Charles Rivkin v. Motion Pictures Editors Guild, IATSE LOCAL 700 et al

Charles Rivkin v. Motion Pictures Editors Guild, IATSE LOCAL 700 et al is an active civil matter in Central District of California under docket 26-cv-02388.

The dispute currently identifies 2:26-cv-02388 Charles Rivkin and 5:26-cv-02388 HENAN BOOM GELATIN CO., LTD on one side and ALPHA PLUS TECH, LLC and Motion Pictures Editors Guild, IATSE LOCAL 700 on the other.

The case is currently organized around Federal jurisdiction and procedural posture, Current docket activity and next procedural step, Pending motions, orders, and near-term docket movement, Claims pleaded in the complaint and early case posture.

The available docket gives enough signal to track the case, but not enough to overstate the merits. This page will become more useful as filings, orders, hearings, and party appearances add detail.

On May 6, 2026, the docket recorded a other: A Notice of Interested Parties was filed. On May 5, 2026, the docket recorded a motion: A Motion was filed.

The next thing to watch is whether the latest other produces a substantive order, a scheduling change, a settlement signal, or a filing that clarifies the parties' positions.