survivor v. sony music complaint.pdf

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JS

44C/SDNY

REV. 4 /2014

JUDGE

SCHOFIELD

CIVIL

COVERS

T 4 CV

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mfmce

nor SBppllmeihe JS-44 civilcover sheet and the infoimation contained herein flMfceri^Hace nor'SrffpplSnentthe filing

pleadings or other

papers

as

required by law, except

as

provided by local rules ofcourt. This form,

apprr

Judicial

Conferenceofthe

United

States inSeptember 1974,is requiredforuse ofthe ClerkofCourt

foj

initiating th e civil docket

sheet.

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PLAINTIFFS

Frank M.

Sullivan, I p/k/a Survivor, and

James

Peterik

ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME,

ADDRESS,

AND

TELEPHONE

NUMBER

Dunnegan

&Scileppi LLC, 350 Fifth Avenue, Suite

4908,

New York,

New York, 10118, 212-332-8300

DEFENDANTS

Sony Music Entertainment

ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)

CAUSEOF ACTION (CITE

THE U.S. CIVIL

STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU

ARE

FILING AND WRITE A

BRIEF STATEMENT

OF

CAUSE}

(DO NOTCITE JURISDICTIONALSTATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY)

28 U.S.C. 1332; breach of contract and declaratory judgment

Has this action, case, or proceeding, or one

essentially

the same

been

previously filed in SDNY at any time? NaZresQudge Previously

Assigned

If yes, was

this

case Vol.Qlnvol. Dismissed.

No

Yes If yes,give date &Case

No.

ISTHISAN

INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION

CASE?

(PLACEAN[x]INONEBOXONLY)

TORTS

No

0

Yes

NATURE

OF SUIT

CONTRACT

PERSONAL

INJURY

t ]

110

INSURANCE

[ ]

310

AIRPLANE

M120

MARINE

[ ]

315

AIRPLANE

PRODUCT

[ ]130

MILLER

AC T LIABILITY

I ] 140

NEGOTIABLE

[ ] 320 ASSAULT, LIBELS

INSTRUMENT

SLANDER

[ ]150

RECOVERY

OF

[ ] 330 FEDERAL

OVERPAYMENT

&

EMPLOYERS'

ENFORCEMENT

LIABILITY

OF JUDGMENT

[ ] 340 MARINE

[ 3151

MEDICARE

AC T

[ ] 345 MARINE PRODUCT

[ ]152 RECOVERY

OF

LIABILITY

DEFAULTED [ ]

350

MOTOR VEHICLE

STUDENT LOANS

[ ]

355

MOTOR VEHICLE

(EXCLVETERANS)

PRODUCT LIABILITY

[ ] 153

RECOVERY

OF

[ ] 360 OTHER PERSONAL

OVERPAYMENT

INJURY

OF VETERAN'S [ ] 362 PERSONAL INJURY -

BENEFITS

MED MALPRACTICE

[ ]160

STOCKHOLDERS

SUITS

[XJ190

OTHER

CONTRACT

[ ]195

CONTRACT

PRODUCT ACTIONS UNDERSTATUTES

LIABILITY

[ ] 196 FRANCHISE CIVIL

RIGHTS

[ ] 440 OTHER CIVILRIGHTS

REAL PROPERTY

(Non-Prisoner)

[ ] 441 VOTING

[ ]210 LAND

[ ] 442 EMPLOYMENT

CONDEMNATION

[ ] 443 HOUSING/

[

]220

FORECLOSURE

ACCOMMODATIONS

[ ]230

R E NT L E AS E

&

[ ] 445 AMERICANS WITH

EJECTMENT

DISABILITIES -

[ ]240

TORTS TO

LAND

EMPLOYMENT

[ ]245

TORT PRODUCT

[ ] 446 AMERICANS WITH

LIABILITY

DISABILITIES-OTHER

[ ]290

ALL

OTHER

REAL

PROPERTY

[ ] 448 EDUCATION

Check

ifdemanded incomplaint:

CHECK

IF

THIS

IS

ACLASS ACTION

UNDER

F.R.C.P.

23

DEMAND > $75,000.00 0THER

Check YES onlyifdemanded incomplaint

JURY DEMAND: YES Lxj\|0

PERSONAL

INJURY

[ ]

367 HEALTHCARE

PHARMACEUTICAL PERSONAL r , 6 25

DRUG

RELATED

INJURY/PRODUCT LIABILITY

[ ]

365 PERSONAL

INJURY

PRODUCT LIABILITY

[ ]

368 ASBESTOS PERSONAL

INJURY

PRODUCT

LIABILITY

PERSONAL

PROPERTY

[ ] 370 OTHER FRAUD

[ ] 371 TRUTH INLENDING

[ ]

380 OTHER PERSONAL

PROPERTY

DAMAGE

[ ] 385 PROPERTY DAMAGE

PRODUCT

LIABILITY

PRISONER PETITIONS

[ ]

463

ALIEN DETAINEE

[ J 510 MOTIONS TO

VACATE

SENTENCE

28

US C

2255

[ ]

530

HABEAS

CORPUS

[ ]

535

DEATH PENALTY

[ ]

540

MANDAMUS &

OTHER

PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS

[ ] 550 CIVILRIGHTS

[ ] 555 PRISON CONDITION

[ ] 560 CIVIL DETAINEE

FORFEITURE/PENALTY

SE IZUREOF PROPERTY

21 US C 88 1

[ ] 690

OTHER

LABOR

[ ]

71 0

FAIR LABOR

STANDARDS AC T

[ ]

72 0

LABOR/MGMT

RELATIONS

[ ] 74 0 RAILWAY LABOR ACT

[ ] 751 FAMILYMEDICAL

LEAVEACT (FMLA)

[ ] 790 OTHER LABOR

LITIGATION

[ ] 791 EMPL RET INC

SECURITYACT

IMMIGRATION

[ ]

462

NATURALIZATION

APPLICATION

[ ] 465 OTHER IMMIGRATION

ACTIONS

CONDITIONS

OF

CONFINEMENT

ACT IONS UNDER

STATUTES

BANKRUPTCY

OTHER STATUTES

[ 1375FALSE

CLAIMS

[J 400STATE

] 422

APPEAL

28 US C 15 8

REAPPORTIONME

[ ] 423 WITHDRAWAL

[] 410ANTITRUST

28

US C

15 7

[ ] 430 BANKS & BANKING

[ ]450 COMMERCE

[ ] 460 DEPORTATION

PROPERTY RIGHTS

[ ] 4 70

RACKETEER INFLU

ENCED

&CORRUP

[ ] 820 COPYRIGHTS

ORGANIZATION

AC

[ ]830 PATENT

(RICO)

[ ]

840

TRADEMARK

[ ] 480 CONSUMER CREDI

[ ] 490 CABLE/SATELLITE

SOCIAL

SECURITY

[ ]

850 SECURITIES/

COMMODITIES/

[

]861

HIA(1395ff)

EXCHANGE

[ ]

862

BLACKLUNG (923)

[ ] 863 DIWC/DIWW (405(g))

[ ]

864 SSID

TITLE XVI

[ ] 865 RSI (405(g))

[ ]890OTHER

STATUTORY

ACTIONS

[ ] 891 AGRICULTURALAC

FEDERAL TAXSUITS

[ ]

870 TAXES

(U.S. Plaintiff or

Defendant)

[ ] 871 IRS-THIRD PARTY

26 US C 7609

[ ] 893 ENVIRONMENTAL

MATTERS

[ ]

895 FREEDOM

OF

INFORMATION ACT

[ ] 896 ARBITRATION

[ ] 899 ADMINISTRATIVE

PROCEDURE ACT/REVI

APPEAL OF AGENCY DE

[ ]

950

CONSTITUTIONAL

STATE STATUTES

fF0S00^V^M

IS

CASE 'SRELATED

TO

A

CIVIL

CASE NOW PENDING IN S.D.N.Y.?

JUDGE

DOCKET NUMBER

NOTE:

Youmustalso submitat the timeof filing the Statement ofRelatedness form

(Form IH


2/53

PLACEAN x

INONEBOXONLY)

ORIGIN

l*J

1 Original 2 Removed from LJ3 Remanded D 4 Reinstated or \_J 5 Transferred from 6 Multidistrict 7 Appeal to Dis

Proceeding

State

Court from Reopened (Specify District)

Litigation Judge from

3. Appellate

Magjst^teJu

I I b. At

least

one

party

is pr o

se .

PLACEAN x

INONEBOXONLY

BASISOFJURISDICTION IF

DIVERSITY

INDICATE

1

U.S. PLAINTIFF

2

U.S.

DEFENDANT

3

FEDERAL

QUESTION [x]

4

DIVERSITY

CITIZENSHIP

BELOW

(U.S. NOT A PARTY)

CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (FOR DIVERSITYCASES ONLY)

(Place an

[X]

inone box for Plaintiffand one box for Defendant)

PTF DEF

PTFDEF PTF

DEF

CITIZEN

OFTHIS STATE [ ]1 [ ]1 CITIZEN ORSUBJECT OFA [ ] 3 [ ] 3 INCORPORATED and

PRINCIPAL

PLACE [ ]5 [ ]5

FOREIGN COUNTRY OF BUSINESS IN ANOTHER STATE

CITIZEN

OFANOTHER STATE

M2 [] 2 INCORPORATED

or

PRINCIPAL

PLACE

[]4[*4 FOREIGN NATION

[]6 [16

OF

BUSINESS

IN

THIS STATE

PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)

1. Frank

M.

Sullivan, Palatine, Illinois (Cook County)

2.

James

Peterik, Burr Ridge, Illinois (Cook County)

DEFENDANT(S)ADDRESS(ES) ANDCOUNTY(IES)

Sony Music Entertainment

2711

Centerville Road, Sui te 400

Wilmington, Delaware 19808 (New Castle County)(Address of Incorporation)

550

Madison

Avenue

NewYork, New

York

10022 (NewYorkCounty)(Address of Principal Place of Business)

DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS UNKNOWN

REPRESENTATIONIS HEREBY

MADE

THAT, ATTHIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN

UNABLE,

WITHREASONABLEDILIGENCE, TO ASCERTAIN

RE9I8ENCE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS:

Check

one: THIS

ACTION SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO:

WHITE PLAINS [x] MANHATTAN

(DO NOT check either box ifthis a PRISONER PETITION/PRISONER CIVILRIGHTS

COMPLAINT.)

DATE

11/14/2014

SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY OF

RECORD

ADMITTED

TO

PRACTICE

IN

THIS DISTRICT

fa A / ^\ - ^ M

YES

DATE ADMITTED Mo.1J

Yr.

2013 )

RECEIPT*

/OK/W^J ^

^

Attorney Bar Code RW4039

Magistrate Judge is to be designated by the Clerk of the Court.

Magistrate Judge U,' s,.ir-^-i; ' is soDesignated.

Ruby J. Krajick, Clerk of Court by Deputy Clerk, DATED .

UNITED STATES DISTRICTCOURT (NEW YORKSOUTHERN)


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JUDGE

SCHOFIELD

UNITED STATES

DISTRICT COURT -*

- ^.r

SOUTHERN

DISTRICT

OF NEW YORK

I

|Jy

Q, 1

FRANK M.

SULLIVAN,

III,

p/k/a

SURVIVOR, AND JAMES PETERIK,

Plaintiffs,

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