UPDATE: May 31, 2014:
The Pietz Law Firm filed its reply on the merits in the Maryland proceedings today. Thanks to all those who helped contribute pieces of the puzzle. Documents here: Reply In Support of Motion For An OSC, Reply Decl of M. Pietz, Exhibis AA to EE to Reply Decl
UPDATE: March 28, 2014
Today, The Pietz Law Firm, working together with local counsel in Maryland, John C. Lowe, filed a fairly comprehensive series of motion papers challenging the propriety of the Malibu Media business model:
7 – Motion to Intervene Consolidate and Stay and 7-1 – Proposed Order
8 – Motion for an OSC re Preclusion and Dismissal and 8-1 Proposed Order
9 – Pietz Decl and 9-1 – Exhibits A to Z to Pietz Decl – PART ONE and 9-1 – Exhibits A to Z to Pietz Decl – PART TWO (note, the Exhibits are one document in PACER, but had to be broken into two parts here).
In particular, this motion is focused on recent revelations suggesting that Malibu Media was paying its key witness pursuant to an “oral contingency agreement.” It will be interesting to see what happens on this motion, as it raises some issues that are applicable in all of Malibu Media, LLC’s many cases across the country.
Cases Filed by Malibu Media in Maryland as of March, 6, 2014:
| 1:13-cv-00352-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 07/25/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00353-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00354-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 07/25/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00356-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00357-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 07/30/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00358-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 10/28/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00359-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 11/18/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00363-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Redacted to Preserve the Defendant’s Anonymity | filed 02/01/13 closed 12/12/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00366-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/01/13 closed 08/01/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00512-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/17/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00513-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/17/13 closed 07/26/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00514-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/17/13 closed 11/25/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00515-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/17/13 closed 07/26/13 |
| 1:13-cv-00516-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 02/17/13 closed 12/27/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02688-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 11/08/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02689-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 01/17/14 |
| 1:13-cv-02693-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 09/15/13 closed 11/13/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02695-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 01/17/14 |
| 1:13-cv-02698-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 01/14/14 |
| 1:13-cv-02699-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02701-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02704-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 12/17/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02705-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 02/18/14 |
| 1:13-cv-02708-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02709-WMN | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02710-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 09/15/13 closed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-02711-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 09/15/13 closed 02/27/14 |
| 1:13-cv-02713-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 09/16/13 closed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03015-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 10/11/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03018-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 10/11/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03025-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 10/11/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03035-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 10/11/13 closed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03403-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/14/13 closed 02/21/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03411-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03413-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 closed 01/17/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03414-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 11/15/13 closed 02/27/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03417-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03420-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03423-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 closed 01/17/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03424-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03427-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03428-WMN | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 11/15/13 closed 01/28/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03429-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 11/15/13 closed 02/03/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03430-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 closed 01/22/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03438-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 11/15/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03659-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03671-WMN | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03672-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 12/04/13 |
| 1:13-cv-03673-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 12/04/13 closed 01/24/14 |
| 1:13-cv-03679-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 12/04/13 closed 02/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00222-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00223-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00232-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00234-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00235-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00236-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/27/14 closed 03/05/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00238-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00240-WMN | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/27/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00246-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/28/14 closed 02/21/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00249-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00251-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00252-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00253-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00254-MJG | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00257-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00260-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00262-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00263-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/28/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00285-WMN | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 01/29/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00287-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 01/29/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00288-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. John Doe | filed 01/29/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00640-ELH | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00641-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00642-JFM | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00643-JKB | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00647-RDB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00652-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00654-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00657-CCB | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00658-WDQ | Malibu Media, LLC v. DOE | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00660-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
| 1:14-cv-00661-GLR | Malibu Media, LLC v. Doe | filed 03/06/14 |
Note, Morgan Pietz is only admitted to practice in the State of California.
