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No. 22-1078
 
Title: Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al., Petitioners
v.
Sherman Nealy, et al.
Docketed: May 5, 2023
Lower Ct: United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
   Case Numbers: (21-13232)
   Decision Date: February 27, 2023
Questions Presented
 
Proceedings and Orders
May 03 2023 Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due June 5, 2023)
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Jun 02 2023 Brief amici curiae of Krystina L. Cavazos, et al. filed
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Jun 05 2023 Brief amici curiae of Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers’ Association filed.
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Jun 05 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Jun 05 2023 Brief of respondents Sherman Nealy, et al. in opposition filed.
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Jun 21 2023 DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/26/2023.
Jun 21 2023 Reply of petitioners Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Sep 29 2023 Petition GRANTED limited to the following question: Whether, under the discovery accrual rule applied by the circuit courts and the Copyright Act's statute of limitations for civil actions, 17 U. S. C. §507(b), a copyright plaintiff can recover damages for acts that allegedly occurred more than three years before the filing of a lawsuit.
Oct 24 2023 Motion for an extension of time file the briefs on the merits filed.
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Oct 24 2023 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al.
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Oct 31 2023 Motion to extend the time to file the briefs on the merits granted. The time to file the joint appendix and petitioners' brief on the merits is extended to and including November 24, 2023. The time to file respondents' brief on the merits is extended to and including January 5, 2024.
Nov 06 2023 Motion to dispense with printing the joint appendix filed by petitioners GRANTED.
Nov 27 2023 Brief of petitioners Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. filed.
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Dec 01 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Tyler T. Ochoa in support of neither party filed.
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Dec 01 2023 Brief amici curiae of Southwestern Law Student Krystina Cavazos, et al. filed.
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Dec 01 2023 Brief amicus curiae of American Intellectual Property Law Association in support of neither party filed.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Association of American Publishers filed.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Recording Industry Association of America filed.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amicus curiae of Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America filed.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amici curiae of Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association an Association of Research Libraries filed.
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Dec 04 2023 Brief amicus curiae of McHale & Slavin, P.A. in support of neither party filed.
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Jan 05 2024 SET FOR ARGUMENT on Wednesday, February 21, 2024.
Jan 05 2024 Brief of Sherman Nealy, et al. not accepted for filing. (January 09, 2024--Corrected PDF and hard copy served on 1/5/24.)
Jan 05 2024 Brief of respondents Sherman Nealy, et al. filed.
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Jan 08 2024 Record requested from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit.
Jan 09 2024 Partial record received from the United States Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Jan 10 2024 Record received from the United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida. The record is electronic and is available on PACER.
Jan 11 2024 CIRCULATED.
Jan 12 2024 Brief amicus curiae of Former Register of Copyrights Ralph Oman filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 12 2024 Brief amicus curiae of United States filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 12 2024 Brief amici curiae of The Authors Guild, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 12 2024 Brief amicus curiae of National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers filed. (Distributed)
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Jan 12 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument filed.
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Jan 22 2024 Motion of the Solicitor General for leave to participate in oral argument as amicus curiae and for divided argument GRANTED.
Feb 05 2024 Reply of petitioners Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed)
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Feb 21 2024 Argued. For petitioners: Kannon K. Shanmugam, Washington, D. C. For respondents: Joe Wesley Earnhardt, New York, N. Y.; and Yaira Dubin, Assistant to the Solicitor General, Department of Justice, Washington, D. C. (for United States, as amicus curiae.)
May 09 2024 Adjudged to be AFFIRMED. Kagan, J., delivered the opinion of the Court, in which Roberts, C. J., and Sotomayor, Kavanaugh, Barrett, and Jackson, JJ., joined. Gorsuch, J., filed a dissenting opinion, in which Thomas and Alito, JJ., joined.
Jun 10 2024 JUDGMENT ISSUED.
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Attorneys
Attorneys for Petitioners
Kannon K. Shanmugam
Counsel of Record
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison LLP
2001 K Street, N.W.
Washington, DC 20006
KSHANMUGAM@PAULWEISS.COM
Ph: (202) 223-7300
Party name: Warner Chappell Music, Inc., et al.


Attorneys for Respondents
Joe Wesley Earnhardt
Counsel of Record
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
WEarnhardt@cravath.com
Ph: 2124741000
Party name: Sherman Nealy, et al.


Chelsea Ann Lewis
Lewis Law PLLC
8201 Peters Road, Suite 1000
Plantation, FL 33324
chelsea@lewislawesq.com
Ph: 954-869-8456
Party name: Sherman Nealy, et al.


Robert Allen Rosenberg
The KLK Law Firm (Of Counsel)
8751 W Broward Blvd Ste. 105
Plantation, FL 33324
grebnesor1942@gmail.com
Ph: 9545404713
Party name: Sherman Nealy, et al.


Antony L. Ryan
Cravath, Swaine & Moore LLP
825 Eighth Avenue
New York, NY 10019
aryan@cravath.com
Ph: 212-474-1296
Party name: Sherman Nealy, et al.


Other Attorneys
Elizabeth B. Prelogar
Counsel of Record
Solicitor General
United States Department of Justice
950 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW
Washington, DC 20530-0001
SUPREMECTBRIEFS@USDOJ.GOV
Ph: 202-514-2217
Party name: United States


Michael Barclay
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy Street
San Francisco, CA 94109
michael@eff.org
Ph: 4154369333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association an Association of Research Libraries


Nicole Bergstrom
Counsel of Record
Frankfurt Kurnit Klein & Selz, PC
28 Liberty Street, 35th Floor
New York, NY 10005
nbergstrom@fkks.com
Ph: (212) 980-0120
Party name: Association of American Publishers


Scott Alan Burroughs
Counsel of Record
Doniger / Burroughs
247 Water Street
First Floor
New York, NY 10038
SCOTT@DONIGERLAWFIRM.COM
Ph: 310-590-1820
Party name: National Society of Entertainment & Arts Lawyers


Benjamin Hans Diessel
Counsel of Record
Wiggin and Dana LLP
One Century Tower, 265 Church Street
New Haven, CT 06510
bdiessel@wiggin.com
Ph: 203-498-4304
Party name: The Authors Guild, Inc., The Dramatists Legal Defense Fund, The Graphic Artists Guild, The Romance Writers of America, The Songwriters Guild of America, Inc. and the Textbook & Academic Authors Association


Michael Meredith Epstein
Counsel of Record
Amicus Project at Southwestern Law School
3050 Wilshire Blvd.
Los Angeles, CA 90010
amicusproject@swlaw.edu
Ph: 2137386774
Party name: Southwestern Law Student Krystina Cavazos, Brynn Bodair, Orly avid, Robert C. Lind, and Michael Epstein


Elaine Janet Goldenberg
Counsel of Record
Munger, Tolles & Olson LLP
601 Massachusetts Avenue, NW
Suite 500E
Washington, DC 20001-5369
ELAINE.GOLDENBERG@MTO.COM
Ph: 202-220-1114
Party name: Recording Industry Association of America and National Music Publishers’ Association


Vincent Gregory Levy
Counsel of Record
Holwell Shuster & Goldberg, LLP
425 Lexington Avenue
New York, NY 10017
VLEVY@HSGLLP.COM
Ph: (646) 837-5151
Party name: Former Register of Copyrights Ralph Oman


Andrew David Lockton
Counsel of Record
McHale & Slavin, P.A.
2855 PGA Boulevard
Palm Beach Gardens, FL 33410
alockton@mchaleslavin.com
Ph: 561-625-6575
Party name: McHale & Slavin, P.A.


Tyler Trent Ochoa
Counsel of Record
Santa Clara University School of Law
500 El Camino Real
Santa Clara, CA 95053
ttochoa@scu.edu
Ph: 4085542765
Party name: Tyler T. Ochoa


Benjamin James Siders
Counsel of Record
Lewis Rice LLC
600 Washington Avenue
Suite 2500, MO 63101
bsiders@lewisrice.com
Ph: 314-444-7805
Party name: American Intellectual Property Law Association


Mitchell Leff Stoltz
Counsel of Record
Electronic Frontier Foundation
815 Eddy St
San Francisco, CA 94109
mitch@eff.org
Ph: 415-436-9333
Party name: Electronic Frontier Foundation, Authors Alliance, American Library Association an Association of Research Libraries


Adam G. Unikowsky
Counsel of Record
Jenner & Block LLP
1099 New York Avenue, NW
Suite 900
Washington, DC 20001
AUNIKOWSKY@JENNER.COM
Ph: 202-639-6000
Party name: Chamber of Commerce of the United States of America

 

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