Date: 03-24-2023

Case Style:

Emelike Nwosuocha v. Donald McKinely Glover, II

Case Number: 1:21-CV-04047

Judge: Victor Marrero

Court: United States District Court for the Southern District of New York (Manhattan County)

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Defendant's Attorney: Jonathan David Davis, Derek Andrew Williams

Description: New York, New York intellectual property lawyer represented Plaintiff who sued Defendant on a copyright infringement theory.

Outcome: 03/24/2023 100 DECISION AND ORDER granting 93 Motion to Dismiss. For the reasons stated above, it is hereby ORDERED that the motion filed by defendants Donald McKinley Glover, II, Jeffrey Lamar Williams, Ludwig Emil Tomas Gransson, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. d/b/a/ Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, Young Stoner Life Publishing, LLC, 300 Entertainment LLC f/k/a Theory Entertainment LLC d/b/a 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Roc Nation Publishing d/b/a Songs of Roc Nation, Songs of Universal, Inc., and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. to dismiss the Complaint of plaintiff Emelike Nwosuocha (Dkt. No. 1) pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is GRANTED with prejudice to leave to amend. The Clerk of Court is respectfully directed to terminate the Motion to Dismiss at Dkt. No. 93 as well as any other pending motions and close the case. SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge Victor Marrero on 3/24/2023) (jca) Transmission to Orders and Judgments Clerk for processing. (Entered: 03/24/2023)
03/24/2023 101 CLERK'S JUDGMENT re: 100 Order on Motion to Dismiss in favor of Atlantic Recording Corporation, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc., Roc Nation Publishing LLC, Songs of Universal, Inc., Sony Music Entertainment, Theory Entertainment LLC, Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp., Young Stoner Life Publishing LLC, Donald McKinley Glover II, Jefferey Lamar Williams, Ludwig Emil Tomas Goransson against Emelike Nwosuocha. It is hereby ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED: That for the reasons stated in the Court's Decision and Order dated March 24, 2023, the motion filed by defendants Donald McKinley Glover, II, Jeffrey Lamar Williams, Ludwig Emil Tomas Gransson, Kobalt Music Publishing America, Inc. d/b/a/ Songs of Kobalt Music Publishing, Sony Music Entertainment, Young Stoner Life Publishing, LLC, 300 Entertainment LLC f/k/a Theory Entertainment LLC d/b/a 300 Entertainment, Atlantic Recording Corporation, Roc Nation Publishing d/b/a Songs of Roc Nation, Songs of Universal, Inc., and Warner-Tamerlane Publishing Corp. to dismiss the Complaint of plaintiff Emelike Nwosuocha (Dkt. No. 1) pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure is GRANTED with prejudice to leave to amend; accordingly, the case is closed. (Signed by Clerk of Court Ruby Krajick on 3/24/2023) (Attachments: # 1 Appeal Package) (km) (Entered: 03/24/2023)
03/24/2023 102 AO 121 FORM COPYRIGHT - CASE TERMINATED- SUBMITTED. In compliance with the provisions of 17 U.S.C. 508, the Register of Copyrights is hereby advised that a final decision was rendered on 3/24/2023 in a court action filed on the following copyright(s) in the U.S. District Court Southern District of New York. Form e-mailed to Register of Copyrights.(km) (Entered: 03/24/2023)

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