United States District Court Southern District of New
Case 1:09-cv-05583-JFK-GWG Document 150 Filed 03/24/14 Page 1 of 51 UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK -----------------------------------X CURTIS JAMES JACKSON, III, p/k/a : 50 CENT, TOMORROW TODAY : ENTERTAINMENT, INC., and G-UNIT : RECORDS, INC., : : Plaintiffs, : : No. 09 Civ. 5583 (JFK) -against- : : OPINION & ORDER LEE Q. ODENAT, a/k/a “Q,” d/b/a : WWW.WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM, WORLDSTAR : HIP HOP, INC., WORLDSTAR, LLC, : WSHH337, LLC, JOHN DOE LLC(S)/ : CORPORATION(S), : : Defendants. : : ---------------------------------- : LEE Q. ODENAT, a/k/a “Q,” d/b/a : WWW.WORLDSTARHIPHOP.COM, : : Third-Party Plaintiff, : : -against- : : YVES MONDESIR, : : Third-Party Defendant. : -----------------------------------X APPEARANCES For Plaintiffs Curtis James Jackson, III, Tomorrow Today Entertainment, Inc., and G-Unit Records, Inc.: MORITT HOCK HAMROFF & HOROWITZ LLP By: Michael Cardello, III GRAYROBINSON, P.A. By: Karen L. Stetson Case 1:09-cv-05583-JFK-GWG Document 150 Filed 03/24/14 Page 2 of 51 For Defendants Worldstar Hip Hop, Inc., Worldstar, LLC, WSHH337, LLC, and Defendant/Third-Party Plaintiff Lee Odenat: ZARIN & ASSOCIATES P.C. By: Scott Zarin, Esq. For Third-Party Defendant Yves Mondesir: FAZZIO LAW OFFICES By: John P. Fazzio Katherine Braver JOHN F. KEENAN, United States District Judge: This action arises from Defendant Lee Odenat’s allegedly unauthorized use of Plaintiff Curtis Jackson’s likeness and intellectual property as well as the intellectual property of Plaintiffs Tomorrow Today Entertainment, Inc. (“Tomorrow Today Entertainment”) and G-Unit Records, Inc. (“G-Unit Records”) on Odenat’s website, www.worldstarhiphop.com. Odenat has brought third-party claims against Third-Party Defendant Yves Mondesir, alleging that Mondesir held himself out to be Jackson’s agent and authorized Odenat’s use of Jackson’s likeness and Plaintiffs’ intellectual property.
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