The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. et al v. Google Inc.

Plaintiffs allege that the Google Library Project infringes on plaintiffs' copyrights by copying copyright-protected works and allowing the public to search and access digital copies of plaintiffs' works.
Plaintiffs:The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc., Simon & Schuster, Inc. and John Wiley & Sons, Inc.
Defendants:Google Inc.
 
Case Number:1:2005cv08881
Filed:October 19, 2005
 
Court:New York Southern District Court
Office:Foley Square Office [ Court Info ]
County:NewYork
Presiding Judge:Judge John E. Sprizzo
 
Nature of Suit:Intellectual Property - Copyrights
Cause:17:101 Copyright Infringement
Jurisdiction:Federal Question
Jury Demanded By:Defendant

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Date Filed#Document Text
October 19, 20051COMPLAINT against Google Inc.. (Filing Fee $ 250.00, Receipt Number 558971)Document filed by Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc..(es, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/24/2005 (rag, ).
October 19, 20052RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Simon & Schuster, Inc., John Wiley & Sons, Inc., The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc., Pearson Education, Inc., Penguin Group (USA) Inc..(es, ) Additional attachment(s) added on 10/24/2005 (rag, ).
October 21, 20053SUMMONS RETURNED EXECUTED Summons and Complaint served. Google Inc. served on 10/19/2005, answer due 11/8/2005. Service was accepted by Joseph M. Beck, Esq. of Kilpatrick Stockton LLP. Service was made by Federal Express. Document filed by Simon & Schuster, Inc.; John Wiley & Sons, Inc.; The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.; Pearson Education, Inc.; Penguin Group (USA) Inc.. (Pastore, James)
November 4, 20054NOTICE OF CASE ASSIGNMENT to Judge John E. Sprizzo. Judge Unassigned no longer assigned to the case. (jeh, )
November 8, 20055ANSWER to Complaint with JURY DEMAND. Document filed by Google Inc..(Bernstein, Robert)
November 8, 20056MOTION for Joseph M. Beck to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (cd, )
November 8, 20057MOTION for Adam H. Charnes to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (cd, )
November 11, 20058RULE 7.1 DISCLOSURE STATEMENT. Document filed by Google Inc..(Bernstein, Robert)
November 16, 20059Court Opinion or Order ORDER granting 7 Motion for Adam H. Charnes to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 11/14/05) (js, )
November 16, 200510Court Opinion or Order ORDER granting 6 Motion for Joseph M. Beck to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 11/14/05) (js, )
December 15, 200511MOTION for Alex S. Fonoroff to Appear Pro Hac Vice.Document filed by Google Inc.. (djc, )
March 16, 200612Court Opinion or Order ORDER granting 11 Motion for Alex S. Fonoroff to Appear Pro Hac Vice (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 3/14/06) (sac, )
March 23, 200613NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Adam Howard Charnes on behalf of Google Inc. (Charnes, Adam)
March 23, 200614NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Joseph M. Beck on behalf of Google Inc. (Beck, Joseph)
March 29, 200615NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Alex Seth Fonoroff, S on behalf of Google Inc. (Fonoroff, Alex)
April 12, 200616NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Jeffrey A. Conciatori on behalf of Google Inc. (Conciatori, Jeffrey)
April 13, 200617MOTION for Ronald L. Raider to Appear Pro Hac Vice. Document filed by Google Inc. (jco, )
April 19, 200618Court Opinion or Order ORDER granting 17 Motion for Ronald L. Raider to Appear Pro Hac Vice . (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 4/18/06) (jco, )
May 9, 200619NOTICE of Substitution of Attorney. Old Attorney: Robert J. Bernstein, New Attorney: Jeffrey A. Conciatori, Address: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd. Fl., New York, New York, United States 10010, 212-849-7000. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Conciatori, Jeffrey)
May 11, 200620NOTICE OF CHANGE OF ADDRESS by Jeffrey A. Conciatori on behalf of Google Inc.. New Address: Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP, 51 Madison Avenue, 22nd. Fl, New York, New York, United States 10010, 212-849-7000. (Conciatori, Jeffrey)
May 17, 200621Court Opinion or Order PROTECTIVE ORDER regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 5/16/06) (jco, )
May 17, 200622Court Opinion or Order STIPULATION AND ORDER the law firm of Quinn Emanuel Urquhart Oliver & Hedges, LLP be substituted as counsel for defendant in the place of the The Law Offices of Robert J. Bernstein. So Ordered. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 5/16/06) (jco, )
June 9, 200623RULE 26 DISCLOSURE.Document filed by Google Inc..(Raider, Ronald)
June 12, 200624RULE 26 DISCLOSURE.Document filed by Google Inc..(Raider, Ronald)
September 14, 200625NOTICE OF APPEARANCE by Ronald Lee Raider on behalf of Google Inc. (Raider, Ronald)
September 26, 200626Court Opinion or Order PROTECTIVE ORDER...regarding procedures to be followed that shall govern the handling of confidential material.... (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 9/22/2006) (lb, )
September 29, 200627NOTICE of Intent to Serve Subpoenas. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment (Part 1)# 2 Attachment (Part 2)# 3 Attachment (Part 3))(Raider, Ronald)
October 4, 200628NOTICE of Intent to Serve Subpoena. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Attachments: # 1 Attachment A)(Raider, Ronald)
October 16, 200629Court Opinion or Order AMENDED CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER AND SCHEDULING ORDER: Amended Pleadings due by 6/19/2006. Motions due by 1/11/2008. Pretrial Conference set for 3/12/2007 03:00 PM before Judge John E. Sprizzo. (Signed by Judge John E. Sprizzo on 10/12/06) (kco, )
November 22, 200630NOTICE of Intent To Serve Subpoena. Document filed by Google Inc.. (Raider, Ronald)
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Plaintiff: The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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Defendant: Google Inc.
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