Marvel Characters, Inc. v. Lieber

Summary

Marvel Characters sues over copyright ownership of Spider-Man creators' work and estates.

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Cause

28:2201cp Declaratory Judgment (Copyright)

Entities in this case

Parties

Marvel Characters, Inc. (plaintiff) Keith A. Dettwiler (defendant) Patrick S. Ditko (defendant) Lawrence D. Lieber (defendant)

Docket entries

1. #892023-06-13

   AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE TERMINATED- SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a final decision was rendered on 6/13/23 in a court action filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights. (yv) (Entered: 04/01/2024)

2. #882023-06-13

   JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER FOR DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE: Pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(l)(A)(ii), Plaintiff and Counterclaim-Defendant Marvel Characters, Inc., on the one hand, and Defendant and Counterclaimant Lawrence D. Lieber, on the other, by and through their undersigned counsel, hereby stipulate that this action and all claims, including all counterclaims, and defenses asserted therein, be dismissed with prejudice, with each party bearing its own attorneys' fees, costs, and expenses. SO ORDERED., (Lawrence D. Lieber and Lawrence D. Lieber terminated.) (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 6/13/23) (yv) (Entered: 06/13/2023)

3. #872023-06-13

   JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING PRETRIAL SCHEDULE, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties, through their respective counsel of record, subject to the Court's approval, that: 1. The deadline for Defendants-Counterclaimants to submit an opposition to Marvel's motion to exclude the expert testimony of Mark Evanier shall be continued to Sunday, June 25, 2023. 2. The deadline to submit oppositions to the Parties' cross-motions for summary judgment shall be continued to Friday, June 30, 2023. 3. The deadline for Marvel to submit a reply in support of its motion to exclude the expert testimony of Mark Evanier shall be continued to Friday, July 21, 2023. 4. The deadline to submit replies in support of the Parties' cross-motions for summary judgment shall be continued to Friday, July 28, 2023. 5. The Parties' deadline to submit a joint pretrial order shall be continued to Friday, October 27, 2023. SO ORDERED. ( Pretrial Order due by 10/27/2023., Replies due by 7/28/2023., Responses due by 6/30/2023) (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 6/13/23) (yv) (Entered: 06/13/2023)

4. #862023-06-12

   PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Marvel Characters, Inc...(Petrocelli, Daniel) (Entered: 06/12/2023)

5. 2023-06-11

   ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO RE-FILE DOCUMENT - EVENT TYPE ERROR. Notice to Attorney Daniel M. Petrocelli to RE-FILE Document 85 Stipulation of Voluntary Dismissal. Use the event type PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER found under the event list PROPOSED ORDERS. (nd)

6. #852023-06-09

   FILING ERROR - WRONG EVENT TYPE SELECTED FROM MENU - STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL It is hereby stipulated and agreed by and between the parties and/or their respective counsel(s) that the above-captioned action is voluntarily dismissed, with prejudice against the defendant(s) Lawrence D. Lieber and without costs pursuant to Rule 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Document filed by Marvel Characters, Inc.. Proposed document to be reviewed and processed by Clerk's Office staff (No action required by chambers)...(Petrocelli, Daniel) Modified on 6/11/2023 (nd). (Entered: 06/09/2023)

7. #842023-06-08

   PROPOSED STIPULATION AND ORDER. Document filed by Marvel Characters, Inc...(Petrocelli, Daniel) (Entered: 06/08/2023)

8. #832023-05-31

   JOINT STIPULATION AND ORDER REGARDING BRIEFING SCHEDULE FOR MOTION TO EXCLUDE EXPERT TESTIMONY, IT IS HEREBY STIPULATED by and between the Parties, through their respective counsel of record, subject to the Court's approval, that: The deadline for Patrick Ditko to file an opposition to the Motion shall be Sunday, June 11, 2023; 2.The deadline for MCI to file a reply in support of the Motion shall be Friday, June 30, 2023; SO ORDERED. ( Replies due by 6/30/2023., Responses due by 6/11/2023) (Signed by Judge Lewis A. Kaplan on 5/31/23) (yv) (Entered: 05/31/2023)

9. 2023-05-22

   DVD. As per Docket # 71, endorsed by Judge Kaplan on 05/18/2023, Plaintiff was granted permission to file video evidence in CD format, in support of MCI's forthcoming motion for summary judgment..(jus)

10. 2023-03-14

    Minute Entry for proceedings held before Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein: Settlement Conference held on 3/14/2023. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-07955-LAK, 1:21-cv-07957-LAK, 1:21-cv-07959-LAK(cf)

11. 2022-10-03

    Minute Entry for proceedings held via video-conference before Judge Lewis A. Kaplan: Scheduling Conference held on 10/3/2022. No court reporter was present. Associated Cases: 1:21-cv-07955-LAK, 1:21-cv-07957-LAK, 1:21-cv-07959-LAK(Mohan, Andrew)

12. 2022-09-28

    >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 48 MOTION for Matthew Kaiser to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number NYSDC-26738840. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (sgz)

13. 2021-11-12

    ***NOTICE TO COURT REGARDING PROPOSED ORDER. Document No. 29 Proposed Order was reviewed and approved as to form. (km)

14. 2021-09-27

    Magistrate Judge Gabriel W. Gorenstein is so designated. 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. (jgo)

15. 2021-09-27

    CASE OPENING INITIAL ASSIGNMENT NOTICE: The above-entitled action is assigned to Judge Lewis A. Kaplan. 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..(jgo)

16. 2021-09-27

    >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 6 MOTION for Daniel M. Petrocelli to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-25109958. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb)

17. 2021-09-27

    >>>NOTICE REGARDING PRO HAC VICE MOTION. Regarding Document No. 8 MOTION for Danielle R. Feuer to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-25112037. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff., 9 MOTION for Kendall Turner to Appear Pro Hac Vice . Filing fee $ 200.00, receipt number ANYSDC-25112526. Motion and supporting papers to be reviewed by Clerk's Office staff.. The document has been reviewed and there are no deficiencies. (wb)

18. 2021-09-27

    ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY TO SUBMIT AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT. Notice to Attorney Molly Manning Lens to submit a completed AO 121 Form Copyright to court for review. Use the event type AO 121 Copyright - Notice of Submission by Attorney found under the event list Other Documents. (jgo)

19. 2021-09-27

    ***NOTICE TO ATTORNEY REGARDING DEFICIENT CIVIL COVER SHEET. Notice to attorney Molly Manning Lens to RE-FILE Document No. 2 Civil Cover Sheet. The filing is deficient for the following reason(s): the similar case information was omitted on the PDF;. Re-file the document using the event type Civil Cover Sheet found under the event list Other Documents and attach the correct PDF. Use civil cover sheet issued by S.D.N.Y. dated October 1, 2020. The S.D.N.Y. Civil Cover Sheet dated October 1, 2020 is located athttp://nysd.uscourts.gov/file/forms/civil-cover-sheet.. (jgo)

20. 2021-09-27

    Case Designated ECF. (jgo)

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