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1 KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP LLP

Howard Weitzman (SBN 38723)
2 hweitzman@kwikalaw.com
Jonathan P. Steinsapir (SBN 226281)
3 jsteinsapir@kwikalaw.com
Zachary T. Elsea (SBN 279252)
4 zelsea@kwikalaw.com rd
808 Wilshire Boulevard, 3 Floor
5 Santa Monica, California 90401
Telephone: 310.566.9800
6 Facsimile: 310.566.9850
7 FREEDMAN + TAITELMAN LLP
Bryan J. Freedman (SBN 151990)
8 bfreedman@ftllp.com
1901 Avenue of the Stars, Suite 500
9 Los Angeles, California 90067
Telephone: 310.201.0005
10 Facsimile: 310.201.0045
11 Attorneys for Optimum Productions and
KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP LLP
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR

TEL 310.566.9800 • FAX 310.566.9850

John Branca and John McClain as Co-

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90401

12 Executors of the Estate of Michael J.

Jackson
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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CENTRAL DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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16 OPTIMUM PRODUCTIONS, a Case No. 2:19-cv-01862 GW(PJWx)
California corporation; and JOHN
17 BRANCA and JOHN MCCLAIN, in Hon. George H. Wu
the respective capacities as CO-
18 EXECUTORS OF THE ESTATE OF JOINT REPORT PURSUANT TO
MICHAEL J. JACKSON, COURT’S JANUARY 8, 2021
19 ORDER
Plaintiffs,
20 Date: February 4, 2021
vs. Time: 8:30 a.m.
21 Ctrm: 9D
HOME BOX OFFICE, a Division of
22 TIME WARNER ENTERTAINMENT,
L.P., a Delaware Limited Partnership,
23 and HOME BOX OFFICE, INC., a
Delaware corporation, and DOES 1
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and DOES 6 through 10, individuals
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1 Plaintiffs Optimum Productions and John Branca and John McClain, in their
2 respective capacities as Co-Executors of the Estate of Michael J. Jackson, on the one
3 hand, and Defendant Home Box Office, Inc., on the other (collectively, “the
4 Parties”), submit this report pursuant to the Court’s instructions in advance of the
5 Status Conference scheduled for February 4, 2021.
6 The Parties have conferred by email and telephone and have agreed that this
7 dispute will be resolved by an ADR organization other than the American
8 Arbitration Association. The parties will continue to meet and confer to attempt to
9 reach agreement on an arbitration organization and/or arbitrator, and in the absence
10 of a such agreement, a procedure for selecting an arbitrator (either as contemplated
11 by the Agreement or as otherwise agreed to by the Parties). Neither party has agreed
KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP LLP
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR

TEL 310.566.9800 • FAX 310.566.9850

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90401

12 to waive any rights under the Agreement.

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14 DATED: February 1, 2021 Respectfully submitted,
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KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER
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By: /s/ Jonathan P. Steinsapir
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Jonathan P. Steinsapir
20 Attorneys for Defendants Optimum
21 Productions and John Branca and John
McClain in the respective capacities as
22 Co-Executors of the Estate of Michael
23 Jackson

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1 DATED: February 1, 2021 O’MELVENY & MYERS LLP

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By: /s/ Drew Breuder
5 Drew Breuder
6 Attorneys for Defendant Home Box Office,
Inc.
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KINSELLA WEITZMAN ISER KUMP LLP
808 WILSHIRE BOULEVARD, 3RD FLOOR

TEL 310.566.9800 • FAX 310.566.9850

SANTA MONICA, CALIFORNIA 90401

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