Case 2:19-cv-00505 Document

UNITED STATES 2 Filed

DISTRICT COURT, 01/23/19
CENTRAL Page
DISTRICT 1 of 3 Page ID #:29
OF CALIFORNIA
CIVIL COVER SHEET
I. (a) PLAINTIFFS ( Check box if you are representing yourself ) DEFENDANTS ( Check box if you are representing yourself )
James Baker, an individual, aka Blocboy JB; and Bloc Nation, LLC,
Epic Games, Inc., a North Carolina corporation; and Does 1 through 50, inclusive
a Tennessee limited liability company

(b) County of Residence of First Listed Plaintiff County of Residence of First Listed Defendant Wake County, NC
(EXCEPT IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES) (IN U.S. PLAINTIFF CASES ONLY)

(c) Attorneys (Firm Name, Address and Telephone Number) If you are Attorneys (Firm Name, Address and Telephone Number) If you are
representing yourself, provide the same information. representing yourself, provide the same information.
Carolynn K. Beck and Daniel Dubin
Pierce Bainbridge Beck Price & Hecht LLP
600 Wilshire Boulevard, Suite 500, Los Angeles, CA 90017
(213) 262-9333
II. BASIS OF JURISDICTION (Place an X in one box only.) III. CITIZENSHIP OF PRINCIPAL PARTIES-For Diversity Cases Only
(Place an X in one box for plaintiff and one for defendant)
PTF DEF PTF DEF
1. U.S. Government 3. Federal Question (U.S. 1 1 Incorporated or Principal Place 4 4
Citizen of This State
Plaintiff Government Not a Party) of Business in this State
Citizen of Another State 2 2 Incorporated and Principal Place 5 5
of Business in Another State
2. U.S. Government 4. Diversity (Indicate Citizenship Citizen or Subject of a
Foreign Country 3 3 Foreign Nation 6 6
Defendant of Parties in Item III)

IV. ORIGIN (Place an X in one box only.)

6. Multidistrict 8. Multidistrict
1. Original 2. Removed from 3. Remanded from 4. Reinstated or 5. Transferred from Another Litigation - Litigation -
Proceeding State Court Appellate Court Reopened District (Specify) Transfer Direct File

V. REQUESTED IN COMPLAINT: JURY DEMAND: Yes No (Check "Yes" only if demanded in complaint.)
CLASS ACTION under F.R.Cv.P. 23: Yes No MONEY DEMANDED IN COMPLAINT: $
VI. CAUSE OF ACTION (Cite the U.S. Civil Statute under which you are filing and write a brief statement of cause. Do not cite jurisdictional statutes unless diversity.)

VII. NATURE OF SUIT (Place an X in one box only).

OTHER STATUTES CONTRACT REAL PROPERTY CONT. IMMIGRATION PRISONER PETITIONS PROPERTY RIGHTS
375 False Claims Act 110 Insurance 240 Torts to Land 462 Naturalization Habeas Corpus: 820 Copyrights
Application
120 Marine 245 Tort Product 463 Alien Detainee 830 Patent
376 Qui Tam Liability 465 Other 510 Motions to Vacate
(31 USC 3729(a)) 290 All Other Real Sentence 835 Patent - Abbreviated
130 Miller Act Immigration Actions
400 State Property TORTS 530 General New Drug Application
140 Negotiable
Reapportionment Instrument TORTS PERSONAL PROPERTY 535 Death Penalty 840 Trademark
410 Antitrust 150 Recovery of PERSONAL INJURY SOCIAL SECURITY
370 Other Fraud Other:
430 Banks and Banking Overpayment & 310 Airplane 861 HIA (1395ff)
Enforcement of 371 Truth in Lending 540 Mandamus/Other
450 Commerce/ICC 315 Airplane
Judgment Product Liability 550 Civil Rights 862 Black Lung (923)
Rates/Etc. 380 Other Personal
151 Medicare Act 320 Assault, Libel & Property Damage 555 Prison Condition 863 DIWC/DIWW (405 (g))
460 Deportation Slander
470 Racketeer Influ- 152 Recovery of 385 Property Damage 560 Civil Detainee 864 SSID Title XVI
330 Fed. Employers' Product Liability Conditions of
enced & Corrupt Org. Defaulted Student Liability
Loan (Excl. Vet.) Confinement 865 RSI (405 (g))
480 Consumer Credit BANKRUPTCY
340 Marine FORFEITURE/PENALTY
490 Cable/Sat TV 153 Recovery of 422 Appeal 28 FEDERAL TAX SUITS
345 Marine Product USC 158
Overpayment of Liability 625 Drug Related 870 Taxes (U.S. Plaintiff or
850 Securities/Com- Vet. Benefits 423 Withdrawal 28 Seizure of Property 21 Defendant)
modities/Exchange 350 Motor Vehicle USC 157 USC 881
160 Stockholders' 871 IRS-Third Party 26 USC
890 Other Statutory Suits 355 Motor Vehicle CIVIL RIGHTS 690 Other 7609
Actions Product Liability
190 Other 440 Other Civil Rights LABOR
891 Agricultural Acts 360 Other Personal
Contract Injury 441 Voting 710 Fair Labor Standards
893 Environmental Act
Matters 195 Contract 362 Personal Injury-
Product Liability Med Malpratice 442 Employment 720 Labor/Mgmt.
895 Freedom of Info. 365 Personal Injury- 443 Housing/ Relations
Act 196 Franchise Accommodations
Product Liability 740 Railway Labor Act
896 Arbitration REAL PROPERTY 445 American with
367 Health Care/ 751 Family and Medical
210 Land Pharmaceutical Disabilities-
899 Admin. Procedures Employment Leave Act
Condemnation Personal Injury
Act/Review of Appeal of Product Liability 446 American with 790 Other Labor
Agency Decision 220 Foreclosure
Disabilities-Other Litigation
368 Asbestos
950 Constitutionality of 230 Rent Lease & Personal Injury 791 Employee Ret. Inc.
448 Education
State Statutes Ejectment Product Liability Security Act

FOR OFFICE USE ONLY: Case Number:

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VIII. VENUE: Your answers to the questions below will determine the division of the Court to which this case will be initially assigned. This initial assignment is subject
to change, in accordance with the Court's General Orders, upon review by the Court of your Complaint or Notice of Removal.
QUESTION A: Was this case removed
from state court? STATE CASE WAS PENDING IN THE COUNTY OF: INITIAL DIVISION IN CACD IS:
Yes No
Los Angeles, Ventura, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo Western
If "no, " skip to Question B. If "yes," check the
box to the right that applies, enter the Orange Southern
corresponding division in response to
Question E, below, and continue from there. Riverside or San Bernardino Eastern

QUESTION B: Is the United States, or B.1. Do 50% or more of the defendants who reside in YES. Your case will initially be assigned to the Southern Division.
one of its agencies or employees, a the district reside in Orange Co.? Enter "Southern" in response to Question E, below, and continue
PLAINTIFF in this action? from there.
check one of the boxes to the right
Yes No
NO. Continue to Question B.2.

B.2. Do 50% or more of the defendants who reside in YES. Your case will initially be assigned to the Eastern Division.
If "no, " skip to Question C. If "yes," answer the district reside in Riverside and/or San Bernardino Enter "Eastern" in response to Question E, below, and continue
Question B.1, at right. Counties? (Consider the two counties together.) from there.

check one of the boxes to the right NO. Your case will initially be assigned to the Western Division.
Enter "Western" in response to Question E, below, and continue
from there.

QUESTION C: Is the United States, or C.1. Do 50% or more of the plaintiffs who reside in the YES. Your case will initially be assigned to the Southern Division.
one of its agencies or employees, a district reside in Orange Co.? Enter "Southern" in response to Question E, below, and continue
DEFENDANT in this action? from there.
check one of the boxes to the right
Yes No
NO. Continue to Question C.2.

C.2. Do 50% or more of the plaintiffs who reside in the YES. Your case will initially be assigned to the Eastern Division.
If "no, " skip to Question D. If "yes," answer district reside in Riverside and/or San Bernardino Enter "Eastern" in response to Question E, below, and continue
Question C.1, at right. Counties? (Consider the two counties together.) from there.

check one of the boxes to the right NO. Your case will initially be assigned to the Western Division.
Enter "Western" in response to Question E, below, and continue
from there.
A. B. C.
Riverside or San Los Angeles, Ventura,
QUESTION D: Location of plaintiffs and defendants? Orange County Bernardino County Santa Barbara, or San
Luis Obispo County
Indicate the location(s) in which 50% or more of plaintiffs who reside in this district
reside. (Check up to two boxes, or leave blank if none of these choices apply.)
Indicate the location(s) in which 50% or more of defendants who reside in this
district reside. (Check up to two boxes, or leave blank if none of these choices
apply.)

D.1. Is there at least one answer in Column A? D.2. Is there at least one answer in Column B?
Yes No Yes No
If "yes," your case will initially be assigned to the If "yes," your case will initially be assigned to the
SOUTHERN DIVISION. EASTERN DIVISION.
Enter "Southern" in response to Question E, below, and continue from there. Enter "Eastern" in response to Question E, below.
If "no," go to question D2 to the right. If "no," your case will be assigned to the WESTERN DIVISION.
Enter "Western" in response to Question E, below.

QUESTION E: Initial Division? INITIAL DIVISION IN CACD

Enter the initial division determined by Question A, B, C, or D above: WESTERN

QUESTION F: Northern Counties?

Do 50% or more of plaintiffs or defendants in this district reside in Ventura, Santa Barbara, or San Luis Obispo counties? Yes No
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CIVIL COVER SHEET

IX(a). IDENTICAL CASES: Has this action been previously filed in this court? NO YES

If yes, list case number(s):

IX(b). RELATED CASES: Is this case related (as defined below) to any civil or criminal case(s) previously filed in this court?
NO YES
If yes, list case number(s):

Civil cases are related when they (check all that apply):

A. Arise from the same or a closely related transaction, happening, or event;

B. Call for determination of the same or substantially related or similar questions of law and fact; or

C. For other reasons would entail substantial duplication of labor if heard by different judges.

Note: That cases may involve the same patent, trademark, or copyright is not, in itself, sufficient to deem cases related.

A civil forfeiture case and a criminal case are related when they (check all that apply):

A. Arise from the same or a closely related transaction, happening, or event;

B. Call for determination of the same or substantially related or similar questions of law and fact; or
C. Involve one or more defendants from the criminal case in common and would entail substantial duplication of
labor if heard by different judges.

X. SIGNATURE OF ATTORNEY
(OR SELF-REPRESENTED LITIGANT): /s/ Carolynn K. Beck DATE: January 23, 2019

Notice to Counsel/Parties: The submission of this Civil Cover Sheet is required by Local Rule 3-1. This Form CV-71 and the information contained herein
neither replaces nor supplements the filing and service of pleadings or other papers as required by law, except as provided by local rules of court. For
more detailed instructions, see separate instruction sheet (CV-071A).

Key to Statistical codes relating to Social Security Cases:

Nature of Suit Code Abbreviation Substantive Statement of Cause of Action

All claims for health insurance benefits (Medicare) under Title 18, Part A, of the Social Security Act, as amended. Also,
861 HIA include claims by hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, etc., for certification as providers of services under the program.
(42 U.S.C. 1935FF(b))

862 BL All claims for "Black Lung" benefits under Title 4, Part B, of the Federal Coal Mine Health and Safety Act of 1969. (30 U.S.C.
923)

863 DIWC All claims filed by insured workers for disability insurance benefits under Title 2 of the Social Security Act, as amended; plus
all claims filed for child's insurance benefits based on disability. (42 U.S.C. 405 (g))

863 DIWW All claims filed for widows or widowers insurance benefits based on disability under Title 2 of the Social Security Act, as
amended. (42 U.S.C. 405 (g))

864 SSID All claims for supplemental security income payments based upon disability filed under Title 16 of the Social Security Act, as
amended.

865 RSI All claims for retirement (old age) and survivors benefits under Title 2 of the Social Security Act, as amended.
(42 U.S.C. 405 (g))

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