Rouzier v. Gilles
Summary
Fabrice Rouzier sues Joe Gilles and music companies for copyright infringement over a song.
Summary generated by AI from public docket data. Verify against the original filing before relying on it.
Coverage vs reality meter
Coverage: 1P · 0D · 4N
Latest ruling: defendant (2025-05-20)
Press coverage leans plaintiff-favorable; no court ruling has been classified yet.
Coverage breakdown — the headlines behind the meter
1 plaintiff-favorable · 0 defendant-favorable · 4 neutral
- Haitian music icon Fabrice Rouzier sues Burna Boy for alleged theft, seeks heavy damages in New York courtPeoples Gazette Nigeria · 2025-04-24
None classified yet.
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Counsel of record
- Brennan Law Firm PLLCKerry Ann Brennan
- Pryor Cashman LLPAbla Belhachmi, Andrew Mark Goldsmith
- Counsel LLPDavid M Given
- Pryor Cashman Sherman & Flynn LLPDonald S. Zakarin
- Simon Lesser, P.C.Leonard F. Lesser
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
- Docket no.
- 1:25-cv-02226
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Natasha C. Merle
- Filed
- 2025-04-22
- Last filing
- 2026-09-01
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Daniel Fils Aime Universal Music Publishing France Atlantic Records Group Damini Ogulu Play Two DF Empire Joe Gilles B.E. Relations LLC Fabrice Rouzier
Docket entries
- 2026-05-22
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- 2025-12-10
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- 2025-12-04
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- 2025-10-23
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- 2025-10-23
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- 2025-10-23
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- 2025-10-15
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- 2025-10-08
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- 2025-09-16
ORDER: The Court is in receipt of the Motion to Vacate the Clerk's Entry of Default 43 and the Declaration in Support of the same 44 . Any opposition must be filed on or before September 23, 2025. Ordered by Magistrate Judge Clay H. Kaminsky on 9/16/2025. (TJT)
- 2025-08-15
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- 2025-08-06
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- 2025-07-22
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- 2025-07-15
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- 2025-07-08
ELECTRONIC ORDER: The Initial Conference previously set for 8/12/2025 is hereby adjourned sine die pending reassignment to a new Magistrate Judge. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak on 7/8/2025. (LMD)
- 2025-06-17
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- 2025-05-22
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- 2025-05-20
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- 2025-05-20
ORDER TO ANSWER re 18 : Answer due 6/23/2025. So Ordered by Magistrate Judge Cheryl L. Pollak on 5/20/2025. (DC)
- 2025-04-24
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- 2025-04-24
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Docket history from CourtListener/RECAP — most recent first.