Steinbeck v. Kaffaga
Petition for certiorari denied on October 5, 2020
Issue: Whether collateral estoppel bars an affirmative
defense based on 17 U.S.C. § 304(c)(5) in a second
litigation, when the first litigation involving different
copyright termination rights never decided if the
agreement at issue—purporting to transfer control over future termination rights before those rights
vested—is unenforceable under Section 304(c)(5).
| Date | Proceedings and Orders (key to color coding) |
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| Jan 02 2020 | Application (19A737) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from January 15, 2020 to March 10, 2020, submitted to Justice Kagan. |
| Jan 03 2020 | Application (19A737) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until March 10, 2020. |
| Mar 10 2020 | Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due April 29, 2020) |
| Mar 19 2020 | Waiver of Waverly Scott Kaffaga not accepted for filing. (March 19, 2020) |
| Apr 21 2020 | Waiver of right of respondent Waverly Scott Kaffaga to respond filed. |
| Apr 28 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 5/15/2020. |
| Apr 29 2020 | Amicus brief of The Estate of Thomas Steinbeck, et al. not accepted for filing. (April 29, 2020) |
| Apr 29 2020 | Brief amici curiae of Authors Guild Inc., et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Apr 29 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of California Society of Entertainment Lawyers filed. (Distributed) |
| May 06 2020 | Response Requested. (Due June 5, 2020) |
| May 18 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response from June 5, 2020 to July 6, 2020, submitted to The Clerk. |
| May 19 2020 | Motion to extend the time to file a response is granted and the time is extended to and including July 6, 2020. |
| Jun 05 2020 | Brief amicus curiae of Digital Justice Foundation filed. |
| Jul 06 2020 | Brief of respondent Waverly Scott Kaffaga in opposition filed. |
| Jul 22 2020 | DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2020. |
| Sep 23 2020 | Reply of petitioners The Estate of Thomas Steinbeck, et al. filed. (Distributed) |
| Oct 05 2020 | Petition DENIED. |
