Disney Federal District Court Decisions

Pineda v. ESPN, Inc. et al

Filed: October 23, 2018 as 3:2018cv00325
Court: Connecticut District Court
Defendant: ESPN Inc, Walt Disney Company, Hearst Communications Inc
Plaintiff: Rachel Marie Pineda
Nature of Suit: Employment

ORDER. For the reasons set forth in the attached Initial Review Order, Pineda's Title VII claim for discrimination based on race, color, and national origin and her Section 1981 claim may proceed. The Clerk is directed to make arrangements for service as set forth in the attached. Pineda is directed to file a pro se appearance within 21 days.Pineda's Title VII sex discrimination, Rehabilitation Act, ADA, and FMLA claims are DISMISSED without prejudice. Any amended comp laint…

Jaime Ciero v. The Walt Disney Company et al

Filed: October 5, 2018 as 2:2017cv08544
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Disney Enterprises, Inc, Disney Music Publishing, Does, Kristen Anderson Lopez, Robert Lopez, Demi Lovato, Idina Menzel, The Walt Disney Company, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Inc, Walt Disney Pictures, Wonderland Music Company, Inc
Plaintiff: Jaime Ciero
Nature of Suit: Other

PROTECTIVE ORDER by Magistrate Judge Michael R. Wilner. re Stipulation for Protective Order, 52 (vm)

(PS) Wolpert v. Disney ABC Broadcasting Corporation et al

Filed: September 28, 2018 as 2:2018cv00299
Court: California Eastern District Court
Defendant: Disney ABC Broadcasting Corporation, NBC Corporation
Plaintiff: David Alexander Wolpert
Nature of Suit: Personal Injury- Product Liability

ORDER signed by District Judge Kimberly J. Mueller on 9/28/2018 ADOPTING 13 Findings and Recommendations and DENYING 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 , Motions for Injunctive Relief. The matter is REFERRED back to the assigned magistrate judge for further pretrial proceedings. (Donati, J)

Universal City Studios Productions LLLP et al v. TickBox TV LLC

Filed: September 12, 2018 as 2:2017cv07496
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: TickBox TV LLC
Plaintiff: Amazon Content Services, LLC, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other

JUDGMENT 71 by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED AS FOLLOWS: (1) Judgment is entered for Plaintiffs and against Defendants TickBox TV, LLC and Jeffrey Goldstein. (2) Damages are awarded in favor of Plaintiffs and against Defendants TickBox TV, LLC and Jeffrey Goldstein, jointly and severally, in the total amount $25,000,000. (3) A Permanent Injunction is entered against Defendants by separate Order. The Court retains jurisdiction to enforce…

Universal City Studios Productions LLLP et al v. TickBox TV LLC

Filed: September 12, 2018 as 2:2017cv07496
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: TickBox TV LLC
Plaintiff: Amazon Content Services, LLC, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other

PERMANENT INJUNCTION filed by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald. Plaintiffs are entitled to a Permanent Injunction against Defendants TickBox TV LLC, Jeffrey Goldstein, Carrla Goldstein, and all of their officers, directors, agents, servants, and empl oyees, and all persons in active concert or participation or in privity with any of them, who receive actual notice of this Permanent Injunction by personal service pursuant to Rule 65(d)(2) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. TickBox…

Andrew Rodriguez v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc. et al

Filed: September 4, 2018 as 8:2017cv01314
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Does, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc.
Plaintiff: Andrew Rodriguez
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER STAYING ACTION PENDING FINAL SETTLEMENT, REMOVING CASE FROM ACTIVE CASELOAD, AND FILING OF DISMISSAL 96 by Judge Josephine L. Staton. The parties shall file a Stipulation of Dismissal no later than October 15, 2018. If no dismissal is filed, the Court deems the matter dismissed at that time. Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (es)

Crook v. Walt Disney Company et al

Filed: August 31, 2018 as 2:2018cv00828
Court: Nevada District Court
Defendant: ESPN, Inc., Burgess L Gardner, Hearst Communications, Inc., Houlihan Film Music, Inc., Laylow Films, Inc., Walt Disney Company
Plaintiff: General Crook
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

ORDER Granting 13 Stipulation Dismissing Certain Defendants. Houlihan Film Music, Inc., Laylow Films, Inc., Walt Disney Company, ESPN, Inc. and Hearst Communications, Inc. terminated. Signed by Judge James C. Mahan on 8/31/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - ADR)

Disney Enterprises, Inc. et al v. Redbox Automated Retail, LLC

Filed: August 29, 2018 as 2:2017cv08655
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Redbox Automated Retail, LLC
Plaintiff: Buena Vista Home Entertainment, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFFS' MOTION FOR PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Judge Dean D. Pregerson: For the reasons stated above, Disney's Motion for Preliminary Injunction is GRANTED. Redbox and all of its officers, directors, agents, servan ts, and employees, and all persons in active concert or participation or in privity with any of them, ARE HEREBY RESTRAINED AND ENJOINED from: selling or otherwise transferring Plaintiffs' standalone Codes originally included within…

Randall Aaron Morton v. Randall Stephenson et al

Filed: August 14, 2018 as 8:2017cv02198
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: 21st Century Fox, AT&T, Jeff Bewkes, Does, Robert Iger, Rupert Murdoch, Randell Stephenson, The Walt Disney Company, Time Warner
Plaintiff: Randall Aaron Morton
Nature of Suit: Other

RULE 54(B) JUDGMENT by Judge Josephine L. Staton, Accordingly, judgment is hereby entered in favor of Defendant THE WALT DISNEY COMPANY and against Plaintiff. 47 (es)

Donald P. Borchers v. The Weinstein Company, LLC et al

Filed: August 7, 2018 as 2:2017cv06263
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Does, Miramax, LLC, The Walt Disney Company, The Weinstein Company, LLC
Plaintiff: Donald P. Borchers
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER RE STIPULATION OF VOLUNTARY DISMISSAL PURSUANT TO F.R.C.P. 41(a)(1)(A)(ii) approved by Judge George H. Wu, re Stipulation to Dismiss Case 128 . Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (mrgo)

Angela De Vore v. Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development, Inc. et al

Filed: July 19, 2018 as 2:2018cv00041
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: DOES, Walt Disney Imagineering Research and Development, Inc.
Plaintiff: Angela De Vore
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER RE: STIPULATION OF DISMISSAL WITH PREJUDICE approved by Judge Stephen V. Wilson, re Stipulation to Dismiss Case 19 . Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (mrgo)

Masterson v. The Walt Disney Company et al

Filed: June 28, 2018 as 2:2018cv00989
Court: Nevada District Court
Defendant: Michael Arndt, Josh Cooley, Ronnie Del Carmen, Disney Consumer Products and Interactive Media, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Disney Interactive Studios, Inc., Disney Shopping, Inc., Pete Docter, Meg Lefauve, Pixar, The Walt Disney Company
Plaintiff: Carla Jo Masterson
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

ORDER Re: 11 Response to 10 Order to Show Cause. The Court will defer ruling conclusively on whether Mr. Booke is subject to the requirements in Local Rule IA 11-1(b). Signed by Magistrate Judge Nancy J. Koppe on 6/28/2018. (Copies have been distributed pursuant to the NEF - SLD)

Kenneth Boyman v. Disney Enterprises, Inc.

Filed: June 27, 2018 as 2:2017cv08827
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Plaintiff: Kenneth Boyman
Nature of Suit: Other

JUDGMENT by Judge Dolly M. Gee: On 6/1/2018, this Court having granted Defendant Disney Enterprises, Inc.'s motion to dismiss with prejudice 31 , IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that judgment is entered in favor of Defendant Disney Enterprises, Inc. and against Plaintiff Kenneth Boyman and that this action is dismissed on the merits. (MD JS-6, Case Terminated). (gk)

Plaintiff v. Defendant

Filed: April 16, 2018 as 1:2017cv24697
Court: Florida Southern District Court
Defendant: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Plaintiff: Plaintiff v. Defendant
Nature of Suit: Fair Labor Standards Act

ORDER granting 14 Disney's Motion to Dismiss Count 5 of the complaint. The Plaintiff shall file her amended complaint on or before April 20, 2018. Disney shall file its response to the amended complaint on or before April 27, 2018. (Amended Complaint due by 4/20/2018. Responses due by 4/27/2018). Signed by Judge Robert N. Scola, Jr on 4/16/2018. (mc)

Wagner v. Disney Destination LLC et al

Filed: April 16, 2018 as 6:2016cv01981
Court: Florida Middle District Court
Defendant: Disney Destination LLC, Disney Worldwide Services, Inc., Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S., Inc., Walt Disney Parks and Resorts, LLC
Plaintiff: James Wagner
Nature of Suit: Americans with Disabilities - Other

ORDER granting in part and denying in part 58 motion to dismiss; adopting Report and Recommendations re 59 Report and Recommendations. This case is DISMISSED pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 37(d)(3) and 41(b). The Motion is denied in all other respects. The Clerk is directed to CLOSE the case. Signed by Judge Anne C. Conway on 4/16/2018. (RMF)

Quigley v. Yelp, Inc. et al

Filed: March 27, 2018 as 4:2017cv03771
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: Yelp, Inc., Walt Disney Company, The, Twitter, Inc., Media Matters For America, Disqus, Inc., Facebook, Inc., Washington Times, LLC
Plaintiff: Rodney Jay Quigley
Nature of Suit: Other Civil Rights

ORDER DISMISSING CASE. Signed by Judge Richard Seeborg on 3/27/18. (cl, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/27/2018)

Rearden LLC et al v. The Walt Disney Company et al

Filed: March 7, 2018 as 3:2017cv04006
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: The Walt Disney Company, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc, Marvel Studios LLC, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Inc., Mandeville Films Inc.
Plaintiff: Rearden LLC, MOVA LLC
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

STIPULATION AND ORDER re 62 Joint Stipulation and Proposed Order Regarding Plaintiffs' Filing of First Amended Complaints and Briefing Schedule on Motions to Dismiss Same filed by MOVA LLC, Rearden LLC. Signed by Judge Jon S. Tigar on March 7, 2018. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 3/7/2018)

William De Oliveira v. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc.

Filed: March 1, 2018 as 8:2017cv01241
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: DOES, Walt Disney Parks and Resorts U.S. Inc.
Plaintiff: William De Oliveira
Nature of Suit: Other

ORDER DISMISSING PLAINTIFFS REMAINING INDIVIDUAL CLAIMS WITH PREJUDICE, AND THEREMAINING CLAIMS OF THE PUTATIVE CLASS MEMBERS WITHOUT PREJUDICE by Judge Andrew J. Guilford. 16 Case Terminated. Made JS-6. (es)

Rearden LLC et al v. The Walt Disney Company et al

Filed: February 21, 2018 as 3:2017cv04006
Court: California Northern District Court
Defendant: The Walt Disney Company, Buena Vista Home Entertainment Inc, Marvel Studios LLC, Walt Disney Motion Pictures Group Inc., Mandeville Films Inc.
Plaintiff: Rearden LLC, MOVA LLC
Nature of Suit: Copyrights

ORDER GRANTING IN PART AND DENYING IN PART DEFENDANTS' MOTIONS TO DISMISS by Judge Jon S. Tigar granting in part and denying in part (36) Motion to Dismiss in case 3:17-cv-04006-JST; granting in part and denying in part (17) Motion to Dismiss in case 3:17-cv-04191-JST; granting in part and denying in part (17) Motion to Dismiss in case 3:17-cv-04192-JST. (wsn, COURT STAFF) (Filed on 2/21/2018)

Universal City Studios Productions LLLP et al v. TickBox TV LLC

Filed: February 13, 2018 as 2:2017cv07496
Court: California Central District Court
Defendant: TickBox TV LLC
Plaintiff: Amazon Content Services, LLC, Columbia Pictures Industries, Inc., Disney Enterprises, Inc., Netflix Studios, LLC, Paramount Pictures Corp., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., Universal City Studios Productions LLLP, Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.
Nature of Suit: Other

PRELIMINARY INJUNCTION by Judge Michael W. Fitzgerald, re Stipulation 43 . IT IS HEREBY ORDERED THAT, during the pendency of this case, Defendant TickBox TV LLC and its officers, agents, servants, employees, and attorneys, and other persons acting in active concert or participation with any of them who receive actual notice of this Preliminary Injunction are RESTRAINED and ENJOINED as follows. SEE ORDER FOR DETAILS. (iv)