Empawa Africa Music Services Limited v. Benito Martinez Ocasio
Summary
Empawa Africa sues Bad Bunny and distributors for copyright infringement over unauthorized music use.
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Counsel of record
- Manatt Phelps and Phillips LLPRobert A Jacobs, Sarah Emily Moses
- Bray & Krais, SolicitorsEzeani Chidera Godfrey
- Manatt Phelps and Phillips, LLPAndrea Del-Carmen Gonzalez
- Loeb and Loeb LLPLauren Jennifer Fried, Sarah L. Perry, Tal E. Dickstein
- Miller Barondess, LLPAlexander Frid, James Nikraftar
- Rossi Baldivia Klein Fine and Spector PCJohn Ryan Baldivia
- Rutan and Tucker LLPTalya Goldfinger
- Universal Music GroupJoan H Cho
- Gray Robinson, P.A.Karen L. Stetson
- Law Office of Jeffrey D. GoldmanJeffrey D Goldman
- Court
- U.S. District Court, Central District of California
- Docket no.
- 2:25-cv-03944
- Nature of suit
- Copyright
- Judge
- Otis D. Wright, II
- Disposition
- judgment
- Filed
- 2025-05-02
- Last filing
- 2026-08-20
- Terminated
- 2026-03-09
Cause
17:101 Copyright Infringement
Entities in this case
Parties
Ezeani Chidera Godfrey (plaintiff) Empawa Africa Music Services Limited (plaintiff) Bad Bunny (defendant) Orchard Enterprises NY (defendant) Does (defendant) Apple Inc. (defendant) Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. (defendant) Spotify USA Inc. (defendant) Songs of Universal, Inc. (defendant) Universal Music Corp. (defendant) Marco Daniel Borrero (defendant) Creative Park Publishing (defendant) Roberto Jose Rosado Torres, Jr. (defendant) RSM Publishing LLC (defendant) Rimas Entertainment LLC (defendant) Orchard Enterprises LLC (defendant) Orchard Enterprises NY, Inc. (defendant) Benito Antonio Martinez Ocasio (defendant)
Docket entries
- #1272026-08-20
ORDER DENYING MOTION FOR ATTORNEYS' FEES 115 , 116 Defendants Bad Bunny,Orchard Enterprises LLC, Rimas Entertainment LLC, Spotify USA Inc., and AppleInc. now move for attorneys fees and costs against only Empawa under the Copyright Act. (Mot . Att'ys' Fees Dkt. No. 115.) Defendants RSM Publishing LLC, Universal Music Corp., and Songs of Universal, Inc. join in the Motion. (Joinder, Dkt. No. 116.) The Court DENIES Defendants' Motion (SEE DOCUMENT FOR SPECIFIC REASONS AS DISCUSSED HEREIN).Motion. (lc)
- #1262026-05-11
Motion Related Document
- #1252026-05-06
The hearing on the MOTION for Attorney Fees 115, scheduled for May 18, 2026 at 1:30 P.M., is hereby VACATED and taken off calendar. No appearances are necessary. The matter stands submitted, and will be decided upon without oral argument. An order will issue.THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (sce) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 05/06/2026)
- 2026-05-06
Generic Text Only Entry
- #1242026-05-04
Reply (Motion related)
- #1232026-05-04
Declaration
- #1222026-05-04
Reply (Motion related)
- #1212026-04-20
Memorandum in Opposition to Motion
- #1202026-03-27
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
- #1192026-03-27
Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel (G-123)
- #1182026-03-27
Order AND ~Util - Set/Reset Motion Hearing and R&R Deadlines AND ~Util - Terminate Hearings
- #1172026-03-26
Continue
- #1162026-03-23
Joinder (Motion Related); Declaration of A. Sasha Frid
- 2026-03-10
Judgment
- 2026-01-15
Text Only Scheduling Notice
- 2026-01-05
Generic Text Only Entry
- 2025-12-11
Discovery Hearing AND For Order re Discovery Matter
- 2025-11-13
Text Only Scheduling Notice
- 2025-07-24
Appear Pro Hac Vice
- 2025-06-20
Appear Pro Hac Vice
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