IN RE: "The Exorcist" Copyright Infringement Litigation

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12/8/75 § 1.J MOTION & SUPPORTING MEMORANDUM -- Warners Bros. INC. and HOya PToadu OTIS,
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1) _and proof of service on involved clerks and attorneys
— -_ REQ D TRANSFEREE	FORUM: Central District of California	: REQUESTED TRANSFEREE JUDGE: Hon. David W. Williams
12/18/75 § | APPEARANCES -- W. P. Johnson for Highland Theatres, Inc.
: J.	P. schiff for Plitt Theatres,	Inc.
= H. P. Breazeale, Jr. for Gulf States Theatres, Inc.	12/19/75 1} ! APPEARANCE --- J. E. Boxer for Pltf. Warner Bros., Inc. & Hoya Prod. Inc.
12/22/75 = APPEARANCE --- B. R. Kaufman for MannTheatres Corp. of California-— 1 | ________ ____W. 0. Wheeler for de ilm Ventures Ihéternational, Inc.
12/22/75 | REQUEST FOR EXTENSION	-- FILM VENTURES, INC. -- GRANTED TO Dec. 30, 1975
12/29/75 au -- HIGHLAND THEATRES, INC. w/cert.of service ~	12/29/75 3 RESPONSE -- PLITT THEATRES INC. w/cert. of service
12/29/75 § 4 JRESPONSE -- FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL, INC. w/cert. of service
12/29/75 § 5 RESPONSE ~- WARNER BROS. INC. AND HOYA PRODUCTIONS INC. w/cert. of
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12/30/75 § =~ {HEARING ORDER -- SETTING	A-1 through A-4 FOR HEARING, JAN. , 1976
WASH., D.C.
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4 O : CONSENT OF TRANSFEREE COURT =--— le udage ALBERT LEE STEPHENS, RK. ——
| for transfer of actions under 28 U.S.C. §12U =O
{| CENTRALDISTRICT OF “CALIFORNIA
/ 6 CC] OPINION AND ORDER -- transferring actions A-1 through A-4 to Judge
I David W. Williams for coordinated or consolidated
| oretrial under 28 U.S.C. SI40
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: oT 2timins ASSOC. TV, WARNS BROS. BT AL. SibN-Y. 37 CIV. ET5/16/77 en ZIMMEL ASSOC. V. WARNER BROS., ET AL., S.D.N.Y. 77 Civ. 622	i NOTICE OF OPPOSITION FILED TODAY -- ZIMMEL ASSOC.
6/1/77. : _EBHEARTN ORDER — etting B— i mme A 0 0 hearing June 24 9
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6/2/77 _} WITHDRAWAL OF OPPOSITION TO TRANSFER (B-1) Zimmel Assoc	Vv. Warner Borthers
Lk et al., S.D.N.Y., 77 Civ 662 from Film Ventures International
ORDER ~- LIFTING Stay and transferring action to the C.D. Calif.
: and VACATING HEARING SET for June 24, 1977
Conditional transfer order final today —-- Notified counsel
: transferee clerk, transferor clerk and judges
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OPINION AND ORDER OF APRIL 22 Case MN E. 23uppocfg 1 Filed 05/01/15 Page 2 of3DOCKET NO. 239 -- JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Description of Litigation 7 7
IN RE "THE EXORCIST" COPYRIGHT INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION ” “oc Z- Summary of Panel AcEica Wi	7, FoDate(s) of Hearing(s) ur 27,9 a il| el ff	-
Date(s) of Opinion(s)	or Order (s) &@4/7¢ i “ 77Consolidation Ordered X 4 Name of Transferee Judge Honorable David W. Williams
Consolidation Denied Transferee District Central District of California
Intra-| _________________ Ipistrict| civii | | Date of :Office and Action Transfer] Transferee |Dismissal
Number Caption Judge Number Date Docket No. [or Remand Misc.
A-1 Warner Bros. Inc., et al. v. Film C.D.Cal. NV ind7g	Ventures International, et al. illiams| CV75-2774-DWW
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A-2 Warner Bros, Inc., et al. v. Plitt N.D.Ill. Hehe VTL-A3S q: Theatres, Inc. ; 75C 3816 |
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A-3 Warner Bros. Inc., et al. v. Colorado 1/20/99 You 1353 440 9Highland Theatres, Inc. atsch 75 1195
A-4 Warner Bros., Inc., et al. v. Gulf [E.D. La. : { 9
States Theatres, Inc. Mitchell] 75-3466-Se¢. Vk V26-135, oils iB-1 Zimmel Associates,, v. Warner Bros.,S.D.N.Y.| 77Civ.622 Ji) 7 p “£1007 WiLL,po Lf 4
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Prepared: 12/18/75
ATTORNEY SERVICE LIST
JUDICIAL PANEL ON MULTIDISTRICT LITIGATION
Q.... NO. 239 -- IN RE "THE EXORCIST" COPYRIGHT
INFRINGEMENT LITIGATION }
WARNER BROS, INC. AND HOYA FILM VENTURES INTERNATIONAL .
® PRODUCTIONS, INC. (A-1, A-2, A-3 & A-dj Marvin Zinman, Esquire	Michael Bergman, Esquire Suite 1017
Joel E. Boxer, Esquire 315 West 9th Street
Peter C. Bronson, Esquire Los Angeles, Calif. 90015
Kaplan, Livingston, Goodwin, TT
Berkowitz & Selvin MANN THEATRES CORPORATION
450 North Roxbury Drive OF CALIF(R NIA
Beverly Hills, California 90210 Bernard R. Kaufman, Esquire
9200 Sunset Blvd., Suite 301
ZIMMEL ASSOCIATES (B-1) Los Angeles, California 9006%
Berg and Duffy
3000 Marcus Avenue PACIFIC THEATRES CORP.
Lake Success,New York 11040 Irving A. Shimer, Esquire
A. ERRE CINEMATOGRAFICA, S.A. Swerdlow, Glikbarg & ShimerIEE IE TT Da 9601 Wilshire Blvd., Suite 544
Robert A. Meyer, Esquire Beverly Hill 1if . 9021
Loeb and Loeb v y Hills, Calitornia 0
One Wilshire Building
Sixteenth Floor PLITT THEATRES, INC.
Wilshire Boulevard at Grand Avenue Joel P. schiff, Esduire
Los Angeles, California 90017 Pacht, Ross, Warne, Bernhard
& Sears, Inc.
1800 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 500
C — Los Angeles; California 90067	—
HIGHLAND THEATRES, INC.
: William P. Johnson, Esquire
Rothgerber, Appel & Powers
2450 Colorado State Bank Bldg.
Denver, Colorado 80202
GULF STATES THEATRES, INC.
Hopkins P. Breazeale, Jr., Esd.
C Breazeale, Sachse & Wilson	701 Fidelity National Bank Bldg.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana 70801