TicketMonster week ahead: Live Nation Rapino To Stay in SDNY to Negotiate with States While Opposing Inner City Press Unsealing Bid - more here, including on... SACO?
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by Matthew Russell Lee, Patreon “TicketMonster” Book Substack
SDNY COURTHOUSE, March 10 – The United States versus Live Nation trial began on March 2 with jury selection, before U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York Judge Arun Subramanian.
In the run-up, the parties and some non-parties like counsel to Irving Azoff, arguing for sealing and redaction of documents. As it has done in other SDNY cases, Inner City Press anticipates filing when necessary to unseal.
On March 4, it happened. A request was made to seal an exhibit, and then nothing else could be covered. Inner City Press filed with Judge Subramanian, cc-ing DOJ and Live Nation’s counsel, below.
On March 5, Judge Subramanian granted Inner City Press fist motion to unseal, here
On March 6, Inner City Press was in the courtroom at 8:30 am, and spoke to push for further unsealing, including of demonstratives. See new book, “TicketMonster: US v Live Nation 1,” ebook, audiobook and paperback here.
On March 9, amid news of a US settlement, Inner City Press filed a second request to unseal, here. Then it ran in and live tweeted Judge Subramanian questioning the settlement, summoning Rapino in on March 10. At 4:20 pm the US - which says Live Nation is selling off things it is divesting - filed its term sheet, which we are putting on DocumentCloud here
At 11 pm on March 9, Live Nation opposed Inner City Press’ motion to unseal, here. Before midnight, Inner City Press replied, here.
On March 10 Judge Subramanian told the states, led by five, to stay in the courthouse for the week, with the prospect of a March 16 restart of trial, states versus Live Nation, hanging over them. Inner City Press managed to asked Michael Rapino if he was staying; he said Yes. But what about the unsealing?
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