IN RE: CBS Licensing Antitrust Litigation

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LY 9/30/70 - MOTION TO TRANSFER by defendants Elektra Corp. and Elektra Sales Corp.	with Memorandum of Law & Affidavit of Service.
8. 10/15/70 RESPOMSE of Record Blub of America, Inc. Opposing Motion.
% 10/16/7073 Erratum by Green, Hoffman, Murphy, White, Wald, Harkrader, Nicholson &
Ross C
10/22/70 Request for ext. of time for Reply by movants.
10/22/70 Grant ext. of time to movants to & incl. 10/30/70 for reply.
&, 10/30/70“ Ltr. fr. Roulette Records advising concurrence with motion.
%. 11/2/70 & Reply Affidavit by Def. dy. Keganps,
§. 11/3/70 ¢ Reply brief of Elektra Corp. and Elektra Sales Corp. in reply to brief
and affidavit submitted by Record Club of Am., Inc. (“ROOA™)
N 11/4/70 J Affidavit of Service of Reply Brief of Elektra Corp., etc.
kd 11/4/70 Attorney Service List mailed to all counsel (11/6/70 S* Revised Affidavit of Service for Reply Brief of Elektra Corp., etc.
11/13/70 HBARING ORDER to involved judges & hearing clerk ~set for N.Y., N.Y. on 12/11
11/13/70 NOTICE OF HEARING to service counsel.
9 1/5/71 b4 SUPPLEMENTAL BRIEF FOR RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC.
1/20/71 OPINION AND ORDER (Per Curiam) transferring SD N.Y. Civ. Action No.
68-1132 to the Eastern District of Pennsylvania_ (Judge Mac Troutman)
for coordinated or consolidated pretrial proceedings.
} . Judge John W. Lord, Jr. (E.D. Penna.)
1/20/71 Consent of HEHEXAKXEXRAXEKXNXXEXEBENAKXXEXBXXMXEKXX for assignment of
: » actions involved in litigation to the HEHEXAKIEXRXERKERXIXXRHEXK
XEXRXXNXBEKXHHAKX Judge E. Mac Troutman (E.D. Penna.)
2/4/71 DISSENT OF JUDGE S. A. WEIGEL to 1/20/71 opinion. Copies to interested
and involved judges & clerks. transferee clerk & judge. participating
counsel, Panel members.
1/13/72 RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. V. KINNEY SERVICES, INC., ET AL.,
S.D. New York, 71 Civ. 5096 - Show Cause Order entered today.
Notified counsel and involved judges.
1/24/72/0 Record Club of America, Inc. v. Kinney Services, et al., S.D.N.Y.
71 Civ. 5096 - Request of Sigmund Beck for extension of time
to file response to SCO for all parties.
1/25/72 ORDER - extending to all parties Feb. 7, 1972 time in which to file
and serve response to SCO entered 1/13/72
2/1/72 HEARING ORDER - Setting Record Club of America, Inc. v. Kinney Services
et al., S.D. N.Y. 71 Civ. 5096- Feb. 25, 1972, Denver, Colorado
: Notified Counsel, involved judges. 9
2/7/72 V4 RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. V. KINNEY SERVICES, ET AL., S.D.N.Y.
) 71 Civ. 5096 - Memorandum and Affidavit of Defendants w/cert.
of service.
2/7/72 /7 RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. V. KINNEY SERVICES, ET. AL. S.D.N.Y.71 Civ. 5096 Breif of Record Club of America w/cert of service
DOCKET NO. 59 eo
D. C. 110 Rev. Civil Docket Continuation a ®
Date Order or
DATE PROCEEDINGS Judgment Noted
2/10/72| RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. V. KINNEY SERVICE DLN i 096
/3 ____Memorandum opposing transfer from RCA w/cert of service.
—2/11/7, RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA ,— INC. v; KINNEY SERVICES, SDNY Ft€ivi 5096 -— 47 Reply memo-of defendants; w/cert of service. —
2/14/72 Reply Brief for Record Club of America; Inc: amd Affidavit w/ce —
| of service.
5/72, | FILED IN OPEN COURT - Supplementary Exhibits from defendants _
“| Kinney Services, Inc. and Warner-Elektra === 4,
4/19/72 RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. V. KINNEY SERVICES, IN ET AL. ,S.D.N.Y. _
OPINION AND ORDEER ~ transferred to E.D.PA assigned to Judge autman
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DOCKET =-- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
® Description of Litigation _
IN RE CBS LICENSING ANTITRUST LITIGATION \
DISTRICT & TRANSFER
NO. CAPTION D.C. NUMBER] JUDGE DATE MISC.
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A-1 Record Club of Ang ca, I LV. FP vol S.D. N.Y. JTyler : Sion	Records, et al. Vit a 70 Civ 232f flea 125/70
A-2 Record Club of America, Inc. Vv. Columb s. E.D. Pa. Troutmgn Motion	Broadcasting System c, t al. 7 68-1132
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B-1 Record Club of America, Ing/Z v. Kin S.D. N.Y. 0sC
Services, Inc., et al. Diaid 5 he/ A Civ. 5094 : 9 Joa, 1/13/72- . 72-519	. 5 ) 27 ~~
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DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
IN RE CBS LICENSING ANTITRUST LITIGATION
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
198 * H (4
a-1 | 228 BER Esquire A & M RECORDS
London, Buttenwieser & Chalif A & M GENERAL CORP.
® 575 Madison Avenue IRVING MUSIC, INC.	New York, New York 10022 HERB ALBERT
JEROME MOSS D. SoKorow, ESQ
Donald H. Green, Esquire- Rosenman, Colin, wa OH oD s ot
Wald, Harkrader, Nicholson & Ros Freund & Emil A V4
1320 Nineteenth Street, N. W. 575 Madison Avenue Sad
Washington, D. C. 20036 New York, New York 10022
CHESS PRODUCING CO. gd Lal
A-2 | Seymour I. Toll, Esquire Orenstein, lime Uh 7 ’Richter, Lord, Toll, Cavanaugh, 119 West 57th Street
McCarty & Raynes New York, New York
121 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19107 CAEDMON RECORDS INC. yames 4. LAmBERTON
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
Also, same as A-1 above (Green) 52 Wall Vtreet
New York, New York _ er| | R. D. CORTINA CO.
N CORTINA INSTITUTE FOR LANGUAGE STUDYot Stowell & Glennon i
60 Wall Street
New York, New York 10005 °° Lag?
0 DISNELAND RECORDS	WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS
WONDERLAND MUSIC CO. bd 4. hls,Donovan, Leisure, New rvine 2.0Two Wall Street {-New York, New York 10005
TRANSAMERICA CORP.
LIBERTY/UA RECORDS INC. J
LIBERTY/UA DISTRIBUTING CORP lpn iis.	Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krinf & Ball
477 Madison Avenue .
o New York, New York 10022
METRO-GOLDWYM MAYER, INC. gororma . Bian?	Shea, Gallop, Climenko & Gould
330 Madison Avenue -
New York, New York 10017 LZ
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
MONUMENT RECORDS CORP. dsTernl
Burke, Gerber & WilenFIANKUN col
| 326 St. Paul Place - AFF ®Baltimore, Maryland 21202 ware
TALMADGE PRODUCTIONS INC. DoeK
Beldock & Kushnick\. HowRRD N. BEL720 Fifth Avenue
: New York, New York 10019 7.7 Le .
ROULETTE RECORDS IN 2.Barovick & Konecky :
555 Madison Avenue ZIPS 4
New York, New York 10022 - :
also
Noman rtz, Esguire
RoubMette cords, Cc.
i 17 Went 60th Street
New YoXk, New\York 10Q19
SCEPTER RECORDS, INC. 2 ce
Feinman & Krasilovsky Ler, beg	424 Madison Avenue v
New York, New York 10017 :
SPOKEN ARTS, INC. 7 Ce SZWillkie, Farr & Gallagher 57%. C	One Chase Manhattan Plaza J
New York, New York 10005 tof.
SKYE RECORDING CO. 3
. . 40 West 55th Street
well 2 “ iz New York, New York 10019
fl ss eidery HITIN WHALE RECORD CQ.Do 35 : 8961 sSsiuxset Boulevard
= Lloret Los Angeles, CaliforniaN90069
¥ Catey Foo £7 WORD INC. Fei	4 Naman, Howell mith & a
Eighth Floor, First National Bldg.
Waco, Texas 76701
METRO RECORDS DISTRIBUTORS
247 West 52nd Street NN
New York, New York 10019
CAMPBELL SILVER CORP.
65 East 55th Street ~
New York, New York 10022 ‘ [| WARNER BROS. PICTURES CORP.
WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.
WARNER BROS. RECORD SALES CORP.
Wilbur H. Halnes, Jr., Esquire
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
123 South Broad Street
. ¥ Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19109
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COLUMBIA RECORDS DISTRIBUTING CORP,
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
Edwin P. Rome, Esquire
C a Blank, Rome, Klaus & ComiskyCs 4 Penn Center Plaza -
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19103
z, CONOLIDATED ELECTRONICS INQUSTRIES \ SONIDATED\ELECTRONICS YUNDUN'RIES- RP. CORR. XAPMERCORY RECA\RD PRODWCTIONS, \NC. 100 \gest\42d S¥&eet
vo MERCU RECO D CORP. New k, ew Yok
MERCURW RECO MFG. .
" J. Stkes Adams Illy Esquir ELEKTRA SALES CORP.
» = 2000-APenn\Center Rlaza ELEKTRA RECORDS CORP. (Movants)
- *Philadeyphia\ Pa. 18102 ELEKTRA CORPORATION
ny © Morris B. Abram, Esquire “-
p hd Paul, Weiss, Goldberg, Rifkind,__— Wharton & Garrison
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
CURW RECO PRODI TIONY, INC.
CURY co MFG. os Cc.
MERQURY CORIR CORP.
35 st ker rive
z Chicdgo, I%linoXNg .AV Franklin Po Esqui : >
® 12th Floor, kard Build \ y oo ox S rePhiladelphih, IN. 19102 estyer va.- De®ro ’ ch
\ Arthur R.\Hg#fris, Esquire >.
Post Offi Box 160 . \ GUARDNRECORIYNG SQCIETY, INC.
Warringt Pa. 18967 VANGUARD RECORD \SALES\CORP.
VANQUARD EREQOLAB, I .
Scarlyfrough &Narris 71 W&st 23 Stree
2338 Philadelpl¥ia Nat'l Bank Bl New Y&rk, N Yor
Philadelphia, Pa. 19107 .
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST DOCKET NO. 59
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DESCRIPTIONQF	LITIGH ION
IN RE CBS LICENSING ANTITRUST LITIGATION
Yo. praintire |	\ Defendant
A-1 | RECORD CLUB OF AMERICA, INC. ELEKTRA SALES CORP.
A-2 § Donald H. Green, Esquire ELEKTRA RECORDS CORP. (Movants)
Qo Wald, Harkrader, Nicholson & Ross ELEKTRA CORPORATION1320 Nineteenth Street, N. W. orris B, AkRram, Esquire
Washington, D. C. 20036 Paul, Weiss,! Goldberg, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
A&M RECORDS (77-222)A&M GENERAL CORP.
: IRVING MUSIC, INC.
HERB ALBERT —_ 2)JEROME Moss (45, Zee (48 13Asa D. Sokolow, Esquire ap
Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petschek, Freund
& Emil
575 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022
| ey CHESS PRODUCING CO.
Robert G. Wise, Esquire
Orenstein, Arrow & Silverman
119 West 57th Street
New York, New York
C CAEDMON RECORDS, INC.James W. Lamberton, Esquire
Cleary, Gottlieb, Steen & Hamilton
: One State Street Plaza
NM New York, New York 100C4
R. D. CORTINA	CO.
CORTINA INSTITUTE FOR LANGUAGE STUDY
Matthew J. Glennon, Esquire
Stowell and Glennon
60 Wall Street
® New York, New York 10005
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No. Defendant
DISNEYLAND RECORDS :
WALT DISNEY PRODUCTIONS
WONDERLAND MUSIC CO. C	John A. Stichter, Esquire
Donovan, Leisure, Newton & Irvine
Two Wall Street
New York, New York 10005
TRANSAMERICA CORP.
LIBERTY/UA RECORDS INC.
LIBERTY/UA DISTRIBUTING CORP.
Gerald Meyer, Esquire
Phillips, Nizer, Benjamin, Krim & Ballon
477 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022 C
METRO-GOLDWYN-MAYER, INC.
Jerome D. Grant, Esquire
Shea, Gallop, Climenko & Gould
330 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10017
MONUMENT RECORDS CORP.
Franklin Goldstein, Esquire
Burke, Gerber & Wilen
325 st. Paul Place
Baltimore, Maryland 21202
TALMADGE PRODUCTIONS, INC.
Howard N. Beldock, Esquire
Beldock and Kushnick
720 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10019
ROULETTE RECORDS INC,
John A. Vassallo, Esquire
Barovick and Konecky
555 Madison Avenue
New York, New York 10022 ®
SCEPTER RECORDS, INC.
. Andrew A. Feinman, Esquire
Feinman and Krasilovsky
424 Madison Avenue
or New York, New York 10017
E SPOKEN ARTS, INC.
Chester J. Straub, Esquire
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10005 ®
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(ADOPTED BY ORDER OF JUDGE TROUTMAN OF AUGUST 8, 1972)
Plaintiff Defendant
Record Club of America, Inc. COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
COLUMBIS BROADCASTING DISTRIBUTING CORP.
Seymour I. Toll, Esq. Edwin P. Rome, Esq.
Suite 2000 Blank, Rome, Klaus & Comisky
[ 1845 Walsnut Street Four Penn Cneter Plaza	Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 Philadelphia, Pa. 19103 :
Donald H. Green, Esd. WARNER BROS PICTURES, INC.
Wald, Harkrader & Ross WARNER BRCS. RECORDS, INC.
1320 19th st., N.W. WARNER BROS. RECORD SALES CORP.
Washington, D. C. 20036 Wilbur H. Haines, Jr., Esq.
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
Robert A. Meister, Esq. 123 South Broad Street
Milgrim, Thomajan & Jacobs Philadelphia, Pa. 19109
25 Broadway
New York, New York 10004 Laurence Greenwald, Esq.
Stroock & Stroock & Lavan
61 Broadway
New York, New York 10006
A & M RECORDS (ALSO FOR
A & M GENERAL CORP. CBS DEF.)
IRVING MUSIC CORP.
HERB ALPERT
JEROME MOSS
Asa D. Sokolow, Esq.
Rosenman, Colin, Kaye, Petschek,
Freund & Emil
C 575 Madison AvenueNew York, New York 10022 .
CAEDMON RECORDS, INC.
Robert J. Sugarman, Esq.
Dechert, Price & Rhoads
1600 Three Penn Center
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
R. D. CORTINA CO.
CORTINA INSTITUTE FOR LANGUAGE STUDY
Matthew J. Glennon, Esq.
C Stoewll & Glennon	60 Wall Street
New York, N. ¥Y. 10005
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Plaintiff Defendant
ELEKTRA CORP,
ELEKTRA RECORDS CORP.
ELEKTRA SALES CORP. oJohn A. Delehanty, Esq.
Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton & Garrison
345 Park Avenue
New York, New York 10022
MONUMENT RECORDS CORP. oA twwst 295.0,Joseph Z. Epstein, Esq. :
Pryor, Braun, Cashman & Sherman
410 Park Avenue
New York, N. Y. 10022
TALMADGE PRODUCTIONS, INC. CRichard McElroy, Esq.
Balnk, Rome, Klaus & Comisky
Four Penn Center Plaza
Philadelphia, Pa. 19103
ROULETTE RECORDS, INC.
Jo A. Va 1loAN EZqg. Kurtz & Vassallo
65 st 55 se. XO 598 Madison Avenue	New York, New Yofk 0019 N.Y., N.Y. 10022
SPOKEN ARTS, INC.
Chester J. Straub, Esq
Willkie, Farr & Gallagher
One Chase Manhattan Plaza
New York, New York 10005
SKYE RECORDING CO,
Mr, Norman Schwartz, President
Skye Recording Co., Ltd.
40 West 55th Street
| New York, New York 10019
KINNEY SERVICES, INC. o	WARNER-ELEKTRA-ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTING CORP.
. M. Richard Kalter, Esquire
Schnader, Harrison, Segal & Lewis
1719 Packard Building
Philadelphia, Pa. 19102
(ALSO REPRESENTS ELEKTRA CORP.,
ELEKTRA RECORDS CORP. AND ELEKTRA
SALES CORP.)
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DESCRIPTION OF LITIGATION
IN RE CBS LICENSING ANTITRUST LITIGATION
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No. Plaintiff Defendant
WHITE WHALE RECORD CO.
William M. Kaplan, Esquire
C Mitchell, Silberberg & Knupp	6380 Wilshire Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90048
WORD INC.
J. Rodney Lee, Esquire
‘Naman, Howell, Smith & Chase
8th Floor, First National Building
Waco, Texas 76701
WARNER BROS. PICTURES CORP.
WARNER BROS. RECORDS, INC.
WARNER BROS. RECORD SALES CORP.
Wilbur H. Haines, Jr., Esquire
Pepper, Hamilton & Scheetz
123 South Broad Street
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19109
COLUMBIA RECORDS DISTRIBUTING CORP.
COLUMBIA BROADCASTING SYSTEM, INC.
Edwin P. Rome, Esquire
Blank, Rome, Klaus & Comisky
4 Penn Center Plaza
® Philadelphia, Pennsylvania 19102| SKYE RECORDING CO.40 West 55th Street
New York, New York 10019 v4CV
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CAMPBELL SILVER CORP. + '% hi Ay65 East 55th Street LY
® New York, New York 10022 i i
No. | Plaintiff pefendant
B-1 | Sigmund A. Beck, Esq. WP KINNEY SERVICES, INC. :
Milgrim, Thomajan & Jacobs \ WARNER-ELEKTRA=ATLANTIC DISTRIBUTING CO.25 Broadway pSidney S. RosdeitcherEsa _ ®New York, New York 10004 - Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, Wharton
& Garrison f345 Park Avenue Af .New York, New York 10022

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