28 April 2001
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April 28, 2001.
The case is to be argued May 1, 2001, US Federal Courthouse, 40 Foley Square, Manhattan.
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Docket as of April 18, 2001 1:39 am
INDIV SET
C01733
FS E04 7
GENERAL DOCKET FOR
Second Circuit Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals Docket #: 00-9185 Filed: 9/19/00
Nsuit: 3820 PROPERTY RIGHTS-Copyright
Universal City, et al v. Reimerdes, et al
Appeal from: U.S. District Court SDNY
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Case type information:
1) Civil
2) Private
3) none
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Lower court information:
District: 0208-01: 00-cv-277
Trial Judge: Lewis A. Kaplan
Date Filed: 1/14/00
Date order/judgment: 8/22/00
Date NOA filed: 9/18/00
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Fee status: paid
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Prior cases:
None
Current cases:
None
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Panel Assignment:
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Docket as of April 18, 2001 1:39 am
Proceedings include all events.
00-9185 Universal City, et al v. Reimerdes, et al
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC. Leon P. Gold, Esq.
Plaintiff - Appellee 212-969-3480
[COR LD NTC ret]
Proskauer Rose, LLP
1585 Broadway
New York, NY 10036-8299
PARAMOUNT PICTURES CORPORATION Leon P. Gold, Esq.
Plaintiff - Appellee (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS Leon P. Gold, Esq.
INC. (See above)
Plaintiff - Appellee [COR LD NTC ret]
TRISTAR PICTURES, INC. Leon P. Gold, Esq.
Plaintiff - Appellee (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, Leon P. Gold, Esq.
INC. (See above)
Plaintiff - Appellee [COR LD NTC ret]
TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT Leon P. Gold, Esq.
COMPANY, L.P. (See above)
Plaintiff - Appellee [COR LD NTC ret]
DISNEY ENTERPRISES INC., Leon P. Gold, Esq.
Plaintiff - Appellee (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM Leon P. Gold, Esq.
CORPORATION (See above)
Plaintiff - Appellee [COR LD NTC ret]
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SHAWN C. REIMERDES
Defendant
ROMAN KAZAN
Defendant
v.
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA EX Daniel S. Alter, Esq.
REL, United States of America 212-637-2437
Intervenor [COR LD NTC ret]
U.S. Attorney's Office
Southern District of New York
100 Church St.
New York, NY 10007
ERIC CORLEY Martin Garbus, Esq.
aka 212-980-0120
Emmanuel Goldstein [COR LD NTC ret]
Defendant - Appellant Frankfurt, Garbus, Klein & Selz
488 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022
Kathleen Sullivan, Esq.
650-725-9875
[COR NTC ret]
Frankfurt Garbus & Kurnit
488 Madison Ave.
New York, NY 10022
2600 ENTERPRISES, Inc. Martin Garbus, Esq.
Defendant - Appellant (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
Kathleen Sullivan, Esq.
(See above)
[COR NTC ret]
ARNOLD G. REINHOLD, An Author Arnold G. Reinhold, Esq.
and Cryptographer 617-491-4937
Amicus Curiae [COR LD NTC ret]
Law office of
Arnold Reinhold Esq.
14 Fresh Pond Pl.
Cambridge, MA 02138
DR. ANDREW W. APPEL, DR. DAN James S. Tyre, Esq.
DONEH, DR. EDWARD W. FELTEN, 310-839-4114
DR. ROBERT HARPER, MR. ANDY Suite #512
HERTZFELD, DR BRIAN KERNIGHAN, [COR LD NTC ret]
DR. MARVIN MINSKY, DR. JAMES Law Office of
MORRIS, DR. P.J. PLAUGER, DR James S. Tyre, Esq.
JAMES C. REYNOLDS, DR RONALD 10736 Jefferson Blvd.
RIVEST, DR. AVI RUBIN, DR Culver City, CA 90230
BARBAR SIMONS, DR. EUGENE H.
SPAFFORD, MR. RICHARD STALLMAN
AND DR. DAVID S. TOURETZKY.
Amicus Curiae
AMERICAN CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION, Pamela Samuelson, Esq.
AMERICAN LIBRARY ASSO., 510-642-6775
ASSOCIATION FOR RESEARCH [COR LD NTC ret]
LIBRARIES, MUSIC LIBRARY ASSO., University of California
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF School of Law
INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, Boalt Hall
ELECTRONIC PRIVACY INFORMATION Berkeley, CA 94720
CENTER AND COMPUTER AND
COMMUNICATIONS INDUSTRY ASSO. Ann Beeson, Esq.
Amicus Curiae 212-549-2500
[COR LD NTC ret]
American Civil Liberties Union
125 Broad St.
New York, NY 10004-2400
Peter Jazsi, Esq.
202-274-4216
[COR LD NTC ret]
Washington College of Law
American University
4801 Massachusetts Ave., N.W.
Washington, DC 20016
Jessica Litman, Esq.
313-577-3952
[COR LD NTC ret]
Wayne State University
Wayne State University
Detroit, MI 48202
DR STEVEN BELLOVIN, DR. MATT Jennifer S. Granick, Esq.
BLAZE, DR. DAN BONEH, MR. 650-724-0014
FRANK A. STEVNSON, DR. DAVID [COR LD NTC ret]
WAGNER. Law Office of
Amicus Curiae Jennifer S. Granick, Esq.
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY LAW Julie E. Cohen, Esq.
PROFESSORS 202-662-9871
Amicus Curiae [COR LD NTC ret]
Associate Professor of Law
Georgetown University Law
Center
600 New Jersey Ave. NW
Washington, DC 20001
YOCHAI BENKLER Yochai Benkler, Esq.
Amicus Curiae 212-998-6738
322-A
[COR LD NTC ret]
New York University
School of Law
40 Washington Square South
New York, NY 10012
LAWRENCE LESSIG Lawrence Lessig, Esq.
Amicus Curiae 650-736-0999
[COR LD NTC ret]
Stanford Law School
Crown Quadrangle
559 Nathan Abbott Way
Stanford, CA 94305
DVD COPY CONTROL ASSOCIATION, Robert G. Sugarman, Esq.
INC. 212-310-8184
Amicus Curiae [COR LD NTC ret]
Weil, Gotshal & Manges
767 5th Ave.
New York, NY 10153
PROFESSOR RODNEY A. SMOLLA Rodney A. Smolla, Esq
Amicus Curiae 804-289-8197
[COR LD NTC ret]
University of Richmond
School of Law
Richmond, VA 23173
ERWIN PROFESSOR ERWIN Rodney A. Smolla, Esq
CHEMERINSKY (See above)
Amicus Curiae [COR LD NTC ret]
PROFESSOR KENNETH L. KARST Rodney A. Smolla, Esq
Amicus Curiae (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
PROFESSOR MARCY STRAUSS Rodney A. Smolla, Esq
Amicus Curiae (See above)
[COR LD NTC ret]
RECORDING INDUSTRY ASSOCIATION Stephen D. Andrews, Esq.
OF AMERICA, INC. 202-434-5000
Amicus Curiae [COR LD NTC ret]
Williams & Connolly
725 12th St., NW
Washington, DC 20005
Official Caption 1/
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Docket No. [s] : 00-9185
UNIVERSAL CITY STUDIOS, INC., PARAMOUNT PICTURES
CORPORATION, METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER STUDIOS INC., TRISTAR
PICTURES, INC., COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC., TIME
WARNER ENTERTAINMENT COMPANY, L.P., DISNEY ENTERPRISES
INC., TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION,
Plaintiff - Appellees,
v.
ERIC CORLEY, also known as Emmanuel Goldstein and 2600
ENTERPRISES Inc.,
Defendant - Appellants,
SHAWN C. REIMERDES, ROMAN KAZAN,
Defendants,
UNITED STATES OF AMERICA,
Intervernor.
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Authorized Abbreviated Caption 2/
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Docket No. [s] : 00-9185
Universal City v. Reimerdes
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1/ Fed. R. App. P. Rule 12 [a] and 32 [a].
2/ For use on correspondence and motions only.
9/19/00 Copy of notice of appeal and district court docket entries
on behalf of Appellants Eric Corley, 2600 Enterprises
filed. [00-9185] Form C due on 9/28/00. Form D due on
9/28/00. (1135)
9/19/00 Copy of receipt re: payment of docketing fee filed on
behalf of Appellants Eric Corley and 2600 Enterprises.
Receipt #: E 384708. [00-9185] (1135)
9/19/00 Note PRIOR case number(s): 00-3053 (1135)
9/29/00 Appellants Eric Corley and 2600 Enterprises Form C filed,
with proof of service. [00-9185] Form C deadline satisfied.
(cv72)
9/29/00 Appellants Eric Corley and 2600 Enterprises Form D filed,
with proof of service. [00-9185] Form D deadline satisfied.
(cv72)
10/6/00 Notice of appeal acknowledgment letter from Leon P. Gold
for Appellee Twentieth Century, Appellee Disney
Enterprises, Appellee Time Warner Entertai, Appellee
Columbia Pictures, Appellee Tristar Pictures, Appellee
Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Appellee Paramount, Appellee Universal
City received. (cv76)
10/17/00 Notice of appeal acknowledgment letter from Martin Garbus
for Appellant 2600 Enterprises, Appellant Eric Corley
received. (hh)
11/15/00 Scheduling order #1 filed. Record on appeal due on
12/13/00. Appellant's brief and appendix due on 12/20/00, .
Appellee's brief due on 1/19/01,, . Argument as early as
week of 3/5/01. (Pre-Argument Conference scheduled for
November 29th, 2000 @ 11:45AM). (cv72)
11/15/00 Pre-Argument Conference Notice and Order from Frank J.
Scardilli filed. (November 29, 2000) (cv72)
11/29/00 New scheduling order number two filed. New record on appeal
due date is 1/12/01. New appellant's brief due date is
1/19/01. New appellee's brief due date is 2/19/01. New
argument week as early as 4/2/01. (cv76)
11/29/00 First pre-argument conference held by Staff Counsel FS.
(1167)
11/30/00 Notice to counsel regarding S.O. #2 filed 11/29/00. (cv76)
1/5/01 Record on appeal index in lieu of record filed. (cv75)
1/12/01 Appellants Eric Corley & 2600 Enterprises motion to file
oversized brief FILED (w/pfs). [1772465-1] (cv72)
1/17/01 Declaration of Leon P. Gold Esq. in opposition to motion to
allow an oversized brief [1772465-1] filed (w/pfs). (cv72)
1/18/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion to allow [1772465-1] by
Appellant Eric Corley, 2600 Enterprises, endorsed on motion
form dated 1/12/01. Endorsed on motion by Frank Scardilli,
Staff Counsel. (cv72)
1/18/01 Notice to counsel re: motion order dated 1/18/01. (cv72)
1/19/01 Non-dispositive stipulation to file brief as amicus curiae
RECEIVED. [1776082-1] (cv72)
1/19/01 Notice of appearance form on behalf of Martin Garbus, Esq.,
filed. (Orig in acco, copy to Calendar) (cv72)
1/23/01 Letter dated 1/23/01 from Edward Hernstadt stating that
both appellants and appellees agree and request that the
joint appendix not be filed until January 31, 2001
RECEIVED. (cv72)
1/24/01 New party added: Dr. Harold Abelson, et al (cv72)
1/25/01 Appellant 2600 Enterprises motion to allow Amicus brief by
Arnold G. Reinhold FILED (w/pfs). [1780207-1] (cv72)
1/25/01 New party added: Arnold G. Reinhold (cv72)
1/26/01 New party added: American Civil Liberties Union, et al.
(cv72)
1/26/01 New party added: Dr. Steven Bellovin, et al (cv72)
1/26/01 New party added: Intellectual Property Law Professors (cv72)
1/26/01 New party added: Yochai Benkler Esq., and Lawrence Lessig
Esq. (cv72)
1/26/01 Appellant Eric Corley, Appellant 2600 Enterprises brief
FILED with proof of service. (cv72)
1/26/01 Appellants Eric Corley, 2600 Enterprises joint appendix
filed w/pfs. Number of volumes: 4. (cv72)
1/26/01 Amicus Curiae Yochai Benkler, Lawrence Lessig brief filed
with proof of service. (cv72)
1/26/01 Amicus Curiae Online News Asso., et al brief filed with
proof of service. (cv72)
1/26/01 Amicus Curiae Dr. Bellovin brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
1/29/01 Certificate of service on behalf of Amici Curiae Dr. Steven
Bellovin, et al RECIEVED. (cv72)
1/30/01 New cover from Amicus Curiae Dr. Abelson received. (cv72)
1/30/01 New brief covers from Amicus Curiae Yochai Benkler, Amicus
Curiae Lawrence Lessig received. (cv72)
1/30/01 New brief covers from Amicus Curiae Intellectual Proper
received. (cv72)
1/31/01 New Covers for the Amici Curiae Online News, et al
received. (cv72)
1/31/01 New covers for Amicus Curiae ACM Committee on Law and
Computing Technology received. (cv72)
1/31/01 Letter from Edward Hernstadt dated 1/31/01 stating that a
representative from Counsel Press will come in on 2/1/01 to
remove certain pages from the joint appendix received. (cv72)
2/1/01 Document [1776082-1] non-dispositive stipulation to file
brief as amicus curiae FILED. "Every appellee hereby
consent to the filing of any and all Amicus briefs in
support of the positions taken by the appellants and every
appellant hereby consents to the filing of any and all
amicus briefs in support of the positions taken by the
appellees." So ordered by Arthur Heller, AA. (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae American Civ brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae ACM Committee brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae Ernest Miller, et al brief filed with proof
of service. (in support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae Intellectual Proper brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae Arnold G. Reinhold brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/1/01 Amicus Curiae Dr. Abelson brief filed with proof of
service. (In support of Appellants) (cv72)
2/8/01 Appellees Universal City, Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Tristar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Time Warner Entertai,
Disney Enterprises, Twentieth Century motion for leave to
file oversized brief FILED (w/pfs). [1789598-1] (cv72)
2/8/01 New party added: Daniel S. Alter Esq., representing The
United States of America (Intervenor) (cv72)
2/8/01 Movant United States of A motion for leave to intervene,
file a brief and participate in oral argument FILED
(w/pfs). [1790255-1] (cv72)
2/14/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion for leave to file oversized
brief 17,000 words [1789598-1] by Appellee Universal City,
Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Tristar Pictures, Columbia
Pictures, Time Warner Entertai, Disney Enterprises,
Twentieth endorsed on motion form dated 2/8/01. (FJS) (cv74)
2/14/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion to allow [1780207-1] by
Appellant 2600 Enterprises, endorsed on motion form dated
1/25/01.(BJM) (cv74)
2/15/01 Notice to counsel re: Court order dated 2/14/01, granting
motion to file oversized brief. (cv74)
2/15/01 Notice to counsel re: Court order dated 2/14/01, granting
motion to file Amicus Brief. (cv74)
2/16/01 Appellants Eric Corley, 2600 Enterprises motion for leave to
file oversized Reply brief FILED (w/pfs). [1795870-1] (cv72)
2/20/01 Appellee Universal City, Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Tristar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Time Warner Entertai,
Disney Enterprises, Twentieth Century brief filed with
proof of service. (cv74)
2/20/01 Movant United States of A brief received. Problem: motion
pending. (cv74)
2/20/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion to intervene/become party
[1790255-1] by Intervenor United States of A, endorsed on
motion form dated 2/8/01. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
motion to leave to intervene, file brief and participate in
oral argument be and it hereby is GRANTED. Intervenor's
brief is due on 2/19/01. Before: Hon. Katzmann, C.J. (BJM)
(cv74)
2/20/01 Intervenor United States of A brief filed with proof of
service. Satisfy intervenor brief due. (cv74)
2/22/01 Notice to counsel re: Ordered motion dated 2/20/01. (cv74)
2/23/01 The CAPTION PAGE for this appeal has been AMENDED.(U.S.A.
is a party to the appeal as a intervenor) (cv74)
2/26/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion for leave to file oversized
brief [1795870-1] by Appellant Eric Corley, 2600
Enterprises, endorsed on motion form dated 2/16/01. Reply
brief(10,000 words) due by 3/19/01. (FS) (cv72)
2/26/01 Notice to counsel re: motion order dated 2/26/01. (cv72)
2/27/01 Appellees Universal City, Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer,
Tristar Pictures, Columbia Pictures, Time Warner Entertai,
Disney Enterprises, Twentieth Century 28(J) letter
received. (cv74)
2/27/01 Amicus Curiae DVD Copy Control brief filed with proof of
service. (cv75)
2/27/01 New party added: Professors Rodney A. Smolla, Erwin
Chemerinsky, Kenneth L. Karst and Marcy Strauss. (cv74)
2/27/01 Amicus Curiae Rodney A. Smolla, Erwin Chemerinsky, Kenneth
L. Karst, Marcy Strauss defective briefs filed. Notice sent
to party to correct by 3/7/01. (cv74)
2/27/01 Corrected brief labels from Intervenor United States of A
received. (cv74)
2/27/01 Amicus Curiae Prof. Smolla, Erwin Chemerinsky, Prof. Karst,
Prof. Strauss brief filed with proof of service. (cv74)
2/28/01 B PANEL Proposed for argument the week of 4/30/01. (ca90)
3/1/01 Appellant Eric Corley, Appellant 2600 Enterprises motion to
file supplemental appendix, to amend appendices 1 & 2 FILED
(w/pfs). [1803034-2] (cv74)
3/2/01 Corrected brief covers from Appellees Universal City,
Paramount, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, Tristar Pictures, Columbia
Pictures, Time Warner Entertai, Disney Enterprises,
Twentieth Century received. (cv74)
3/2/01 Corrected brief covers from Amicus Curiae Intellectual
Proper received. (cv74)
3/2/01 New party added: Recording Industry Association of America,
(cv74)
3/2/01 Amicus Curiae Recording Industry defective briefs filed.
Notice sent to party to correct by 3/14/01. (cv74)
3/2/01 Amicus Curiae Recording Industry brief filed with proof of
service. (cv74)
3/6/01 Letter dated 3/6/01 from Charles sims re: unavailable dates
received. (cc:Cal) (cv72)
3/7/01 Amicus Curiae Prof. Smolla, Erwin Chemerinsky, Prof. Karst,
Prof. Strauss defective briefs cured. Satisfy defective
document response due. (cv74)
3/13/01 Attorney Edward Hernstadt motion to seal Volumes 1 & 2 of
the appendix FILED (w/pfs). [1810107-1] (cv72)
3/14/01 Amicus Curiae Recording Industry defective briefs cured.
(cv74)
3/15/01 B Panel/ Set for argument on 5/1/01 . [00-9185] (ca95)
3/19/01 Appellant Eric Corley, Appellant 2600 Enterprises reply
brief filed with proof of service. (cv74)
3/23/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion to seal [1810107-1] , endorsed
on motion form dated 3/13/01. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED that the
motion be and it hereby is granted to the extent of
excising confidential materials and placing them in a
seperate volume to be placed under seal. The rest of Vols 1
and 2 should remain public. Before Judge Sotomayor. (BJM)
(cv74)
3/23/01 Order FILED GRANTING motion to file supplemental appendix
[1803034-1] by Appellant Eric Corley, 2600 Enterprises,
endorsed on motion form dated 3/1/01., GRANTING motion to
amend [1803034-2] by Appellant Eric Corley, 2600
Enterprises, endorsed on motion form dated 3/1/01. IT IS
HEREBY ORDERED that the motion be and it hereby is GRANTED
to the extent of excising confidential materials and
placing them in a separate volume to be placed under seal.
The rest of Volumes 1 and 2 should remain public. Before
Hon. Sotomayor. (BJM) (cv74)
3/26/01 Notice to counsel re: Motion order granting sealed
appendices vols 1 & 2 dated 3/23/01. (cv74)
3/26/01 Corrected brief covers from Amicus Curiae Arnold G.
Reinhold received. (cv74)
3/30/01 Appellant Eric Corley, Appellant 2600 Enterprises sealed
appendix filed w/pfs. Number of volumes: 1. (cv74)
4/5/01 Order filed: Noting that the New York Law Journal having
made a written requests for permission to send a still
photographer to oral argument in the above appeal and
treating that request as a motion, IT IS HEREBY ORDERED
that the motion is DENIED. (ca90)
4/17/01 Notice of appearance form on behalf of Martin Garbus, Esq.,
filed. (Orig in acco, copy to Calendar) (cv74)
Docket as of April 18, 2001 1:39 am
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