In recent days, two film production companies affiliated with with Voltage Pictures, LLC have filed amended lawsuits personally naming scores of previously anonymous defendants in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Washington.
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC filed seven amended complaints naming a total of 39 individuals. As has been widely reported by Troll Defense and others, Dallas Buyers Club is an award-winning 2013 film starring Matthew McConaughey which movie has been the subject of dozens of copyright infringement actions filed in federal courts across the U.S. over the past few years. Additional coverage of the Seattle DBC cases is here and here.
Cobbler Nevada, LLC filed twelve amended complaints naming a total of 128 individuals. As Troll Defense previously reported in relation to these cases, The Cobbler is comedy film starring Adam Sandler that was widely released earlier this year, with generally unfavorable reviews and uncertain box office revenues.
These amended complaints were each made by Seattle attorney David A. Lowe of Lowe Graham Jones PLLC. A case listing with links to amended complaints is below. The decision to personally sue the defendants follows earlier orders by the judges managing these cases which denied the plaintiffs’ requests to subpoena ISP subscribers to depositions, directing the film companies to first name individuals and purge the cases of any remaining “Doe” defendants.
The recent complaints were mostly sent with requests for waivers of personal service of process pursuant to Rule 4(d) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. To avoid the risks associated with additional court costs and potential defaults, parties should be careful to keep track of the deadlines for responses set forth in the papers received.
Parties receiving notices of these actions can contact attorney Benjamin Justus for a free consultation regarding possible options.
Case No: 2:15-cv-01404
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (5)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01406
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (7)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01408
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (6)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01420
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (12)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01421
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (4)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-01430
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (8)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-01431
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (10)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-01432
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (17)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-01435
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (14)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01443
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (12)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01614
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (8)
Filed: 03/09/2016
Case No: 2:15-cv-01616
Cobbler Nevada, LLC v. Does (21)
Filed: 3/09/2016
Case No. 2:14-cv-133
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (3)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:14-cv-01684
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (2)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-582
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (11)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:14-cv-1926
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (6)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-581
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (2)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-579
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (5)
Filed: 03/04/2016
Case No. 2:15-cv-576
Dallas Buyers Club, LLC v. Does (10)
Filed: 03/04/2016