Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc.

AMENDED ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION FOR RECONSIDERATION

Defendants The Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. and Tom Kelley Studios, Inc. have moved under Local Rule 7-18 for reconsideration of the court’s January 7, 2008 order finding that plaintiffs are not collaterally or judicially estopped from claiming that Marilyn Monroe died a domiciliary of California.

I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND

A. Past Proceedings

The Milton H. Greene Archives, Inc. filed this action against CMG Worldwide Inc., Marilyn Monroe LLC, and Anna Strasberg on March 25, 2005. On May 3, 2005, the court consolidated the case with two other actions filed in this district— Shirley De Dienes et al. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc. et al. (CV 05-2516) and Tom Kelley Studio, Inc. v. CMG Worldwide, Inc. et al. (CV 05-2568). On December 14, 2005, the court consolidated two additional actions with the pending case — CMG Worldwide, Inc., et al. v. Tom Kelley Studios (CV 05-5973) and CMG Worldwide, Inc., et al. v. The Milton H. Green Archives, Inc. (CV 05-7627). These actions were originally filed by CMG Worldwide, Inc. and Marilyn Monroe, LLC (the “CMG Parties” or “plaintiffs”) in the United States District Court for…