No. 24-1251

Nicole Gilbert-Daniels v. Lions Gate Entertainment, Inc., et al.

Lower Court: Ninth Circuit
Docketed: 2025-06-06
Status: Denied
Type: Paid
Response Waived
Tags: copyright-infringement due-process expert-evidence ninth-circuit substantial-similarity summary-judgment
Key Terms:
DueProcess Copyright
Latest Conference: 2025-09-29
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether the Ninth Circuit's application of the extrinsic test in copyright infringement conflicts with Supreme Court precedent and improperly granted summary judgment

Question Presented (from Petition)

1. Substantial Similarity and Summary Judgment: Does the Ninth Circuit’s application of the extrinsic test and its requirement of striking similarity conflict with other circuits or Supreme Court precedent, and did the lower courts err in granting summary judgment by finding no substantial similarity as a matter of law. 2. Expert Evidence’ in Copyright Infringement: Whether the Ninth Circuit erred in affirming the exclusion of Petitioner’s expert report and declaration offered to highlight substantial similarities between the works at issue, thus depriving Petitioner of critical specialized analysis and raising due process concerns in the adjudication of complex copyright claims. i

Docket Entries

2025-10-06
Petition DENIED.
2025-06-25
DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 9/29/2025.
2025-06-12
Waiver of right of respondent Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., et al. to respond filed.
2025-06-11
Waiver of Katori Hall of right to respond submitted.
2025-06-11
Waiver of right of respondent Katori Hall to respond filed.
2025-05-02
2025-04-11
Application (24A973) granted by Justice Kagan extending the time to file until June 21, 2025.
2025-04-09
Application (24A973) to extend the time to file a petition for a writ of certiorari from April 22, 2025 to June 21, 2025, submitted to Justice Kagan.

Attorneys

Katori Hall
Cynthia S AratoShapiro Arato Bach LLP, Respondent
Cynthia S AratoShapiro Arato Bach LLP, Respondent
Lions Gate Entertainment Inc., et al.
David HalberstadterKatten Muchin Roseman, LLP, Respondent
David HalberstadterKatten Muchin Roseman, LLP, Respondent
Nicole Gilbert-Daniels
Nicole Gilbert-Daniels — Petitioner
Nicole Gilbert-Daniels — Petitioner