Nintendo of America Inc v. Williams
Summary
Nintendo sues James C Williams for copyright infringement in the Western District of Washington.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage events: 1P · 0D · 1N (32 articles)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the articles behind the meter
31 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 1 neutral articles
The meter counts distinct coverage events, not articles: 1 plaintiff · 0 defendant · 1 neutral events — a burst of same-stance coverage counts once, however many outlets ran it.
- Reddit Moderator Who Spread Pirated Switch Games to Pay Nintendo $4.5 Millionglitched.online · 2026-09-28
- A moderator on Reddit who promoted pirated Nintendo Switch games has been ordered by Nintendo to pay over 700 million yen.GIGAZINE · 2026-09-28
- Reddit moderator ordered to pay Nintendo $4.5m over pirated Switch gamestribune.com.pk · 2026-09-26
- US Judge Orders £3.4 Million Default Judgment Against Nintendo Switch Pirate ‘Archbox’SSBCrack · 2026-09-26
None classified yet.
Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time
Counsel of record
- MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLPJames David Berkley, Marc E Mayer, Mark C Humphrey
- LOWE GRAHAM JONES PLLCMark P Walters
- BAILEY DUQUETTE PCWilliam Burnside
- Court
- WAWD
- Docket no.
- 2:24-cv-00960
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Lauren King
- Filed
- 2024-06-28
- Last filing
- 2026-09-23
- Terminated
- 2026-09-23
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Nintendo of America Inc (plaintiff) James C Williams (defendant)
Docket entries
- #282025-10-07
CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc re 26 Declaration, 25 MOTION for Default Judgment, 27 Declaration (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 10/07/2025)
- #272025-10-03
DECLARATION of Nintendo of America Inc. filed by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc re 25 MOTION for Default Judgment (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 10/03/2025)
- #262025-10-03
DECLARATION of James D. Berkley filed by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc re 25 MOTION for Default Judgment (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 10/03/2025)
- #252025-10-03
MOTION for Default Judgment, filed by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 10/24/2025, (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 10/03/2025)
- #242025-10-01
ORDER re 23 Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice. The Court ADMITS Attorney James David Berkley for Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc, by Clerk Ravi Subramanian. No document associated with this docket entry, text only.NOTE TO COUNSEL: Local counsel agrees to sign all filings and to be prepared to handle the matter, including the trial thereof, in the event the applicant is unable to be present on any date scheduled by the court, pursuant to LCR 83.1(d).(HH) (Entered: 10/01/2025)
- #232025-10-01
APPLICATION OF ATTORNEY James Berkley FOR LEAVE TO APPEAR PRO HAC VICE for Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc (Fee Paid) Receipt No. AWAWDC-9204566 (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 10/01/2025)
- 2025-10-01
Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
- #222025-01-17
NOTICE of Appearance by attorney William Burnside on behalf of Defendant James C Williams. (Burnside, William) (Entered: 01/17/2025)
- #212024-12-13
ORDER granting Plaintiff's 19 Ex Parte Motion for Leave to Take Limited Early Discovery. The Court GRANTS Nintendo's ex parte Motion for Leave to Take Limited Early Discovery. Dkt. No. 19 . Signed by Judge Lauren King. (KRA) (Entered: 12/13/2024)
- #202024-11-22
DECLARATION of Marc E. Mayer filed by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc re 19 MOTION for Leave to Take Limited Early Discovery (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 11/22/2024)
- #192024-11-22
MOTION for Leave to Take Limited Early Discovery, filed by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) Noting Date 11/22/2024, (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 11/22/2024)
- #182024-11-08
Clerk's ENTRY OF DEFAULT as to Defendant James C Williams a/k/a Archbox. (NAW) (Entered: 11/08/2024)
- #172024-11-07
DECLARATION of James D. Berkley re 15 Brief by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 11/07/2024)
- #162024-11-07
DECLARATION of Ivan Avila Campillo re 15 Brief by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 11/07/2024)
- #152024-11-07
Supplemental BRIEF re 14 Order, 12 Request by Plaintiff Nintendo of America Inc (Walters, Mark) (Entered: 11/07/2024)
- 2024-09-24
Order on Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice
- 2024-09-23
Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice4 by attorney Mark C. Humphrey will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact Admissions Clerk Monique Guillebeau at 206-370-8433 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (MG)
- 2024-09-23
Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 4 by attorney Mark C. Humphrey will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact Admissions Clerk Monique Guillebeau at 206-370-8433 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (MG)
- 2024-09-23
Application for Leave to Appear Pro Hac Vice 3 by attorney Marc E. Mayer will not be processed at this time. The Pro Hac attorney must submit a Pro Hac Vice access request via Manage My Account on PACER, under the Maintenance tab. See page 2 of the Pro Hac Vice Application Guide for detailed instructions. Please contact Admissions Clerk Monique Guillebeau at 206-370-8433 or WAWD_Admissions@wawd.uscourts.gov with additional questions. (MG)
- 2024-07-02
Judge Lauren King added. (MW)
Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.