket entries
- 2026-08-28
Notice to Court Regarding Voluntary Dismissal
- 2026-07-23
***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. 106 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (tp)
- 2026-07-23
Notice to Court Regarding Proposed Order
- 2025-12-09
Set/Reset Hearings
- 2025-12-09
Set/Reset Hearings: Oral Argument set for 1/28/2026 at 03:00 PM in Courtroom 1506, 40 Centre Street, New York, NY 10007 before Judge Ronnie Abrams. (tg)
- 2025-09-11
Status Conference
- 2025-09-11
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron: Status Conference held on 9/11/2025. (Court Reporter Giniger) (kl)
- 2025-09-10
Order
- 2025-01-10
Set/Reset Deadlines: Responses due by 2/5/2025 Replies due by 2/26/2025. (tro)
- 2025-01-10
Set/Reset Deadlines
- 2024-12-06
Set/Reset Deadlines
- 2024-12-06
Set/Reset Deadlines: Motions due by 12/20/2024. Responses due by 1/22/2025 Replies due by 2/7/2025. (ks)
- 2024-11-19
Pretrial Conference - Initial
- 2024-11-19
Minute Entry for proceedings held before Judge Ronnie Abrams: Initial Pretrial Conference held on 11/19/2024. (arc)
- 2024-10-17
CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Ronnie Abrams. Please download and review the Individual Practices of the assigned District Judge, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/judges/district-judges. Attorneys are responsible for providing courtesy copies to judges where their Individual Practices require such. Please download and review the ECF Rules and Instructions, located at https://nysd.uscourts.gov/rules/ecf-related-instructions..(gp)
- 2024-10-17
Magistrate Judge Stewart D. Aaron is designated to handle matters that may be referred in this case. Pursuant to 28 U.S.C. Section 636(c) and Fed. R. Civ. P. 73(b)(1) parties are notified that they may consent to proceed before a United States Magistrate Judge. Parties who wish to consent may access the necessary form at the following link: https://nysd.uscourts.gov/sites/default/files/2018-06/AO-3.pdf. (gp)
- 2024-10-17
Case Designated ECF
- 2024-10-17
Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice
- 2024-10-17
Case Designation
- 2024-10-17
Case Designated ECF. (gp)
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