Prenda’s Opening Brief on Appeal

November 18, 2013

Prenda et al. has finally filed an Opening Brief on Appeal (No Attachments) in the consolidated appeals to the Ninth Circuit, which arose from Ingenuity 13, LLC v. John Doe, C.D. Cal. No. 12-cv-8333-ODW, and the “Star Trek” order.  

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Ingenuity 13, LLC – Gibbs Speaks

October 17, 2013

Bombshell of a filing today in the Prenda case.  Here are most of the documents: Gibbs Motion (Minus Photos) The only thing missing from that zip file are the photographs and the proposed order.

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Big Win on Severance, Change of Course, in E.D. Michigan Malibu Media Case

October 1, 2013

Malibu Media Lawsuit Update In a motion that has been percolating for months, on October 1, 2013, Judge Denise Page Hood of the Eastern District of Michigan issued a very important order recommending discretionary severance in one of the few multiple defendant John Doe cases still pending. The Order, which dusts of the old “extortion […]

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Key Ruling out of Arizona on One Satisfaction Rule in BitTorrent Cases

August 21, 2013

Lawyers associated with Prenda Law, Inc. continue to defend their position in AF Holdings, LLC v. Harris, 12-cv-2144 in the District of Arizona. On August 20, 2013, the Court issued an Order which is deals with an under-explored issue in BitTorrent cases.  Specifically, the Court addresses an issue that is sometimes described as the one […]

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Prenda Seeks Stay Pending Appeal

May 16, 2013

Update (5/17): Pietz Law Firm responds.   4 – Response to Emergency Motion. Hot of the presses (5/16): Emergency Motion for Stay Pending Appeal Prenda has sought to stay enforcement of the district court’s sanction order.  

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The Hammer Finally Drops: Prenda Sanctions

May 7, 2013

As of Monday May 6, 2013, Judge Wright issued this order order absolutely eviscerating Prenda Law and its lawyers. Summary: big win for ISP Subscribers, and for The Pietz Law Firm.

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LW Systems v. Christopher Hubbard – St. Clair County Illinois 13-L-0015

April 1, 2013

The Pietz Law Firm has recently started receiving calls about a new lawsuit filed by Prenda Law in the Circuit Court of St. Clair County, Illinois.  The case is styled LW Systems v. Christopher Hubbard, Case No. 13-L-0015. If you recently received a letter or email from your ISP about this case, please contact The […]

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Malibu Media Southern District of California (S.D. Cal.) – Exculpatory Evidence Letters and Single Defendant Cases

March 19, 2013

UPDATE March 25, 2013: The Pietz Law Firm has recently begun receiving calls from people who received “exculpatory evidence” request letters from the Kushner Law Group.  If you have received such a letter, please contact The Pietz Law Firm to discuss your options. In February, Malibu Media, LLC, through local counsel Leemore Kushner, filed a […]

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Excellent New Decision for Single Does and John Doe No. 1

January 28, 2013

Perhaps lost in the shuffle of some other recent decisions also reigning in copyright troll abuse, is this very important order from New Jersey which is particularly instructive as to the issue of what happens (or, what should happen) in a John Doe No. 1, or a single John Doe case. Joining the camp of […]

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Update on Ingenuity 13 in Central District of California

January 15, 2013

On January 14, 2013, The Pietz Law Firm filed an Opposition to Prenda Law’s motion to disqualify Judge Wright from the Central District of California AF Holdings, LLC and Ingenuity 13, LLC cases.  As part of the opposition, the firm filed a comprehensive Declaration of Morgan Pietz re Prenda Law, and Exhibits thereto. *Update: January […]

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