Filing 9 – ORDER stopping production of Lexicon book Description: ORDER This order shall continue and remain in force until the Court has ruled on Plaintiffs'motion for a preliminary injunction. Plaintiffs shall file their motion for preliminary injunction on January 7,2008. Defendant's opposition will be due on January 22,2008. Plaintiffs' reply will be due on January 29,2008. The preliminary injunction hearing will take place on February 6,2008, or on such other date as the Court directs. All papers will be served by hand on the date that they are due unless otherwise agreed. IT IS SO ORDERED. Motions due by 1/7/2008,Responses due by 1/22/2008,Replies due by 1/29/2008. (Signed by Judge Robert P. Patterson on 11/8/2007) (jmi) Additional attachment(s) added on 11/9/2007 (Ruocco, Michael). (Entered: November 9, 2007) Date Filed: November 9, 2007 Justia URL:http://news.justia.com/cases/featured/new-york/nysdce/1:2007cv09667/315790/9 DISCLAIMER: IANAL. This is not legal advice or analysis. Layman's description:
Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc. et al v. RDR Books et al Doc. 9 Case 1:07-cv-09667-RPP Document 9-2 Filed 11/08/2007
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
WARNER BROS. ENTERTAINMENT INC. and J.K. ROWLING, Plaintiffs, - against - RDR BOOKS and DOES 1-10, Defendants.
USDC SDNY DOCUMENT ELECTRONICALLY FILED DOC #: DATE FILED: 11-9-07
07 Civ. 9667 (RPP) ORDER
ROBERT P. PATTERSON, JR., U.S.D.J.
This cause coming on to be heard in chambers, Defendant, RDR Books, Inc. having represented to the Court that (1) the publication at issue, the Harry Potter Lexicon (hereinafter "the book"), has not been fully typeset for printing, (2) that Defendant has instructed its typesetter to cease and desist from any further typesetting, and (3) consequently the book cannot be printed and distributed to the public at this time, the Court, with the consent of the parties' attorneys, hereby orders:
Defendant and its agents, servants, employees, successors and assigns and those acting in concert with them shall be enjoined and restrained from completing the typesetting of the book and from, in any form or manner, printing the book and distributing the same to the public for sale and shall additionally be enjoined and restrained from, in any form or manner, advertising, promoting, soliciting, licensing, or accepting orders for same and participating or assisting in any such activity in the United States of America and abroad,
Without limiting any of the above, for the sake of clarity, Defendant shall remove or cause to be removed advertising for the book on Amazon.com, Defendant's own website, and similar means of advertising, soliciting orders for, and distributing the book,
Any monies that Defendant derives from activities related to the substance of this lawsuit that he receives from the date of this Order forward to the date of the hearing shall be placed in escrow.
This order shall continue and remain in force until the Court has ruled on Plaintiffs' motion for a preliminary injunction.
Plaintiffs shall file their motion for preliminary injunction on January 7, 2008. Defendant's opposition will be due on January 22, 2008. Plaintiffs' reply will be due on January 29, 2008. The preliminary injunction hearing will take place on February 6, 2008, or on such other date as the Court directs. All papers will be served by hand on the date that they are due unless otherwise agreed.
IT IS SO ORDERED.
Dated: New York, New York November 8, 2007
Robert P. Patterson, Jr. U.S.D.J.
Copies of this Order sent to:
Attorneys for Plaintiffs Dale Margaret Cendali Johanna Schmitt Melanie Bradley O'Melveny & Myers LLP 7 Times Square New York, NY 10036 Tel: 212-326-2000 Fax: 212-326-2061
Attorney for Defendant David S. Hammer 110 Green St., Suite 1101 New York, NY 10012