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comparing a non-audiovisual script with an audiovisual movie to determine substantial similarity on a motion to dismiss
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CASE NO. CV 12-0636-R (MANx)
10-04-2012
ELIJAH SCHKEIBAN, an individual, Plaintiff, v. JAMES CAMERON, an individual; LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT, INC., a California corporation; TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX FILM CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation; DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LP, a Delaware limited partnership, Defendants.
ROBERT H. ROTSTEIN (SBN 72452), ELAINE K. KIM (SBN 242066), MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP 11377 West Olympic Boulevard Attorneys for Defendants, James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, Dune Entertainment LP
ROBERT H. ROTSTEIN (SBN 72452),
ELAINE K. KIM (SBN 242066),
MITCHELL SILBERBERG & KNUPP LLP
11377 West Olympic Boulevard
Attorneys for Defendants,
James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc.,
Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation,
Dune Entertainment LP
Honorable Manuel L. Real
JUDGMENT IN FAVOR OF
DEFENDANTS JAMES CAMERON,
LIGHTSTORM ENTERTAINMENT,
INC.,
TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
FILM CORPORATION, AND
DUNE ENTERTAINMENT LP
JUDGMENT
The Court, having granted the motion to dismiss the Second Amended Complaint in its entirety pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure of James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and Dune Entertainment LP, based on the Court's determination that Plaintiff Elijah Schkeiban's Second Amended Complaint failed to state a claim for relief and that Defendants were entitled to judgment as a matter of law on all causes of action against them,
IT IS NOW, THEREFORE, HEREBY ORDERED, ADJUDGED, AND DECREED, that judgment is entered in this action as follows:
1. Plaintiff Elijah Schkeiban shall recover nothing from Defendants James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and Dune Entertainment LP;
2. Defendants James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and Dune Entertainment LP shall have judgment in their favor on all causes of action set forth in the Second Amended Complaint; and
3. Defendants James Cameron, Lightstorm Entertainment, Inc., Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp. and Dune Entertainment LP shall recover from Plaintiff Elijah Schkeiban their costs in the sum of $ ____________.
The Clerk is ordered to enter this Judgment.
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The Manuel L. Real
United States District Judge