CopyrightS.D.N.Y.1:25-cv-03785

TufAmerica, Inc. D/B/A Tuff City Records v. Resnik Music Group

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Summary

TufAmerica sues Black Butter Records for copyright infringement over a song.

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Counsel of record

For the plaintiff
For the defendant
Court
U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
Docket no.
1:25-cv-03785
Nature of suit
Copyright
Judge
John P. Cronan
Filed
2025-05-06
Last filing
2026-09-09

Cause

17:501 Copyright Infringement

Entities in this case

Parties

TufAmerica, Inc. (plaintiff) Maple Gaines (defendant) Robert Resnik (defendant) Resnik Music Group (defendant) Abubakar Baker Shariff-Farr (defendant) LVRN Publishing LLC (defendant) Sony Music Entertainment UK Ltd. (defendant) Black Butter Records (defendant)

Docket entries

  1. #1022026-09-03

    Amended Complaint

  2. 2026-09-02

    Telephone Conference

  3. #1012026-08-25

    Memo Endorsement AND ~Util - Set Hearings

  4. #1002026-08-24

    Letter

  5. #992026-08-17

    Memo Endorsement

  6. #982026-08-14

    Letter

  7. 2026-06-08

    Telephone Conference

  8. 2026-04-20

    Telephone Conference

  9. 2026-03-27

    Telephone Conference

  10. 2026-03-26

    Notice to Court Regarding Voluntary Dismissal

  11. 2026-03-06

    Order

  12. 2026-02-09

    Order

  13. 2025-11-17

    Notice to Attorney Regarding Deficient Rule 7.1 Corporate Disclosure Statement

  14. 2025-10-15

    Note Rejection of Duplicate Document

  15. 2025-05-07

    Notice to Attorney Regarding Case Opening Statistical Error Correction

  16. 2025-05-07

    ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING CIVIL. CASE OPENING STATISTICAL ERROR CORRECTION: Notice to attorney Hillel Ira Parness. The following case opening statistical information was erroneously selected/entered: Dollar Demand Blank. The following correction(s) have been made to your case entry: the Dollar Demand has been modified to 197,000. (vf)

  17. 2025-05-07

    Case Designated ECF. (vf)

  18. 2025-05-07

    Case Opening Initial Assignment Notice

  19. 2025-05-07

    Magistrate Judge Henry J. Ricardo 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. (vf)

  20. 2025-05-07

    CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge John P. Cronan. 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..(vf)

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