Tjeknavorian v. Acorne Productions

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JS 44C SDNY REV. 4/2014 SB v cr^T CIVIL COVER SHEET M The JS-44 civilcover sheet and the informationcontained herein neither replace nor supplement the filingand serviceof pleadings or other papers as required by law,except as providedby localrules ofcourt. This form, approved bythe JudicialConference ofthe UnitedStates inSeptember1974, isrequired for use ofthe Clerkof Courtforthe purpose of initiating the civil docket sheet. PLAINTIFFS Zareh Tjeknavorian AlinaTjeknavorian DEFENDANTS Shant Mardirossian Acorne Productions, LLC 14 W 57 ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBER Alex Chachkes, Philipp Smaylovsky, Silvia Babikian, Shasha Zou Orrick,Herrington&SutcliffeLLP,51 West 52nd Street, NY,NY10019 (212)506-5100 ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN) Jeffrey C. Morgan, Barnes &Thornburg LLP Prominence in Buckhead, 3475 Piedmont Road, N.E. Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 264-4015 CAUSE OF ACTION CITE THE U.S. CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE (DO NOT CITE JURISDICTIONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY) Dispute arising under CopyrightAct, 17 U.S.C. Section 101, et. seq. Has this action, case, or proceeding, or one essentially the same been previously filed in SONY at anytime? NoSres Ujudge Previously Assigned If yes, was this case Vol. Q] Invol. Q Dismissed. No Yes Q If yes, give date &Case No. IS THIS AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION C SE NO [x] YeS []]  PLACE ANM INONEBOXONLY TORTS NATURE OF SUIT [J110 [ 1120 I 1130 I P io r 3ISO [ P5 1 [ ]152 I ]153 []160 I ]190 11195 [1196 PERSONAL INJURY [ J310 AIRPLANE [ J315 AIRPLANE PRODUCT LIABILITY [ 1320 ASSAULT, LIBELS SLANDER [ ] 330 FEDERAL EMPLOYERS LIABILITY [ 1 34 0 MAR IN E [j 345 MARINE PRODUCT LIABILITY [ ] 3 50 M OT OR V E HI CL E [ 1355 MOTOR VEHICLE PRODUCT LIABILITY [ 1 360 OTHER PERSONAL INJURY  ) 362 PERSONAL I NJ URY - MED MALPRACTICE INSURANCE MARINE MILLER AC T NEGOTIABLE INSTRUMENT RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENT  ENFORCEMENT OF JUDGMENT MEDICARE AC T RECOVERY OF DEFAULTED .STUDENT LOANS (EXCL VETERANS) RECOVERY OF OVERPAYMENT OF VETERAN S BENEFITS STOCKHOLDERS SUITS OTHER CONTRACT CONTRACT PRODUCT LIABILITY FRANCHISE PERSONAL INJURY FORFEITURE/PENALTY [ )387 HEALTHCARE/ PHARMACEUTICAL PERSONAL , ,625 ORUG RELATED INJURY PRODUCT LI BILITY l £ ZUR F pR PERTY [ j 365 PERSONALINJURY ,1 USC 881 PRODUCTLIABILITY ,, mn nTMPR [J368 ASBESTOS PERSONAL M08UUI EK INJURY PRODUCT LIABILITY PERSONAL PROPERTY [ ] 370 O TH ER F RA UD [ ]371 TRUTH INLENDING [ 1 3 80 O TH ER PERSONAL PROPERTY DAMAGE [ 1385PROPERTYDAMAGE PRODUCT LIABILITY PRISONERPETITIONS [ 1463 ALIEN DETAINEE  J510 MOTIONSTO V A C A TE S E N TE N C E 28 U S C 2 2 55 [ J530 HABEAS CORPUS [ ]535 DEATH PENALTY [ ] 5 40 MAN DA MU S * OTHER RIAL PROPERTY A C T I O NS U N D E R S T A T U TE S CIVIL RIGHTS [ J440 O TH ER CIV IL R I GH TS Non-Prisoner) [ ]441 VOTING | ] 442 EMPLOYMENT [ ] 4 43 H OU SI NG / ACCOMMODATIONS [ I445 AMERICANS WITH DISABILITIES - EMPLOYMENT  I 4 46 A ME RI CA NS W IT H DISABILITIES -OTHER | ) 4 48 E DU CA TI ON LABOR [ J 7 10 F AI R L AB OR S T A ND A R D S A C T t l 720 LABOR/MGMT RELATIONS [ ]740 RAILWAYLABORACT [ ] 7 51 F AM IL Y ME DI CA L LEAVE AC T  FMLA) [ I 7 80 O TH ER LA BOR LITIGATION I ] 791 EMPL RET INC SECURITY AC T IMMIGRATION [ ]462 NATURALIZATION APPLICATION  ]465 OTHER IMMIGRATION ACTIONS [ J210 [ I220 [ I 230 [ I240 [ 1245 [ 1290 LAND CONDEMNATION FORECLOSURE R E N T L E AS E  EJECTMENT TORTS TO LAND TORT P R OD U C T LIABILITY AL L OTHER REAL PROPERTY Checkifdemandedincomplaint: CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTION UNDER F.R.C.P. 23 PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS [ ) 550 CIVIL RIGHTS [ I 555 PRISON CONDITION  ]560 CIVIL DETAINEE CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT ACTIONSUNDERSTATUTES BANKRUPTCY 1 1422 APPEAL 28USC 15 8 [ 1 42 3 W I TH D RA W AL 2 8 U SC 57 PROPERTY RIGHTS  l 820 COPYRIGHTS [] 830 PATENT  ]840 TRADEMARK SOCIALSECURITY [ J861 HIA 1395ff) 1 1862 BLACK LUNG 923) [ J863 DIWC/DIWW 406 g)) [ ]864 SSID TITLE XVI { ]8 65 R SI 4 05 g )) FEDERAL TA X SUITS 1 J870 TAXES U.S. Plaintiffor Defendant) 1 ]871 IRS-THIRDPARTY 26USC 7609 OTHER STATUTES 375FALSE CLAIMS 400 STATE REAPPORTIONMENT I J 410 ANTITRUST [ 1430 BANKS BANKING [ 1 45 0 C OM M ER C E [ j460 DEPORTATION 1 1470 RACKETEER INFLU ENCED  CORRUPT ORGANIZATION AC T  RICO) [ J480 C O NS U ME R C RE DI T [ 1490 CABLE/SATELLITE TV [ ]850 SECURITIES/ COMMODITIES/ EXCHANGE u [ ]890 OTHER STATUTORY ACTIONS I 1891 AGRICULTURALACTS [ J893 ENVIRONMENTAL MATTERS [ 1895 FREEDOMOF INFORMATION AC T [ j 896 ARBITRATION [ 1 899 ADMINISTRATIVE PROCEDURE ACT/REVIEW APPEAL OF AGENCY DECI [ J950 CONSTITUTIONALIT STATE STATUTES M THIS CASE IS RELATED TO A CIVIL CASE NO W PENDING IN S.D.N.Y.?  DEMAND  £_ OTHER CheckY onlyifdemanded incomplaint JURY DEMAND: D YES LtNO JUDGE N /A N/A DOCKET NUMBER1 NOTE:You must also submit at the time of filing the Statement of Relatedness form (Form IH-

Transcript of Tjeknavorian v. Acorne Productions

  • JS 44C/SDNYREV. 4/2014 SB**

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    The JS-44 civilcover sheet and the information contained herein neither replace nor supplement the filingand service ofpleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. This form, approved by theJudicial Conference of the United States in September 1974, is required for use of the Clerk of Court for the purpose ofinitiating the civil docket sheet.

    PLAINTIFFSZareh TjeknavorianAlina Tjeknavorian

    DEFENDANTSShant MardirossianAcorne Productions, LLC 14 W 572

    ATTORNEYS (FIRM NAME, ADDRESS, AND TELEPHONE NUMBERAlex Chachkes, Philipp Smaylovsky, Silvia Babikian, Shasha ZouOrrick, Herrington &Sutcliffe LLP, 51 West 52nd Street, NY, NY 10019(212)506-5100

    ATTORNEYS (IF KNOWN)Jeffrey C. Morgan, Barnes &Thornburg LLPProminence in Buckhead, 3475 Piedmont Road, N.E.Suite 1700, Atlanta, Georgia 30305, (404) 264-4015

    CAUSE OF ACTION(CITE THE U.S.CIVIL STATUTE UNDER WHICH YOU ARE FILING AND WRITE A BRIEF STATEMENT OF CAUSE)(DO NOT CITE JURISDICTIONAL STATUTES UNLESS DIVERSITY)

    Dispute arising under Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. Section 101, et. seq.

    Has this action, case, or proceeding, or one essentially the same been previously filed in SONY atany time? NoSres Ujudge Previously AssignedIf yes, was this case Vol. Q] Invol. Q Dismissed. No Yes Q If yes, give date &CaseNo.IS THIS AN INTERNATIONAL ARBITRATION CASE7 NO [x] YeS []](PLACE AN M IN ONE BOXONLY)

    TORTS

    NATURE OF SUIT

    [J110[ 1120I 1130I Pio

    r 3 ISO

    [ P51[ ] 152

    I ]153

    []160

    I ]190

    11195

    [1196

    PERSONAL INJURY

    [ J310 AIRPLANE[ J315 AIRPLANE PRODUCT

    LIABILITY[ 1320 ASSAULT, LIBELS

    SLANDER[ ] 330 FEDERAL

    EMPLOYERS'LIABILITY

    [ 1340 MARINE[ j345 MARINE PRODUCTLIABILITY

    [ ] 350 MOTOR VEHICLE[ 1355 MOTOR VEHICLE

    PRODUCT LIABILITY[ 1360 OTHER PERSONAL

    INJURY( ) 362 PERSONAL INJURY -

    MED MALPRACTICE

    INSURANCEMARINEMILLER ACTNEGOTIABLEINSTRUMENTRECOVERY OFOVERPAYMENT &ENFORCEMENTOF JUDGMENTMEDICARE ACTRECOVERY OFDEFAULTED.STUDENT LOANS(EXCL VETERANS)RECOVERY OFOVERPAYMENTOF VETERAN'SBENEFITSSTOCKHOLDERSSUITSOTHERCONTRACTCONTRACTPRODUCTLIABILITY

    FRANCHISE

    PERSONAL INJURY FORFEITURE/PENALTY[ ) 387 HEALTHCARE/PHARMACEUTICAL PERSONAL , , 625ORUG RELATEDINJURY/PRODUCT LIABILITY lBZURE 0F pR0PERTY[ j 365 PERSONALINJURY ,1 USC 881

    PRODUCTLIABILITY , , mn nTMPR[ J368 ASBESTOS PERSONAL M08UUI"EKINJURY PRODUCTLIABILITY

    PERSONAL PROPERTY

    [ ] 370 OTHER FRAUD[ ] 371 TRUTH IN LENDING

    [ 1 380 OTHER PERSONALPROPERTY DAMAGE

    [ 1385 PROPERTY DAMAGEPRODUCT LIABILITY

    PRISONER PETITIONS

    [ 1463 ALIEN DETAINEE( J510 MOTIONSTO

    VACATE SENTENCE28 USC 2255

    [ J530 HABEAS CORPUS[ ] 535 DEATH PENALTY[ ] 540 MANDAMUS * OTHER

    RIAL PROPERTY

    ACTIONS UNDER STATUTES

    CIVIL RIGHTS

    [ J440 OTHER CIVIL RIGHTS(Non-Prisoner)

    [ ]441 VOTING| ]442 EMPLOYMENT[ ]443 HOUSING/

    ACCOMMODATIONS[ I 445 AMERICANS WITH

    DISABILITIES -EMPLOYMENT

    ( I 446 AMERICANS WITHDISABILITIES -OTHER

    | ) 448 EDUCATION

    LABOR

    [ J710 FAIR LABORSTANDARDS ACT

    t l 720 LABOR/MGMTRELATIONS

    [ ]740 RAILWAY LABOR ACT[ ] 751 FAMILY MEDICALLEAVE ACT (FMLA)[ I 780 OTHER LABOR

    LITIGATIONI ] 791 EMPL RET INC

    SECURITY ACT

    IMMIGRATION

    [ ]462 NATURALIZATIONAPPLICATION

    ( ] 465 OTHER IMMIGRATIONACTIONS

    [ J210

    [ I 220[ I 230

    [ I 240[ 1245

    [ 1290

    LANDCONDEMNATIONFORECLOSURERENT LEASE &EJECTMENTTORTS TO LANDTORT PRODUCTLIABILITYALL OTHERREAL PROPERTY

    Checkif demanded in complaint:

    CHECK IF THIS IS A CLASS ACTIONUNDER F.R.C.P. 23

    PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTS

    [ ) 550 CIVIL RIGHTS[ I 555 PRISON CONDITION( ] 560 CIVIL DETAINEE

    CONDITIONS OF CONFINEMENT

    ACTIONS UNDER STATUTES

    BANKRUPTCY

    1 1422 APPEAL28 USC 158

    [ 1423 WITHDRAWAL28 USC 157

    PROPERTY RIGHTS

    (Xl 820 COPYRIGHTS[ ] 830 PATENT( ] 840 TRADEMARK

    SOCIAL SECURITY

    [ J861 HIA (1395ff)1 1862 BLACK LUNG (923)[ J863 DIWC/DIWW (406(g))[ ] 864 SSID TITLE XVI{ ] 865 RSI (405(g))

    FEDERAL TAX SUITS

    1 J870 TAXES (U.S. PlaintifforDefendant)

    1 ]871 IRS-THIRDPARTY26 USC 7609

    OTHER STATUTES375 FALSE CLAIMS400 STATE

    REAPPORTIONMENTI J410 ANTITRUST[ 1430 BANKS &BANKING[ 1450 COMMERCE[ j 460 DEPORTATION1 1470 RACKETEER INFLU

    ENCED & CORRUPTORGANIZATION ACT(RICO)

    [ J480 CONSUMER CREDIT[ 1490 CABLE/SATELLITE TV

    [ ]850 SECURITIES/COMMODITIES/EXCHANGE

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    [ ]890 OTHER STATUTORYACTIONS

    I 1891 AGRICULTURAL ACTS

    [ J893 ENVIRONMENTALMATTERS

    [ 1895 FREEDOM OFINFORMATION ACT

    [ j 896 ARBITRATION[ 1 899 ADMINISTRATIVE

    PROCEDURE ACT/REVIEW ORAPPEAL OF AGENCY DECISIO

    [ J950 CONSTITUTIONALITY OSTATE STATUTES

    M THIS CASE IS RELATED TO A CIVIL CASE NOW PENDING IN S.D.N.Y.?

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    DEMAND $_ OTHERCheckYES only ifdemanded in complaintJURY DEMAND: D YES LtNO

    JUDGE N/A N/ADOCKET NUMBER1

    NOTE: You must also submit at the time of filing the Statement of Relatedness form (Form IH-32)

  • (PLACEANxINONEBOXONLY) ORIGIN

    LD 1 Original 2 Removed from ^ 3 Remanded D 4 Reinstated orProceeding StateCourt from Reopened

    a. .11 partiesreprtitnud court""'6I | b. At leastone

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    (PLACEAN x INONE BOXONLY) BASIS OF JURISDICTION 1 U.S. PLAINTIFF D 2 U.S. DEFENDANT H 3 FEDERAL QUESTION Q4 DIVERSITY

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    I | 5 Transferred from Q 6 Multidistrict(Specify District) Litigation

    f"~1 7 Appeal toDistrictJudge fromMagistrate JudgeJudgment

    IFDIVERSITY, INDICATECITIZENSHIP BELOW.

    CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES (FOR DIVERSITY CASES ONLY)(Place an [X] in one box for Plaintiffand one box for Defendant)

    CITIZEN OF THIS STATE

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    PTF DEFINCORPORATED and PRINCIPALPLACE [ J 5 [ ] 5OF BUSINESS IN ANOTHER STATE

    INCORPORATED or PRINCIPAL PLACE [ ] 4 [ ] 4OF BUSINESS IN THIS STATE

    PLAINTIFF(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)Zareh and Alina Tjeknavorian410 State Street, Apt.51Brooklyn, NY 11217Kings County

    FOREIGN NATION

    DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS(ES) AND COUNTY(IES)Shant Mardirossian, 111 Radio Circle, Mt. Kisco, NY 10549, Westchester CountyAcome Productions, LLC, 25 Shoshone Drive, Katonah, NY 10536, Westchester County

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    DEFENDANT(S) ADDRESS UNKNOWNREPRESENTATION IS HEREBY MADETHAT, AT THIS TIME, I HAVE BEEN UNABLE, WITH REASONABLE DILIGENCE, TO ASCERTAIN

    RE31BENCE ADDRESSES OF THE FOLLOWING DEFENDANTS:

    Check one: THIS ACTION SHOULD BE ASSIGNED TO: WHITE PLAINS 0 MANHATTAN(DO NOTcheck either box ifthis a PRISONER PETITION/PRISONER CIVIL RIGHTSCOMPLAINT.)

    DATE 7/25/14 SIGNATURE OF ATTORNgYOFfXECORD ADMITTED TO PRACTICE IN THIS DISTRICT

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