Darrin Henson v. Sony Music Entertainment
Summary
Dancer Darrin Henson sues Sony Music Entertainment for copyright infringement over musical composition.
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Counsel of record
- Dobbins LawBrittney R Dobbins
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:26-cv-07142
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Hernan D. Vera
- Filed
- 2026-06-30
- Last filing
- 2026-08-23
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Darrin Henson (plaintiff) Does (defendant) Nicholas Pauley (defendant) Lance Bass (defendant) Epic Games, Inc. (defendant) Richmond Street Productions, LLC (defendant) Sony Music Entertainment (defendant)
Docket entries
- #362026-08-23
Order
- #352026-08-21
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
- #342026-08-21
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
- #332026-08-20
Proof of Service (subsequent documents)
- #322026-08-20
Extending Time to Answer (30 days or less)
- #312026-08-20
Certificate/Notice of Interested Parties
- #302026-08-18
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #292026-08-13
Summons Issued
- #282026-08-12
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #272026-08-12
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #262026-08-12
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #252026-08-12
Striking Electronically Filed Documents (G-106)
- #242026-08-10
Service of Summons and Complaint Returned Executed (21 days)
- #232026-08-10
Summons Request
- #222026-08-08
Deficiency in Filed Documents (G-112A) - optional html form
- #212026-08-08
Summons Issued
- #202026-08-07
Affidavit
- #192026-08-07
Affidavit
- #182026-08-06
Summons Request
- #172026-08-06
Deficiency in Summons
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