U.S. District Court
California Northern District (Oakland)
CIVIL DOCKET FOR CASE #: 4:02-cv-03162

Gracenote Inc., v. Musicmatch Inc
Assigned to: Hon. Claudia Wilken
Referred to: Hon Maria-Elena James
Demand: $0
Lead Docket: None
Related Cases: None
Dkt# in other court: None
Cause: 15:1126 Patent Infringement

Date Filed: 07/02/02
Jury Demand: Plaintiff
Nature of Suit: 830
Jurisdiction: Federal Question

Plaintiff
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Gracenote Inc.,, a Delaware Corporation represented by Gabriel M. Ramsey
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-614-7400
Email: gramsey@orrick.com
    Vickie L. Feeman
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-614-7400
Email: vfeeman@orrick.com
    William Sloan Coats, III
Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe
1000 Marsh Road
Menlo Park, CA 94025
650-614-7400
Email: wcoats@orrick.com

V.

Defendant
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Musicmatch Inc, a Washington Corporation represented by Chad S. Hummel
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher
333 S. Grand Avenue
Suite 400
Los Angeles, CA 90071
213-229-7000
Fax : 213-229-7520
    Eugene L. Hahm
Manatt Phelps & Phillips
1001 Page Mill Road, Bldg 2
Palo Alto, Ca 94304
650 812-1300
Email: ehahm@manatt.com
    Ricardo Rodriguez
Cooley Godward LLP
5 Palo Alto Square
3000 El Camino Real
Palo Alto, CA 94306-2155
(650) 843-5000
Email: rodriguezr@cooley.com
TERMINATED: 07/29/2002
    Ronald S. Katz
Manatt,Phelps & Phillips LLP
1001 Page Mill Road
Building 2
Palo Alto, CA 94304-1006
650-812-1300
Fax : 650-213-0260
Email: rkatz@manatt.com

Filing Date

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Docket Text

07/02/20021COMPLAINT summon issued; jury demand against Musicmatch Inc (Filing fee $150 receipt number 4406068). Filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (lrd, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/02/20022ADR SCHEDULING ORDER: Case Management Statement due by 10/29/2002. Case Management Conference set for 11/5/2002 at 02:00 PM. (lrd, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/02/2002 Summons Issued as to Musicmatch Inc (lrd, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/02/2002 REPORT on the filing or determination of an action regarding (cc: form mailed to register). (lrd, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/08/20027 Declination to Proceed Before a U.S. Magistrate Judge by Gracenote Inc.,. (lrd, ) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
07/10/20023 CLERK'S NOTICE of impending reassignment. (cm, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/10/20024ORDER REASSIGNING CASE. Case reassigned to Judge Claudia Wilken for all further proceedings. Judge Patricia V Trumbull no longer assigned to case Signed by Executive Committee on 7/10/02. (lfc, ) (Entered: 07/10/2002)
07/11/200210Ex Parte MOTION for relief from stay of formal discovery to permit Gracenote to commence discovery immediately in aid of motion for preliminary injunction filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/11/200211DECLARATION in Support re 10 (by Gabriel M. Ramsey) filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (Related document(s)10) (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp,). Exhibit 2 deleted from public docket and filed UNDER SEAL pursuant to Order #37. Modified on 9/4/2002 (kc,) (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/11/200212CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Gracenote Inc., re , 10, 11 (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/11/2002 Received Order re 10 by Gracenote Inc.,. (cp, ) (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/12/20025NOTICE of Intent to Respond to Gracenote, Inc.'s Ex Parte Motion for Relief from Stay of Formal Discovery by Musicmatch Inc. (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
07/12/20026CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Musicmatch Inc re 5 (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/12/2002)
07/15/20028CASE MANAGEMENT SCHEDULING ORDER FOR REASSIGNED CIVIL CASE: Case Management Conference set for 11/8/2002 at 01:30 PM.. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 7/15/02. (scc, ) (Entered: 07/15/2002)
07/16/200213Reply Memorandum to Motion re 10 filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/16/200214CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Gracenote Inc., re 8 (cp, ) (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/16/200215CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Gracenote Inc., re 13 (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/17/20029NOTICE Confirmation of MusicMatch, Inc.'s Intent to Respond to Gracenote, Inc.'s Ex Parte Motion for Relief from Stay of Formal Discovery by Musicmatch Inc. (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/17/2002)
07/18/200216 CLERK'S NOTICE re: Failure to E-File and/or Failure to Register as an E-Filer (cp, ) (Entered: 07/18/2002)
07/22/200217 MOTION to Dismiss MusicMatch, Inc.'s Notice of Motion, Motion and Memorandum of Points and Authorities in Support of its Motion to Dismiss filed by Musicmatch Inc. Motion Hearing set for 8/30/2002 10:00 AM. (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/22/2002)
07/22/200218Proposed Order Granting Defendant MusicMatch, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss by Musicmatch Inc. (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/22/2002)
07/22/200219DECLARATION in Support re 17 Declaration of Douglas Robbins in Support of MusicMatch, Inc.'s Motion to Dismiss filed by Musicmatch Inc. (Related document(s)17) (Rodriguez, Ricardo) (Entered: 07/22/2002)
07/23/200220ORDER REFERRING CASE to Magistrate Judge for Discovery purposes. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 7/23/02. (scc, ) (Entered: 07/23/2002)
07/23/200223CERTIFICATE OF SERVICE by Gracenote Inc., re 13 (cp, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 8/6/2002 (cp, ). (Entered: 07/26/2002)
07/24/2002  CASE REFERRED to Magistrate Judge for Discovery Maria-Elena James. (wh, ) (Entered: 07/24/2002)
07/25/200221 MOTION to Substitute Attorney filed by Musicmatch Inc. (Katz, Ronald) (Entered: 07/25/2002)
07/26/200222SCHEDULING ORDER:. Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 7/26/2002. (mejlc1, ) (Entered: 07/26/2002)
07/29/200224ORDER RE SUBSTITUTION OF COUNSEL, Attorney Ronald S. Katz for Musicmatch Inc, Eugene L. Hahm for Musicmatch Inc, Chad S. Hummel for Musicmatch Inc added. Attorney Ricardo Rodriguez terminated.. Signed by Judge Claudia Wilken on 7/29/02. (scc, ) (Entered: 07/29/2002)
08/07/200225STIPULATION of Dismissal re Arbitration [Joint] by Musicmatch Inc. (Hahm, Eugene) (Entered: 08/07/2002)
08/07/200226Notice of Withdrawal of Motion re 17 filed by Musicmatch Inc. (Hahm, Eugene) (Entered: 08/07/2002)
08/09/200227STIPULATION of Dismissal [Amended Joint] Re Arbitration by Musicmatch Inc. (Hahm, Eugene) (Entered: 08/09/2002)
08/16/200228Letter Brief to Magistrate James, dated 8/16/02 filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Coats, William) (Entered: 08/16/2002)
08/16/200229Letter Brief filed by Musicmatch Inc. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment 1 to Letter Brief# 2 Attachment 2 to Letter Brief# 3 Attachment 3 to Letter Brief# 4 Attachment 4 to Letter Brief# 5 Attachment 5 to Letter Brief# 6 Attachment 6 to Letter Brief# 7 Attachment 7 to Letter Brief)(Hahm, Eugene) (Entered: 08/16/2002)
08/20/200230ORDER . Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 8/20/02. (mejlc1, ) (Entered: 08/20/2002)
08/20/200231STIPULATION RE DATES FOR FILING OF AMENDED COMPLAINT AND MUSICMATCH'S FILING OF RESPONSIVE PLEADING TO AMENDED COMPLAINT by Gracenote Inc.,. (Coats, William) (Entered: 08/20/2002)
08/21/200232 MOTION to Seal Document 10 [Stipulated] to Delete from Public Docket and File Under Seal Pursuant to Civil Local Rules 7-10 and 79-5 filed by Musicmatch Inc. (Hahm, Eugene) (Entered: 08/21/2002)
08/21/200233AMENDED COMPLAINT FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT; UNFAIR COMPETITION; TRADEMARK INFRINGEMENT; INTENTIONAL INTERFERENCE; NEGLIGENT INTERFERENCE; AND PATENT INFRINGEMENT against Musicmatch Inc. Filed by Gracenote Inc.,. (Coats, William) (Entered: 08/21/2002)
08/22/200234STIPULATION AND PROPOSED ORDER REGARDING DISCOVERY by Gracenote Inc.,. (Coats, William) (Entered: 08/22/2002)
08/22/200235ORDER re 30 . Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 8/22/02. (mejlc1, ) (Entered: 08/22/2002)
08/30/200236ORDER re 34 . Signed by Judge Maria-Elena James on 8/30/2002. (mejlc1, ) (Entered: 08/30/2002)
09/04/200237ORDER by Judge Claudia Wilken granting 32 Motion to Seal Document (scc, ) (Entered: 09/04/2002)

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