Opinion
No. 3-12-0089
03-02-2012
SONY/ATV MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC; SONY/ATV TUNES LLC d/b/a Sony/ATV Harmony; SONY/ATV SONGS LLC d/b/a Sony/ATV Melody; SONY/ATV SOUNDS LLC d/b/a Sony/ATV Rhythm; SONY/ATV DISCOS MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC; and SONY/ATV LATIN MUSIC PUBLISHING LLC v. KTS KARAOKE, INC d/b/a KTSKARAOKE.COM; and TIMMY SUN TON
ORDER
The plaintiffs' uncontested motion to continue the initial case management conference (Docket Entry No. 7) is GRANTED.
The initial case management conference is RESCHEDULED from March 5, 2012, to Monday, March 26, 2012, at 2:00 p.m., in Courtroom 764, U.S. Courthouse, 801 Broadway, Nashville, Tennessee.
By order entered January 23, 2012 (Docket Entry No. 4), the stay of discovery, pursuant to Rule 26(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, was lifted.
Prior to the initial case management conference, counsel for the parties shall meet and confer pursuant to Rule 26(f) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, and shall, to the extent possible, exchange initial disclosures pursuant to Rule 26(a)(1).
Prior to the initial case management conference, counsel for the parties shall also confer and shall prepare a proposed, joint initial case management order, including the parties' respective theories of the case, issues resolved and in dispute, proposed scheduling for the progression of the case, and any other relevant matters provided in Local Rule 16.01(d)(1)(c) and 16.01(d)(2). If the parties anticipate discovery of electronically stored information, they shall include in the proposed initial case management order the methodology for such discovery. See Administrative Order No. 174, entered July 9, 2007. If the parties anticipate little, if any, electronic discovery and they believe it is not necessary to be governed by Administrative Order No. 174, they shall so provide in the proposed initial case management order.
Counsel shall e-file the proposed order prior to the initial case management conference.
All counsel appearing at the initial case management conference shall bring with them their calendars and be cognizant of the calendars of any attorneys not appearing at the initial case management conference whose schedules are relevant to the scheduling in this case.
The Clerk is directed to mail a copy of this order to M. Danton Richardson, The Soni Law Firm, 35 N. Lake Avenue, Suite 720, Pasadena, CA 91101, and to James C. Bradshaw III, Wyatt, Tarrant & Combs, LLP, 2525 West End Avenue, Suite 1500, Nashville, TN 37203, by regular, first class mail (only) and by email at danton@sonilaw.com and jbradshaw@wyattfirm.com, respectively.
It is so ORDERED.
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JULIET GRIFFIN
United States Magistrate Judge