1/11/99 1 COMPLAINT filed by plaintiff ERIC ELDRED, plaintiff ELDRITCH PRESS (jf) [Entry date 01/13/99]
1/11/99 -- SUMMONS (2) issued to federal party(s) federal defendant JANET RENO , and non-party: U.S. Attorney (jf) [Entry date 01/13/99]
1/12/99 2 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed upon U.S. Attorney General on 1/12/99 (ks) [Entry date 01/19/99]
1/12/99 3 RETURN OF SERVICE/AFFIDAVIT of summons and complaint executed upon U.S. Attorney on 1/12/99 (ks) [Entry date 01/19/99]
3/16/99 4 STIPULATED ORDER by Judge June L. Green: the time in which deft. shall answer or move with repect to the Complaint shall be extended to and including 30 days following service of plaintiffs' Amended Complaint. (N) (mlp)
5/10/99 5 MOTION filed by plaintiff ERIC ELDRED, plaintiff ELDRITCH PRESS for Charles R. Nesson, to appear pro hac vice ( Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138 (617) 495-7547, ) (jf) [Entry date 05/14/99]
5/10/99 6 MOTION filed by plaintiff ERIC ELDRED, plaintiff ELDRITCH PRESS for Lawrence Lessig, to appear pro hac vice ( Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, (617) 495-7547) (jf) [Entry date 05/14/99]
5/10/99 7 AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff ERIC ELDRED, plaintiff ELDRITCH PRESS adding plaintiff HIGGINSON BOOK CO., JILL A. CRANDALL, TRI-HORN INT'L, LUCK'S MUSIC LIBRARY, EDWIN F. KALMUS & CO, AMER. FILM HERITAGE, MOVIECRAFT, INC., defendant DOVER PBLSH, INC., plaintiff COPYRIGHT'S COMMONS, [1-1] . (jf) [Entry date 05/14/99]
5/10/99 -- SUMMONS NOT ISSUED FOR AMENDED COMPLAINT. (jf) [Entry date 05/14/99]
5/11/99 8 ORDER by Judge June L. Green : granting motion for Lawrence Lessig, to appear pro hac vice ( Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138, (617) 495-7547) [6-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED. (N) (mlp) [Entry date 05/14/99]
5/11/99 9 ORDER by Judge June L. Green : granting motion for Charles R. Nesson, to appear pro hac vice ( Berkman Center for Internet & Society, 1563 Massachusetts Avenue, Cambridge, MA, 02138 (617) 495-7547, ) [5-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED. (N) (mlp) [Entry date 05/14/99]
6/9/99 10 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [1-1] by federal defendant JANET RENO . (tb) [Entry date 06/10/99]
6/22/99 -- SCHEDULING NOTICE: status hearing set for 2:00 7/12/99 before Judge June L. Green in Courtroom 7, Second Floor. (N) (mlp)
6/24/99 11 MOTION filed by plaintiff for leave to file second amended complaint; EXHIBIT (second amended complanint) (jf) [Entry date 06/25/99]
6/25/99 12 ANSWER TO COMPLAINT [1-1] by federal defendant JANET RENO . (tb) [Entry date 06/28/99]
6/25/99 13 MOTION filed by federal defendant JANET RENO for judgment on pleadings (tb) [Entry date 06/28/99]
6/28/99 14 STIPULATED ORDER by Judge June L. Green : granting motion for leave to file second amended complaint [11-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED (N) (mlp)
6/28/99 15 MOTION filed by movants for leave to participate as amici curiae in support of defendant:EXHIBIT (Brief in support) (lkn) [Entry date 06/30/99]
6/28/99 25 SECOND AMENDED COMPLAINT by plaintiff [1-1] . (jf) [Entry date 10/04/99]
7/14/99 16 STIPULATED ORDER by Judge June L. Green: response to deft.'s motion for judgment on the pleadings due 7/23/99; reply to response due 8/23/99; cross motion for summary judgment due 7/23/99 ; response to cross motion due 8/23/99; reply to response due 9/10/99. (N) (mlp) [Edit date 07/14/99]
7/14/99 17 ORDER by Judge June L. Green : granting motion for leave to participate as amici curiae in support of defendant [15-1] by movants. (N) (mlp) [Entry date 07/15/99]
7/14/99 31 BRIEF by movant SHERWOOD LIT TRUST, movant SHERWOOD ANDERSON, movant ASCAP, movant AMSONG INC, movant ASSOC AMER PUBLISH, movant BROADCAST MUSIC INC, movant MOTION PICTURE ASSN., movant NATL MUSIC PUB ASSOC, movant RECORDING INDUSTRY, movant SONGWRITERS GUILD as amici curiae in support of defendant's motion for judgment on the pleadings. (lkn) [Entry date 12/13/99]
7/21/99 18 MOTION filed by plaintiff, defendant, movant for leave to file memorandum exceeding page limitation; (no exhibit attached) (tb) [Entry date 07/22/99]
7/22/99 20 ORDER by Judge June L. Green : granting motion for leave to file memorandum exceeding page limitation [18-1] by movant, defendant, plaintiff. (N) (mlp) [Entry date 07/30/99]
7/23/99 19 MOTION filed by plaintiff for judgment on the pleadings, or, in the alternative for summary judgment; exhibits (2) (jf) [Entry date 07/26/99]
8/23/99 21 MEMORANDUM by federal defendant JANET RENO in opposition to motion for judgment on the pleadings [19-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED, motion for summary judgment [19-2] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED (lkn) [Entry date 08/24/99]
8/23/99 22 REPLY by federal defendant JANET RENO in support of motion for judgment on pleadings [13-1] by JANET RENO (lkn) [Entry date 08/24/99]
8/23/99 23 REPLY by movants in support of motion for judgment on the pleadings [19-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED, motion for summary judgment [19-2] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED (lkn) [Entry date 08/24/99]
9/10/99 24 REPLY by plaintiffs in support of motion for judgment on the pleadings [19-1] or, in the alternative, for summary judgment [19-2] (jf) [Entry date 09/15/99]
10/28/99 26 ORDER by Judge June L. Green : denying motion for judgment on the pleadings [19-1] by ELDRITCH PRESS, ERIC ELDRED; granting motion for judgment on pleadings [13-1] by JANET RENO (N) (jaw)
10/28/99 27 MEMORANDUM by Judge June L. Green. (N) (jaw)
11/17/99 28 JUDGMENT by Clerk of the Court in favor of federal defendant JANET RENO against plaintiffs. (N) (mlp)
11/18/99 29 NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Geoffrey S. Stewart representing plaintiff. New address: Jones, Day, Reavis & Pouge, 51 Louisiana Avenue , NW Washington DC 20001-2113 (202) 879-3939; fax (202) 626-1700. (jf) [Entry date 12/04/99]
11/18/99 30 SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL for plaintiff, substituting Geoffrey S. Stewart, Gregory Andrew Castanias, Portia A. Robert for attorney Pamela J. Jadwin (jf) [Entry date 12/04/99]
12/17/99 32 NOTICE OF APPEAL by plaintiffs' from order [26-1], entered on: 10/28/99. $100.00 docketing fee and $5.00 filing fee paid. Copies sent to Geoffrey Stewart, Charles Nesson, Vincent Garvey and Guy Miller Struve (dam) [Entry date 12/21/99]
12/21/99 -- TRANSMITTED PRELIMINARY RECORD on appeal [32-1] by plaintiffs to U.S. Court of Appeals (dam)
1/3/00 -- USCA # 99-5430 assigned for appeal [32-1] by plaintiffs (dam) [Entry date 01/05/00]
8/2/01 33 CERTIFIED COPY of judgment filed in USCA dated 2/16/01, on appeal [32-1] , affirming the judgment of USDC . OPINION USCA # 99-5430 (cjp) [Entry date 08/03/01]
8/29/02 -- CERTIFIED and transmitted record on to U.S. Supreme Court (cjp)
8/30/02 -- RECEIPT and acknowledgment of transfer documents by Supreme Court for US on 8/30/02. Other Court Case No.: 01-618. (cjp)
3/17/03 -- RECEIPT and acknowledgment of Appeal Record by Supreme Court. (cjp) [Entry date 03/20/03]