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Disney Enterprises, Inc. v. Minimax

District Court, C.D. California · Docket 2:25-cv-08768

Active Litigation

Court
District Court, C.D. California
Docket
2:25-cv-08768
Filed
September 16, 2025
Category
Copyright
Plaintiffs
Disney Enterprises, Inc.
Defendants
Minimax
Current status
Filed; docket monitoring active, no development recorded yet by this tracker
Docket and filings
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Latest development · August 7, 2026

Joint STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Network, Inc., Turner Entertainment

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Docket timeline

  • August 7, 2026

    Joint STIPULATION for Protective Order filed by Plaintiffs and Counterclaim Defendants DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Network, Inc., Turner Entertainment Docket #63 →

  • July 29, 2026

    Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Haiyan Tang counsel for Counter Claimant Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., Defendants Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd.. Adding Haiyan Tang as counsel of record for Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd. and Nanonoble Pte. Lt Docket #62 →

  • June 26, 2026

    ANSWER to Answer to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,, Counterclaim,, 60 with JURY DEMAND filed by Plaintiffs DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Netwo Docket #61 →

  • June 5, 2026

    ANSWER to Complaint (Attorney Civil Case Opening),,,,, 1 with JURY DEMAND filed by Defendants Nanonoble Pte. Ltd. and Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd.; Counterclaimant Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.'s, COUNTERCLAIM against DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera P Docket #60 →

  • May 22, 2026

    Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Andrew Jackson Thomas counsel for Plaintiffs DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Network, Inc., Tur Docket #58 →

  • May 22, 2026

    Notice of Appearance or Withdrawal of Counsel: for attorney Andrew Gregory Sullivan counsel for Plaintiffs DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Network, Inc., T Docket #59 →

  • May 22, 2026

    ORDER DENYING MOTIONS TO DISMISS [DKT. NOS. 34, 35 ] by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. Defendants' motions to dismiss the complaint for lack of personal jurisdiction and failure to state a claim are denied. Defendants shall file their answer(s) no later than June 5, 2026. (chk) (Entered: 05/22/2026) Docket #57 →

  • May 21, 2026

    APPLICATION to Allow More than One Attorney to Argue at the May 29, 2026 Hearing filed by Defendants Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd.. (Attachments: # 1 Proposed Order) (Schwartz, Robert) (Entered: 05/21/2026) Docket #56 →

  • May 15, 2026

    DECLARATION of Sheng Jingyuan re Reply (Motion related), 53 filed by Defendant Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd.. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Schwartz, Robert) (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #54 →

  • May 15, 2026

    REPLY in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Defendants Minimax and Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd. Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(2); Memorandum of Points And Authorities 34 filed by Defendant Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd.. (Schwartz, Robert) (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #53 →

  • May 15, 2026

    REPLY in Support of NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); Memorandum of Points and Authorities 35 filed by Defendant Nanonoble Pte. Ltd.. (Schwartz, Robert) (Entered: 05/15/2026) Docket #55 →

  • May 13, 2026

    NOTICE OF FILING TRANSCRIPT filed for proceedings 05/01/2026 9:00 a.m. re Transcript 51 THERE IS NO PDF DOCUMENT ASSOCIATED WITH THIS ENTRY. (dac) TEXT ONLY ENTRY (Entered: 05/13/2026) Docket #52 →

  • May 13, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT for proceedings held on 05/01/2026 9:00 a.m.. Court Reporter/Electronic Court Recorder: EXCEPTIONAL REPORTING SERVICES, INC., phone number 361-949-2988. Transcript may be viewed at the court public terminal or purchased through the Court Reporter/Electronic Court Recorder before the deadl Docket #51 →

  • May 11, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER as to Plaintiffs DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Characters, Inc, The Cartoon Network, Inc., Turner Entertainment Co., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Universa Docket #50 →

  • May 8, 2026

    TRANSCRIPT ORDER as to Defendants Does, MiniMax, Nanonoble Pte. Ltd., Shanghai Xiyu Jizhi Technology Co. Ltd. for Court Smart (CS). Court will contact Andrea Llamas at Andreallamas@quinnemanuel.com with further instructions regarding this order. Transcript preparation will not begin until payment ha Docket #48 →

  • May 6, 2026

    PRETRIAL AND TRIAL ORDER by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. (lfa) (Entered: 05/06/2026) Docket #46 →

  • May 6, 2026

    ORDER RE MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr. (lfa) (Entered: 05/06/2026) Docket #47 →

  • May 1, 2026

    OPPOSITION re: NOTICE OF MOTION AND MOTION to Dismiss Pursuant To Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6); Memorandum of Points and Authorities 35 filed by Plaintiffs DC Comics, Disney Enterprises, Inc., Dreamworks Animation L.L.C., Hanna-Barbera Productions, Inc., Lucasfilm Ltd. LLC, MVL Film Finance LLC, Marvel Docket #42 →

  • May 1, 2026

    MINUTES OF Mandatory Scheduling Conference held before Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: The Court heard from the parties about the contents of their joint Rule 26(f) report. The parties represented that they have fully exchanged initial disclosures. A case management order will be issued separately. A Docket #49 →

  • May 1, 2026

    CASE MANAGEMENT ORDER by Judge Stanley Blumenfeld, Jr.: PLEASE READ THIS ORDER (AND ATTACHMENT) CAREFULLY. The complaint was filed on September 16, 2025; and the responsive pleading was filed on April 10, 2026. The DOE defendants remaining after June 26, 2026 are dismissed by operation of this Order Docket #45 →

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Facts on this page were last verified against the docket on August 2, 2026. See how we track these cases, or return to all tracked cases.

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