Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. v. Dash, No. 1:2021cv05411 - Document 86 (S.D.N.Y. 2022)
Court Description: FINAL JUDGMENT: The Court, having considered the pleadings and the Joint Stipulations dated June 13, 2022 and June 24, 2022, which have been executed by Plaintiff Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. ("RAF, Inc.") and Defendant Damon Dash "Dash&q uot;) (collectively, the "Parties"), hereby DECLARES and ORDERS as follows: The Court has jurisdiction over this matter. As between the Parties, RAF, Inc. owns all rights to the album Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright, and this Judg ment shall prohibit the altering in any way, sale, assignment, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of RAF, Inc.'s property interest in Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright, and including through any me ans such as auctioning a non-fungible token reflecting, referring, or directing to such interest, unless duly authorized by RAF, Inc.; provided, however, that nothing in this Judgment shall prevent Dash from selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of his one-third (1/3rd) ownership interest in RAF, Inc. All claims and causes of action asserted in this case brought by RAF, Inc. againstDash are hereby dismissed without prejudice and all claims brought by Dash against RAF, Inc. are hereby dismissed without prejudice, with the Parties' to bear their respective costs, including any possible attorneys' fees and other expenses of this litigation. This Judgment may be modified by a st ipulation of the Parties as approved by the Court, or by court proceedings resulting in a modified judgment of the Court. The terms of this Judgment shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. The Court retains jurisdiction over this Judg ment and the Parties hereto for purposes of enforcing and modifying this Judgment and the Stipulation of Partial Discontinuance (ECF No. 72) and for purposes of granting such additional relief as may be necessary and appropriate. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to close this case. IT IS SO ORDERED. (Signed by Judge John P. Cronan on 6/27/2022) (ama)
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Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. v. Dash Doc. 86 [PROPOSED] FINAL JUDGMENT The Court, having considered the pleadings and the Joint Stipulations dated June 13, 2022 and June 24, 2022, which have been executed by Plaintiff Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. (“RAF, Inc.”) and Defendant Damon Dash (“Dash”) (collectively, the “Parties”), hereby DECLARES and ORDERS as follows: 1. The Court has jurisdiction over this matter. 2. As between the Parties, RAF, Inc. owns all rights to the album Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright, and this Judgment shall prohibit the altering in any way, sale, assignment, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of RAF, Inc.’s property interest in Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright, and including through any means such as auctioning a non-fungible token reflecting, referring, or directing to such interest, unless duly authorized by RAF, Inc.; provided, however, that nothing in this Judgment shall prevent Dash from selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of his one-third (1/3rd) ownership interest in RAF, Inc. 3. All claims and causes of action asserted in this case brought by RAF, Inc. against Dash are hereby dismissed without prejudice and all claims brought by Dash against RAF, Inc. are hereby dismissed without prejudice, with the Parties’ to bear their respective costs, including any possible attorneys’ fees and other expenses of this litigation. 4. This Judgment may be modified by a stipulation of the Parties as approved by the Court, or by court proceedings resulting in a modified judgment of the Court. 5. The terms of this Judgment shall be governed by the laws of the State of New York. 6. The Court retains jurisdiction over this Judgment and the Parties hereto for purposes of enforcing and modifying this Judgment and the Stipulation of Partial Discontinuance 4 Dockets.Justia.com (ECF No. 72) and for purposes of granting such additional relief as may be necessary and appropriate. IT IS SO ORDERED. The Clerk of the Court is respectfully directed to close this case. DATED: June 27, 2022 New York, New York By Hon. John P. Cronan 5 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ROC-A-FELLA RECORDS, INC., PLAINTIFF AND COUNTERCLAIM-DEFENDANT, -AGAINST- Case No. 1:21-cv-05411-JPC Hon. John P. Cronan DAMON DASH AND GODIGITAL RECORDS, LLC, DEFENDANTS AND COUNTERCLAIM-PLAINTIFFS . JOINT STIPULATION Plaintiff Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. (“RAF, Inc.”) and Defendant Damon Dash (“Dash”) by and through their respective counsel, stipulate as follows: WHEREAS, RAF, Inc. filed a complaint on June 18, 2021, naming Dash as a defendant and seeking a judgment declaring that (a) RAF, Inc. owns all the rights to Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright; (b) Dash, as a RAF, Inc. shareholder, has no direct ownership interest in Reasonable Doubt; (c) Dash is not permitted to sell any interest in Reasonable Doubt; and (d) Dash must transfer to RAF, Inc., any NFT or other asset in his possession, custody, or control reflecting rights to Reasonable Doubt (ECF No. 1 at 11); WHEREAS, also on June 18, 2021, RAF, Inc. moved for a preliminary injunction preventing Dash from “altering in any way, selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of any property interest in Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright and including through any means, such as auctioning a non -fungible token (‘NFT’) reflecting such interests, pending a final determination of the above- captioned lawsuit” (ECF No. 5 at 1); WHEREAS, on July 2, 2021, upon stipulation of the parties, the Court ordered that, pending a final resolution of this action, “Dash, all those in active concert with him, and all persons having notice of this Order by personal service or otherwise, be and the same hereby are RESTRAINED AND ENJOINED from altering in any way, selling, assigning, pledging, encumbering, contracting with regard to, or in any way disposing of any property interest in Reasonable Doubt, including its copyright and including through any means, such as auctioning a non-fungible token (‘NFT’) reflecting, referring, or directing to such interest” (ECF No. 27 at 2); WHEREAS, on August 6, 2021, RAF, Inc. filed an Amended Complaint; WHEREAS, on September 8, 2021, Dash answered the Amended Complaint and asserted Counterclaims against RAF, Inc.; WHEREAS, as set forth in their Joint Stipulation dated June 13, 2022, the parties hereby seek to resolve any and all claims and causes of action asserted in this case, and therefore, respectfully request that the Court enter the attached [Proposed] Final Judgment; IT IS THEREFORE STIPULATED AND AGREED that there is good cause for the Court to enter the attached [Proposed] Final Judgment. DATED: June 24, 2022 QUINN EMANUEL URQUHART & SULLIVAN, LLP By /s/ Alex Spiro Alex Spiro Luke Nikas Paul B. Maslo Attorneys for Roc-A-Fella Records, Inc. 2 DATED: June 24, 2022 TURTURRO LAW, P.C. By /s/ Natraj S. Bhushan Natraj S. Bhushan Eric Howard Attorneys for Damon Dash 3
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