Cleveland Constantine Browne v. Rodney Sebastian Clark Donalds
Summary
Shea Johnson sued Rodney Sebastian Clark Donalds and others, including major music publishers and labels (Universal Music Group, Sony Music Entertainment, Sony ATV), over copyright infringement. The case involves music publishing rights and composition credits, with multiple defendants including songwriters and industry figures tied to Latin music production.
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Counsel of record
- Doniger BurroughsAndres Navarro, Nelson Campbell, Stephen M. Doniger
- Law Offices of Garth ClarkeGarth A. Clarke
- McPherson LLPEdwin F. McPherson
- Meister Seelig and Fein LLPAna C. Vasquez
- Fox Rothschild LLPJohn Shaeffer, Matthew R Follett, Meeghan Henry Tirtasaputra
- Affeld England and Johnson LLPBrian R England, David W Affeld
- Pryor Cashman LLPRebecca Mandel, Sophia S. Sofferman
- Johnson and Johnson LLPHunter Severino Litterio
- VGC, LLPMelissa N. Eubanks
- Freundlich Law, APCKenneth D. Freundlich
- Affeld Grivakes LLPAdeline Leslie Black
- Cond Prados de CupeyVladimir Felix
- Enso Law LLPMarius Jungk
- HKM Employment Attorneys LLPSeungjai Oh
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:21-cv-02840
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Andre Birotte Jr.
- Filed
- 2021-04-01
- Last filing
- 2026-10-21
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Shea Johnson (plaintiff) Rafael Torres (defendant) Michael Monge (defendant) Ramirez Carrasquillo (defendant) Marcos Alfonso (defendant) Universal Music Group Inc (consol defendant) Sony Music Entertainment US Latin LLC (consol defendant) Gasolina Publishing Co. (consol defendant) Sony ATV Music Publishing UK Limited (consol defendant) Juan Luis Morera Luna (consol defendant) Marcos Masis (consol defendant) Luis Jorge Romero (consol defendant) Urbani Mota Cedeno (consol defendant) Rafael Antonio Pina Nieves (consol defendant) Carlos Isaias Morales Williams (consol defendant) Victor B Cabrera (consol defendant) Francisco Saldana (consol defendant) David Alberto Macias (consol defendant) Oscar Edward Salinas (consol defendant) Juan Carlos Salinas Jr (consol defendant)
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- 2024-08-01
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- 2024-07-24
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- 2024-07-23
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- 2024-01-25
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- 2023-09-21
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- 2021-06-15
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