TrademarkC.D. Cal.2:96-cv-00011Closed

Donna Balancia v. Intl Creative Mgt

Summary

Donna Balancia sues International Creative Management and others for trademark infringement involving entertainment industry names or brands.

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Latest ruling: defendant (1996-08-07)

Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time

Coverage sentiment vs. docket activity over time▲ plaintiff-favorable▼ defendant-favorableDocketFiled 1996-01-021996-01-02 · filing · favors plaintiff AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff Donna Balancia ; summons issued (bg)1996-08-07 · ruling · favors defendant Request for dism & ORDER by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw terminating case . (ENT 8/9/96), MD JS-…Jan 96Apr 96Aug 96filingruling■ plaintiff■ defendantweekly coverage · docket events

Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Court
U.S. District Court, Central District of California
Docket no.
2:96-cv-00011
Nature of suit
Trademark
Disposition
dismissed
Filed
1996-01-02
Last filing
1996-08-07
Terminated
1996-08-07

Cause

15:1125 Trademark Infringement (Lanham Act)

Entities in this case

Parties

Ariel Emanuel Does Robert Dowling HR Industries American Broadcasting Companies Inc Television Network Group Capital Cities/ABC Inc Brillstein/Grey Communications Chris Thompson Chris Thompson Productions Inc Ari Emanuel International Creative Management, Inc. Donna Balancia

Docket entries

  1. #241996-08-07

    Request for dism & ORDER by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw terminating case . (ENT 8/9/96), MD JS-6 (twdb) (Entered: 08/09/1996)

  2. #231996-07-12

    ORDER that remand is inappropriate and retains juris over actn by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw (lc) (Entered: 07/15/1996)

  3. #221996-05-24

    ORDER by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw ; mandatory status conference set on 1:30 8/8/96 and re early mtg (lc) (Entered: 05/30/1996)

  4. #211996-05-09

    JOINT REPORT OF EARLY MEETING OF COUNSEL (yc) (Entered: 05/15/1996)

  5. #201996-04-18

    NOTICE OF DISMISSAL by plaintiff pursuant to FRCP 41a(1)as to defendant Robert Dowling, defendant HR Industries Ent : 4/19/96, (twdb) (Entered: 04/19/1996)

  6. #191996-03-20

    SUPPLEMENT by defendant American Broadcastin, defendant Capital Cities/ABC, defendant Brillstein/Grey Comm decl of Steven M. Perry on behalf of removing dfts in resp to OSC re rmd. (ab) (Entered: 03/28/1996)

  7. #181996-03-18

    BRIEF FILED by plaintiff re failure of dfts to properly remove & mot to amd mot to rmd (dmjr) (Entered: 03/21/1996)

  8. #171996-03-18

    JOINDER by defendant Intl Creative Mgt joining response [15-1] Joinder (dmjr) (Entered: 03/21/1996)

  9. #161996-03-18

    JOINDER by defendant Ari Emanuel joining response [15-1] Joinder (dmjr) (Entered: 03/21/1996)

  10. #151996-03-18

    RESPONSE by defendant Brillstein/Grey Comm, defendant Capital Cities/ABC, defendant American Broadcastin to [12-1] (dmjr) (Entered: 03/21/1996)

  11. #131996-03-11

    Noitce of JOINDER by defendant Intl Creative Mgt joining notice of removal [1-1] Joinder (dhl) (Entered: 03/14/1996)

  12. #141996-03-07

    Notice of JOINDER by defendant Ariel Emanuel joining removal petition [1-1] Joinder (dhl) (Entered: 03/14/1996)

  13. #121996-02-28

    MINUTES: OSC in writing by dfts why this actn s/not be remanded to state crt nlt 3/18/96, pltfs s/fi brief nlt 3/18/96, rply nlt 3/25/96. by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw CR: n/a (dmjr) (Entered: 03/04/1996)

  14. #111996-02-22

    ORDER that all cnsl are ord to familiarize themselves w/ the FRCP & the LR of the Central District of CA. Read this ord carefully. It controls this cs & differs in some respects from the LR by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw (lori) (Entered: 02/28/1996)

  15. #101996-02-21

    ANSWER by defendant Ariel Emanuel to [0-1] (yt) (Entered: 02/22/1996)

  16. #91996-02-09

    ANSWER by defendant Intl Creative Mgt to 1st A/C [0-1] (lori) (Entered: 02/12/1996)

  17. #81996-02-07

    STIPULATION and ORDER that dfts HR Ind Inc & Robert Dowling shall have thru/incl 3/5/96 in which to file their resp pldg in this crt by Judge Kim M. Wardlaw (lori) (Entered: 02/09/1996)

  18. #71996-01-29

    MEMO OF P/AS in oppo by defendant Brillstein/Grey Comm, defendant Capital Cities/ABC, defendant American Broadcastin to motion to remand to state crt [4-1] (jc) (Entered: 01/30/1996)

  19. #61996-01-22

    NOTICE to cnsl re hearing on plf's motion to remand to state crt [4-1] is contd 10:00 3/4/96. Any oppo to said mot os to be fld ntl 1/29/96 & any reply is to be fld ntl 2/5/96. (lori) (Entered: 01/29/1996)

  20. 1996-01-02

    AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff Donna Balancia ; summons issued (bg)

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