Minden Pictures, Inc. v. Complex Media, Inc.
- Ronnie Abrams
- 1:22-cv-04069
- U.S. District Court · Southern District of New York
- 2
In Minden Pictures v. Complex Media, Judge Abrams paused the case and the motion to dismiss until a related appeal is resolved.
Minden Pictures, Inc. and Complex Media, Inc.; the action and the pending motion to dismiss are paused while the related appeal is resolved.
What happened
Minden Pictures, Inc. sued Complex Media, Inc., and Complex Media asked the court to dismiss Minden Pictures’ Second Amended Complaint.
The court said the case shares important similarities with Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. v. RADesign, Inc., which was then on appeal in the Second Circuit.
Judge Ronnie Abrams paused the action and the motion to dismiss until the court issues a further order; she did not decide the motion’s merits.
The detailed version
- Minden Pictures, Inc. v. Complex Media, Inc. · No. 1:22-cv-04069
- Ronnie Abrams
- Nov. 28, 2023
Background
Minden Pictures, Inc. brought this action against Complex Media, Inc. Complex Media filed a motion to dismiss Minden Pictures’ Second Amended Complaint. The opinion does not describe the underlying claims or the arguments on the motion.
Reason for the Stay
The court stayed the motion to dismiss while the Second Circuit considered an appeal in a related case, Michael Grecco Productions, Inc. v. RADesign, Inc., No. 23-1078. The court found that staying the action was appropriate because of similarities between that case and this one. It cited decisions recognizing that a court may pause proceedings while another proceeding could affect the case, even if the other proceeding will not necessarily control the outcome.
Ruling
The court stayed Complex Media’s motion to dismiss pending resolution of the appeal. It also directed the Clerk of Court to stay the action pending further order from the court. Judge Ronnie Abrams did not rule on whether the Second Amended Complaint should be dismissed.
Disposition
The motion to dismiss was stayed, and the action was stayed pending further order.
Read the full 2-page opinion on CourtListener, the free public archive maintained by the Free Law Project.