NITSCH v. DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC.

Case No. 14-CV-04062-LHK.

ROBERT A. NITSCH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. DREAMWORKS ANIMATION SKG INC., et al., Defendants.

United States District Court, N.D. California, San Jose Division.

May 2, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert A. Nitsch, Jr., Plaintiff, represented by Daniel A. Small , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Matthew W Ruan , Cohen Milstein Sellers & Toll, Brent W Johnson , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, Daniel Hershey Silverman , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jeff D Friedman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, pro hac vice, Jordan Lee Talge , Susman Godfrey, LLP, Richard L. Grossman , PILLSBURY & COLEMAN, LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP & Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

David Wentworth, Plaintiff, represented by Ashley A Bede , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice, Jeff D Friedman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, Jerrod C. Patterson , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro, pro hac vice, Jordan Lee Talge , Susman Godfrey, LLP, Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, pro hac vice & Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP.

Georgia Cano, Plaintiff, represented by Marc M. Seltzer , Susman Godfrey LLP, Ari Nathan Cherniak , HammondLaw, PC, Craig Justin Ackermann , Ackermann & Tilajef, P.C., Jeff D Friedman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Jeffrey Benjamin Dubner , Cohen Milstein Sellers and Toll PLLC, John Edward Schiltz , Susman Godfrey LLP, pro hac vice, Jordan Lee Talge , Susman Godfrey, LLP, pro hac vice, Julian Ari Hammond , HammondLaw, PC, Kalpana Srinivasan , Susman Godfrey, Matthew Robert Berry , Susman Godfrey LLP, Polina Pecherskaya , Shana E. Scarlett , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP, Steven Gerald Sklaver , Susman Godfrey LLP & Steve W. Berman , Hagens Berman Sobol Shapiro LLP.

Dreamworks Animation SKG Inc., Defendant, represented by Daniel Glen Swanson , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP, Rodney Joseph Stone , Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher & Shannon Edward Mader , Gibson Dunn and Crutcher LLP.

Pixar, Defendant, represented by Emily Johnson Henn , Covington & Burling LLP, John Watkins Keker , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Cody Shawn Harris , Keker and Van Nest LLP, Cortlin Hall Lannin , Covington & Burling LLP, Deborah A. Garza , Covington and Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Kathryn Elizabeth Cahoy , Covington and Burling LLP, Robert Addy Van Nest , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Thomas A. Isaacson , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice & William Hamilton Jordan , Keker and Van Nest LLP.

Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, Defendant, represented by Emily Johnson Henn , Covington & Burling LLP, John Watkins Keker , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Cody Shawn Harris , Keker and Van Nest LLP, Cortlin Hall Lannin , Covington & Burling LLP, Deborah A. Garza , Covington and Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Kathryn Elizabeth Cahoy , Covington and Burling LLP, Robert Addy Van Nest , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Thomas A. Isaacson , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice & William Hamilton Jordan , Keker and Van Nest LLP.

The Walt Disney Company, Defendant, represented by Emily Johnson Henn , Covington & Burling LLP, John Watkins Keker , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Cody Shawn Harris , Keker and Van Nest LLP, Cortlin Hall Lannin , Covington & Burling LLP, Deborah A. Garza , Covington and Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Kathryn Elizabeth Cahoy , Covington and Burling LLP, Robert Addy Van Nest , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Thomas A. Isaacson , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice & William Hamilton Jordan , Keker and Van Nest LLP.

ImageMovers Digital, Defendant, represented by Emily Johnson Henn , Covington & Burling LLP, John Watkins Keker , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Cody Shawn Harris , Keker and Van Nest LLP, Cortlin Hall Lannin , Covington & Burling LLP, Deborah A. Garza , Covington and Burling LLP, pro hac vice, Kathryn Elizabeth Cahoy , Covington and Burling LLP, Robert Addy Van Nest , Keker & Van Nest LLP, Thomas A. Isaacson , Covington & Burling LLP, pro hac vice & William Hamilton Jordan , Keker and Van Nest LLP.

Sony Pictures Animation, Defendant, represented by David Craig Kiernan , Jones Day, Robert Allan Mittelstaedt , Jones Day, Stephen V. Bomse , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, David Mark Goldstein, Esq. , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, Lauren James Parker , Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe LLP, pro hac vice, Paul Francis Rugani , Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe, pro hac vice, Sarah G Conway , Jones Day & Shannon Christine Leong , Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe.

Sony Pictures Imageworks, Defendant, represented by Robert Allan Mittelstaedt , Jones Day, Stephen V. Bomse , Orrick Herrington & Sutcliffe, David Mark Goldstein, Esq. , Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP, David Craig Kiernan , Jones Day, Lauren James Parker , Orrick Herrington Sutcliffe LLP, pro hac vice, Paul Francis Rugani , Orrick, Herrington Sutcliffe, pro hac vice, Sarah G Conway , Jones Day & Shannon Christine Leong , Orrick Herrington and Sutcliffe.

Blue Sky Studios, Inc., Defendant, represented by Cody Shawn Harris , Keker and Van Nest LLP, Elizabeth Bartlett Rao , Williams and Connolly LLP, pro hac vice, Jonathan Bradley Pitt , Williams and Connolly LLP, Matthew Hodgdon Jasilli , Williams and Connolly LLP, pro hac vice & William Faulkner , McManis Faulkner.

Eugene F. Towers, Movant, represented by Michael James Nicoud , Robbins Arroyo LLP.

The Walt Disney Company, Movant, represented by Jack Patrick DiCanio , Skadden Arps Slate Meagher & Flom LLP.


QUESTIONS FOR HEARING ON MOTION FOR CLASS CERTIFICATION

Plaintiffs' Motion for Class Certification is set for hearing on Friday, May 6, 2016 at 1:30 p.m. At the hearing, each side will have 15 minutes to answer the following questions:

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