Ellerbee v. Jenkins

Summary

Demetrius Ellerbee aka Kinky B is a former business associate of Jay Jenkins aka Young Jeezy. He claims he is entitled to a large portion of Jeezy's royalties and earnings as Jeezy's partner. Ellerbee specifically claimed he brokered Jeezy's recording arrangement with Def Jam. Ellerbee's attorney is seeking at least $5 million plus attorney's fees.

Outcome

Verdict for the defense:

Plaintiff is not entitled to 50% of Defendant's earnings under the recording contract with Def Jam Recordings.

Verdict for the defense of conversion and RICO counts.

No punitive damages.

Fulton County Superior Court

Case Information

Attorneys

Witnesses

Plaintiff: Ellerbee, Demetrius
Defense: Jenkins, Jay

Judge: Robert McBurney
Jurisdiction: Superior Court of Georgia, Fulton County
Court: Fulton County Courthouse

Case Number: 2012CV220124
Industry: Entertainment
Practice Area: Commercial Law, Art, Entertainment and Sports Law

Plaintiff

Ellerbee, Demetrius

Represented By:
Breedlove, Mario (The Breedlove Law Firm)

Defense

Jenkins, Jay

Represented By:
Dubose, Von (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP)
Varghese, Manoj "Sachin" (Bondurant, Mixson & Elmore, LLP)

Expert Witnesses

Lay Witnesses

Sessions

Attorney

Witness

Type

Description

PM Session

Openings

5 Chapters

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:16:34	Opening Statement	Breedlove, Mario
00:38:46	Opening Statement	Dubose, Von
00:56:03	General Case Activities
01:03:35	End of Session

OCT

AM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

13 Chapters

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

6 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
02:04:06	General Case Activities
02:08:03	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
02:23:06	Witness Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
03:31:58	General Case Activities
03:32:27	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Plaintiff Witness(es)

22 Chapters

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	Witness Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
00:04:27	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
00:13:00	Witness Re-Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
00:20:54	General Case Activities		Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
00:24:14	General Case Activities	Dubose, Von	Ellerbee, Demetrius	In Person
00:25:00	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Thornton, Jini	In Person
00:57:07	Witness Cross Examination	Varghese, Manoj "Sachin"	Thornton, Jini	In Person
01:33:08	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Thornton, Jini	In Person
01:37:41	General Case Activities		Thornton, Jini	In Person
01:38:30	General Case Activities	Varghese, Manoj "Sachin"	Thornton, Jini	In Person
01:40:27	General Case Activities
01:44:23	Break
01:54:13	General Case Activities
02:07:48	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Britton, Kellye	In Person
02:32:35	Witness Cross Examination	Varghese, Manoj "Sachin"	Britton, Kellye	In Person
02:40:21	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Britton, Kellye	In Person
02:42:27	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Bowen, Erica	In Person
02:53:26	Witness Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Bowen, Erica	In Person
02:58:56	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Bowen, Erica	In Person
03:02:45	Witness Cross Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Jenkins, Jay	In Person
03:42:44	General Case Activities
03:43:18	End of Session

OCT

PM Session

Closings

7 Chapters

OCT

AM Session

Verdict

4 Chapters

OCT

Recording Disclaimer: This proceeding was recorded in full.

Ellerbee v. Jenkins

Summary

Outcome

Sessions

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Essentials

Training Libraries

	Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:34:15	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Phillips, Vincent	In Person
00:47:44	Witness Cross Examination	Varghese, Manoj "Sachin"	Phillips, Vincent	In Person
00:51:00	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Greene, Joseph	In Person
01:07:14	Witness Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Greene, Joseph	In Person
01:38:54	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Greene, Joseph	In Person
01:46:47	General Case Activities		Greene, Joseph	In Person
01:49:51	General Case Activities	Dubose, Von	Greene, Joseph	In Person
01:52:10	Witness Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Lee, Kevin	In Person
02:18:34	Witness Cross Examination	Dubose, Von	Lee, Kevin	In Person
02:21:45	Witness Re-Direct Examination	Breedlove, Mario	Lee, Kevin	In Person
02:25:33	General Case Activities
02:25:48	End of Session

	Description	Attorney
00:00:00	General Case Activities
00:14:42	General Case Activities
00:43:37	General Case Activities
00:45:37	Closing Statement	Dubose, Von
01:33:42	Closing Statement	Breedlove, Mario
02:12:53	General Case Activities
02:13:50	End of Session

			Description	Attorney	Witness	Presence
		00:00:00	General Case Activities
		00:02:29	Reading of the Verdict
		00:04:38	General Case Activities
		00:06:20	End of Session