Livevideo.AI Corp v. Redstone — 2d Cir. (Oct 13, 2026)

No. 25-2954 Argued October 13, 2026 Published October 14, 2026

The Second Circuit hears Livevideo dot A I versus Redstone, a request to revive a dismissed appeal. The underlying lawsuit arose from Paramount's merger with Skydance. But the case stalled over service of process, the formal delivery of a summons and the operative complaint to defendants. In September 2025, the New York district court dismissed the suit without prejudice under Rule four M, after finding that the defendants had not been properly served in time. It also imposed a ten thousand dollar penalty on Livevideo and its lawyer for frivolous litigation, and required court permission for further merger-related suits. Rule eleven allows sanctions for legally baseless filings or improper litigation purposes, not merely for losing a case. Livevideo appealed but did not file its opening brief by March thirty-first, 2026, and the appeal was dismissed for that default. The company now asks to reinstate the appeal. A mandate formally gives effect to the appellate court's final disposition and ordinarily returns authority over the case to the lower court. Recalling it is an exceptional step requiring extraordinary circumstances. Alfred Constants, for Livevideo, will ask the court to reopen the appeal. Ani-Rae Lovell of Ropes and Gray, representing National Amusements, will oppose that request.

Livevideo.AI Corp v. Redstone (No. 25-2954) — U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, argued October 13, 2026.

Sources

Argument audio — official Second Circuit motion hearing; all advocacy and closing preserved:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/audio/25-2954%20mtn.mp3

Case and argument date — official Second Circuit recording search:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/oral_arguments.html

Prior dismissal, sanctions and filing restrictions — S.D.N.Y. Doc. 170, September 30, 2025; public filed copy:https://cases.justia.com/federal/district-courts/new-york/nysdce/1%3A2024cv06290/626952/170/0.pdf

Underlying dispute and service history — Magistrate Judge Moses's August 12, 2025 report, ECF 163; public court-text copy:https://app.midpage.ai/document/livevideo-ai-corp-v-redstone-1000448850928

Brief deadline, dismissal and reinstatement filings — public copy of substantive appellate docket entries, through May 8, 2026:https://dockets.justia.com/docket/circuit-courts/ca2/25-2954

Service of process and time limit — Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 4(c) and (m):https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_4

Filing sanctions — Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 11:https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frcp/rule_11

Mandate contents and effectiveness — Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure 41:https://www.law.cornell.edu/rules/frap/rule_41

Mandate procedure — Second Circuit clerk's explanation:https://ww3.ca2.uscourts.gov/clerk/case_filing/appealing_a_case/civil_case/issuance_of_mandate.html

Exceptional mandate recall — Calderon v. Thompson, 523 U.S. 538, 549–550 (1998); official U.S. Reports:https://www.govinfo.gov/content/pkg/USREPORTS-523/pdf/USREPORTS-523-538.pdf#page=13

Advocate's firm — current Ropes & Gray profile of Ani-Rae Lovell:https://www.ropesgray.com/en/people/l/ani-rae-lovell

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