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THE CHAMBERLAIN GROUP, INC., V. SKYLINK TECHNOLOGIES, INC. Argued for plaintiff appellant. With him on the brief were John F. Argued for defendant appellee. With him on the brief were Andra Barmash Greene. Communications Industry Association. With him on the brief was Matthew Schruers.
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OPINION/ORDER Two conflicting interpretations of the Act's registration requirement have been upheld by circuit courts: 1) registration occurs when the copyright owner submits an application for registration to the copyright office. We hold that the second interpretation is correct. A La Resolana representative familiar with the drawings was in Angel Fire. The suit was docketed on November 20. The effective registration date was November 19. Finding the March 10 letter was not admissible evidence. The district court concluded that the drawings were not registered. ANALYSIS Federal courts have exclusive jurisdiction over disputes arising under the Copyright Act of 1976. It is axiomatic that subject matter jurisdiction. Copyright law consisted of a confusing mix of federal and state laws that differed greatly depending on the state and whether a work was published or unpublished. A primary purpose of the Act was to improve this state of affairs. 5746 ( |
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WARREN PUBL'G CO. V. MICRODOS DATA CORP. Circuit Judge: |
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OPINION/ORDER Before us is an appeal from the order of the District Court dismissing for lack of subject matter jurisdiction this copyright infringement action filed by appellant Raquel. Which is a prerequisite for the filing of an action for infringement. 17 U.S.C. I. Raquel is a partnership comprising musicians and songwriters who authored the music. The video was produced by Elias/Savion. It identified the nature of the work for which copyright registration was sought as an |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended. Polar Bear is not entitled to any recovery under 17 U.S.C. § 504. Nor is Polar Bear entitled to a new trial on damages under § 504. |
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OPINION/ORDER Will & Emery. Precedent that is available in analogous situations. Because |
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SUNTRUST BANK V. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. (10/10/2001, NO. 01-12200) BACKGROUND
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OPINION/ORDER The promotion was so popular with Timex that it just kept on ticking1 and continued using the footage well beyond any permission to do so. The result is a lawsuit that has taken on a life far beyond a simple copyright and trademark case. The consequence of this appeal is a series of rulings resulting in yet another round in the trial court. Arguing that Polar Bear's infringement claim is time barred. Even if it is not. The jury award is invalid because the evidence does not demonstrate a sufficient causal nexus between the infringement and the amount awarded. Because the evidence at trial was insufficient to support a finding that the lost and indirect profits resulted from Timex's infringeThe phrase |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from the district court's entry of a preliminary injunction1 enjoining a putative infringer from infringing the compilation copyright of a publisher of a cable television factbook. System finding of that the the copyright selecting names of communities under which to list the data in its factbook was sufficiently creative and original to warrant copyright protection. All have yet to be addressed by the district court. No final judgment was entered under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 because the court has not yet disposed of all the claims in the case and did not make its injunction a final judgment pursuant to Fed. The order before us is an interlocutory order for an injunction that is subject to review under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). 2 Publishing Corp. v. Did not have the benefit of our en banc opinion in BellSouth. Ed. 2d 232 (1994). 3 this case is the |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from the district court's entry of a preliminary injunction1 enjoining a putative infringer from infringing the compilation copyright of a publisher of a cable television factbook. Finding that the copyright holder's system of selecting the names of communities under which to list the data in its factbook was sufficiently creative and original to warrant copyright protection. All have yet to be addressed by the district court. No final judgment was entered under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 because the court has not yet disposed of all the claims in the case and did not make its injunction a final judgment pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 54(b). The order before us is an interlocutory order for an injunction that is subject to review under 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). 1 ** * Advertising & Publishing Corp. v. The focus of this case is the |
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OPINION/ORDER Claims to have obtained the copyright in a bankruptcy sale. Is making and selling copies of a modified version of the program. The modified program is a derivative work. Which it does not have. From ITOFCA. 2 No. 02 1069 ITOFCA was in 1986 a cooperative corporation owned by Ford. Registration is no longer required for a valid copyright. Among the |
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OPINION/ORDER Plaintiff Broadcast Music Inc. ( |
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MONTGOMERY V. NOGA (3/5/1999, NO. 95-3000) We endeavor to bring a small measure of clarity to certain |
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UNITED STATES V. MOGHADAM (5/19/1999, NO. 98-2180) Appellant Ali Moghadam was convicted of violating that law (herein sometimes referred to as the |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judges This is an appeal in a copyright case. Holding that Southco was unlikely to succeed on the merits because the serial numbers lacked sufficient originality to be copyrighted. Holding that an affidavit submitted by Southco in opposition to Kanebridge's summary judgment motion was sufficient to demonstrate that the numbers reflected considerable creativity. We now hold that the numbers are not protected by copyright. |
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UNITED STATES V. MOGHADAM (5/19/1999, NO. 98-2180) Appellant Ali Moghadam was convicted of violating that law (herein sometimes referred to as the |
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OPINION/ORDER WILL & EMERY. WILL & EMERY. Was enacted in 1998 and proscribes the sale of products that may be used to |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on brief for appellant. Were on brief for appellees. Grumman's most intriguing argument presented below as both a defense and a counterclaim is that DG illegally maintained its monopoly in the market for service of DG computers by unilaterally refusing to license ADEX to Grumman and other competitors. The antitrust claims are intriguing because they present a curious conflict. Must tolerate short term harm to the competitive process when such harm is caused by the otherwise lawful exercise of an economically potent |
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OPINION/ORDER Was on brief for appellant. Were on brief for appellees. Because the requirement of copyright notice was recently removed from the statute. Some confusion has arisen over the application of the cure provision in cases where copies without notice were distributed before or after the change in the law. We are presented here with such a case. The district court found that the cure requirements applied in this case and granted summary judgment on the ground that a proper cure was not effected. Although we disagree that some of the facts relied upon by the district court are undisputed. We find that the court's legal conclusions are correct and affirm the judgment based on an alternative version of facts that are not in dispute. Paris ( |
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MONTGOMERY V. NOGA (3/5/1999, NO. 95-3000) We endeavor to bring a small measure of clarity to certain |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a bankruptcy contest over unregistered copyrights between a bank that got a security interest in the 13694 IN RE: WORLD AUXILIARY POWER CO. copyrights from the owners and perfected it under state law. These simple facts are all that matters to the outcome of this case. Although the details are complex. Some of these copyrighted materials were attached to the Supplemental Type Certificates. As is common. Their copyrights were among their major assets. Aerocon was working on a venture with another company. As this litigation was pending on that date. After this transaction was completed. Buying off the trustees' and the bank's interests in the copyrights would have been a sensible. (These adversary proceedings were later consolidated.). The appeal was transferred to the district court. ANALYSIS We have jurisdiction to review the judgment of the district court13 and we review de novo.14 Copyright and bankruptcy law set the context for this litigation. The legal issue is priority of security interests. |
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OPINION/ORDER The case was tried to a jury. Among them whether the court erred in instructing the jury that it could find copyright infringement if there were |
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ERIC ELDRED, ET AL. V. JANET RENO With him on the briefs were Charles R. Jaffe was on the brief of amicus curiae Eagle Forum Education &. Were on the brief of amici curiae Laura N. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden. Schweitzer were on the brief of amici curiae The Sher wood Anderson Literary Estate Trust. 17 U.S.C. s 302(a). (2) For a work created in 1978 or later that is anonymous. Or is made for hire. The term is extended from 75 to 95 years from the year of publication or from 100 to 120 years from the year of creation. For which the initial term of copyright was 28 years. The renewal term is extended from 47 to 67 years. (L 290) 9. |
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OPINION/ORDER The case was tried to a jury. Ordered an accounting of the profits that McFarlane has obtained that are rightfully Gaiman's. The accounting is not yet complete. So the judgment is not final. McFarlane's appeal is therefore limited to the injunction requiring him to acknowledge Gaiman's co ownership. McFarlane contends that a reasonable jury would not have rejected his statute of limitations defense and that in any event two of the comic book characters at issue are not copyrightable. Is strictly an issue for the court. We have found only a handful of appellate cases addressing the issue. They are split. Hold that copyrightability is a mixed question of law and fact. That it is therefore an issue for the jury or other factfinder. Hold that copyrightability is always an issue of law. Whether a particular work is copyrightable is fact specific. Tugging the other way is the concern that property Nos. 03 1331. This is not an apt occasion on which to reexamine our resolution of it in Publications Int'l. In which he is joined by a company controlled by him. |
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ERIC ELDRED, ET AL V. JANET RENO With him on the briefs were Charles R. Jaffe was on the brief of amicus curiae Eagle Forum Education &. Were on the brief of amici curiae Laura N. With him on the brief were David W. Ogden. Schweitzer were on the brief of amici curiae The Sher wood Anderson Literary Estate Trust. 17 U.S.C. s 302(a). (2) For a work created in 1978 or later that is anonymous. Or is made for hire. The term is extended from 75 to 95 years from the year of publication or from 100 to 120 years from the year of creation. For which the initial term of copyright was 28 years. The renewal term is extended from 47 to 67 years. (L 290) 9. The CTEA is but the latest in a series of congressional extensions of the copyright term. term of a copyright is computed so as to conform with the Berne Convention and with international practice. Where there was no identifiable author. The CTEA amends this scheme by adding 20 years to the term of every copyright. The plaintiffs filed this suit against the Attorney General of the United States to obtain a declaration that the CTEA is unconstitutional. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Charles R. Jaffe was on the brief of amicus curiae Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. Were on the brief of amici curiae Laura N. With him on the brief were David W. Schweitzer were on the brief of amici curiae The Sher wood Anderson Literary Estate Trust. 17 U.S.C. s 302(a). (2) For a work created in 1978 or later that is anonymous. Or is made for hire. The term is extended from 75 to 95 years from the year of publication or from 100 to 120 years from the year of creation. For which the initial term of copyright was 28 years. The renewal term is extended from 47 to 67 years. The CTEA is but the latest in a series of congressional extensions of the copyright term. In 1976 the Congress altered the way the term of a copyright is computed so as to conform with the Berne Convention and with international practice. Where there was no identifiable author. The plaintiffs filed this suit against the Attorney General of the United States to obtain a declaration that the CTEA is unconstitutional. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Charles R. Jaffe was on the brief of amicus curiae Eagle Forum Education & Legal Defense Fund. Were on the brief of amici curiae Laura N. With him on the brief were David W. Schweitzer were on the brief of amici curiae The Sher wood Anderson Literary Estate Trust. 17 U.S.C. s 302(a). (2) For a work created in 1978 or later that is anonymous. Or is made for hire. The term is extended from 75 to 95 years from the year of publication or from 100 to 120 years from the year of creation. For which the initial term of copyright was 28 years. The renewal term is extended from 47 to 67 years. The CTEA is but the latest in a series of congressional extensions of the copyright term. In 1976 the Congress altered the way the term of a copyright is computed so as to conform with the Berne Convention and with international practice. Where there was no identifiable author. The plaintiffs filed this suit against the Attorney General of the United States to obtain a declaration that the CTEA is unconstitutional. |
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HAROLD L. BOWERS V. BAYSTATE TECHNOLOGIES Filed a response for plaintiff cross appellant. With him on the response were Steve S. Filed a combined petition for panel rehearing and rehearing en banc for defendant appellant. Of counsel were Judith R. CAD programs have assisted engineers to draft and design on a computer screen. George W. Bowers that it believed it had the in house capability to develop the type of products you have proposed. |
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OPINION/ORDER Was not copyrightable under the Copyright Act of 1976 ( |
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OPINION/ORDER 2001 in this appeal is amended as follows: 4222 Slip opinion at 2196. Nimmer On Copyright §§ 12.04[A][2] & [A][2][b] (2000) (confining Sony to contributory infringement analysis: |
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OPINION/ORDER 2001 in this appeal is amended as follows: 4222 Slip opinion at 2196. Nimmer On Copyright §§ 12.04[A][2] & [A][2][b] (2000) (confining Sony to contributory infringement analysis: |
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OPINION/ORDER Is an approximately two minute segment of a movie. Video Pipeline challenges the injunction on the ground that its internet use of the clip previews is protected by the fair use doctrine and. Inc. and Miramax Film Corp.1 may not receive the benefits of copyright protection because they have engaged in copyright misuse. The requested trailer is then |
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OPINION/ORDER Inc. (collectively Geac) is the undisputed owner of certain proprietary. The system is designed to provide valuable services to the business community at large. Millennium contains highly confidential information and trade secrets that were designed and developed by Geac at great effort and expense. Int. (collectively Grace) deliberately have infringed on Geac's copyrighted software while in the course of providing consulting and maintenance services to companies licensed by Geac to use its software. The case was tried to a jury which returned a verdict in favor of the defendants. GEAC'S MILLENNIUM SOFTWARE Among the United States copyrighted products owned by Geac are twelve different software business applications. Trade secrets and highly confidential information are found in a wide variety of materials relating to Millennium. Millennium runs on a large mainframe computer that is typically licensed to large corporations and institutions. At issue here is the Human Resources application known as HR:M. Each of which are self contained units of code. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs are engaged in the commercial recording. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs are engaged in the commercial recording. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs are engaged in the commercial recording. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Plaintiffs are engaged in the commercial recording. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER For direct infringement under §§ 501 and 106 of the Copyright Act because CoStar's copyrighted photographs were posted by LoopNet's subscribers on LoopNet's website. CoStar contended that the photographs were copied into LoopNet's computer system and that LoopNet therefore was a copier strictly liable for infringement of CoStar's rights under § 106. Regardless of whether LoopNet's role was passive when the photographs were copied into its system. Is simply the owner and manager of a system used by others who are violating CoStar's copyrights and is not an actual duplicator itself. It is not directly liable for copyright infringement. I CoStar is a national provider of commercial real estate information. It claims to have collected the most comprehensive database of 4 COSTAR GROUP v. LoopNet is an Internet service provider ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Murphy with whom Murphy & O'Connell was on brief for appellants. Were on brief for appellee. This copyright infringement case revolves around a dispute over who owns the copyrights in insurance licensing texts and manuals that were created in 1986. Durkin contends that the district court wrongly concluded that Saenger was entitled to judgment in its favor as a matter of law. Summary judgment is appropriate where there are no genuine disputes as to material 2 2 facts and the moving party is entitled to judgment as a matter of law. During which time he was an officer and vice president of the corporation. Durkin maintains that the alleged oral agreement contained the following terms: Durkin was to begin immediately to develop. Durkin promptly began to work part time (nights and weekends) on the manuals as he and Saenger had agreed even though he was still employed by Educational Training Systems ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Lamps Plus seeks reversal on the ground that the district court erred in concluding that A Boy's Victorian style table lamp (the |
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HAROLDS STORES, INC. V. DILLARD DEPT. STORES, INC. That it was entitled to judgment as a matter of law after trial. Dillard is a retail department store. Harold's is a retail clothing store with 22 stores in 7 states. Harold's represents to its customers that the original print fabric garments are available solely from Harold's. Harold's offers unique custom printed fabric designs in skirts and other sportswear that are not available from Harold's competitors. Oklahoma were offering for sale skirts with print fabric patterns identical to print skirts that Harold's had sold during the previous 1991 to 1992 sales season. The Dillard skirts were priced at $28.00 to $30.00. 223435. from Wadesboro were made from fabric similar or identical to fabric used by CMT to manufacture skirts for Harold's. That Dillard could sell the garments in markets where Harold's did not have stores. Ruling that the Copyright Act did not preempt Harold's claim under the Oklahoma Antitrust Act because the state law claim was qualitatively different from. 1994 order was fully 160 days out of time. |
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OPINION/ORDER WITT hired away several of ATC's other employees and created a transmission parts catalog that was almost identical to the ATC catalog. On which Hester had worked while he was with * The Honorable Donald E. I There are three areas of dispute between ATC and the Appellees: (1) the relationship between ATC and Kenny Hester. Produced a flyer indicating that WITT was |
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OPINION/ORDER One of which is an issue of first impression in this circuit: whether a state law claim alleging conversion of an idea is completely preempted by § 301 of the Copyright Act. Cotham liked Dunlap's idea and was invited by Dunlap to become the co founder of G&L Bank. Offered her the position of A detailed discussion of the intricate facts involved in this case is unnecessary because the outcome of this appeal depends upon whether the district court properly exercised federal subject matter jurisdiction. 3 1 President of G&L Bank. After Cotham and Griffith were on board. Before his employment term was to end. Dunlap was terminated from his position. Dunlap's claims in this appeal are based on the alleged breach of this employment agreement and the ownership and use of the G&L Bank trademark. (2) whether Dunlap's federally registered trademark was valid under 15 U.S.C. §§ 1051. That they stole his Bank idea by continuing to operate the Bank after he was terminated and that they fraudulently induced him to give up his rights in the G&L Bank trademark and then continued to use the mark after his termination ( |
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OPINION/ORDER P.C. were on brief for appellants and cross appellees |
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OPINION/ORDER Eisenhower's fascinating written account of World War II is the subject of a more mundane. I was approached by representatives of various publishing houses. Are often inclined to use contemporary accounts as source materials . . . . Certain of these books on the African and European campaigns were riddled with inaccuracies. They contained conclusions that had slight basis in fact and were the hasty conceptions or mis 15370 TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX v. Who were functioning partners for the proposal. Pointed out errors in these publications and said that since these were written during my lifetime and were not denied or corrected by me. |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1).1 Google argues that we lack jurisdiction over the preliminary injunction to the extent it enforces unregistered copyrights. Registration is generally a jurisdictional prerequisite to a suit for copyright infringement. As we will further explain below. Are connected to networks known collectively as the |
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ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., INC. V. CBS, INC. (11/5/1999, NO. 98-9079) Martin Luther King's famous |
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OPINION/ORDER The primary issue is whether the work for hire doctrine applies to works created by the principal employee of a corporation that was. The Court's principal ruling was that copyrights in most of the 70 dances in dispute belong to DefendantsAppellees Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. Who is Graham's sole beneficiary under her will. We agree with the District Court that the work for hire doctrine was properly applied to dances created after 1966. On certain other aspects of the Court's judgment we conclude that a partial reversal or remand is required. That title is appropriate for the task this litigation presented to the District Court and now presents to this Court. The earliest account of this classic Greek myth is from Pherecydes. Many of the pertinent facts are obscured by inadequate record keeping. Graham was very successful. The Center was incorporated in Initially known as the Martha Graham Foundation for Contemporary Dance. The corporation was renamed the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. |
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OPINION/ORDER The primary issue is whether the work for hire doctrine applies to works created by the principal employee of a corporation that was. The Court's principal ruling was that copyrights in most of the 70 dances in dispute belong to Defendants Appellees Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. Who is Graham's sole beneficiary under her will. We agree with the District Court that the work for hire doctrine was properly applied to dances created after 1966. On certain other aspects of the Court's judgment we conclude that a partial reversal or remand is required. That title is appropriate for the task this litigation presented to the District Court and now presents to this Court. The earliest account of this classic Greek myth is from Pherecydes. Many of the pertinent facts are obscured by inadequate record keeping. Graham was very successful. Initially known as the The Center was incorporated Graham Foundation for Martha Contemporary Dance. The corporation was renamed the Martha Graham Center of Contemporary Dance. |
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ESTATE OF MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., INC. V. CBS, INC. (11/5/1999, NO. 98-9079) Martin Luther King's famous |
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OPINION/ORDER The full court denied the petition for rehearing en banc filed by No Limit Films and a panel rehearing was granted only with respect to the issues discussed in Section II of the opinion as amended. Which was included in the sound track of the movie I Got the Hook Up (Hook Up). Westbound appeals from the district court's decision to grant summary judgment to defendant on the grounds that the alleged infringement was de minimis and therefore not actionable. I. The claims at issue in this appeal were originally asserted in an action filed on May 4. This All of plaintiffs' claims against Miramax Film Corp. and Dimension Films were dismissed with prejudice. The claims in this case were brought by all four plaintiffs: Bridgeport and Southfield. Which are in the business of music publishing and exploiting musical composition copyrights. Which are in the business of recording and distributing sound recordings. It was conceded at the time of summary judgment. There seems to be no dispute either that |
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96-6371 -- TRANSWESTERN PUBLISHING CO. V. MULTIMEDIA MARKETING ASSOCIATES INC. -- 01/08/1998 The account executives arranged information so that it was |
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OPINION/ORDER The USENET.1 Because AOL provides its subscribers access to the USENET is an abbreviation of |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER We conclude that the defendants are not liable for contributory and vicarious copyright infringement and affirm the district court's partial grant of summary judgment. This appeal is the latest reprise of that recurring conflict. The plaintiffs in the consolidated cases ( |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER For the reasons we will explain. I 4 The facts and procedural history of this nine year old dispute are long and. The underlying claims were each dismissed on summary judgment. The non movant.1 GUS's contract claim comes to us in a slightly different posture HAL was awarded judgment as a matter of law after GUS prevailed in a jury trial and we present the facts related to the contract issue in the light most favorable to GUS.2 A In 1979. The CHAMPION PACKER program was a tracking system designed GUS any for use in the freight forwarding and shipping industry. licensed the software to Lopez. Lopez was to contribute LOPEZ COBOL for use in developing the new system. Parkin was to provide the system design and programming expertise. Herrin was to supply industry expertise. Was detained in a Mexican jail for seven months during the initial stages of the software development project. He was ousted from the company without recompense in March 1993. Lopez claimed that MEPAW was an unauthorized copy of LOPEZ COBOL and that Parkin and Herrin had breached their obligation to compensate him for providing the LOPEZ COBOL system. |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended as follows: On page 38. Were on brief for appellant. Were on brief for Computer Scientists. Cannon and Baker Keaton Seibel & Cannon were on brief for Computer Software Industry Association. Harrison and Morris Manning & Martin were on brief for Chicago Computer Society. Diane Marie O'Malley and Hanson Bridgett Marcus Vlahos & Rudy were on brief for Software Entrepreneurs' Forum. Choy was on brief for American Committee for Interoperable Systems. Zimmerman were on brief for Copyright Law Professors. Were on brief for appellee. Miller were on brief for Apple Computer. Gorman were on brief for Adobe Systems. Were on brief for Computer and Business Equipment Manufacturers Association. Circuit Judge. decide whether a computer menu command hierarchy is copyrightable subject matter. Was infringed by defendant appellant Borland International. Background Background Lotus 1 2 3 is a spreadsheet program that enables users to perform accounting functions electronically on a computer. Allows users to write what are called |
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OPINION/ORDER The district court found that the Copyright Office's rulemaking 4 with respect to the Internet |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. That O'Well had failed to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that (1) the 1996 collection of porcelain houses was an original creative work. (2) the individual houses were copyrightable. The jury also found that Offenbacher had proven by a preponderance of the evidence that O'Well had knowingly failed to advise the Copyright Office of facts that might have led to a rejection of O'Well's copyright application. The evidence adduced at trial is as follows. O'Well is a Taiwanese corporation in the business of creating. O'Well's porcelain houses were created by independent sculptors in Taiwan working out of their own studios. The extent to which the sculptors copied the pho2 tographs in designing the houses is a point of dispute in this case. The application did not indicate that the work was a |
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OPINION/ORDER The tracks are designed to allow consumers of the music to sing along with their favorite songs. The recordings it produces sound similar to the original artist and are produced |
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OPINION/ORDER This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER Character generation is the process of placing text over video and audio. Only portions of the 1995 agreement are relevant to this case. Are compatible only with a video component called a PCI bus. The programming language for Macintosh and Windows machines was similarly incompatible. It soon became clear that the personal computing market was going the way of Windows. That all other intellectual property rights not licensed by the agreement were deemed held exclusively by MSI. Then [Media 100] shall have a paid up license to (1) modify the CG Option 2.0 source code. This new product line was named |
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GREENBERG V. NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC SOC'Y (3/22/2001, NO. 00-10510) Holding that the allegedly infringing work was a revision of a prior collective work that fell within the defendants' privilege under § 201(c). Because we find that the defendants' product is not merely a revision of the prior collective work but instead constitutes a new collective work that lies beyond the scope of § 201(c). Is responsible for the publication of National Geographic Magazine ( |
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GREENBERG V. NAT'L GEOGRAPHIC SOC'Y (3/22/2001, NO. 00-10510) Holding that the allegedly infringing work was a revision of a prior collective work that fell within the defendants' privilege under § 201(c). Because we find that the defendants' product is not merely a revision of the prior collective work but instead constitutes a new collective work that lies beyond the scope of § 201(c). Is responsible for the publication of National Geographic Magazine ( |
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OPINION/ORDER There was no specific mention of the individual clip art images. The Web Clip Empire Products are distributed through Xoom's website and also through third parties who market the products to end users. Some of the images used in the Web Clip Empire Products were designed by commissioned artists. While other images were licensed to Xoom by third parties. Imageline noted on its registration form that |
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OPINION/ORDER Baumann were on brief. Were on brief. Were on the brief. Cosentino were on brief. Hochberg and Judith Jurin Semo were on brief. Royalties are apportioned among eight classes of claimants. In Phase II awards are made to individual copyright owners within each of the classes. The panel's proposal is then forwarded to the Librari an. Each of the petitioners here is a disappointed class claim ant challenging the Librarian's Phase I distribution of royal ties collected for the years 1990. Because our review of the Librarian's decision is limited. I. BACKGROUND In 1974 the Supreme Court ruled that a cable television system's retransmission of non network copyrighted pro graming to markets distant from those to which it was originally broadcast was not a |
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OPINION/ORDER That a district court does not have the authority under the Federal Arbitration Act (FAA |
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OPINION/ORDER Kreiger LLP was on brief for appellants.
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BATEMAN V. MNEMONICS, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
This appeal requires us to address two issues of first impression in this circuit: (1) what methodology is to be employed in analyzing claims of copyright infringement of computer software. (2) whether interface specifications are entitled to copyright protection. It is important to set forth the factual and technical background to this complex case. Both Bateman and Fricker are engineers. Including Generex Corporation. |
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OPINION/ORDER P.C. was on brief. LLP was on brief. |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended as follows: Page 10. Polich & Shaw was on brief for plaintiffs appellees/cross appellants Taing Tao. Judgment was entered in favor of plaintiffs. Gamma was awarded $2. Because we hold that four works were infringed. BACKGROUND BACKGROUND Television Broadcasts Ltd. ( |
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97-6087 -- OKLAHOMA NATURAL GAS CO. V. LARUE -- 09/01/1998 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This consolidated appeal involves three separate. Lester LaRue appeals the district court's grant of partial summary judgment for Oklahoma Natural Gas Company (the Company) deciding the Company was the copyright owner of certain photographs. The Company is a natural gas utility that serves Oklahoma City. LaRue was employed by the Company as the Safety Coordinator for its Oklahoma City district. It was part of Mr. LaRue was in his office when the explosion destroyed the Murrah Building. Thinking the explosion may have been due to a natural gas leak. Including the |
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BATEMAN V. MNEMONICS, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
This appeal requires us to address two issues of first impression in this circuit: (1) what methodology is to be employed in analyzing claims of copyright infringement of computer software. (2) whether interface specifications are entitled to copyright protection. It is important to set forth the factual and technical background to this complex case. Both Bateman and Fricker are engineers. Including Generex Corporation. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Sandra L. Of counsel on the brief were Michael D. Of counsel were Jerry A. Of counsel on the brief were Edwin G. Connected to each silo is a Library Control Unit that controls the robotic mechanisms in the silo and monitors their progress. The individual silos and Control Units are connected via a local area network to a Library Management Unit. Which is a computer that can direct and control several silos. A central element of this case concerns what occurs when the entire tape library is first turned on. When the Control Unit is powered up. Where it is loaded into the Control Unit's memory. StorageTek's claims in this case stem from the fact that the 9330 and 9311 computer code is copyrighted. Both the functional and maintenance code are automatically loaded into the RAM of the Control Unit and Management Unit upon startup. Copying the entire code is necessary to activate and run the library. ( |
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DSC COMMUNICATIONS CORPORATION V. PULSE COMMUNICATIONS, INC. With him on the brief were John M. Of counsel on the brief were Thomas M. With him on the brief were Joseph B. Of counsel on the brief were Jonathan T. Of counsel were William F. A DLC is placed in a location central to a number of subscribers. Copper lines are run over the relatively short distances from the DLC to the subscribers. The DLC acts as an analog to digital converter and as a signal modulator demodulator. The electrical signals that travel over the copper lines between the DLC and the subscribers are voice frequency analog signals. The signals that travel between the DLC and the central telephone office are digital signals that travel over a high bandwidth (e.g. The DLC converts the various analog signals it receives from individual subscribers to a digital format and modulates those digital signals into a high bandwidth composite signal that is sent to the central office through the digital channel. The DLC performs the reverse process on signals traveling from the central office to individual subscribers. The devices at the heart of the dispute in this case are the |
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OPINION/ORDER Which was included in the sound track of the movie I Got the Hook Up (Hook Up). Westbound appeals from the district court's decision to grant summary judgment to defendant on the grounds that the alleged infringement was de minimis and therefore not actionable. The claims at issue in this appeal were originally asserted in an action filed on May 4. Based on the allegedly infringing work and ordered that amended complaints be filed.2 The claims in this case were brought by all four plaintiffs: Bridgeport and Southfield. Which are in the business of music publishing and exploiting musical composition copyrights. Which are in the business of recording and distributing sound recordings. It was conceded at the time of summary judgment. There seems to be no dispute either that |
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OPINION/ORDER Gemmy cross appeals a ruling by the district court refusing to strike certain evidence that Gemmy maintains was improperly withheld by Winfield during discovery. Because Gemmy's allegedly infringing work is not substantially similar to Winfield's work. The district court's refusal to strike the challenged evidence was harmless in any event. That the district court abused its discretion in finding that Winfield's complaint was frivolous. Winfield produced a design that enables consumers to craft a witch like figure that appears to have just crashed into a tree. Gemmy began to produce two witch figures that appear to have just crashed into a tree or similar object while flying on a broom (collectively. Both are the subject of Copyright Registration No. At no point does either party advance arguments involving any difference in appearance between the two Gemmy crashing witches. 1 2 Gemmy's witches are not made from plywood and other household materials. The figures are finished products made from refined materials. |
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OPINION/ORDER Mary Miller is the wife of the late Roger Miller. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Parties is engaged in the business of manufacturing and Lennox dealers. installing distributing heating and air conditioning equipment through various Airmasters is engaged in the business of selling and heating. Airmasters is a Lennox dealer in the Little Rock. B. Factual Background Young is an individual engaged in The claimed copyrighted product in this case is a promotional |
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ELENA STURDZA V. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES With him on the briefs were Alyza D. Baker were on the brief for appellee The Government of the United Arab Emirates. |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended as follows: On slip opinion page 3577. Neither party in that case raised the question of whether state law counts as |
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ELENA STURDZA V. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES With him on the briefs were Alyza D. Baker were on the brief for appellee The Government of the United Arab Emirates. |
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OPINION/ORDER That CCBill and CWIE were immune from liability for state law unfair competition and false advertising claims based on the Communications Decency Act ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge Before us is an appeal from an order granting summary judgment in favor of the defendant Appellees on a copyright infringement claim. The United States District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania granted summary judgment after determining that Kay Berry's copyright registration was invalid and that the sculptural work was not entitled to copyright protection. We will reverse. One of Kay Berry's best selling Garden Accent Rocks is Sculpture No. 646. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Alyza D. Baker were on the brief for appellee The Government of the United Arab Emirates. Concluding that District of Columbia law bars such claims by architects who (like Sturd za) have no D.C. architecture license. Concluding that foreign governments are not |
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OPINION/ORDER Without first considering whether the copyright and non copyright claims were related. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. As both of the defendants' claims are meritorious. The plaintiffs are the Traditional Cat Association incorporated in the State of Washington and Diana L. After a number of claims were voluntarily dismissed. The only remaining copyright claims were resolved when the district court granted the defendants' motion for judgment as a matter of law pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 50(a) on the plaintiffs' claims for copyright infringement. Citing their successful defense 1 The jury was unable to reach a verdict on the plaintiffs' claim for conversion and the defendants' claim for defamation. The district court ruled that the defendants were |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs was Cary H. With him on the brief were Frank W. Praed were on the brief for intervenors. The Librarian of Congress is charged with establishing the rates and terms for compul sory licenses of certain subscription transmissions of digital audio music. Claiming that it is too low. Because the Librarian's interpretation and application of the statute are permissible and consistent with established law. The petition for review is denied in part and granted in part. The case is hereby remanded. Digital audio services were not required to pay recording companies and recording artists for their performances. Although copyright owners now have protected interests under the 1995 law. They are nontheless required to give licenses to those who seek to transmit sound recordings. The terms of licenses are either negotiated by the parties or set pursuant to arbitration. Section 114 was amended on October 28. The only changes brought by the 1998 law that are relevant to this proceeding are that s 114(f)(1) and (2) were renumbered to s 114(f)(1)(A) and (B). |
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OPINION/ORDER This appeal is primarily governed by the standard of review. Because the artists were employed by Creative Card when the artists created the card designs. Creative Card is considered the author and the original copyright owner of the six designs.2 At the time Creative Card authored the six card designs. Creative Card was a wholly owned subsidiary of AP&P Manufacturing. An employer is the author when an item is considered a work made for hire. Brunettin created six card designs Taylor contends are similar to six card designs the artists and Granger previously created for Creative Card. Which concluded |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Alyza D. Baker were on the brief for appellee The Government of the United Arab Emirates. Concluding that District of Columbia law bars such claims by architects who (like Sturd za) have no D.C. architecture license. Concluding that foreign governments are not |
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OPINION/ORDER 2002 is hereby recalled. 2002 appearing at 285 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 2002) is further amended as follows: 1. IT IS SO ORDERED. We consider whether a party may obtain a judgment declaring that a copyright registration owned by another is invalid. Are highly integrated circuits used to control a particular system or process in an electronic product. The operation of microcontrollers is dictated by low SYNTEK SEMICONDUCTOR v. Which are fixed in storage. Microchip again came to believe that Syntek was manufacturing and selling products that infringed Microchip's copyright in the PIC 16C5x microcode. As the Taiwan criminal proceedings were drawing to a close. Syntek filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Microchip's U.S. copyright registration of the PIC 16C5x microcode is invalid because Microchip did not comply with the applicable regulations when registering its program. II [1] Microchip's PIC 16C5x microcode is a computer program. Computer programs are works of authorship entitled to protection under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. § 101. |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a copyright dispute regarding software for filling out legal forms. The copyrighted work is not substantially similar 1 No. 05 1513 Ross Brovins & Oehmke v. Most of the actual forms were forms approved by the Michigan State Court Administrative Office (SCAO). The advantage of LawMode's templates was that case specific information from one form could be easily transferred to another form as the case progressed. While most of the forms were SCAO forms. These templates were defined in the 1999 agreement as |
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OPINION/ORDER 2002 appearing at 285 F.3d 857 (9th Cir. 2002) is amended as follows: At 285 F.3d at 864. If application of the doctrine of primary jurisdiction is limited to an issue in the pending action. The question of whether a party is |
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OPINION/ORDER The primary questions before us are (1) whether the District Court erred in holding that a Michigan state court action. By the Williams group against Kid Rock is preempted by the Copyright Act under the developing doctrine of |
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MCA TELEVISION LTD. V. PUBLIC INTEREST CORP. (4/6/1999, NO. 98-2006) PIC was a Florida corporation that owned and operated television station WTMV TV in Lakeland. Although it would not have chosen to license Harry if it did not have to do so in order to secure the licenses for the other shows. This document shall constitute a valid and binding Agreement and shall be deemed to include the standard terms and conditions known as |
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MCA TELEVISION LTD. V. PUBLIC INTEREST CORP. (4/6/1999, NO. 98-2006) PIC was a Florida corporation that owned and operated television station WTMV TV in Lakeland. Although it would not have chosen to license Harry if it did not have to do so in order to secure the licenses for the other shows. This document shall constitute a valid and binding Agreement and shall be deemed to include the standard terms and conditions known as |
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OPINION/ORDER Did not have the right to 1490 transfer its rights to Gardner under the exclusive license with the licensor. Although we have previously addressed this issue under the Copyright Act of 1909. This is a case of first impression under the Copyright Act of 1976.1 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. It is undisputed that the agreement contemplated an exclusive license. The agreement was silent as to Sony's right to assign its rights under the exclusive license. 1 The other issue in this appeal is disposed of in a separate memorandum disposition. 2 Under the agreement. Sony was permitted to transfer its rights to use the MC Teach character. The District Court remanded the action to state court because Nike's removal petition was untimely. Seeking declaratory relief that the transfer of rights from Sony to Gardner was valid. Sony was deemed an involuntary plaintiff. Subject to its opportunity to be noticed and 3 Appellants contend that Nike was kept apprised of their efforts to license and promote MC Teach in a variety of educational materials from 1992 thru 1996. 1492 heard. |
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MITEK HOLDINGS, INC. V. ARCE ENG. CO. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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MITEK HOLDINGS, INC. V. ARCE ENG. CO. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER I. C.H.L.R. is a corporation that operates Stanford's Comedy House in Little Rock. Glazer Cass County Music are officers. Jones was dayto day manager of the Comedy House in Little Rock. Are members of the American Society of Composers. Authors and Publishers (ASCAP). rights of its members.1 ASCAP is a performing rights society. ASCAP contacted Jones to advise him of the need for an ASCAP license if ASCAP sound recordings were to be played at the club. That is. A list of ASCAP music was obtained. Music tapes were made that included no ASCAP recordings. The staff was instructed to play only the recorded non ASCAP tapes when the club was open for business. Is not a party to this suit. As will be seen. ASCAP was a key player in the events leading up to the lawsuit. 2 1 action on a copyright infringement claim. The music companies that are appellees here. that any copyright infringements were the result C.H.L.R. contends of its employees' inadvertence and were unknown to management. Another performing rights society) or |
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OPINION/ORDER A jury found for Altera on all claims and a judgment was entered for $30.6 million in damages. The SCPA aims to protect the substantial investment of innovative firms in creating the semiconductor chips that are |
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01-6347 -- MICHAEL FOUNDATION INC. V. URANTIA FOUNDATION -- 03/11/2003 Background Urantia Foundation is a charitable trust formed under Illinois law. Michael Foundation is a non profit corporation organized under Oklahoma law. Or such of that history as is available. Sadler became convinced that the Conduit was channeling |
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OPINION/ORDER We consider whether a party may obtain a judgment declaring that a copyright registration owned by another is invalid. Are highly integrated circuits used to control a particular system or process in an electronic product. The operation of microcontrollers is dictated by low level programming microinstructions called microcode. Which are fixed in storage. Microchip again came to believe that Syntek was manufacturing and selling products that infringed Microchip's copyright in the PIC 16C5x microcode. As the Taiwan criminal proceedings were drawing to a close. Syntek filed this action seeking a declaratory judgment that Microchip's U.S. copyright registration of the PIC 16C5x microcode is invalid because Microchip did not comply with the applicable regulations when registering its program. Syntek timely appealed. 5250 II Microchip's PIC 16C5x microcode is a computer program. Computer programs are works of authorship entitled to protection under the Copyright Act. 17 U.S.C. § 101. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Appellants are freelance photographers and authors whose photographs and/or written works were originally published in various issues of the National Geographic Magazine. These photographs and writings have now been published in |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Appellants are freelance photographers and authors whose photographs and/or written works were originally published in various issues of the National Geographic Magazine. These photographs and writings have now been published in |
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OPINION/ORDER Who will raise the mother's children when the mother dies. The script was made into a CBS movie called |
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BATEMAN V. MNEMONICS, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > This appeal requires us to address two issues of first impression in this circuit: (1) what methodology is to be employed in analyzing claims of copyright infringement of computer software. (2) whether interface specifications are entitled to copyright protection. It is important to set forth the factual and technical background to this complex case. Both Bateman and Fricker are engineers. Including Generex Corporation. |
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OPINION/ORDER Which were consolidated and transferred to the Northern District of Illinois by the Multidistrict Litigation Panel. Against John Deep and corporations that are controlled by him and need not be discussed separately. Claim that Deep's |
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BATEMAN V. MNEMONICS, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > This appeal requires us to address two issues of first impression in this circuit: (1) what methodology is to be employed in analyzing claims of copyright infringement of computer software. (2) whether interface specifications are entitled to copyright protection. It is important to set forth the factual and technical background to this complex case. Both Bateman and Fricker are engineers. Including Generex Corporation. |
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COUNTRY KIDS 'N CITY SLICKS, INC. V. SHEEN Size and shape of the dolls are not copyrightable features. (2) misinterpreting the standard for copyright infringement by requiring Plaintiff to show that the Defendants' dolls were a |
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OPINION/ORDER We are asked to determine whether the Sheriff's Department's conduct constituted copyright infringement. The wrinkle in this otherwise smooth question is that. Although the software was installed onto 6. The computers were configured such that the total number of workstations able to access the installed software did not exceed the total number of licenses the Sheriff's Department purchased. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and hold that such copying constitutes copyright infringement despite the Sheriff's Department's configuration. RUMBA Office is the more expensive and more powerful computer program. The Sheriff's Department soon realized that this process was too time consuming and would delay opening the Twin Towers. It was not clear where those employees who would need to use RUMBA programs would be assigned to work. To speed up the process of installation and to ensure that employees would be able to use the RUMBA software regardless of where they were assigned. This was done by simultaneously copying the entire contents of a single |
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OPINION/ORDER Because questions regarding the ownership of a copyright are governed by state law. We determine that subject matter jurisdiction is lacking and affirm. Which is a producer and marketer of motion picture. Fox was to air the initial exhibition of the shows on Fox Broadcasting and later distribute the series to other television outlets for a period of 15 years. Scholastic was entitled to a portion of the profits made during the distribution phase. The contract will expire in 2013. Which was not a party to the con 9808 SCHOLASTIC ENTERTAINMENT v. Was airing the Goosebumps series. Claiming that it was owed at least $2.7 million as a result of the FFC airings because they constituted a distribution under the agreement. Fox asserted that the FFC airings were exhibitions and. Scholastic was not entitled to additional licensing fees. Scholastic claims it was deprived of the benefit of the original agreement between itself and Fox. This unauthorized licensing frustrated the entire purpose of the agreement because the Fox airings alone were not intended to comprise Scholastic's total compensation for the production of the series. |
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OPINION/ORDER This case is about the attempt of a copyright owner to use copyright law to block access to data that not only are neither copyrightable nor copyrighted. Were not created or obtained by the copyright owner. The owner is trying to secrete the data in its copyrighted program a program the existence of which reduced the likelihood that the data would be retained in a form in which they would have been readily accessible. It was not addressed either by the district court or by the parties in their submissions in this court. The copyright is of a compilation. The general issue that the appeal presents is the right of the owner of such a copyright to prevent his customers (that is. The copyright licensees) from disclosing the compiled data even if the data are in the public domain. So forth from the southeastern Wisconsin municipalities in which the properties are located. Ordinarily they're happy to provide the data to anyone who will pay the modest cost of copying the data onto a disk. Which is applicable to data in digital form. |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on brief. Were on brief. The district court determined that Yankee's evidentiary support for its federal copyright and trade dress claims was irrelevant with respect to the state claim for tortious interference. The court also concluded that the alleged actionable behavior was not committed |
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OPINION/ORDER Which was tried to a jury. Local housing authorities that want grants from the federal department of Housing and Urban Development have to complete forms prescribed by HUD. There is more. Decisions have to be made regarding choice and size of font. These decisions were made by Bucklew. The ones we have named all involve the appearance of the forms. Software that is read only by the computer and not by its Nos. 02 2244. 02 2299 3 human user is also copyrightable. It is unexplained what he means by this or whether it has been infringed. The trial focused on one of the four forms (as the parties refer to the conversion of a prescribed HUD form into an electronic form that computes and displays the arithmetic manipulations that HUD requires) copyrighted by Bucklew that he claimed were copied by HAB. This form is a transformation of HUD form 52566. Some similarities between a copyrighted work and a work alleged to infringe it are consistent with an inference of independent creation. In that case evidence that the alleged infringer had access to (that is. |
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OPINION/ORDER The issue is whether Siemens's refusal to sell or license patented or copyrighted goods to the appellants is an illegal use of monopoly power in a secondary market. |
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OPINION/ORDER We determine that the Proposed Agreement was never ratified and that Plaintiffs should not be equitably estopped from pursuing their infringement claims. Even after they were granted five extensions by the district court. Within the time periods provided by these Rules shall indicate that the asserted facts are not disputed for purposes of summary judgment. The |
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OPINION/ORDER Permits copyright owners and their representatives to obtain and serve subpoenas on internet service providers (ISPs) to obtain personal information about an ISP's subscribers who are alleged to be transmitting copyrighted works via the internet using so called |
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OPINION/ORDER Brilliance is in the business of producing and selling audiobooks. The two editions are packaged and marketed differently. It is unclear how. Audio Adventures LLC (collectively |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: It is difficult to imagine that the Barbie doll. Barbie could not have imagined herself in the middle 5595 of Rule 11 proceedings. The intersection of copyrights on Barbie sculptures and the scope of Rule 11 is precisely what defines this case. The district court found that Hicks should have discovered prior to commencing the civil action that Mattel's dolls could not have infringed Christian's copyright because. We hold that the district court did not abuse its discretion in determining that the complaint filed by Hicks was frivolous under Rule 11. This is an important distinction because Rule 11 sanctions are limited to misconduct regarding signed pleadings. We do not condone Hicks' conduct or suggest that the district court did not have a firm basis for awarding sanctions. The remand is to 5596 assure that any Rule 11 sanctions are grounded in conduct covered by Rule 11 and to ensure adequate findings for the sizeable fee award. BACKGROUND As context for examining the district court's determination that the underlying copyright action was frivolous. |
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OPINION/ORDER We are called on to decide whether the Iranian trade embargo. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY Plaintiff Masood Kalantari is a producer of television programs and a promoter of Iranian cultural events in the United States. He is a |
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OPINION/ORDER Karaoke is wildly popular. Countless people have lined up at various venues to perform their favorite songs with. Rights of the copyright owner is an |
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OPINION/ORDER Lines 5 6 and line 8 the references to the Ninth Circuit are corrected to read Second Circuit in the case of Davis v. A schematic building footprint is a drawing of a proposed building that shows the building shape in relation to the property on which it will be constructed and reflects the exterior elevations for the proposed building. 2 failed to execute this proposed agreement. While the Zoning Exception application was pending before the Zoning Board. It stated that: |
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SCANDINAVIAN SATELLITE SYSTEM V. PRIME TV LIMITED, Tepper argued the cause for appellant. |
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OPINION/ORDER Finding that defendants' use constituted fair use and was de minimis. We agree that the use of Gordon's illustrations was de minimis and therefore affirm the summary judgment as to the copyright infringement claim. We find that Gordon failed to introduce sufficient evidence that the copyright notice was removed with the The Hon orable A drian G. I. Facts Gordon is a medical artist whose copyrighted artwork includes a Dentist Patient Consultation Illustrations booklet. The defendants have asserted two defenses: fair use and de minimis use. A court will examine the fair use defense only if the de minimis threshold for actionable copying has been exceeded. To establish that a copyright infringement is de minimis. The alleged infringer must demonstrate that the copying of the protected material is so trivial |
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OPINION/ORDER Norton Baskin (Baskin) is the personal representative of the estate of his late wife. (Seajay) physical possession of certain documents which appellants assert are assets of the Rawlings estate. Did not render a decision on the counterclaim.2 1 It is important to note the distinction between the physical ownership of documents. The physical document and the copyright are subject to separate transfer. That decision is now before this Court on appeal. She was the noted author of books such as Sojourner. In her will. Bigham was the daughter of publisher Charles Scribner. 1961.3 Rawlings' will left immediate custody of |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Caroline Turner English. With him on the brief was Richard K. SSS also contends that the SSS/SSI Joint Venture Agreement is null and void because it was executed under duress. SSS's action is based on a claim of copyright infringement under 17 U.S.C. ss 106 and 602. Because the |
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CALHOUN V. LILLENAS PUBL'G (7/23/2002, NO. 01-11413) The district court found that Calhoun had no claim for copyright infringement because there was insufficient evidence to show that (1) McGee had access to Calhoun's song |
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CALHOUN V. LILLENAS PUBL'G (7/23/2002, NO. 01-11413) The district court found that Calhoun had no claim for copyright infringement because there was insufficient evidence to show that (1) McGee had access to Calhoun's song |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the district court's grant of summary judgment to Forsythe. |
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OPINION/ORDER Both Fox and Murray Hill presented expert evidence to establish whether the JATW movie was substantially similar to the CTBC screenplay. Fox argues that it was The Honorable Walter Herbert Rice. That the trial was tainted by improper expert testimony by Murray Hill's expert witness and by misleading jury instructions. That the damages awarded were unsupported in law or fact. Murray Hill cross appealed and argues that it was entitled to the full damages awarded by the jury and also to attorney's fees. We reverse because Fox was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. I The principal author of the JATW screenplay was Randy Kornfield. The author of the CTBC screenplay was Brian Webster. |
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OPINION/ORDER Inc. as a third party defendant. 3 1 because there was insufficient evidence to show that (1) McGee had access to Calhoun's song |
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FOLEY V. LUSTER (5/2/2001, NO. 99-14123) We decide whether a state common law claim for indemnification is preempted by the Copyright Act. Whether a jury instruction was confusing. Whether the claimants in an indemnity action were required to apportion damages among defendant Luster and others that potentially played a role in the copyright infringement. BACKGROUND
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OPINION/ORDER Determined that: (1) Blizzard's software end user license and terms of usage agreements were enforceable 2 Amici on Behalf of Appellants. Combs and Crittenden are computer programmers. Jung is a systems administrator. Internet Gateway is an Internet service provider based in St. Jung is also the president. Battle.net is a free service that allows owners of Blizzard games to play each other on their personal computers via the Internet. The various games have the capacity for and permit non Internet multi player gaming for a limited number of players who connect to each other via a local area computer network ( |
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FOLEY V. LUSTER (5/2/2001, NO. 99-14123) We decide whether a state common law claim for indemnification is preempted by the Copyright Act. Whether a jury instruction was confusing. Whether the claimants in an indemnity action were required to apportion damages among defendant Luster and others that potentially played a role in the copyright infringement. BACKGROUND
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OPINION/ORDER Promotion of other products and/or for extended time periods) were contemplated by the agreement. The particular terms for any such uses were to be negotiated separately. The case was properly removed to federal district court on the basis of federal question jurisdiction. Was therefore preempted. Toney later voluntarily dismissed her Lanham Act claim with prejudice and the case was closed. Analysis 3 The question presented by this appeal can be stated simply: is Toney's claim. All legal or equitable rights that are equivalent to any of the exclusive rights within the general scope of copyright as specified by section 106 in works of authorship that are fixed in tangible medium of expression and come within the subject matter of copyright as specified by sections 102 and 103 . . . are governed exclusively by this title. No person is entitled to any such right or equivalent right in any such work under the common law or statutes of any State. 2 We note that even if a work is too minimal or lacking in originality to qualify for Federal copyright. |
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LEIGH V. WARNER BROS., INC. (5/25/2000, NO. 99-10087) The role of the court in determining whether images are |
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LEIGH V. WARNER BROS., INC. (5/25/2000, NO. 99-10087) The role of the court in determining whether images are |
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IMPERIAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGN V. PALMS DEV. GROUP This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
PER CURIAM:
This action is a copyright infringement action brought by Regal Classic Homes as the alleged transferee of the ownership of copyright in a home design. The design was to be based on McGuffie's ideas derived from his experience with home buyers. Both Wilson and McGuffie testified that Wilson then orally transferred to Regal all his company's rights in the Regency design and that both believed that the Regency plan was the sole property of Regal. |
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OPINION/ORDER Perfect 10 alleges that numerous websites based in several countries have stolen its proprietary images. The Visa and MasterCard entities are associations of member banks that issue credit cards to consumers. FDC's stated reason for the termination is that the percentage of Perfect 10's customers who later disputed the charges attributed to them (the chargeback rate) exceeded contractual limits. Perfect 10 claims these chargeback rates were temporarily and substantially inflated because Perfect 10 was the |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY Feltner is the sole shareholder of Krypton International Corporation. Which were also named as defendants in this action.1 In 1990. Including 1 The three subsidiary television stations are Krypton Broadcasting of Jacksonville. Feltner asserted that Columbia was not the exclusive licensee of the series in question at the time Columbia filed the lawsuit. The district court found as a matter of law that each episode of each series was a separate |
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IMPERIAL RESIDENTIAL DESIGN V. PALMS DEV. GROUP This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
PER CURIAM:
This action is a copyright infringement action brought by Regal Classic Homes as the alleged transferee of the ownership of copyright in a home design. The design was to be based on McGuffie's ideas derived from his experience with home buyers. Both Wilson and McGuffie testified that Wilson then orally transferred to Regal all his company's rights in the Regency design and that both believed that the Regency plan was the sole property of Regal. |
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OPINION/ORDER As follows: Footnote AI is deleted from page 11 of the opinion and moved to page 6. ORDER We have considered the petition for rehearing in this case. Luttig and Traxler voted to deny rehearing en banc.* Fewer than a majority of the circuit judges who are in regular active service having voted for rehearing en banc. It is accordingly ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the petition for rehearing en banc shall be. It hereby is. The panel considered the petition for rehearing and is of opinion it is without merit. It is accordingly ADJUDGED and ORDERED that the petition for rehearing shall be. It hereby is. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the opinion in this case shall be. It hereby is. It is FURTHER ORDERED that the slip opinion shall be. It hereby is. Which Footnote 10 is attached hereto and made a part hereof. Judge King Footnote AI is attached hereto and made a part He would grant rehearing and require judgment to be entered for the defendants. Footnote AI [PICTURES NOT AVAILABLE] Plaintiff's Drawing The Accused Work A copy of the plaintiff's shield logo and the accused work of the NFL Properties is shown above. |
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OPINION/ORDER When the substance of the manuscript was relevant to the issues in the child custody proceeding and the defendants' use of the manuscript was solely for its content and not for its mode of expression. BLUM were represented by a member of the firm and thus were acting pro se. Bond's manuscript was entitled Self Portrait of a Patricide: How I Got Away with Murder. Who was formerly known as William Rovtar. Was 17. After Rovtar was arrested and detained in a juvenile detention facility in Ohio. He entered into a guilty plea agreement in juvenile court with the result that in September 1981 he was transferred to the Sheppard & Enoch Pratt Hospital in Baltimore. Rovtar was released in 1982. Although verifiable facts of the murder are consistent with the details provided in the manuscript. Bond has now stated in an affidavit that the manuscript is |
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OPINION/ORDER We agree with the district court that the relevant words and phrases here are common Cajun identified phrases not subject to copyright protection and thus affirm the judgment in favor of the defendants. The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. R. 47.5.4. * The facts of this case are undisputed. Is a Louisiana corporation that designs. The Pocket Device is a hand held toy. At issue in this case are spoken phrases number two. Nearly three years after the Pocket Device was marketed to the general public. A rap |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. I. FACTS & PROCEDURAL HISTORY Feltner is the sole shareholder of Krypton International Corporation. Which were also named as defendants in this action.1 In 1990. Including 1 The three subsidiary television stations are Krypton Broadcasting of Jacksonville. Feltner asserted that Columbia was not the exclusive licensee of the series in question at the time Columbia filed the lawsuit. The district court found as a matter of law that each episode of each series was a separate |
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OPINION/ORDER D.C. 20036 5339 Counsel for Amicus Curiae Motor & Equipment Manufacturers Association OPINION OF THE COURT PER CURIAM: This is an appeal from the District Court's denial of a preliminary injunction. Because the decision to enter a preliminary injunction is committed to the sound discretion of the trial court. We will reverse such a decision |
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95-1394 -- MITEL, INC. V. IQTEL, INC. -- 09/22/1997 At issue is the protectability of a set of four digit numeric instructions known as |
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MITEL, INC. V. IQTEL, INC. At issue is the protectability of a set of four digit numeric instructions known as |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended as follows: At slip op. at 9111. Carey argues that the first measure of One's chorus is not original because it is |
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OPINION/ORDER That copyright infringement was |
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01-4027 -- JACOBSEN V. DESERET BOOK CO. -- 04/19/2002 Jacobsen was a prisoner of war in the Philippines and Japan during World War II. Dean Hughes entitled Children of the Promise. |
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OPINION/ORDER Plaintiffs argue that the district court erred both in finding these claims were barred by the applicable statutes of limitations and in rejecting equitable estoppel as a basis to avoid the limitations bar. No other parties or claims are before The Honorab le Judith M. Were initially asserted in a complaint filed May 4. Sound recordings and their underlying musical compositions are separate works with their own distinct copyrights. Diamond Time's practice was to contact the proprietor or owner of the copyrights in the material its client wanted to use. Identify itself and the client on whose behalf it was acting. It would have Diamond Time undertake. Diamond Time maintains that it was not asked to obtain clearance for use of any other sample in |
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OPINION/ORDER None of which was accepted by Raybestos. This |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Thomas P. With him on the briefs was Vidya S. With him on the brief were Peter D. Circuit Judge: Cable and satellite companies are required to pay royalties into a common fund when they retransmit certain copyrighted television broadcasts. Which were received at the Copyright Office in August. I. Congress has established a compulsory licensing scheme for broadcast copyrighted material that is retransmitted by cable and satellite companies. Cable and satellite companies are permitted to retransmit broadcasts of over the air television programming. Royalties are distributed proportionally by means of settlement agreements among the various claimants or arbitration. Copyright Office regulations specify that a claim will be considered timely if the claim (1) was actually received by the Office during July. Or (2) bears a July U.S. postmark and was sent via the United States Postal Service. 37 C.F.R. § 252.4(a) (2001). The regulations also expressly state that |
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OPINION/ORDER Is amended as follows: On page 4. Goldberg was on brief for appellant. Fialkov were on brief for appellee. * of the District of Maine. This is an appeal from a final judgment determining the copyright ownership of certain unpublished tape recordings of the musical group George Thorogood and the Destroyers (the |
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99-1162 -- FISHER V. UNITED FEATURE SYNDICATE INC. -- 02/07/2000 Plaintiff's request for oral argument is denied and the case is ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Philip Condon Fisher. (6) in dismissing his claim that United Feature Syndicate infringed his copyright in its comic strip |
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OPINION/ORDER The role of the court in determining whether images are |
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OPINION/ORDER Are Detroit area real estate developers who brought suit against Crosswinds Communities and its principal shareholder. Which was The Honorable James L. Finding that they had been prejudiced by unnecessary delay between the time the plaintiffs had learned that construction was planned (or. The time that construction was undertaken) and the time that the complaint was filed. Even though the action was filed within the three year statute of limitations provided by the Copyright Act in 17 U.S.C. § 507(b). The dispositive question is whether the equitable doctrine of laches can be held to trump the statutorily prescribed period for filing suit under § 507(b). To the extent that the plaintiffs in this case are seeking only monetary damages and injunctive relief. To the extent that the relief sought is destruction of the condominium complex that allegedly infringes the plaintiffs' copyright. The facts before us suggest that this is indeed the extraordinary case in which the defense of laches is properly interposed. |
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OPINION/ORDER We conclude that the plaintiffs' expert's evidence was sufficient to present a triable issue of the extrinsic similarity of the two songs. That the district court's ruling to the contrary was based on too mechanical an application of the extrinsic test to these musical compositions. One was jointly composed by plaintiffs Seth Swirsky and Warryn Campbell (collectively |
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OPINION/ORDER Thereby giving them a financial incentive to create works to enrich our culture.1 But it denied Justice Potter Stewart explained this feature of copyright law: |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Joseph Diamante. That infringement under the doctrine of equivalents is barred by prosecution history estoppel. Since we hold that a reasonable jury could have concluded that PODS did not own the asserted copyright. BACKGROUND I PODS and Porta Stor are both storage and moving companies that operate by delivering storage containers to customers. PODS is the assignee of United States Patent No. 6. Claim 1 also requires that |
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OPINION/ORDER Line 7 the references to |
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CBS BROAD. V. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATION CORP. (9/17/2001, NO. 00-15378) Chief Judge:
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was John T. That there was no breach of contract. 1 Hutchins appeals the non infringement rulings and assigns error to various procedural rulings. Thus we review whether there is a genuine issue of material fact. Patent Infringement Patent infringement requires that every element and limitation in a correctly construed claim is embodied in the accused system either literally or. Claim 1 is the broadest claim: 1. Wherein the interactive display unit is adapted for selecting from image or text viewed on the display that is representative at least of characteristics of said victim. |
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OPINION/ORDER Who was a member of the panel. The appeal is being decided by the remaining two members of the panel. Who are in agreement. Concluded there was no genuine issue of material fact and granted summary judgment in favor of Titleserv. The eight programs at issue in this suit were designed to enable Titleserv to track and report on the status of client requests and other aspects of its operations. The programs were installed on Titleserv's computer network and were thus accessible to Titleserv employees. Code written in such a programming language is called source code. Source code becomes executable only when it is run through a compiler which converts it into the binary 1s and 0s of object. Before any agreement was reached. |
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ERIC ELDRED V. JOHN ASHCROFT Have petitioned for rehearing and filed a suggestion for rehearing en banc. |
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OPINION/ORDER Who was a member of the panel. The appeal is being decided by the remaining two members of the panel. Who are in agreement. Concluded there was no genuine issue of material fact and granted summary judgment in favor of Titleserv. The eight programs at issue in this suit were designed to enable Titleserv to track and report on the status of client requests and other aspects of its operations. The programs were installed on Titleserv's computer network and were thus accessible to Titleserv employees. Code written in such a programming language is called source code. Source code becomes executable only when it is run through a compiler which converts it into the binary 1s and 0s of object. Before any agreement was reached. |
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CBS BROAD. V. ECHOSTAR COMMUNICATION CORP. (9/17/2001, NO. 00-15378) Chief Judge:
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OPINION/ORDER She then filed suit in federal district court alleging the same state law causes of action the state trial court found were preempted. The district court held that Lynn's state law claims are not preempted by the Copyright Act. The court did not have subject matter jurisdiction. In the sense that the lawsuit against it was dismissed. Arguing that the district court erred in holding that Lynn's claims were not preempted by the Copyright Act and. The court was without subject matter jurisdiction. The new agreement provided that it |
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OPINION/ORDER Holding that their California state claims were foreclosed because Abercrombie's use of the photograph was protected by the First Amendment. Those claims were also preempted by the federal Copyright Act. That Hawaii law was the proper choice of law for some of these claims. That the Lanham Act claim was precluded by the First Amendment and it was also precluded by the nominative fair use doctrine. That there was insufficient evidence to sustain the negli13169 gence or defamation claims. We have appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Factual Background Abercrombie is an outfitter catering to young people. The Quarterly is Abercrombie's largest advertising vehicle. The primary purpose of the Quarterly is to build brand awareness and increase sales. Each issue is over 250 pages in length and embraces a theme such as collegiate lifestyle. Approximately one quarter of each issue is devoted to stories. The t shirts were advertised for sale in the Quarterly. Still another article entitled |
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MCA TELEVISION LTD. V. FELTNER This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > Discussion
Feltner initially asserts that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because this cause did not |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: We are presented with an issue of first impression whether an Internet service provider enjoys a safe harbor from copyright infringement liability as provided by Title II of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act ( |
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OPINION/ORDER The Miracle Is Here |
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OPINION/ORDER Feltner argues that this case involves a breach of contract claim and that the federal district court therefore did not have jurisdiction. We conclude that the district court's factual finding that MCA did not waive its right to terminate the licensing agreements was not clearly erroneous. Section 504(c)(2) provides for an enhanced damages award if the infringement was willful and for a reduced award if the infringement was innocent. Although the district court found that Feltner's infringements of MCA's copyrights were |
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MCA TELEVISION LTD. V. FELTNER This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > Discussion
Feltner initially asserts that the district court lacked subject matter jurisdiction because this cause did not |
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OPINION/ORDER We agree with the court that DK's reproduction of BGA's images is protected by the fair use exception to copyright infringement. DK reproduced seven artistic images originally depicted on Grateful Dead event posters and tickets.1 reduced BGA's form and seven are images are displayed by in significantly the accompanied captions describing concerts they represent. The district court determined that DK's reproduction of the images was fair use and granted DK's motion for summary judgment. The district court assumed plaintiff possessed these rights in the contested images and there is no dispute that copying the images was not authorized by plaintiff. As it was in the district court. Is whether DK's unauthorized use of BGA's copyrighted images is fair use. The fair use doctrine is a statutory exception to copyright infringement. Section 107 of the Copyright Act permits the unauthorized use or reproduction of copyrighted work if it is |
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OPINION/ORDER Holding that their California state claims were foreclosed because Abercrombie's use of the photograph was protected by the First Amendment. Those claims were also preempted by the federal Copyright Act. That Hawaii law was the proper choice of law for some of these claims. That the Lanham Act claim was precluded by the First Amendment and it was also precluded by the nominative fair use doctrine. That there was insufficient evidence to sustain the negli13169 gence or defamation claims. We have appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Factual Background Abercrombie is an outfitter catering to young people. The Quarterly is Abercrombie's largest advertising vehicle. The primary purpose of the Quarterly is to build brand awareness and increase sales. Each issue is over 250 pages in length and embraces a theme such as collegiate lifestyle. Approximately one quarter of each issue is devoted to stories. The t shirts were advertised for sale in the Quarterly. Still another article entitled |
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KORMAN V. HBC FLORIDA, INC. (8/5/1999, NO. 97-5064) The basis of her complaint was that WQBA AM ( |
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KORMAN V. HBC FLORIDA, INC. (8/5/1999, NO. 97-5064) The basis of her complaint was that WQBA AM ( |
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LIPSCHER V. LRP PUBLICATIONS (9/27/2001, NO. 00-10370) Which were consolidated for argument and decision in this court. Law Bulletin is an Illinois company which publishes and sells the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. Both of which are newsletters summarizing individual jury verdicts. The Handbook is a nine volume set compiling statistical information which allows an attorney to calculate a statistical range of potential jury verdicts for different types of personal injuries. Which is made available to customers through the online legal research companies Westlaw and Lexis. Fiore was employed by LRP until 1998 and served as the Florida registered agent for LRP. |
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LIPSCHER V. LRP PUBLICATIONS (9/27/2001, NO. 00-10370) Which were consolidated for argument and decision in this court. Law Bulletin is an Illinois company which publishes and sells the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. Both of which are newsletters summarizing individual jury verdicts. The Handbook is a nine volume set compiling statistical information which allows an attorney to calculate a statistical range of potential jury verdicts for different types of personal injuries. Which is made available to customers through the online legal research companies Westlaw and Lexis. Fiore was employed by LRP until 1998 and served as the Florida registered agent for LRP. |
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OPINION/ORDER Chief Judge: This is an interlocutory appeal from the entry of a preliminary injunction in a copyright infringement suit that was initiated by four major television network stations and associations representing hundreds of local network affiliates against EchoStar Satellite Company and its subsidiaries. That there was a substantial likelihood that the Networks could establish that EchoStar provides distant network signals to |
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OPINION/ORDER Which were consolidated for argument and decision in this court. Law Bulletin is an Illinois company which publishes and sells the Cook County Jury Verdict Reporter and the Illinois Jury Verdict Reporter. Both of which are newsletters summarizing individual jury verdicts. The Handbook is a ninevolume set compiling statistical information which allows an attorney to calculate a statistical range of potential jury verdicts for different types of personal injuries. Which is made available to customers through the online legal research companies Westlaw and Lexis. Fiore was employed by LRP until 1998 and served as the Florida registered agent for LRP.1 In November 1997. The letter noted that Law Bulletin was |
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OPINION/ORDER Brenner was on the brief. Appellants' primary con tention before this court is that Stenograph failed to present evidence of |
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JOHN C. BOYLE V. US With her on the brief were David W. Of counsel on the brief was Thomas J. Mutual fund products that are targeted to different maturity dates depending upon the year the money is desired by the investor. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § . 1295(a)(3) (1994).
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OPINION/ORDER Bouchat asserts that the court erroneously failed to accord him the benefit of a statutory presumption that an infringer's revenues are entirely attributable to the infringement. The team was to leave its entire Browns identity in Cleveland. He began drawing logo designs based on the various names that the team was considering. Bouchat's Shield Drawing was found to have been mistakenly used by National Football League Properties. The |
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OPINION/ORDER Arguments similar to Plaintiffs' were presented to the Supreme Court in Eldred. Brewster Kahle and Internet Archive have built an |
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OPINION/ORDER P. 59(e) is ever available to alter or amend a default judgment entered under Fed. The judgment was based on statutory damages for sixteen albums that each included at least one of two infringed songs. The court at the default judgment hearing found that such damages and profits were not proven. To amend the judgment to reduce the damages award. Sonolux's attempt to remove the default and the entry at all of a default judgment was heard and rejected by a second judge. The statutory damages award for the copyright infringement was reduced from $1. 000 on the ground that the larger amount was based on an incorrect reading of the statutory damages provision of the Copyright Act. We vacate the amount of that judgment and remand the amount determination to the district court for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.
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OPINION/ORDER The Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5th Cir. We consider whether defendant appellant's appeal is frivolous and deserving of sanctions pursuant to FED. Were members of the 1960's pop group. Plaintiffs learned Jones was exploiting the song in foreign territories when the song appeared in the movie. These statements are in direct contradiction to statements made by Jones in earlier sworn statements in previous litigation over the authorship of |
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PALMER V. BRAUN (4/9/2002, NO. 01-14511) The district court denied the request for a preliminary injunction after determining that Palmer was unlikely to succeed on the merits of his claim. THE AVATAR COURSE
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OPINION/ORDER Dawson were on the briefs. Kravitz was on the briefs. Rice owns the copyright to a home video entitled The Mystery Magician that was created in 1986 and reveals RICE v. 000 copies of The Mystery Magician were sold worldwide. The premise behind Fox's programming idea was revealing the secrets behind famous magic illusions. Video copies of the Specials were sold in connection with the broadcasts. Viewers were invited to place their telephone orders by calling the toll free number that appeared on the televison screen. Rice believed that the inspiration behind Fox's series was The Mystery Magician. 2) copying of constituent elements of the work that are original. |
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PALMER V. BRAUN (4/9/2002, NO. 01-14511) The district court denied the request for a preliminary injunction after determining that Palmer was unlikely to succeed on the merits of his claim. THE AVATAR COURSE
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs was Michael E. With him on the briefs were Ronald G. With him on the brief were Peter D. With him on the brief were John I. Cir. 1982) (explaining that Congress focused on distant retransmission because |
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OPINION/ORDER He is a white. Fred is a plush doll and when one squeezes Fred's extended finger on his right hand. Is a white. Two of Fartman's seven jokes are the same as two of the 10 spoken by Fred. Was not happy when Novelty. Argues that Illinois's punitive damages remedy for unfair competition is preempted by federal law. Contends that the attorneys' fees awarded by the district court should have been capped according to Tekky's contingent fee arrangement with its attorneys. It turns out that there is a niche market for farting dolls. It is quite lucrative. Fred was just the beginning. Is owned by Todd Green. Green testified that he might have photographed Fred since |
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OPINION/ORDER Is a professional photographer who has copyrighted many of his images of the American West. Some of these images are located on Kelly's web site or other web sites with which Kelly has a license agreement. When Kelly discovered that his photographs were part of Arriba's search engine database. The creation and use of the thumbnails in the search engine is a fair use. The display of the larger image is a violation of Kelly's exclusive right to publicly display his works. I. The search engine at issue in this case is unconventional in that it displays the results of a user's query as |
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OPINION/ORDER Mackie did not have a registered copyright on the work at the time of infringement and consequently could not take advantage of statutory damages for infringement. 1 nor did he have evidence to sustain a claim for the Symphony's direct profits. 17 U.S.C. § 412(2). He was left to pursue claims for indirect profits and actual damages. Held that any such computation of damages was far too speculative to survive a summary judgment motion. Mackie argues that the district court erred by failing to account for his subjective objections to the manner in which his work was used. BACKGROUND Mackie is a Seattle based artist who specializes in creating public works. These schematics are based on the |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a copyright dispute between two organizations that offer competing courses to prepare students to pass the Project Management Professional (PMP) Exam given by the Project Management Institute (PMI). We conclude there are genuine issues of material fact regarding whether PMP Exam Prep infringes PMI's exclusive right to prepare derivative works based on its preexisting copyrighted work and whether PMP Exam Prep is a fair use of that work. PMI is a not for profit association for project management professionals (PMPs) that now |
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OPINION/ORDER Is withdrawn and an amended opinion is filed simultaneously with this order. Chief Judge Schroeder and Judge Rawlinson have voted to deny the petition for rehearing en banc. The petition for rehearing en banc is DENIED. Arguments similar to Plaintiffs' were presented to the Supreme Court in Eldred. Brewster Kahle and Internet Archive have built an |
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OPINION/ORDER Have petitioned for rehearing and filed a suggestion for rehearing en banc. We are not persuaded. |
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OPINION/ORDER Line 17 a new footnote 7 is added at the end of the final sentence of the paragraph. The issue of authorship was erroneously presented to the jury. The district court erred in deciding whether Pittman was still entitled to writer's royalties. 2 The previous footnotes 7 and 8 are renumbered 8 and 9. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Killette sought to have it vacated. While Killette's appeal of the district court's order was pending before this Court. Was considered |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Which were usually filmed against a plain background with a single. Which was titled |
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OPINION/ORDER Concluding that Warren has no standing to sue for infringement because he is neither the legal nor beneficial owner of the copyrights in question. MTM was to make a written accounting of all sales of broadcast rights to the series and was required to pay Warren a percentage of all sales of broadcast rights to the series made to third parties not affiliated with ASCAP or BMI.2 Warren brought suit in propria persona against Fox. MTM is now a subsidiary of Fox. These agreements were renewed and re executed with slight modifications in 1984. That MTM and Fox have materially breached their obligations under the contracts by failing to account for or pay the full amount of royalties due Warren from sales to parties not affiliated with ASCAP or BMI. While alleging that CBN and Princess were operating pursuant to a license or distribution from MTM. Warren claims that their behavior was nevertheless infringement because the broadcasts occurred after MTM breached its agreement with him. So the copyright reverted to him and any license CBN or Princess may have had was no longer valid.3 Warren seeks damages. |
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JACOB MAXWELL, INC. V. VEECK This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Geoffrey S. With him on the brief were Decided May 24. Plaintiff Luck's Music Library is a corporation that rents and sells classical orchestral sheet music. Moviecraft is a commercial film archive that preserves. The Copyright and Patent Clause provides that Congress shall have the power |
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OPINION/ORDER Is withdrawn and replaced by the amended opinion filed concurrently with this order. The petition for panel rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are denied. We have jurisdiction over these multiple appeals from the amended judgment and two post judgment orders pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The jury's award of punitive damages was |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction over these multiple appeals from the amended judgment and two post judgment orders pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Factual Background Berkla is a visual artist from Chico. That contained images of plants and natural objects that were sprayed like 1 As noted in Part I.B. The jury's award of punitive damages was |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction over these multiple appeals from the amended judgment and two post judgment orders pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Factual Background Berkla is a visual artist from Chico. That contained images of plants and natural objects that were sprayed like 1 As noted in Part I.B. The jury's award of punitive damages was |
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OPINION/ORDER Inc. was established in 1995 as a direct sales gourmet food company. Tastefully Simple's business operates through a system of |
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OPINION/ORDER Barlow were on brief for appellees. |
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OPINION/ORDER Is withdrawn and replaced by the amended opinion filed concurrently with this order. The petition for panel rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are denied. We have jurisdiction over these multiple appeals from the amended judgment and two post judgment orders pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The jury's award of punitive damages was |
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JACOB MAXWELL, INC. V. VEECK This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on the briefs. 10578 KOURTIS v. Circuit Judge: We must decide whether the creators of the yet unproduced film The Minotaur are collaterally estopped from pursuing a copyright infringement claim against the producers of Terminator II. Who was an ICM client. Although Filia Kourtis was deposed by Cameron. The court ultimately found that Terminator II and The Minotaur are not substantially similar and granted summary judgment to Cameron and the other defendants on Green's copyright infringement claim. The court concluded that the Kourtises are collaterally estopped by the Green decision from relitigating the copyright infringement issue. The court further held that the Kourtises' state law claims are barred by the statute of limitations. Wisher is not a party to this appeal. The defendants are collectively referred to as |
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OPINION/ORDER Because wefind that Southco's part numbers are not entitled to copyright protection. Each fastener is assigned a unique nine digit number. Southco describes these fasteners as follows: |
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OPINION/ORDER With whom Alfredo Castellanos was on brief for appellant. |
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OPINION/ORDER They are ugly. White testified that Bailey was |
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OPINION/ORDER Salvaty and Vanessa Koury were on the brief. I The copyrighted works at issue here ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Salvaty and Vanessa Koury were on the brief. Is hereby ordered amended as follows: Slip Op. at 11878: In the first sentence of the first paragraph. The petition for rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are denied. I The copyrighted works at issue here ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Was on the briefs. Was on the brief. Circuit Judge: We must decide whether an architectural firm is entitled to a preliminary injunction prohibiting a client from using its LGS ARCHITECTS v. The licensing agreement is based upon the language of the American Institute of Architects' Standard Form of Agreement for Residential Projects. It provides that [a]ll architectural documents prepared by Architect pursuant to this contract are instrumentalities of the Architect's services and are Architect's property solely for use by the Client on this project and no other. Any other use of such architectural documents is prohibited unless the Client first obtains express written authorization from Architect. C. These provisions are also applicable to the parties' |
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OPINION/ORDER The TMS software was initially a DOS based program. After the initial 25% improvement is achieved. Payment will be made in $1. If the speed is increased by 49%. Price Waterhouse will pay $49. Price Waterhouse will be given 30 days upon receipt of the object code to perform acceptance testing. When issues are resolved. The consultants will give Price Waterhouse an additional 30 days upon receipt of the revised object code to perform acceptance testing. Price Waterhouse will pay the aforementioned amount. . . . The Tax Technology Group will supply the source code for the RevUp . . . . It is clearly understood that the source code is the sole property of Price Waterhouse and Price Waterhouse gives no authority. ALL source code will be given back to Price Waterhouse. 4 Nos. 01 1744 and 01 2119 If this project is successful. Price Waterhouse will consider the same consultants as strong candidates for future development projects. Yang sent the object code to the |
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OPINION/ORDER By the time this action was commenced. The exterior appearances of AHM's facilities are somewhat similar. Each is a rectangular building with a simulated tower. The roofs reflect different architectural styles and are constructed of dissimilar materials. Booth seating is located generally on one side of the island or peninsula. Stool seating is located on the other. Numerous television monitors and video games are present. As are pool tables. They are not identical. The menus are extensive. More than 20 types of beer are served on tap. Marketing data indicate that customers dining with their families are AHM's most frequent guests. Inc. was preparing to open a facility in Raleigh named the |
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OPINION/ORDER 2003 is amended as follows: At Slip Opinion. Add the following after |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Two paragraphs of these agreements are at the center of the parties' dispute: IX. Other documents prepared by the Architect for this project are the instruments of the Architect's service for use solely with respect to this project and the Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall retain all common law. Copy or cause to have copied. Except that the stated base architectural fee for one of the projects was $250. After all five projects were completed. In WHA sued several related Trammell Crow entities. refer to all the entities collectively as TCR. 3 1 We will designing The North Bend. Construction Documents for Trammell Crow Residential utilizing plans which are copyrighted property of Womack+Hampton Architects. An agreement was reached between Womack+Hampton Architects. Trammell Crow Residential and Chiles Architects allowing him to utilize our designs on that development for a Use Fee which is common in this industry. |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Two paragraphs of these agreements are at the center of the parties' dispute: IX. Other documents prepared by the Architect for this project are the instruments of the Architect's service for use solely with respect to this project and the Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall retain all common law. Copy or cause to have copied. Except that the stated base architectural fee for one of the projects was $250. After all five projects were completed. In WHA sued several related Trammell Crow entities. refer to all the entities collectively as TCR. 3 1 We will designing The North Bend. Construction Documents for Trammell Crow Residential utilizing plans which are copyrighted property of Womack+Hampton Architects. An agreement was reached between Womack+Hampton Architects. Trammell Crow Residential and Chiles Architects allowing him to utilize our designs on that development for a Use Fee which is common in this industry. |
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OPINION/ORDER 2007) OPINION PER CURIAM This is an appeal from the District Court's dismissal of Gordon Roy Parker's complaint against Google. We will affirm. I. Google is a Delaware corporation whose headquarters are in California. The USENET is a global system of online bulletin boards. Parker alleged that he is an Internet publisher. IX and XI were dismissed without prejudice after the District Court determined that these claims failed to comply with Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 8(a). As Parker's motion for reconsideration and motion for leave to file a second amended complaint were pending before the District Court. We first must determine whether we have appellate jurisdiction. We adhere to the rule that |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Two paragraphs of these agreements are at the center of the parties' dispute: IX. Other documents prepared by the Architect for this project are the instruments of the Architect's service for use solely with respect to this project and the Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall retain all common law. Copy or cause to have copied. Except that the stated base architectural fee for one of the projects was $250. After all five projects were completed. In WHA sued several related Trammell Crow entities. refer to all the entities collectively as TCR. 3 1 We will designing The North Bend. Construction Documents for Trammell Crow Residential utilizing plans which are copyrighted property of Womack+Hampton Architects. An agreement was reached between Womack+Hampton Architects. Trammell Crow Residential and Chiles Architects allowing him to utilize our designs on that development for a Use Fee which is common in this industry. |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Two paragraphs of these agreements are at the center of the parties' dispute: IX. Other documents prepared by the Architect for this project are the instruments of the Architect's service for use solely with respect to this project and the Architect shall be deemed the author of these documents and shall retain all common law. Copy or cause to have copied. Except that the stated base architectural fee for one of the projects was $250. After all five projects were completed. In WHA sued several related Trammell Crow entities. refer to all the entities collectively as TCR. 3 1 We will designing The North Bend. Construction Documents for Trammell Crow Residential utilizing plans which are copyrighted property of Womack+Hampton Architects. An agreement was reached between Womack+Hampton Architects. Trammell Crow Residential and Chiles Architects allowing him to utilize our designs on that development for a Use Fee which is common in this industry. |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on brief. We affirm.
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OPINION/ORDER A copy of the opinion is annexed hereto. The allegedly infringing work is |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on brief for appellant. Lesser were on brief for appellee. I. Background Lotus 1 2 3 is a spreadsheet computer program that enables users to perform various functions and calculations. The substance of which is set forth in our prior opinion. Holding as a matter of first impression that the 1 2 3 menu command hierarchy was an uncopyrightable |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: Chase Jarvis is a professional photographer who created several thousand photographic slides over a three year period for K2. The district court agreed that K2 was liable under each of these theories and awarded damages to Jarvis. The district court found that 24 of Jarvis' images contained in four K2 collage advertisements that combined Jarvis' images with other images and graphics were not infringed because the ads were covered by the collective works privilege of 17 U.S.C. § 201(c).1 Jarvis now appeals the district court's damages awards and its ruling as to the collage ads' privileged status. That the 24 images in the collage ads were privileged under § 201(c). The collage ads were derivative rather than collective works because they transformed Jarvis' original images into new promotional posters.2 The collective works privilege therefore did not apply to the ads. Factual History BACKGROUND Jarvis is a professional photographer who specializes in outdoor sports images. K2 is a corporation that sells outdoor Unless otherwise noted. |
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OPINION/ORDER 2007 is amended as follows: On page 6443 of the slip opinion. After the sentence |
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03-6186 -- MISKOVSKY V. GRAY -- 08/27/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff appellant Grover Lee Miskovsky. Plaintiff's claims against defendant Gray are based on a court ordered seizure of a trial transcript (the Gregg transcript |
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OPINION/ORDER TVT was not entitled to assert a copyright claim. Because we also conclude that punitive damages were not recoverable for the breach of contract proved at trial. The facts are undisputed. IDJ and TVT are both major players in the recording industry. Is the nation's largest independent record label. IDJ is a division of Universal Music Group Recordings. Is one of the industry's most successful hip hop producers. CMC's members were Christopher Bristole. All were relatively obscure at that time. Most of which were not released. No albums incorporating the songs were produced. Ja Rule was released from his contractual obligations to TVT in 1994 and eventually followed Gotti to IDJ. It still owned the rights to old CMC masters that had been made while Ja Rule was under contract to TVT. Ja Rule's relationship with IDJ was highly successful. Was reluctant to give IDJ's consent to a new CMC album produced by TVT. Who were in the midst of renegotiating both the Murder. Cohen was concerned that a failure to accommodate Ja Rule's request to do the CMC project might. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were David . Of counsel on the brief were P. With him on the brief were Jonathan I. Of counsel on the brief were C. Of counsel on the brief was Joseph . Of counsel on the brief were Bruce M. Of counsel on the brief was Joseph Kattan.
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OPINION/ORDER This is a dispute over a book publishing contract. Although Grant Anderson ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Is withdrawn. Appellee's petition for rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are DENIED as moot. Is a professional photographer who has copyrighted many of his images of the American West. Some of these images are located on Kelly's web site or other web sites with which Kelly has a license agreement. When Kelly discovered that his photographs were part of Arriba's search engine database. The creation and use of the thumbnails in the search engine is a fair use. It is now known as |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on the briefs. 2002 is hereby ordered amended as follows: Slip Op. at 13984: Add a footnote on line 3 of the first full paragraph after the word |
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OPINION/ORDER Were on the briefs. Whether a television network's incorporation of that video into promotional materials was a fair use. It is frequently the image accompanying the story that leaves an event seared into the viewership's collective memory. CBS BROADCASTING Angeles in April 1992 are bookended by two such images: the footage of police officers beating motorist Rodney King. The latest installment in a series of suits by which the owners of the rights to that videotape have sought to ensure that renown translates into remuneration. Is an independent newsgathering organization that makes and licenses video and audio recordings of breaking news events. Who is LANS's co owner. Are known as |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. The defendants were directed to cease and desist from violating the copyright owned by Candle Factory. TAG is a corporate entity headquartered in the State of Illinois. TAG's candles are made for it by a company CANDLE FACTORY v. TRADE ASSOCIATES GROUP 3 known as Will & Baumer at a manufacturing facility in Mexico. Contending that its candles are noninfringing. That they were independently created from molds of actual seashells and starfish. Candle Factory forwarded TAG a letter advising that |
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OPINION/ORDER No other claims or parties are before us.1 After review of the record and the arguments presented on appeal. I. The claims at issue in this appeal were first asserted on May 4. Was based on the claim that the rap song |
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OPINION/ORDER Such that we are bound to overrule Greenberg I. Which held that the digital compilation was not privileged. |
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OPINION/ORDER School districts are listed alphabetically in a column at the left hand side of the table. Topic headings are listed in a row across the top of the table. There are many topics in the Schoolhouse table. The substantive content of the table is information listed under these topics. |
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OPINION/ORDER That a distributed file sharing system is engaged in contributory copyright infringement when its principal object is the dissemination of copyrighted material. The foundation of this holding is a belief that people who post or download music files are primary infringers. She contends that her activities were fair use rather than infringement. A |
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OPINION/ORDER TURNER ENTERTAINMENT CO. she is owed from the profits of the motion picture. Because there are triable issues of fact. Inc. are integral to this case.1 On July 22. Which are herein referred to as `the Pictures.' |
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BREWER-GIORGIO V. PRODUCERS VIDEO (7/3/2000, NO. 99-13515) We affirm.
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01-5011A -- IDG INC. V. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY CO. -- 12/26/2001 Is a member of the firm of Winstead. These policies provided liability and defense coverage in the event IDG was sued for |
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01-5011 -- IDG, INC. V. CONTINENTAL CASUALTY COMPANY -- 12/26/2001 These policies provided liability and defense coverage in the event IDG was sued for |
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BREWER-GIORGIO V. PRODUCERS VIDEO (7/3/2000, NO. 99-13515) We affirm.
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BREWER-GIORGIO V. PRODUCERS VIDEO, INC. (7/3/2000, NO. 99-13515) We affirm.
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BREWER-GIORGIO V. PRODUCERS VIDEO, INC. (7/3/2000, NO. 99-13515) We affirm.
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OPINION/ORDER Loscocco was on brief for appellant.
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OPINION/ORDER Senior Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from a permanent injunction enjoining defendants from infringing a copyright of Warren Publishing. The subject matter of this case is the 1988 issue of the Factbook. These entities are called multiple system operators. Information on each cable system and MSO entry is broken down into a uniform set of |
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OPINION/ORDER Lockhart LLP were on brief. Weld were on brief. That Gillman's infringement was willful. The Supreme Court held there was a constitutional right to jury trial when statutory damages are claimed in copyright actions. See Feltner v. Columbia Pictures Television. That the evidence was insufficient to support the court's findings of infringement. Some customers of the two companies were in common.
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OPINION/ORDER GMP cross appeals the district court's determination that it is engaged in unauthorized sublicensing. That Appellants are barred by the doctrine of laches from taking legal action now. Based on undisputed evidence establishing that they should have known of GMP's allegedly infringing activities well beyond the statutory period for bringing suit. 1454 (9th Cir. 1985) ( |
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OPINION/ORDER The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This appeal is taken from the district court's denial of attorney's fees to defendants appellants George Nelson. 524 n.11 (1994) ( |
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OPINION/ORDER This is an appeal by Marcel Walker from the grant by the District Court of summary judgment in favor of defendant DC Comics. The details and thrust of the stories were substantially different. Walker attached an exhibit showing how his |
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OPINION/ORDER ORDER The opinion is amended to add a new penultimate paragraph as follows: We express no opinion on the question whether the facts adduced during the summary judgment proceedings on Grosso's copyright claim can support the Desny claim set forth in Grosso's complaint. Our decision is compelled by the procedural posture of the Desny claim. 1197 n.1 (9th Cir. 1998) (stating that |
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96-3299 -- RILEY MANUFACTURING CO. INC. V. ANCHOR GLASS CONTAINER CORP. -- 09/11/1998 We disagree with the district court's conclusion that there was no valid and enforceable arbitration agreement between the parties. To supply the plastic spigots and plastic lids that were made from injection molds that Riley designed and over which Riley asserted trade secret protection. The three provisions that are most relevant in this dispute are the copyright assignment. Arbitration clauses. The copyright provisions in the Manufacturing Agreement indicated that Riley already had assigned to Anchor Glass the copyrights for all of the ornamental designs that were then being used on the sun tea containers that Anchor Glass would be selling for Riley. Although Anchor Glass would have the right to sell off its remaining inventory of Riley manufactured sun tea jars when the contract expired. It would have no right to use or sell the Riley designs after the copyrights were reassigned to Riley. Under the termination clause. The parties specified what continuing rights each would have when the three year contract expired. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: We agree that no material issue of fact was raised regarding the Motion Picture Association of America's (MPAA) |
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OPINION/ORDER We described it as a case |
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OPINION/ORDER Background The Cavaliers created copyrighted works involving several characters who are featured in children's stories. A |
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OPINION/ORDER Show that there is no genuine issue as to any material fact and that the moving party is entitled to a judgment as a matter of law. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: The King is dead. I A Plaintiffs are a group of companies and individuals holding copyrights in various materials relating to Elvis Presley. Is the registered 15850 ELVIS PRESLEY ENTER'S v. Plaintiffs Jerry Leiber and Mike Stoller are songwriters who own copyrights in many of Elvis' most famous songs. Plaintiff Alfred Wertheimer is a professional photographer who owns numerous copyrighted photographs of Elvis. Many Plaintiffs are in the business of licensing their copyrights. Plaintiffs allege that thousands of copies were sent to retail outlets and other distributors. In depth look at the life and career of a man whose popularity is unrivaled in the history of show business and who continues to attract millions of new fans each year. Sixteen hour series is brimming with classic film clips. PASSPORT VIDEO 15851 Every Film and Television Appearance is represented in this series as well as Rare Footage Of Many of Elvis' Tours & Concerts (emphasis in original). The biography itself is indeed exhaustive. |
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OPINION/ORDER Published a book entitled Currier and Ives: America Imagined (the |
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MITEK HOLDINGS, INC. V. ARCE ENG'G CO., INC. (12/20/1999, NO. 98-5257) While MiTek I was pending in this court. The magistrate judge noted: [A] review of the record indicates that this case was closely contested and required the consideration of sophisticated issues of fact and law. The question of the scope of copyright protection for non literal elements of computer programs is relatively new. Because MiTek |
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WARREN PUBLISHING V. MICRODOS DATA This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
This is an appeal from a permanent injunction enjoining defendants from infringing a copyright of Warren Publishing. The subject matter of this case is the 1988 issue of the Factbook. These entities are called multiple system operators. Information on each cable system and MSO entry is broken down into a uniform set of |
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OPINION/ORDER I. Microsoft is a developer and licensor of computer software. MBC is a Utah limited liability company with its principal place of business in Salt Lake City. Is primarily responsible for MBC's financial functions. Including ensuring the company's accounts are balanced and sufficiently funded. Who is married to Marianne Blackburn. Is a 1% owner and member of MBC and is responsible for managing MBC's operations. Works for MBC as an independent contractor. (1) This order and judgment is not binding precedent. R. 36.3. MBC is engaged in the wholesale distribution of computer software and paraphernalia. Its primary customer base is allegedly comprised of small manufacturers of personal computers. The majority of its purchases and sales have been of Microsoft original equipment manufacturer (OEM) software. MBC is not licensed or authorized by Microsoft to distribute Microsoft software. It does not check to see if the dealers or brokers to whom it sells software are licensed by Microsoft. That each piece of Microsoft software sold by MBC is authentic. |
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MITEK HOLDINGS, INC. V. ARCE ENG'G CO., INC. (12/20/1999, NO. 98-5257) While MiTek I was pending in this court. The magistrate judge noted: [A] review of the record indicates that this case was closely contested and required the consideration of sophisticated issues of fact and law. The question of the scope of copyright protection for non literal elements of computer programs is relatively new. Because MiTek |
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OPINION/ORDER This declaratory judgment action was brought by GRE Insurance Group. GRE's case was tried to the district court2 which concluded that it had no duty to indemnify. On appeal Complete Music argues that there is coverage under the advertising injury provision of its insurance policy. Inc. is a franchisor of mobile disc jockey services. One of these services was the distribution of compilation music discs produced by Halland Broadcasting Company ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Thoroughbred appeals the district court's denial of: (1) an award of actual damages for infringing software that was not used by Dice Corp.'s customers. (3) attorney's fees on the ground that Thoroughbred was not a prevailing party. Is entitled to an award for attorney's fees. I. BACKGROUND Thoroughbred is a New Jersey based company that develops and sells business accounting computer software. A license is required for each copy of the software purchased. Certain modules will not operate without others. It is permissible to move the software from one computer to another. As long as the software is deleted from the first computer. A user must inform Thoroughbred when software is moved. It is undisputed that Thoroughbred has valid. Dice Corp. is a Michigan based company that provides computer hardware with pre installed software to its business customers in the security and alarm monitoring industry. |
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WARREN PUBLISHING V. MICRODOS DATA This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 >
This is an appeal from a permanent injunction enjoining defendants from infringing a copyright of Warren Publishing. The subject matter of this case is the 1988 issue of the Factbook. These entities are called multiple system operators. Information on each cable system and MSO entry is broken down into a uniform set of |
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OPINION/ORDER When the district court is asked to order outright disclosure. The burden of proof on the party seeking to vitiate the privilege is preponderance of the evidence. We conclude the appellees in this case have failed to make the requisite evidentiary showing to support a finding that the crime fraud exception applies. Leiber et al. and Capitol Records et al. (collectively |
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OPINION/ORDER As we agree with the district court that plaintiffs have not presented a sustainable theory of relief. Sought a composer to write the musical score for the nineteenth Bond film |
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OPINION/ORDER The jury concluded that any copying by Compaq was de minimis and constituted fair use according to 17 U.S.C. § 107. (4) Brown and Mowrey are not the alter egos of Ergonome and should not be held jointly and severally liable for the attorneys' fee award. Ergonome would have to persuade this court that each of the four independent bases for finding in Compaq's favor (de minimis. Equitable estoppel) is legally erroneous. Because no such sanction was imposed on Mowrey. Including THB was formally published in 1994. market the book. the copyright. Compaq decided to update a booklet entitled Creating a Comfortable Work Environment that was packaged with each Compaq computer. Contained four illustrations and seven phrases that were similar to photographs and phrases in THB.1 Like its predecessor. The SCG was packaged and included with every Compaq computer. Which was transferred and consolidated with Compaq's declaratory judgment action in Houston. The district court concluded as a matter of law that the portions of THB at issue were copyrightable. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Karyn K. With them on the briefs was Mark J. With her on the briefs were Ronald A. With him on the brief were Peter D. The Librarian's decision was based on proceedings before a Copyright Arbitration Royalty Panel ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the district court's dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6). 6530 MARDER v. Her goal is to obtain formal dance training at a university. The Flashdance story was modeled after her life story and career as a nightclub dancer. The Video featured The following facts are primarily taken from Marder's complaint. 649 (9th Cir. 1988). 2 We have reproduced the Release in its entirety as an appendix to this opinion. 1 MARDER v. She also claimed she was entitled to share in the revenues Paramount allegedly received from Sony for the licensing and exploitation of Flashdance in the Video. Standard of Review A dismissal for failure to state a claim pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) is reviewed de novo. No lawsuit was ever filed by Paramount against Sony or Lopez for using elements of Flashdance in the Video. 6532 MARDER v. The scope of review on a motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim is limited to the contents of the complaint. |
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OPINION/ORDER Arguing that the district court applied the wrong legal standard in reaching its conclusion that Olson's design and construction drawings were not substantially similar to Tiseo Architects' design and site plan drawings. The judgment of the district court is affirmed. Olson determined that he was unable to work on the project at that time. They may have given him |
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OPINION/ORDER The jury concluded that any copying by Compaq was de minimis and constituted fair use according to 17 U.S.C. § 107. (4) Brown and Mowrey are not the alter egos of Ergonome and should not be held jointly and severally liable for the attorneys' fee award. Ergonome would have to persuade this court that each of the four independent bases for finding in Compaq's favor (de minimis. Equitable estoppel) is legally erroneous. Because no such sanction was imposed on Mowrey. Including THB was formally published in 1994. market the book. the copyright. Compaq decided to update a booklet entitled Creating a Comfortable Work Environment that was packaged with each Compaq computer. Contained four illustrations and seven phrases that were similar to photographs and phrases in THB.1 Like its predecessor. The SCG was packaged and included with every Compaq computer. Which was transferred and consolidated with Compaq's declaratory judgment action in Houston. The district court concluded as a matter of law that the portions of THB at issue were copyrightable. |
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OPINION/ORDER We reverse its dismissal of the state law claim. [1] Summary judgment on Grosso's copyright claim was proper. The two works are not substantially similar. The works do not have substantially similar genre. Characters are different. Their plots and sequences of events are not parallel. Both works have poker settings but the only similarities in dialogue between the two works come from the use of common. Grosso's state law claim is for breach of implied contract. The California Supreme Court explained that where an idea is furnished by one party GROSSO v. The Desny rule is justified on the theory that the bargain is not for the idea itself. Did so under circumstances from which it could be concluded that the offeree voluntarily accepted the disclosure knowing the conditions on which it was tendered and the reasonable value of the work. Grosso's complaint mirrors the requirements of Desny and states that |
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OPINION/ORDER Because Corwin's objection to the district court's costs order was untimely. I. BACKGROUND This appeal arises out of a copyright infringement suit filed by Corwin against WorldCo.1 Corwin is the former neighbor of Mark Waters II and the sole heir to his estate. Everything was to be in miniature. Shortly after the Painting was complete. Although the Walt Disney Company was also originally named in this suit. It was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction in April 2003. 3 1 Corwin asserts that Jaffray attempted to take his theme park concept to Walt Disney in the 1960s. Which was opened by WorldCo in 1982. Was copied from Waters's illustration of Jaffray's concept. She said that Waters had not discussed the Jaffrays in detail but that he had told her he was doing work for Jaffray. She also reported that Waters had talked to her about the Miniature Worlds project which she understood was to be located outside Washington. Marian Jaffray was not at the alleged meeting and conceded that she did not know what Jaffray took with him to that meeting. |
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OPINION/ORDER BACKGROUND This appeal arises out of a copyright infringement suit filed by Corwin against WorldCo.1 Corwin is the former neighbor of Mark Waters II and the sole heir to his estate. Everything was to be in miniature. Shortly after the Painting was complete. That he took the Painting and a presentation of the concept Although the Walt Disney Company was also originally named in this suit. It was dismissed for lack of personal jurisdiction in April 2003. 3 1 to a meeting with a Disney representative in 1962 or 1963. Which was opened by WorldCo in 1982. Was copied from Waters's illustration of Jaffray's concept. She said that Waters had not discussed the Jaffrays in detail but that he had told her he was doing work for Jaffray. She also reported that Waters had talked to her about the Miniature Worlds project which she understood was to be located outside Washington. Marian Jaffray was not at the alleged meeting and conceded that she did not know what Jaffray took with him to that meeting. She was unable to produce the rejection letter. |
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OPINION/ORDER Bhatia Gautier with whom Pinto Lugo & Rivera was on brief for appellee. Claiming that AIIC committed copyright and trademark infringement and engaged in unfair competition by using the designation |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Laura A. Because no rebuttal evidence was submitted by the patent holder. Inc. ( |
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EPIC METALS CORP. V. SOULIERE (7/22/1999, NO. 98-2387) The ordered modification was overbroad. Alleging that Condec's CONDEC steel decking product was a Lanham Act trade dress infringement of Epic's EPICORE steel decking product and that Condec had infringed Epic's Copyright in EPICORE catalogs and promotional materials. Epic sought to prevent Condec from holding out to the public that CONDEC has a Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) fire rating until the product's fire resistance is independently tested. Which could have been as high as $70. The trial court also found UL certification is essential because most building codes. Epic's motion asked the court to prevent Condec from |
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EPIC METALS CORP. V. SOULIERE (7/22/1999, NO. 98-2387) The ordered modification was overbroad. Alleging that Condec's CONDEC steel decking product was a Lanham Act trade dress infringement of Epic's EPICORE steel decking product and that Condec had infringed Epic's Copyright in EPICORE catalogs and promotional materials. Epic sought to prevent Condec from holding out to the public that CONDEC has a Underwriter's Laboratory (UL) fire rating until the product's fire resistance is independently tested. Which could have been as high as $70. The trial court also found UL certification is essential because most building codes. Epic's motion asked the court to prevent Condec from |
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OPINION/ORDER LLP were on brief for appellant. Epstein & Loscocco was on brief for appellees. This phrase appears on the Freedman t shirt and is surrounded by small drawings of a fish. A plaintiff must show ownership of a valid copyright not questioned here and the |
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OPINION/ORDER Is hereby amended. The petition for panel rehearing and the petition for rehearing en banc are DENIED. No further petitions for rehearing will be entertained. Are the members of the musical group Beastie Boys. Which is also copyrighted. It held that no license to the underlying composition was required because. The district court also held that even if the sampled segment of the composition were original. Beastie Boys' use of a brief segment of the sound recording of |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were Daniel M. Of counsel was Thomas T. James Chang is Anthony's president and principal shareholder. These products were first sold in 2000 and 2001. Amini informed James Chang of its belief that Anthony was infringing Amini's copyrights and patents. Summary judgment is improper. The non movant need only show that one or more of the facts on which the district court relied was |
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OPINION/ORDER Jones and Jones Associates were on brief for appellee. This is an appeal by Red Farm Studio Co. Fees are discretionary. |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Our review is de novo. Our analysis is limited to the facts alleged in the complaint. Carlos DelValle and Sandra Bradley were key members of the Saxelbye team that put together a multi phase proposal including architectural design and construction administration services. Saxelbye was selected and began work in early October 1994. Were characterized by Saxelbye in a cover letter as a |
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OPINION/ORDER Are the NEWTON v. Which is also copyrighted. It held that no license to the underlying composition was required because. The district court also held that even if the sampled segment of the composition were original. Beastie Boys' use was de minimis and therefore not actionable. We affirm on the ground that the use was de minimis. Is an accomplished avant garde jazz flutist and composer. The song was inspired by his earliest memory of music. DIAMOND it is undisputed that Newton retained all rights to the composition of |
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OPINION/ORDER These commissions were for royalty income subsidiaries earned from the international distribution of master copies of Microsoft computer software. The Commissioner disallowed the deductions because it concluded that master copies of computer software were not deductible |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. When Epcon discovered that its plans were used in the latter project. It might have lost its copyright protection. Ignored evidence that Epcon's drawings were distributed to |
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STUART I. LEVIN & ASSOCIATES V. ROGERS (9/29/1998, NO. 94-4368) Because he was not the |
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OPINION/ORDER Four Seasons appeals the grant of the preliminary injunction against it on the grounds that the District Court made errors of law when it determined that the doctrine of scènes à faire was inapplicable to this case. A company whose assets (including card designs) were later purchased by Taylor. It contends that its cards were not copied from any of appellee's designs. That proper application of the doctrine of scènes à faire requires a holding that there was no copyright infringement. A District Court's decision to grant a preliminary injunction will not be overturned absent a clearly erroneous factual determination. Whether the equitable remedy of a preliminary injunction should issue depends on four factors: (1) the probability that the movant will succeed on the merits. (3) the balance between this harm and the harm that granting the injunction will cause to the other parties litigant. The scope of review of a grant of preliminary injunction on appeal is narrow. The general rule is that a showing of a prima facie case raises a presumption of irreparable harm. |
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STUART I. LEVIN & ASSOCIATES V. ROGERS (9/29/1998, NO. 94-4368) Because he was not the |
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OPINION/ORDER This case marks the third chapter in this court of the dispute as to who is the rightful owner of the works of the renowned modern dancer Martha Graham. Was the sole heir of her estate and the Trustee of the Martha Graham Trust. The Trust holds and The following is a brief summary of the case. Plaintiff appellant Martha Graham School and Dance Foundation (the |
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OPINION/ORDER This case marks the third chapter in this court of the dispute as to who is the rightful owner of the works of the renowned modern dancer Martha Graham. Was the The following is a brief summary of the case. Plaintiff appellant Martha Graham School and Dance Foundation (the |
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OPINION/ORDER Ult Plus was created by Allerion. Is a derivative of the Pick Operating System ( |
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OPINION/ORDER That HGI was entitled to accrued lost profits but no future lost profits caused by the breach. That HGI was entitled to punitive damages due to the knowingly fraudulent actions Wetmore undertook when forming and later breaching those contracts. HGI is a reseller of computer software and hardware that purchases software in the secondary market because the costs of obtaining software through authorized 2 distribution channels are prohibitive. Has worked for HGI since 1993 and is responsible for all of HGI's acquisition and distribution of software. Wetmore was an authorized replicator ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Claiming that defendants infringed upon their song |
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OPINION/ORDER Blazer are manufacturers of recreational boats. Who was primarily responsible for correcting the sheer line. Testified at trial that the irregularities in the boat's lines were not intended to be 3 present in the original boat and. Were the result of mistakes. Because the sheer line was off. Were also off. Ellig testified that once an element of a boat is changed because of an irregularity. Other aspects of the boat are also affected. Both the |
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OPINION/ORDER Facts Morris is a media company that publishes print and electronic newspapers. PGA is the sponsor of a series of professional golf tournaments throughout North America known as the PGA Tour. RTSS is an elaborate electronic relay scoring system that relies on state of the art computer technology and equipment as well as dozens of trained workers and volunteers. 2 RTSS works as follows. The scores are then collected by other volunteers. The scores of all participating golfers are then processed at the remote production truck and transmitted to PGA's website. Which are scores that are transmitted electronically nearly contemporaneously to their actual occurrence on the golf course. The compiled scores are also transmitted to an on site media center where members of the media are able to access the scores. The same information is also transmitted to various electronic leaderboards located throughout the golf course. The 3 only source of compiled golf scores for all tournament players is RTSS. The only physical location at which to obtain compiled golf scores is the media center. |
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CARDTOONS, L.C. V. MAJOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS ASSOC. Arguing that (1) the district court lacked jurisdiction to issue a declaratory judgment and (2) Cardtoons does not have a First Amendment right to market its trading cards. Have caricatures of active major league baseball players on the front and humorous commentary about their careers on the back. The balance of the set is comprised of 20 |
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OPINION/ORDER Chief Judge: This long running litigation is fundamentally about how many ways one can create an advertising photograph. We conclude there are not very many. We therefore affirm the district court's summary judgment because the allegedly infringing photographs are not |
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OPINION/ORDER The district court's entry of summary judgment in Jada's favor as to those claims is reversed. The district court's entry of summary judgment as to those claims in favor of Jada is also reversed. I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Jada Toys is a California corporation that specializes in the distribution and sale of miniature diecast toy cars. These vehicles are scale model replicas of actual vehicles. The trademark was issued by and registered with the U.S. Mattel is also a toy company. Among its many lines of toys is its familiar HOT WHEELS miniature vehicle brand. Were not related to its HOT RIGZ mark. Among the counterclaims were allegations that Jada's HOT RIGZ mark infringed on Mattel's HOT WHEELS mark.1 Mattel also counterclaimed for copyright infringement and dilution. STANDARD OF REVIEW The review of a grant of summary judgment as to an infringement claim is de novo. . . . there are any genuine issues of material fact. Summary judgment is generally disfavored in the trademark arena. |
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OPINION/ORDER Infringed copyrights in its constituent parts is not a compilation contemplated by the last sentence of § 504(c)(1). Schachner was the president of the corporate defendants and guided their illegal activities. The magistrate judge concluded that the infringement was willful. The defendants argued that the infringement was not willful or in bad faith. For which any one infringer is liable individually. Or for which any two or more infringers are liable jointly and severally. |
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HARRIS V. GARNER (6/27/2000, NO. 98-8899) We granted rehearing en banc in this case to decide whether the provision applies to lawsuits that are filed while the plaintiff is a confined prisoner but which are not decided until after he is released from confinement. BACKGROUND
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HARRIS V. GARNER (6/27/2000, NO. 98-8899) We granted rehearing en banc in this case to decide whether the provision applies to lawsuits that are filed while the plaintiff is a confined prisoner but which are not decided until after he is released from confinement. BACKGROUND
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OPINION/ORDER We granted rehearing en banc in this case to decide whether the provision applies to lawsuits that are filed while the plaintiff is a confined prisoner but which are not decided until after he is released from confinement. I. BACKGROUND The factual and legal background of this case is set forth in some detail in the panel opinion. We will not repeat it at length here. All eleven of them were confined in the prison when the lawsuit was filed. Which is the part that concerns this issue. Which is with the words of the statutory provision. |
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OPINION/ORDER Harvey and Fish & Richardson P.C. were on brief for appellant. Dana & Gould were on brief for appellees. That they were considering a logo change for the upcoming season. The package was received on January 28. Which were generated by a computer program that both Plaintiff and Defendants have stipulated could not be backdated. The Patriots were shown many proposed logos. Grubb stated that he was told by a Patriots' employee that the Patriots would contact him later regarding his submission. Relying in part on the fact that the Patriots established and followed a policy that was designed to prevent designers such as Loh from seeing outside submissions. Grubb states that |
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OPINION/ORDER PC were on brief for appellee Rey. Berry & Howard were on brief for appellants Lafferty. I I BACKGROUND BACKGROUND |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were William H. With him on the brief were Kara F. The total damages award was based on the jury's finding that Aero was entitled to recover $2.95 million as patent infringement damages. The aspect of the invention that is the focus of this appeal is the claimed valve assembly. It is by means of the valve assembly that the air mattress is inflated and remains inflated. The specification states that |
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OPINION/ORDER Reasoning that (1) the defendants were not the prevailing parties within the meaning of Buckhannon Board and Care Home. (2) even if they were the prevailing parties. Was nearly one thousand pages long and contained approximately 500 separate counts set forth in more than 5. Only 14 of which are at issue in this appeal. These 14 actions were among the nearly 110 separate complaints served on the defendants and their affiliates in September of 2001. None of which are at issue here. Believing that they were the |
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OPINION/ORDER We granted rehearing en banc in this case to decide whether the provision applies to lawsuits that are filed while the plaintiff is a confined prisoner but which are not decided until after he is released from confinement. I. BACKGROUND The factual and legal background of this case is set forth in some detail in the panel opinion. We will not repeat it at length here. All eleven of them were confined in the prison when the lawsuit was filed. Which is the part that concerns this issue. The lawsuit was filed on March 10. Judgment was entered on June 24. The six plaintiffs who were released from confinement during that interval are Danny Chadwick. 190 F.3d at 1283.The other five plaintiffs were still confined when judgment was entered in the district court but. Some of them have been released since then. All eleven of the plaintiffs are jointly represented in this appeal. Their counsel does not argue that any of those who were released after the date of the district court's judgment are. Our references hereafter to |
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CBS V. PRIMETIME 24 JOINT VENTURE (3/26/2001, NO. 98-4945) Circuit Judge:
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: As is often true in the field of intellectual property. The question that we decide today is whether 35 U.S.C. § 261 of the Patent Act. Matsco Financial Corporation (Petitioners) have a security interest in a patent developed by Cybernetic Services. The patent is for a data recorder that is designed to capture data from a video signal regardless of the horizontal line in which the data is located. Petitioners' security interest in the patent was |
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OPINION/ORDER One course taught in the 1989 fall semester. 1 U.S.C. 1125(a).2 U.F. alternatively argues that a new trial is required because the great weight of the evidence is against the jury's verdict as to the copyright claims and/or because the jury's verdict was tainted by counsel's misconduct during trial. Motions for directed verdict and judgment notwithstanding the verdict are subject to de novo review. If the facts and inferences are so strong and overwhelmingly in favor of one party that the court believes that reasonable persons could not arrive at a contrary verdict. The grant of a directed verdict is proper. Substantial evidence is presented opposed to the motion. This evidence is of such quality and weight that reasonable and fair minded persons in the exercise of impartial judgment might reach different conclusions. Denial of a motion for a new trial is reviewed for clear abuse of At the outset. We do |
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OPINION/ORDER Because we find that Harter was an independent contractor. Is in the business of assisting dog breeders and brokers to comply with American Kennel Club (AKC) and United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) licensing and registration requirements. The jury found that Harter was liable for copyright infringement. The central issue in this appeal is whether Iowa Pedigree is the sole owner of the copyrights to the computer programs. The Copyright Act provides that an employer is the author when an item is considered a work made for hire. Whether the computer programs in this case are works made for hire turns on the nature of the employment relationship between Iowa Pedigree and Harter. To determine the employment status of an individual under the copyright statutes when there is no written employment agreement. Including |
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OPINION/ORDER By agreement of the parties the case was submitted to the judge on a paper record. Are not the kind of flagrant behavior that would justify an award of attorneys' fees. |
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U. S. TEST, INC. V. N D E ENVIRONMENTAL CORP. That the patents were invalid and unenforceable. See id. at ¶¶ . Test was liable for contributory infringement of the '453 patent. See Am. UCIC was obligated to defend U.S. We will pay those sums that the insured becomes legally obligated to pay as damages because of |
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OPINION/ORDER 950.50 in attorneys' fees that were expended in pursuing (and ultimately settling) a copyright infringement suit. We conclude that the District Court was correct and therefore affirm. I. Background Because the facts are well known to the parties. The jingle was aired on radio stations in the Williamsport and Lock Haven. Williams was called by one of T.D.D.'s clients. Who alleged that the jingle Yeaney had composed was substantially similar to one in which T.D.D. holds intellectual property rights and which it had licensed to Pool Doctor. (T.D.D.'s primary source of revenue is fees from licensing its catalogue of jingles to businesses for use in their advertisements.). The settlement stated that |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This case requires us to determine under what circumstances the configuration of a product can constitute inherently distinctive trade dress that is protectable under federal law. Because we conclude that a product's configuration qualifies as inherently distinctive trade dress if it is capable of functioning as a designator of an individual source of the product. The parties' roles were reversed: SanGiacomo sued Ashley charging that it had infringed the trade dress of SanGiacomo's bedroom furniture and seeking a declaratory judgment that a design patent obtained by Ashley was invalid as a matter of law. The design and overall appearance of the Sommerset suite were unique and unlike any other bedroom furniture ever sold. Although these individual features have been used in other bedroom suites. Another expert opined that |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: As is often true in the field of intellectual property. The question that we decide today is whether 35 U.S.C. § 261 of the Patent Act. Matsco Financial Corporation (Petitioners) have a security interest in a patent developed by Cybernetic Services. The patent is for a data recorder that is designed to capture data from a video signal regardless of the horizontal line in which the data is located. Petitioners' security interest in the patent was |
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UNIV OF COLORADO V. AMERICAN CYNAMID CO. With him on the brief were Harold A. Of counsel on the brief were Robert N. Colorado Of counsel was Mark A. With him on the brief was Thomas . Also on the brief were Daniel J. Materna 1.60 (Materna) is a prenatal multivitamin/mineral supplement produced and sold by Lederle Laboratories. That lawsuit alleged (1) that the Doctors (who were medical researchers at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center) invented the reformulation of Materna covered by the 634 patent claims and communicated the invention to Dr. The University also sought equitable title to the 634 patent and sought to have the Doctors named as the inventors in the 634 patent under 35 U.S.C. § 256 (1994).
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OPINION/ORDER We will vacate the Order of the district court and we will remand the matter for further proceedings. I. Introduction and Factual Background[fn1] AT&T is a long distance telecommunications carrier that. Its rates and practices are governed by tariffs it files with the Federal Communications Commission. Only the reseller is a customer of AT&T. The end users are customers of the reseller and not of AT&T. Appellee Winback is a reseller of 800 inbound telecommunications services and appellee Inga is its president. Hereafter we usually will refer to both simply as Winback. As are other resellers. Winback is both a customer and a competitor of AT&T. Was infringing on AT&T's trademarks and service marks. Falsely representing that it was affiliated with AT&T and passing itself off as AT&T.[fn3] The parties resolved the case by entering into a Consent Final Order and Injunction. Were responsible for any infringing acts.[fn5] Consequently. The Final Order and Injunction was amended to obligate One Stop to serve each of its sales agents with a copy of the Order. |
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OPINION/ORDER Declined to use it because he was busy with other projects. The pilot and first episode were produced and written by Bochco. Bochco argued that the Metcalfs could not prove ownership of the allegedly copied works because the works were owned by CCA. That the |
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CBS V. PRIMETIME 24 JOINT VENTURE (3/26/2001, NO. 98-4945) Circuit Judge:
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98-2217 -- VICKERY DESIGN INC. V. ASPEN BAY CO. -- 06/01/1999 We affirm. Vickery Design argues that the district court erred (1) in holding that a candle in the shape of a miniature ear of corn is not subject to copyright protection. (3) erred in holding that Aspen Bay's corn candle was not substantially similar to the Corndle. We review the district court's dismissal for an abuse of discretion. We accept the district court's factual findings unless they are clearly erroneous and review application of legal principles de novo. See Harolds Stores. The artistic expression of that idea is protected by copyright laws. The district court found that although the Corndle was substantially similar to Aspen Bay's miniature corn candles in shape. Both candle designs were produced from molds of real ears of corn. The district court further found that the actual artistic expression of the ears were not the same. Corndles have straight rows of kernels while Aspen Bay's rows have a twisted shape. We decline to disturb these factual findings. Applying these facts to the established law of this circuit that a corn candle design is protectable but only to the extent
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OPINION/ORDER The dispute was sparked by 24/7's production of a cover version of |
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OPINION/ORDER Sue Mella initiated this suit after she was not selected to fill the position of Manager of Technology for Mapleton Public Schools. (1) This order and judgment is not binding precedent. She does not have a master's or other advanced degree. Mella voiced her opinion that Fortres should not be disabled and explained that she was concerned with the possible consequences of removing the screening software. Mella emphasized that the decision to remove Fortres was made by Ms. Mella noted that she was |
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OPINION/ORDER We must determine to what extent a District Court is bound by a ruling by this Court on a prior appeal that had reversed the District Court's grant of a preliminary injunction. We determined that Southco had not shown a likelihood of success on the merits because Southco's product numbers were mechanically dictated by its numbering system. The District Court held that it was bound by the prior panel's decision. We will reverse the judgment 3 of the District Court and remand this case to it for consideration of the Bisbing declaration. The product numbers are used not only in the ordering process but also in the manufacturing process to insure the precisely correct identification of each product and its components. Captive screws are used to fasten panels together. The screw is mounted in one panel by means of the ferrule and the other panel contains an internally threaded insert that receives the screw. 149 and fn 1 (3d Cir. 2001) ( |
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OPINION/ORDER The course title was the same as the book's. Taught by Ezekiel Morris though a prospective student might have thought that Vincent was the instructor. When Vincent discovered that the Association was continuing to print the book for use not only in the college courses but also in a self directed educational program it offers for real estate brokers. Morris have violated the federal copyright and trademark laws. These are just parts of the City Colleges' operations. As opposed to the larger institution (Harvard University) of which it is a component. So we have reformed the caption. (It is unclear whether the City Colleges or its governing body the Board of Trustees of Community College District No. 508 is the real party in interest. The complaint is fatally deficient. Is Vincent's contention that the Association violated the copyright laws by printing copies of her book after she withdrew consent. The license to print the book was oral. Then the Association would not have had authority to publish the book in the first place! |
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OPINION/ORDER They were sufficiently original to merit copyright protection. That the defendants were not licensed to use these drawings. That the defendants' use of the drawings was not permitted by the fair use doctrine. That the individual defendants are subject to vicarious liability for the infringement. The district court held that the drawings were not sufficiently original to be protected by copyright and that. The defendants were entitled to their use under the terms of the plaintiff's contract with a third party. Because we conclude that the district court correctly determined that the defendants' use was permitted by contract. Grusenmeyer was selected for the project. Jeffrey Grusenmeyer testified that these drawings and files were created |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Jonathan K. Of counsel was John A. With him on the brief were Kelsey I. With him on the brief were Christopher J. With him on the brief was Charles F. With him on the brief were Peter D. Of counsel on the brief were James A. With him on the brief were J. Of 2counsel was Herbert C. This is an interlocutory appeal by Cordis Corp. from a decision of the U.S. We agreed that the interlocutory appeal |
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OPINION/ORDER United States Magistrate Judge for the District of Minnesota. 2 1 Pinkham brought a copyright infringement case against L'Eggs and others. were Pinkham's corporation. That the hourly rates charged were |
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OPINION/ORDER Sitting by designation. * This copyright infringement action was brought against PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture ( |
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UNIVERSITY OF FLA. V. KPB, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This copyright infringement action was brought against PrimeTime 24 Joint Venture ( |
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OPINION/ORDER The district court held that Almeida's right of publicity claim under § 540.08 and common law is preempted by the Communications Decency Act of 1996 ( |
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ALLISON V. VINTAGE SPORTS PLAQUES (3/18/1998, NO. 96-6809) Senior Circuit Judge: The issue presented in this case is whether the |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. SHOUP 3 James Warlick is the majority owner of stores called Political Americana (PA). API was PA's sole source of the photographs. Summary judgment is properly granted when there are no genuine issues of material fact and when the record taken as a whole could not lead a rational trier of fact to find for the non moving party. SHOUP is appropriate. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. |
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ALLISON V. VINTAGE SPORTS PLAQUES (3/18/1998, NO. 96-6809) Senior Circuit Judge: The issue presented in this case is whether the |
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OPINION/ORDER In areas where local television network affiliates were able to provide service. Because this license is in derogation of the networks' copyrights. The license extends only to transmissions to private households that are |
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UNIVERSITY OF FLA. V. KPB, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > |
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OPINION/ORDER District Judge: At issue on this appeal is whether plaintiff appellee State Farm Fire & Honorable Fern M. Sitting by designation. * Casualty Company ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. The procedural history of this case need not be discussed at length as it is wellknown to the parties and set forth in the District Court's opinion. Okocha discovered that copies of his book were listed for sale by several third party sellers on the Amazon.com website. There were no listings for the sale of Okocha's book by Amazon.com itself. We agree with the District Court that Amazon.com was entitled to judgment as a matter of law. The internet printouts submitted by Okocha to prove that Amazon.com listed several copies of his book for sale also clearly indicate that the books listed for sale were published in 1993. The year the book was originally published in Nigeria. The fact that the books listed for sale were published in 1993 indicates that they were not published at a later date and redistributed internationally by Amazon.com as Okocha asserts. We will not review the documents because they were submitted for the first time on appeal. 3 1 evidence instead established that the independent third party sellers were selling used copies of Okocha's 1993 book. |
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OPINION/ORDER Uhrbach were on brief for appellant. Hagopian and Visconti & Petrocelli Ltd. were on brief for appellee. CBS provided television stations with a program called |
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OPINION/ORDER Claiming that the material was not within the scope of the IRS's authority. That in any event it was not relevant to the audit. I. BACKGROUND Norwest is a large bank holding corporation that has more than 300 subsidiaries in the financial services industry. A. The Tax Director Program Tax Director is a group of related programs developed by Andersen that a corporation can use to calculate federal and state tax liability and prepare and print tax returns. The entered figures are assigned certain codes that instruct the program how they are to be classified for tax purposes. Figures to be identified as gross rents are assigned the number |
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U.S. V. MICROSOFT Holley argued the causes for appellant. |
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OPINION/ORDER \ the young bandleader and singer whose music is among the most\ complex and challenging being produced. 1992 at C16 ( |
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OPINION/ORDER ADAMS Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Adams must convince this Court that (a) an error was committed. (b) the error was plain. As it was so prejudicial as to affect the outcome of the proceedings. Adams is subject to mandatory restitution only if his offense is punishable under Title 18 of the United States Code. ADAMS 3 Although Adams was charged with criminal infringement of a copyright for receiving a shipment of pirated videocassettes. Those tapes were confiscated before Adams could sell them. We have recognized that the benchmark of a copyright holder's actual loss is |
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OPINION/ORDER Rejecting Jordan's claim for a portion of Time's profits and his claim that the infringement was willful. Jordan argues the jury instructions on the issue of damages were erroneous. Jordan is precluded from appealing any question related to actual damages. Pat Jordan is a professional author who has written over forty articles for Sports Illustrated magazine ( |
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OPINION/ORDER McDermott Will & Emery LLP. With them on the brief were Paul Devinsky and Natalia V. Also on the brief were Terrence P. With her on the brief were James T. Of counsel on the brief were Albert L. With him on the brief was Pankaj Venugopal. Also on the brief were Constantine L. With her on the brief were William L. With him on the brief was Steven C. Of counsel on the brief was Judith M. With him on the brief were Jay R. Of counsel on the brief was Keith A. With her on the brief was Peter J. Of counsel on the brief were Robert C. Of counsel on the brief were Scott A.M. With him on the brief were Steven C. With her on the brief were Harold J. Also on the brief were Charles S. With him on the brief was Richard J. With him on the brief were Kenneth W. Also on the brief were Marc S. Of counsel was Herbert C Wamsley. With him on the brief was Monica Mucchetti Eno. With him on the brief was Simon J. Of counsel on the brief was Vicki G. With him on the brief was Philip J. Of counsel on the brief were Peter J. LLC ( |
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JORDAN V. TIME, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > Pat Jordan is a professional author who has written over forty articles for Sports Illustrated magazine ( |
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OPINION/ORDER I. The events giving rise to the instant suit involve the copying and distribution of a video in which Bosley was depicted in a state of undress while participating in a wet T shirt contest at a bar in Key West. The proceedings in the district court have been extensive and rancorous. The underlying facts relevant to these merits issues are. Several days before trial was scheduled to begin. Defendants notified the district court that the parties had effectively settled their dispute and advised the court that there was no need to impanel a jury. Plaintiffs filed a motion seeking enforcement of the parties' settlement agreement and alleging that defendants were attempting to modify the terms of settlement and add additional terms to which the parties had never agreed. One of which was filed before the district court adopted the report and recommendation and one of which was filed after. The docket entry also states that the plaintiffs will refile the document as a motion. Plaintiffs filed a document identical in all respects to the original notice of withdrawal except that it is captioned on the docket sheet as a motion. |
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OPINION/ORDER Was on brief. Were on brief. Chief Judge. |
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JORDAN V. TIME, INC. This document was created from RTF source by rtftohtml version 2.7.5 > Pat Jordan is a professional author who has written over forty articles for Sports Illustrated magazine ( |
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OPINION/ORDER This disposition is not citable as precedent. It is a public record. The Circuit Court . . . is unjust and unfair. The Court of Federal Claims was required to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction. Siler to have been claiming that he has a contract with the United States. The document appears to have been registered in the Copyright Office. Because the document is not a contract or agreement at all. Given that there is no indication of acceptance. |
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OPINION/ORDER With them on the briefs were John L. Prabhu were on the brief of amici curiae The Association for Competitive Technology and Computing Technology Industry Association in support of appellant. Burton was on the brief for amicus curiae Center for the Moral Defense of Capitalism in support of appellant. Getman was on the brief for amicus curiae Association for Objective Law in support of appellant. With them on the brief were A. Naughton were on the brief for amici curiae America Online. Was on the brief for amicus curiae Lee A. Was on the brief for amicus curiae Carl Lundgren. There are three principal aspects of this appeal. Because the substantive provisions of the order are flawed. Microsoft asserts that the trial judge committed ethical violations by engaging in impermissible ex parte contacts and making inappropriate public comments on the merits of the case while it was pending. The oral arguments before this court we find that some but not all of Microsoft's liability challenges have merit. There are several reasons supporting this conclusion. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were Peter D. Of counsel on the brief was Michael B. This is a suit for a refund of patent fees alleged to have been unlawfully exacted. Because the statute was designed to generate revenue to fund federal programs other than the United States Patent and Trademark Office ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. A case arises under federal law for purposes of §1331 or §1338(a) if a right or immunity created by the Constitution or laws of the United States is an essential element of the plaintiff's cause of action. The well pleaded complaint rule is fully applicable to complaints seeking only declaratory relief. A case does not arise under federal law simply because it is brought pursuant to the Declaratory Judgment Act. It is the character of the threatened state court 3 action that determines whether there is federal question jurisdiction in the district court. An unqualified right to inspect public documents if they are. Unless they are otherwise exempted. Federal copyright law is not an essential element of Tombs' OPRA claim. |
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OPINION/ORDER We 2 Nos. 02 2059 & 02 2182 consider the following two issues: (1) whether the district court's denial of a jury instruction on fair use was improper. (2) whether the district court's valuation of loss for Sentencing Guidelines purposes was clearly erroneous. I PWA was a group of Internet pirates organized in the 1990s with the goal of making vast amounts of copyrighted software freely and thus unlawfully available over the Internet. Each member was required to contribute valuable services in an assembly line like fashion. Defendant Slater was one such cracker. It was his job to download the coded computer software program and eliminate the internal copyright protection. Defendant Morley was a packager. |
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OPINION/ORDER I. The facts underlying this case are undisputed and uncomplicated. Mario Andretti was a successful and well known race car driver before he retired from automobile racing. Andretti is now a corporate spokesman for companies that contract with Andretti for the exclusive right to utilize his name. Borla's attorney attached his own declaration to the notice of removal stating that Andretti's pre suit demands to Borla were about $200. His claims were moot due to Borla's offer to enter a permanent injunction. The Judgment was in favor of Andretti and M.A. 500. The permanent injunction was worded identically to the preliminary injunction. The district court ruled that Andretti was a prevailing party and therefore that Borla was not entitled to costs or attorney fees as provided in Rule 54(d) and the Lanham Act. The court also determined that Borla was not entitled to attorney fees under the Copyright Act because. Even though Borla had argued that several of plaintiffs' claims were preempted by the Copyright Act. |
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OPINION/ORDER Specifically found Susel was in the business of receiving and selling stolen property. Susel contends his sentence was unreasonable because his offense was only partially completed and thus he should have received a reduction in his offense level under U.S.S.G. § 2X1.1(b)(1). The fraud was a completed substantive offense and thus the § 2X1.1(b)(1) reduction does not apply. The decrease does not apply to attempts when |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. I1 Inasmuch as we are writing only for the parties. We have appellate jurisdiction over the district court's final order granting summary judgment pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Such a grant is appropriate when the |
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OPINION/ORDER ConFold was a new company that wanted to produce such containers. That is an analysis of how best to deal with goods returned by customers. It was conducted pursuant to an agreement. Between it and Polaris that was entitled |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Who held that Davis was collaterally estopped from asserting his claims against a different group of defendants due to the order of summary judgment in favor of appellants. Appellants have all been involved in the creation of a series of exercise videos that are the subject of dispute in the cases underlying this consolidated appeal.1 In the early 1970s. The three decided to create exercise We have largely adopted the statement of facts as contained in the opinion from the earlier appeal in this case. Appellee/cross appellant Everett Davis was contacted by appellants to provide videography services for the first seventeen videos produced by Meridian. Davis is identified in the credits of each video as either production manager. Each videocassette is prominently marked in three places the cassette jacket. Has stipulated that he was aware of these copyright notices at the time of publication of each video. Which were composed of excerpts from previous videos that were linked together with new footage. |
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OPINION/ORDER Plaintiffs were not party to the software agreement. The CD ROM product was never marketed by McGraw. Was not restricted in any way. Plaintiffs are each entitled to 10% of the gross receipts from the transfer.2 The software agreement provided that Augusta would |
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OPINION/ORDER Before us now is Banks's appeal from his conviction and sentence. Banks was sentenced after the Supreme Court announced its landmark decision in United States v. Two are novel to 2 this Court. Banks raises the question whether the District Court was obligated to provide him with advance notice under Federal Rule of Criminal Procedure 32(h) of its intent. We conclude the District Court had statutory authority to issue the in personam forfeiture judgment and was not obligated to provide advance notice of its intent to vary from Banks's Guidelines sentencing range. We will affirm Banks's convictions and sentence in their entirety. Amazon.com informed him that only full retail versions of software products could be sold through his account and that sales of copied or duplicated software were prohibited. These buyers suspected that the software they purchased from Banks was illegally copied because the compact discs ( |
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HERBKO INTERNATIONAL, INC., V. KAPPA BOOKS Line height:200%'>Kappa publishes a variety of paperback books. |
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OPINION/ORDER We hold that the two year state limitations period does apply to KingVision's FCA claims because the Pennsylvania piracy statute is directly analogous to § 553 of the FCA and neither 1 the |
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99-6036 -- U.S. V. GILES -- 05/19/2000 We are asked to determine whether an individual who traffics in trademarks which are not attached to any goods or services violates the federal criminal trademark infringement statute. The items at issue in this case are wholesale |
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99-6036 -- U.S. V. GILES -- 05/19/2000 A revised opinion is attached. Entered for the Court PATRICK FISHER. We are asked to determine whether an individual who traffics in trademarks which are not attached to any goods or services violates the federal criminal trademark infringement statute. The items at issue in this case are wholesale |
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OPINION/ORDER LLP were on supplemental brief for appellant.
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ELAN PHARM. RESEARCH CORP. V. EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU (6/26/1998, NO. 96-9249) Plc ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Infringing acts occurring outside United States are not actionable). We conclude this was insufficient to establish personal jurisdiction. 1995 is barred by the Copyright Act&s three year limitation on civil actions. The Iversons& motions to supplement the record and for remand are denied. The defendants& motion to dismiss the appeal is denied as moot. The judgment is affirmed. |
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OPINION/ORDER Several other defendants who were originally parties to the suit were dismissed pursuant to settlement agreements. 2 1 * pursuant to Rule 68 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Inc. have and recover of Defendants Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative. It is further ORDERED. Inc. and that said claims are hereby dismissed with prejudice. Plaintiff's motion for an award of attorneys' fees is hereby DENIED. The interpretation of Rule 68 is a legal question that we decide de novo. DISCUSSION The question presented in this appeal is simply whether. If within 10 days after the service of the offer the adverse party serves written notice that the offer is accepted. An offer not accepted shall be deemed withdrawn and evidence thereof is not admissible except in a proceeding to determine costs. If the judgment finally obtained by the offeree is not more favorable than the offer. |
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OPINION/ORDER This is an appeal from the district court's2 order granting summary judgment in favor of Appellee. (3) not deciding the question of whether Sbemco's trademark infringement claim constituted an advertising injury for which the Policy would have provided coverage. I. Background Callas was sued in an underlying action by its contractual business partner. The parties do not contest that the Policy was in effect during the time period of the alleged breach of contract. The Policy contains the following pertinent provisions as it relates to advertising injuries: |
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DYNACORE HOLDINGS CORP., ET AL. V. U.S. PHILIPS CORP., ET AL. Argued for plaintiffs appellants. With him on the brief were Peter T. Inc. and Quadmation Incorporated. With him on the brief was Luann L. Inc. Of coun |
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UTIL. AUTOMATION 2000, INC. V. CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELEC. COOP., INC. (7/24/2002, NO. 01-16265) Inc. have and recover of Defendants Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative. 2000.
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OPINION/ORDER Honorable Stanley Marcus was a U.S. When this appeal was argued and taken under submission. Plc ( |
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OPINION/ORDER The defendant cross appellant appeals the district court's decision to grant the insured's motion for summary judgment on the question of coverage under the |
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OPINION/ORDER The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. RMH Administrators (the Hussons) alleging copyright infringement in violation of the (1) This order and judgment is not binding precedent. Directing plaintiffs to have an attorney enter an appearance for IME Administrators within twenty one days and to file within thirty days a certified copy of a district court order either granting certification under Fed. Gretzinger's notice of appeal is untimely under Fed. She was required to file her notice of appeal thirty days after the October 28. 2003 order was not a final order disposing of all claims against all parties as is required under Fed. IME Administrators was no longer a party to the action because the district court already had dismissed all claims it had brought against the defendants. 2003 order was not a final order. 2004 notice of appeal is untimely because all claims had been resolved on October 28. A notice of appeal filed after a court order is filed. Before judgment is entered. Is treated as filed on the date of entry of judgment. |
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OPINION/ORDER Peabody & Brown were on briefs. Kohler Co. were on briefs. This is an appeal from the district court's issuance of a preliminary injunction enjoining defendants Kohler Company and Robern. There were two basic claims before the trial court: that the Falling Water faucet |
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UTIL. AUTOMATION 2000, INC. V. CHOCTAWHATCHEE ELEC. COOP., INC. (7/24/2002, NO. 01-16265) Inc. have and recover of Defendants Choctawhatchee Electric Cooperative. 2000.
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OPINION/ORDER These processes are called: HALT (Highly Accelerated Life Testing) and HASS (Highly Accelerated Stress Screening). Asserting against (1) This order and judgment is not binding precedent. The district court found that they were preempted by the Copyright Act. Finding that Hobbs' suit was supported by |
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OPINION/ORDER PER CURIAM:1 This is a suit for damages for copyright infringement. The Court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. The plans for the Stone home were drawn by Louis Ravasio ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. We will only briefly summarize the underlying facts and procedural history of this dispute. None was pursuant to any rider. The new trophy was to be known as the |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIRCUIT RULE 47.5.4. 1 * Shaw appeals that judgment. Shaw seeks a new trial on the grounds that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict. (3) the district court's rulings were so prejudicial that he did not receive a fair trial. Sufficiency of the Evidence Shaw first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that Naghi possessed a valid copyright. |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a lawsuit alleging copyright infringement. The plaintiffs are Reva and Lucretia Payne. They are suing the Louisville Courier Journal for excerpting without permission portions of an unpublished children's book written by their brother. The denial was appropriate because a Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 60(b) motion could not be used to challenge the transfer order. This book was written by the Paynes' brother. Who is famous for being the first African American basketball player to join the University of Kentucky basketball team. Currently Tom Payne is serving a sentence in Kentucky prison for rape. His face was always turned in a frown. Tom is seven feet. He was sad because no one liked him nor understood him. |
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OPINION/ORDER Also named as defendants were Cherokee. A company\ whose principal business is to license trademarks to companies. The crystal\ angels that Mag purchased at Target were branded with the\ |
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PENTAGEN TECHNOLOGIES INTERNATIONAL LTD. V. U.S. On the brief were Vito J. The court held that because the single act of alleged infringement occurred more than five years before the complaint was filed. Recovery was precluded under 28 U.S.C. 1498(b) which bars recovery for any copyright infringement by the government committed more than three years before the filing of the complaint and that the complaint therefore failed to state a claim upon which relief could be granted. Alleged that Pentagen owns the copyright on MENTIX (which is stated elsewhere to be a computer software program). A technical evaluation was undertaken by AMC [Army Materiel Command] and other U.S. |
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OPINION/ORDER We are not saying that. Phillips does\ not believe that VARA prohibits the removal of integrated art that\ is not site specific. We are simply saying that he has not raised\ that issue on appeal.\ ' var WPFootnote2 = ' |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIRCUIT RULE 47.5.4. 1 * Shaw appeals that judgment. Shaw seeks a new trial on the grounds that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict. (3) the district court's rulings were so prejudicial that he did not receive a fair trial. Sufficiency of the Evidence Shaw first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that Naghi possessed a valid copyright. |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and we affirm. IVANOVA related rights in the 34 pictures were litigated in a bench trial held in three phases (Eduardo Moreno Laparade v. The first phase concerned who was an |
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OPINION/ORDER LLC were on brief. Miller were on brief. Alleging that it was a price fixing purchasing pool. OSF was tasked with designing and marketing a UNIX based operating system known as OSF/1 that would become an industry standard for UNIX users. Which essentially offered competing suppliers the opportunity to submit their products to be integrated into the OSF/1 operating system.
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OPINION/ORDER Goodwin Proctor LLP were on brief. With whom Seyfarth Shaw was on brief. 18 U.S.C. § 1030. |
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OPINION/ORDER Chirco is in the Detroit real estate business. Are allegedly substantially similar to. Chirco concedes that any decision by this court would have no impact on the instant case against Gateway Oaks. Chirco asks us to rule on the correctness of the district court's order canceling his lis pendens because the issue is capable of repetition. |
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GENENTECH, INC. V. REGENTS OF THE UNIV. |
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O:\OPN\RAY\ECHOSTAR V. FCC\ECHOSTAR V. FCC FINAL.WPD With him on the briefs were Rhonda M. With him on the brief were Thomas O. Six associations of broadcasters and the Fox Broadcasting Company have intervened in support of the Commission. |
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OPINION/ORDER Have standing to bring an antitrust action against the sellers of the photocopies. We hold that such clients lack standing to bring a treble damages claim because they are not |
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OPINION/ORDER To whom the case was referred for final disposition by consent of the parties pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(c). 1 revenues. The district court concluded that Maness was an employee of Heavrin's when the movie was made. That the movie was created within the scope of Maness's employment. The movie was a |
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ELAN PHARM. RESEARCH CORP. V. EMPLOYERS INS. OF WAUSAU (6/26/1998, NO. 96-9249) Plc ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Because we join four other circuits in holding that the legal standard is the same as for any other trademark infringement inquiry into good faith whether the alleged infringer intended to benefit from the good will associated with the holder of the mark and because there is no evidence in the record indicating that the Postal Service so intended. Was founded in 1985. Was granted U.S. The parties have stipulated that the mark is incontestable.1 Almost from its inception. ISA was a non exclusive licensee of the Postal Service. Between 1985 and 1997 there were a series of license agreements between the parties. The Postal Service licensed use of its |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIRCUIT RULE 47.5.4. 1 * Shaw appeals that judgment. Shaw seeks a new trial on the grounds that (1) the evidence was insufficient to support the jury verdict. (3) the district court's rulings were so prejudicial that he did not receive a fair trial. Sufficiency of the Evidence Shaw first argues that the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that Naghi possessed a valid copyright. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This appeal is brought by the Boards of Trustees of two employee benefit plans. (We will refer to the two plans as |
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OPINION/ORDER Conroy & Gelhaar were on brief for appellant/petitioner. Lemberg and Hale and Dorr were on brief for appellee/respondent. Inc. ( |
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ARTISAN CONTRACTORS ASS'N OF AM. V. FRONTIER INS. CO. (12/14/2001, NO. 01-10477) The question in this appeal is whether the |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Sandra L. Of counsel on the brief were Michael D. Of counsel were Jerry A. Of counsel on the brief were Edwin G. The statutory defense to copyright infringement set forth in 17 U.S.C. § 117(c) for |
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99-6007 -- NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL LEAGUES INC. V. VERY MINOR LEAGUES INC. -- 07/28/2000 Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER P.L.L.C. were on brief. Plumb & Murray were on brief. Reasoning that the Union's claim failed to satisfy the Lanham Act's jurisdictional requirements because (1) the parties were not competing for the sale of commercial services. (2) Winship's admittedly unauthorized use of the mark was in connection with services offered by the markholder rather than services offered by the infringer. Is also a plaintiff. Two affiliates of Winship (Hillhaven Corp. and First Healthcare Corp.) are codefendants. The difference between the two types of marks is not relevant here. Thus we will apply case law involving either form. Is also postdated. Urges the reader to vote against unionization and warns that union membership will bring significant financial burdens. Accompanies this listing: |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Elaine searched for and was unable to At this point. Snow learned that the photographs were being used in |
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Our previous per curiam opinion published at 49 F.3d 719 (11th Cir.1995) is withdrawn. The following opinion is substituted. This is a copyright infringement case in which plaintiff Aerospace Services International ( |
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97-4050 -- NOVELL INC. V. FEDERAL INSURANCE CO. -- 04/14/1998 Michael Ross is the sole proprietor of Enhancement Software. StampIt was designed to work as an |
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INTERGRAPH CORP V. INTEL CORP Of counsel on the brief were David Vance Lucas. With him on the brief was Joel M. Of counsel on the brief were Peter . Intel is a manufacturer of high performance computer microprocessors. The microprocessors are sold to producers of various computer based devices. Who adapt and integrate the microprocessors into products that are designed and sold for particular uses. These producers are called original equipment manufacturers. Intergraph Corporation is an OEM. Sells computer workstations that are used in producing computer aided graphics. From 1987 to 1993 Intergraph's workstations were based on a high performance microprocessor developed by the Fairchild division of National Semiconductor. Embodying what is called the |
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HYMAN V. NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE INS. CO. (9/6/2002, NO. 01-15497) Circuit Judge:
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OPINION/ORDER The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Defendant pled guilty to conspiracy to infringe a copyright in violation of 17 U.S.C. 506(a)(1) and 18 U.S.C. 371 and 2319(b)(1). Which confirmed that the software was counterfeit. Defendant was then charged with the instant offense. The presentence report ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Statutory damages and attorney's fees are not available for the infringement of copyright in an unpublished work commenced before the date of its registration. We have reviewed the record and the district court's opinion and find no reversible error. We deny Appellant's motion for leave to proceed in forma pauperis as well as the Appellees' motion to dismiss and Appellant's |
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This is a copyright infringement case in which plaintiff Aerospace Services International ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: The main question in this case is whether a debtor may recover damages for emotional distress under 11 U.S.C. § 362(h) when a creditor violates the automatic stay that follows from the filing of a bankruptcy petition. Who were friends of Plaintiffs. The Chapter 13 plan was confirmed. A foreclosure sale was scheduled for early 1995 but Plaintiffs tendered payment to the Bank just before the date set for the sale. So the foreclosure proceedings were discontinued. A foreclosure sale was conducted. Was recorded. After the Dixons' foreclosure of the property was complete and title was vested in the Jamesons: (1) Plaintiffs would |
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OPINION/ORDER The question in this appeal is whether the |
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OPINION/ORDER IS PE RM ITTE D A ND IS GOV ER NE D B Y T HIS COUR T'S LOCAL RULE 0.23 AND FEDERAL RULE O F APPELLATE PRO CEDURE 32.1. UNLESS THE SUMM ARY OR DER IS AVAILABLE IN AN ELECTRONIC DATABA SE WHICH IS PUBLICLY ACCESSIBLE WITHOUT PAYMENT OF FEE (SUCH AS THE DATABASE AVAILABLE AT http://www.ca2.uscourts.gov/). THE PARTY CITING THE SUMMARY ORDER MUST FILE AND SERVE A COPY OF THAT SUMMARY ORDER TOGETHER WITH THE PAPER IN WHICH THE SUMMARY ORDER IS CITED. IF NO CO PY IS SERVED BY REASON O F THE AVAILABILITY OF THE ORD ER ON SUCH A DATABASE. THE CITATION MUST INCLUDE REFERENCE TO THAT DATABASE AND THE DOCKET NUMBER OF THE CASE IN WHICH THE ORDER WAS ENTERED. IT IS HEREBY ORDERED. DECREED that the judgment of said District Court be and it hereby is AFFIRMED in part and VACATED AND REMANDED in part. Defendants' specific claims of defect are waived. Because they were raised for the first time on appeal. |
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OPINION/ORDER Ensures that open source software remains free: any attempt to sell a derivative work will violate the copyright laws. Open source software is the Linux operating system. (Unix® is a trademark of The Open Group. The source code to many variants of AT&T's work is freely available.). Linux is one of many modern derivatives of Unix which is not itself under the GPL. Is entitled to charge for its software. Is maintained by a large open source community. People are free to charge for the physical media on which it comes and for assistance in making it work. Thus are the most expensive part of using Linux. Daniel Wallace would like to compete with Linux either by offering a derivative work or by writing an operating system from scratch but maintains that this is impossible as long as Linux and its derivatives are available for free. Novell have conspired among themselves and with others (including the No. 06 2454 3 Free Software Foundation) to eliminate competition in the operating system market by making Linux available at an unbeatable price. |
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OPINION/ORDER Appellees have filed a conditional cross appeal. Arguing that if a new trial is granted. The cross appeal is denied. I. Rottlund is a production home builder that owns copyrights on the architectural design plans and architectural works covering the Villa II townhome technical drawings and as built works. Pinnacle and T&C are production 1 The Honorable Theodore McMillian died on January 18. This opinion is being filed by the remaining judges of the panel pursuant to 8th Cir. The opinion is consistent with the views expressed by Judge McMillian at the conference following oral argument. 3 home builders. BSB is an architectural firm utilized by Pinnacle and T&C to develop two of the alleged infringing collections. BGI is BSB's parent company. Chateau Collection technical drawings and architectural works were substantially similar to Rottlund's Villa II technical drawings and architectural works. The district court further held that there was a triable dispute of material fact for the jury as to whether Appellees directly copied Rottlund's copyrighted material and whether the expression of ideas in Appellees' alleged infringing technical drawings and architectural works was substantially similar to that in Rottlund's Villa II technical drawings and architectural works. |
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OPINION/ORDER The court has determined that this opinion should not be published and is not precedent except under the limited circumstances set forth in 5TH CIR. Elaine searched for and was unable to At this point. Snow learned that the photographs were being used in |
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OPINION/ORDER We hold that Orson failed to present evidence sufficient to show that Miramax engaged in an antitrust conspiracy or that the licenses were unreasonable restraints of trade. We will affirm the judgment of the district court granting summary judgment to Miramax on Orson's antitrust claims. We will. Was owned and operated by the Posel Corporation. Was owned and operated by the Raysid Corporation. Posel was the President of both corporations. There were six other theaters in Center City. Four theaters with a total of 20 screens were operated by United Artists and two theaters with two screens each were operated by American Multi Cinema. The license is exclusive. The film will not be licensed to other exhibitors in a prescribed area. Such licenses are called |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a trade dress infringement action brought under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act. That Travis is liable for manufacturing the molds for Joy's planter. Because Duraco's claim is predicated upon infringement of the trade dress of the product itself. Constitute inherently distinctive trade dress thus serving as a designator of origin that will protect the plaintiff's product design features against copying. Insofar as it is not a symbol according to which one can relate the signifier (the trademark. Along with the degree to which the mark describes the product is unsuited for application to the product itself. We also think that there is a proper set of circumstances for treating a product configuration as inherently distinctive. These circumstances are characterized by a high probability that a product configuration serves a virtually exclusively identifying function for consumers where the concerns over |
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OPINION/ORDER This is an appeal from summary judgment granted by the district court in favor of the defendant. The product at issue here is an anchoring system made by Lucker for the off shore oil drilling industry and called a Lateral Mooring System ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Was part of this panel. The appeal is being decided by the remaining two members of the panel. Who are in agreement. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Was part of this panel. The appeal is being decided by the remaining two members of the panel. Who are in agreement. Inc. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Contending that the sentence was unreasonably low. We will vacate the sentence and remand for resentencing consistent with this opinion. I. Background Dmitri Kononchuk is a permanent resident alien. Dolgosheev did not know that the software was counterfeit. When he discovered that it was. Kononchuk and Dolgosheev together 3 are responsible to Microsoft for this loss.1 Law enforcement officials first questioned Dolgosheev on July 17. He was cooperative from the start. He was charged by information with four counts: (1) conspiracy to engage in trademark counterfeiting and copyright infringement under 18 U.S.C. § 371. Dolgosheev was a minor when the criminal activity began and fell under the influence of Kononchuk. This was the amount to which the parties stipulated for sentencing purposes. 4 1 five years probation and ordered him to pay $265. Was the retiring CEO of two Fortune 500 companies. Containing the same four counts that were brought against Dolgosheev. His total offense level was 15. Kononchuk's advisory Guidelines range was 18 to 24 months of imprisonment. |
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SOUTHWEST SOFTWARE V. HARLEQUIN INCORPORATED With him on the brief were Amber L. Of counsel on the brief were Scott R. With him on the brief was Albert A. Jr. Of counsel on the brief were John J. The judgment was entered upon a jury verdict. ) is not invalid. (2) claim 1 of the '257 patent was directly infringed by Harlequin and ECRM. 1998).
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Our previous per curiam opinion published at 49 F.3d 719 (11th Cir.1995) is withdrawn. The following opinion is substituted. This is a copyright infringement case in which plaintiff Aerospace Services International ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Was entitled to assume a nonexclusive license of copyrighted software.2 On appeal. We are called upon to decide whether. Because we are unable to so construe § 365(c). Sunterra was precluded from assuming the nonexclusive software license. RCI Technology Corporation was formerly known as Resort Computer Corporation. 1107). 1 IN RE: SUNTERRA CORPORATION 3 RCI's software products were used by entities in this industry. Because tens of thousands of timeshare owners and units were involved in the Club. RCI was required to provide Sunterra a |
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HYMAN V. NATIONWIDE MUT. FIRE INS. CO. (9/6/2002, NO. 01-15497) Circuit Judge:
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OPINION/ORDER That copyright infringement in the bid solicitations is covered by its insurance policy. Because Salco's bid solicitations are not advertising of |
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OPINION/ORDER WILL & EMERY. Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. The Defendants proffered that the screenplay for The Negotiator was largely completed before Bailey sent his script to Gray. That draft contains nearly all the elements that Bailey alleges were copied from Walls. Bailey suggests that the date on this draft was fraudulent. We need not con2 sider the court's alternative holding that there were no significant similarities between Walls and The Negotiator. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. |
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ARTISAN CONTRACTORS ASS'N OF AM. V. FRONTIER INS. CO. (12/14/2001, NO. 01-10477) The question in this appeal is whether the |
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OPINION/ORDER Federal courts are precluded from reviewing state court decisions. It is necessary for us to determine whether this court has jurisdiction to review this issue. It is obvious that the appeal from the district court's ruling is an appeal from an interlocutory order. The parties were ordered by the district court to continue discovery and pursue other preparation for trial on the three remaining issues. We must determine for ourselves whether we have jurisdiction. This court will not consider a question upon which a panel has ruled in the same case. This `law of the case' doctrine is `applicable to the question of our jurisdiction to consider an appeal.' |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: There is no reason inherent in the technological features of cyberspace why First Amendment and defamation law should apply differently in cyberspace than in the brick and mortar world. Has chosen for policy reasons to immunize from liability for defamatory or obscene speech |
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OPINION/ORDER If the truck is moving. Eventually television screens were used instead of blackboards. The matching was still inefficient. Better information on where the trucks and the loads are and quick. The site is very easy to use. The site was created so early in Internet history and worked so well that it came to dominate the load board industry. 1 18 U.S.C. § 1030. Getloaded's president and vice president hacked into Creative Computing's website through the back door that this patch would have locked. Getloaded was demonstrating 14570 CREATIVE COMPUTING v. It was clear why. The parties stipulated to continuing the order in substantially the same form as a preliminary injunction while the litigation was pending. Matching the testimony with truckstop.com's log of access to the site and the testimony of others who could have logged on at the critical times. It turned out that none of truckstop.com's code was found in getloaded.com's code. So the jury's special verdict was for the defendant on the copyright claim. |
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OPINION/ORDER At issue is the district court's order forcing Napster to disable its file transferring service until certain conditions are met to achieve full compliance with the modified preliminary injunction. We 4801 have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a)(1). The name(s) of one or more files that have been available on the Napster file index containing the protected copyrighted work. Both parties are required to adopt reasonable measures to identify variations of the file name. Napster was able to prevent sharing of much of plaintiffs' noticed copyrighted works. Plaintiffs nonetheless were able to present evidence that infringement of noticed works still occurred in violation of the modified preliminary injunction. The district court determined that Napster was not in satisfactory compliance with the modified preliminary injunction. The district court ordered Napster to disable its file transferring service until certain conditions were met and steps were taken to ensure maximum compliance. It will not be reversed simply because [we] would have arrived at a different result if [we] had applied the law to the facts of the case. |
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01-1530 -- HULEN V. YATES -- 03/04/2003 Other co conspirators whose identities are presently unknown. We have jurisdiction over this interlocutory appeal under the qualification of the final judgment rule of 28 U.S.C. |
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OPINION/ORDER He contends that certain discounts are prohibited kickbacks. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. He asked Chicago Title about its fees for escrow services and was 3656 LANE v. This price quote was wrong. As it was based on a custom in another part of the state. Lane's fees should have been $1200 without the split. At closing the final cost for escrow fees was actually $900. The reason the escrow fees were not $1200 is the focus of this dispute. RFC is a repeat user of escrow and title insurance services.1 As a result. RFC's standing agreement with Chicago Title provides that RFC will receive title insurance for 60% of Chicago Title's standard price and RFC's cost for escrow fees will be a flat $300. It is undisputed that the discussions between RFC and Chicago Title included discussions over the volume of expected orders. Although there is no evidence that RFC generally passes any escrow fee savings along to the buyers of its properties. His complaint alleges that the flat rate arrangement between RFC and Chicago Title for escrow fees is an illegal |
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OPINION/ORDER Over a German toy company which has questioned her ancestry by asserting that Barbie was a copy of its doll and that Mattel had infringed its patent and other intellectual property rights. That lawsuit was resolved by a dismissal with prejudice of those and other claims. It presumably also helps to explain why a lawsuit was filed in Germany in May 2001 by G&H. That motion was denied by the district court. Mattel's entire lawsuit was dismissed by the district court. We conclude that the subject matter of Mattel's current lawsuit which concerns and is essentially defined by the claims currently asserted by G&H in Germany is sufficiently related to the action filed in California by G&H in 1961 to support personal jurisdiction over G&H in the current case. I. BACKGROUND At the center of this case is the question of whether Mattel. Unfairly copied a doll produced by G&H known as the |
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03-3021 -- SCHERER V. U.S. -- 10/17/2003 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Thomas E. 1291 and affirm. A district court's rulings on motions for default judgment and motions to strike will not be disturbed absent an abuse of discretion. See Ashby v. The motion was filed before defendants were properly served. Id.. A defendant is to |
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BOEHNER, JOHN A. V. MCDERMOTT, JAMES A. With him on the briefs was R. With him on the briefs were Frank W. Assistant Attorney Gener al at the time the briefs were filed. With him on the brief were Christopher Landau and Daryl Joseffer. Theodore J. With him on the brief were Seth M.M. If the person knew it was illegally intercepted. Is it part of |
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OPINION/ORDER The parties and most of the record use Multivision as will we. 1 descramblers. 115 in damages for which Multivision and Abboud were held to be jointly and severally liable. Should not have imposed individual liability on Abboud. The system's signals are transmitted from their point of origin to Comcast's reception facilities and then retransmitted to subscribers' homes through Comcast's cable network. To prevent subscribers from receiving services they have not paid for. A subscriber must have a converter box or |
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EDDY JAMES PETER V. COLONIAL LIFE INS |
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ELENA STURDZA V. UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Senior Circuit Judge. |
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OPINION/ORDER Michael McKevitt is being prosecuted in Ireland for membership in a banned organization and directing terrorism. He asked the district court for an order pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1782 to produce tape recordings that he thinks will be useful to him in the crossexamination of David Rupert. 03 2754 motion is the key witness for the prosecution. Its order is directed against a group of journalists who have a contract to write Rupert's biography and who in the course of their research for the biography interviewed him. The tape recordings that they made of the interviews and are in their possession are the recordings sought in McKevitt's motion. The recordings were turned over to McKevitt. He would have memorialized the information contained in them and the information would inevitably become public at his trial. The appeal was not yet moot. There is no irregularity in a court's explaining the ground of a decision after the decision itself has been made ending the case. Provided the materials are not privileged. |
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OPINION/ORDER That Reuters is at pains to distinguish it. The reasoning of district judges is of course entitled to respect. The law's coherence could not be maintained if district courts were deemed to make law for their circuit. Since district courts do not have circuit wide or nationwide jurisdiction. The facts of this case are not in dispute. They are as follows. Bridge Information Services was. FutureSource is. The agreement was to remain in force essentially as long as FutureSource wanted it to. The agreement provided that Reuters was assuming no contractual or other obligations of Bridge other than those specified. Bridge's obligations under the Interservice Company Agreement were not among those specified. In its order approving No. 02 2060 3 the sale the bankruptcy court stated that Reuters was taking the Bridge assets free and clear of all |
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PLANETARY MOTION, INC. V. TECHPLOSION, INC. (8/16/2001, NO. 00-10872) Both of which accompanied the release.
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OPINION/ORDER Since 1990 many of these tables have featured one rather than two legs on each end. Shows the idea: Between 1990 and 1997 Bretford was the only seller of computer tables with a V shaped height adjustment system. Bretford contends that the V shaped design is its product's trade dress. The appeal presents two principal questions: whether Smith System is entitled to copy Bretford's design. Whether it was nonetheless wrongful for Smith System to use Bretford components in a sample table shown to the Dallas buyers. Which (A) is likely to cause confusion. 4 No. 03 3932 shall be liable in a civil action by any person who believes that he or she is or is likely to be damaged by such act. ... (3) In a civil action for trade dress infringement under this Act for trade dress not registered on the principal register. The person who asserts trade dress protection has the burden of proving that the matter sought to be protected is not functional. Which they may do down to the last detail unless a feature of the product is protected by patent. |
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OPINION/ORDER I. BACKGROUND The appellants are affiliated record and/or music publishing companies. Bridgeport is also a music publishing company. Its initial complaint was nearly 1. Only 20 of which are at issue in this appeal. These 20 actions were among more than 110 separate complaints served on the appellants in September of 2001. None of which are at issue here. Other than a temporary lifting of the stay authorized in early 2003 in an attempt to have the parties to the present appeal settle. Bridgeport conceded that its claims against the appellants were without merit. This request was based upon language found in the district court's earlier order denying a motion for attorney fees filed by related defendants pursuant to 17 U.S.C. § 505 (the fee shifting provision of the Copyright Act). Which read in pertinent part as follows: The plaintiffs' motion . . . to dismiss this action as to the defendants . . . is granted. This action is dismissed without prejudice as to the defendants . . . . Arguing that the justification upon which the district court granted all 20 motions is ascertainable from the record as a whole. |
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OPINION/ORDER Arguing that DaimlerChrysler had breached the agreement and was continuing to use the system despite the fact that Summit had terminated the license agreement. Arguing that: (1) Summit did not have the right to enforce the agreement. (2) there was a genuine issue of material fact as to whether DaimlerChrysler breached the agreement. (3) the injunction was based on an erroneous legal conclusion. DaimlerChrysler is the successor in interest to Mercedes Benz Credit Corporation.1 ALAS provided the software platform used by DaimlerChrysler to track leasing contracts. Which was a |
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OPINION/ORDER MGI contends that the jury's award of $2 million in compensatory damages and $5 million in punitive damages is clearly excessive and grossly disproportionate to the loss suffered by MMCS. As that loss is reflected in the evidence presented at trial. We are not persuaded by MGI's contention that the award is clearly excessive and we therefore cannot say the district court abused its discretion in denying the motion for remittitur. The purpose of the software was to maintain prescription and billing records for MGI's customers. 000 for each pharmacy in which MGI was using MMCS's software. The letter further warned that if the amount sought was not received by 5:00 p.m. MMCS |
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OPINION/ORDER Harper's employment was transferred from AutoAlliance to AAI Employee Services Co. The conditions and terms of his employment were governed by the collective bargaining agreement ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We have appellate jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291. Our review of the District Court's dismissal under Rule 12(b)(6) is plenary. As is our review of the District Court's application of the doctrines of claim and The District Court has since vacated its award of attorneys' fees and costs. No. 19) as to the grant of attorney's fees and costs is VACATED. |
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OPINION/ORDER Because the complaint is ambiguous with respect to whether or not QIC sought damages for its breach of contract claims. We will affirm. We will set forth only the essential facts. Were unenforceable. This state court suit was later amended to include a claim by Koch seeking declaratory and injunctive relief against the enforcement of the non compete clause in his PSA with QIC. QIC's complaint sparked a long and complicated period of litigation which is not relevant to the issues presented to this Court. To submit a 1 This is the only count in the complaint to mention arbitration explicitly. Order does |
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OPINION/ORDER Liveware contends that: (1) the District Court erred in issuing the preliminary injunction where there was no showing of immediate irreparable injury to Best Software Inc. (3) the injunction is an overbroad prior restraint on speech. Our jurisdiction over the granting of an injunction is based on 28 U.S.C. § 1292(a). We will affirm. The facts are known to them. We will discuss only those facts pertinent to this appeal. Liveware is a Delaware corporation that owns and licenses a software program called R&R Report Writer. Liveware's contractual claims were submitted for arbitration in April 2002. Who was earlier assigned to the case. |
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97-2266 -- BURKE V. BDM TECHNOLOGIES INC. -- 02/01/1999 The case was removed to United States District Court on the basis of diversity jurisdiction. BDM Technologies was created. Which is a wholly owned subsidiary of BDM International. Burke returned to work in June 1993 as vice president of Promotions Technology International. Burke signed an agreement which contained an at will employment provision stating his |
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OPINION/ORDER Since BMI and Music Choice were unable to agree on a rate. The District Court reasoned that the price paid for music by retail customers that was the basis for the rate set under BMI's agreement with DMX did not reflect the fair market value of the music to the extent that price included both the cost of the music itself as well as the cost of actually delivering the music to retail customers. The Court concluded that the fair market value of the music was better expressed by the wholesale price at which Music Choice sold to cable and satellite operators. BACKGROUND 3 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 The history of this rate dispute is set out in comprehensive detail in Music Choice I. Familiarity with these decisions is presumed. Music Choice is a partnership between wholly owned subsidiaries of Adelphia Cable. BMI is one of the two major performing rights societies which license the public performing rights to most copyrighted musical works in this country. Is the other.2 BMI typically issues blanket licenses to broadcast any and all of the approximately 4.5 million musical works in its portfolio for a finite period of time. |
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OPINION/ORDER The District Court held that Cubatabaco's COHIBA mark was sufficiently famous in the United States by the time General Cigar. Began selling COHIBA cigars in the United States that the mark was entitled to protection. We hold that even were the famous marks doctrine to be recognized an issue we do not decide here Cubatabaco is barred by the United States' embargo in force against Cuba from acquiring property rights in United States trademarks via the famous marks doctrine. The Cuban COHIBA mark was sufficiently well known in the United States that it deserved protection under the so called |
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OPINION/ORDER Fed.R.Civ.P. 73. 2 1 * Asserting that this conclusion is not supported by the evidence presented at trial. Was commonly used by the construction industry. EPICORE is not patented. Is twenty four and one half inches wide. EPICORE's roll formed sheets are characterized by these dovetail ribs. TYPE PDI The tooling required to form the steel into this profile is more A second issue raised by Condec on appeal. Is without merit. Her award of damages and injunctive relief as to Counts II and III is affirmed without opinion. The sheet steel bending is not reversed and is bent approximately sixty degrees. 4 3 complex than that required to form Type B decking. dovetail ribs take more sheet steel to form. EPICORE is more expensive to produce.5 Dovetail is defined as |
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OPINION/ORDER LLP were on brief. Hall & Stewart were on brief. Hoag & Eliot LLP was on brief. Tingley sought to have the judgment in the first action modified to preserve the claims of the second action. BACKGROUND Bay State is a Boston. Tingley is a Florida corporation which creates. The Florida action was transferred to the District of Massachusetts. Tingley obtained several weekly status reports that were prepared by CSC consultants in connection with the Bay State software project. Then loaded them into the software that CSC was creating for Bay State. The motion was denied. A stipulation and order of dismissal was signed by the parties and entered by the court on September 11. The applicability of the doctrine of res judicata is a question of law subject to plenary review. A final judgment on the merits of an action precludes the parties from relitigating claims that were raised or could have been raised in that action. Because we find that the first element is not satisfied. (2) final judgments rendered in each individual action are final judgments. |
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OPINION/ORDER Is corrected as follows: On page 16. P.C. was on brief. Were on brief. Because there is no other cognizable basis for federal jurisdiction. Lurie and O'Connor are named as defendants in the instant suit. EPA has not yet sued to compel payment of these expenses or otherwise to enforce its claimed rights. 2The officer removal statute provides in pertinent part: A civil action or criminal prosecution commenced in a State court against any of the following persons may be removed by them to the district court of the United States for the district and division embracing the place wherein it is pending: 4 On February 20. Was really a suit against EPA and that. We requested supplemental briefing on whether this action was properly removed to federal court. Both sides responded that removal was valid under 28 U.S.C. 1442(a)(1) because of Belaga's status as a federal officer. Because a federal court is under an unflagging duty to ensure that it has jurisdiction over the subject matter of the cases it proposes to adjudicate. |
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OPINION/ORDER Caro were on brief. CSP was on brief for appellee.
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99-1375 -- SMITH V. PLATI -- 07/30/2001 Hold that Smith's final allegation is moot. |
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OPINION/ORDER Jessica Litman were on brief. LLC were on brief. They claim to have copied the proscribed code from the named defendants' web pages and assert that the injunction impermissibly interferes with their right to continue posting it on their |
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OPINION/ORDER Herr alleges that his right to substantive due process was violated by an eleven year campaign of the Township and its officers to delay and obstruct his development of an industrial park. While it acknowledged that Herr's project was grandfathered under the prior land use plan if he completed it within five years. Herr claims that the defendants' conduct with respect to his proposed development was motivated throughout by a strong desire to preserve agricultural land and restrain development in the Township. He has tendered evidence tending to show that the individual defendants had run for office on |
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OPINION/ORDER Inc. was ordered to pay $60. The key issues raised in this case are whether General Instrument Corporation had standing to bring a suit under the Cable Act (Nu Tek's appeal) and whether statutory civil damages under the Act are limited to $60. The scope of the injunction and the calculation of the amount of attorney's fees are also at issue. We will affirm the judgment of the District Court on all issues. 2 I. The converted boxes were |
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OPINION/ORDER These eleven consolidated[fn1] actions were brought by concerned Pennsylvanians who believed that they were being charged excessive fees and interest on their credit cards and that these charges violated Pennsylvania consumer protection laws. None of the defendants are Pennsylvania lending institutions. The cases were all brought in Pennsylvania state courts and then removed by the defendants to the federal system.[fn2] These cases require that we resolve the conflict between state consumer protection law and federal banking law. We will first consider the district courts' holdings that removal jurisdiction was proper. We will reverse the district courts on this issue. The Supreme Court's conservative extension of the complete preemption doctrine and the application of the Third Circuit's two pronged test establish that federal jurisdiction is lacking in those cases in which the plaintiffs did not amend their complaints to allege federal claims. We will next consider claims particular to these actions. We will affirm the district court to the extent that the court held that plaintiffs' state law claims regarding late charges and over limit fees were substantively preempted. |
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OPINION/ORDER The district court concluded that Integrated lacked standing to pursue the state law claims because its purchase of the claims from a trustee in bankruptcy was void ab initio under New Jersey law. We disagree and will affirm. 2 I. The debt was secured by separate security agreements in assets such as accounts. Certain individual defendants who were former Machine Technology employees entered Machine Technology's offices and took or copied various documents. Were unlawfully competing with Integrated. The district court denied Integrated's request for an injunction on the ground that Integrated was not |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were Peter D. BACKGROUND I This is the fifth time this case has come before this court.2 The previous decisions concerned two fixed price contracts executed by Richlin and the then Immigration and Naturalization Service ( |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs was R. With him on the briefs were Frank W. Assistant Attorney Gener al at the time the briefs were filed. With him on the brief were Christopher Landau and Daryl Joseffer. With him on the brief were Seth M.M. If the person knew it was illegally intercepted. Is it part of |
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PLANETARY MOTION, INC. V. TECHPLOSION, INC. (8/16/2001, NO. 00-10872) Both of which accompanied the release.
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. An award of fees is improper. If it is explicitly prohibited by another part of the Act. Unless such registration is made within three months after the first publication of the work. § 412(1) prohibits an award of fees if the infringed upon work was neither registered nor published when infringement began. That at the time of broadcast/infringement ABC's works were both unpublished and unregistered. The district court began with the mandated presumption that ABC's broadcasts were in fact published on the date of broadcast. The district court found that ABC offered to distribute copies of the broadcasts in the hours before the programs were actually aired. The district court held that an award of costs and fees was justified given PrimeTime's infringement of the theatrical films aired by ABC. PRIMETIME 24 movies were both published and registered well before being rebroadcast by ABC and infringed upon by PrimeTime. PrimeTime claimed that infringement of the 85 films was not specifically proven in the liability phase of the trial. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was James J. Of counsel on the brief was Michael H. With him on the brief were Frank A. ( |
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OPINION/ORDER TELETRONICS INTERNATIONAL Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Young Design and Teletronics are direct competitors in the market for wireless communications equipment. Representatives of Young Design inquired whether Teletronics was interested in purchasing Young Design's bi directional external amplifiers (the |
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OPINION/ORDER Magistrate judges are empowered to dismiss complaints under that rule. This power is severely circumscribed |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a long arm service of process case which requires us. The complaint alleges that Kiekert tortiously interfered with 2 Imo's attempt to sell its wholly owned Italian subsidiary to a French corporation that was one of Kiekert's competitors. The asserted mechanism by which the tort was accomplished was a series of letters sent by Kiekert to the Italian subsidiary and to the New York investmentfirm of C.S. The sale was never consummated because of these threats. Imo contends that personal jurisdiction over Kiekert was proper based upon its contacts with Imo in New Jersey and upon Kiekert's claimed commission of an intentional tort. The effects of which were allegedly felt by Imo in New Jersey. The defendant must have committed an intentional tort. The plaintiff must have felt the brunt of the harm caused by that tort in the forum. The defendant must have expressly aimed his tortious conduct at the forum. The order of the district court will therefore be affirmed. The plaintiff bears the burden of proving that personal jurisdiction is proper. |
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OPINION/ORDER This is a trade dress infringement action in which plaintiff Versa Products Company. Which Versa maintains copies the product configuration of the B 316.[fn1] The action was brought under section 43(a) of the Lanham Act. That there was a likelihood of confusion of the sources of Bifold's Domino Junior and Versa's B 316 valves. In connection with which we are called upon to determine whether the jurisprudence that lowers the standard to a |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: This is an appeal from orders enter ed by the District Court after a trial concerning the right to use the mark |
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99-4067 -- PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO. V. HAUGEN -- 08/23/2000 G is a corporate agent of Satan. Is the manufacturer and distributor of numerous products for personal care. Who in turn follow suit in a cycle that replicates itself. (Id. at 3079 81.) There is record evidence that Amway distributors are responsible for inspiring and encouraging distributors to whom they sell. Who in turn are encouraged to emulate those above them in the Amway distribution hierarchy. (IX App. at 2915:21 2916:20. X App. at 3213:16 3214:15.) Although Amway distributors are strongly encouraged to purchase. Amway and its distributors have the ability to send messages to. Haugen is a distributor of Amway products and a developer of Amway business in the Amway distribution chain. At the time this action was commenced. Walker International Network (hereinafter |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was Martin L. Of counsel was Kevin B. With him on the brief was Celeste M. Of counsel was Pia E. This appeal is from a judgment of the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York. The district court ruled on summary judgment that the '843 patent was invalid on the ground that the invention was on sale more than one year before the filing of the '843 patent. The district court found that Gemmy had complied with the injunction and there was no reason to alter it. The summary judgment of invalidity is vacated. The preliminary injunction is also vacated. BACKGROUND Gemmy Industries and Chrisha Creations are competitors in the business of holiday decorations. Gemmy's '843 patent is directed to the structure of an inflatable decorative holiday figure. Was filed on January 9. The district court ruled that the patented invention was on sale before the critical date of January 9. Gemmy states that the requirements of the on sale bar were not met. That to establish an on sale bar the challenger must show that before the critical date the invention was both the subject of a commercial offer for sale in this country. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief was John S. Of counsel on the brief were James F. With her on the brief were Peter D. The United States is liable for the use of a method patent only when it practices every step of the claimed method in the United States. I. Zoltek Corporation ( |
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99-4067A -- PROCTOR & GAMBLE CO. V. HAUGEN -- 08/23/2000 Which were not intended to be included in the published opinion. A corrected copy of the opinion is attached. Sincerely. G is a corporate agent of Satan. Is the manufacturer and distributor of numerous products for personal care. There is record evidence that Amway distributors are responsible for inspiring and encouraging distributors to whom they sell. Who in turn are encouraged to emulate those above them in the Amway distribution hierarchy. Although Amway distributors are strongly encouraged to purchase. Amway and its distributors have the ability to send messages to. Haugen is a distributor of Amway products and a developer of Amway business in the Amway distribution chain. At the time this action was commenced. Walker International Network (hereinafter |
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OPINION/ORDER The parties have briefed this case under Pennsylvania law and thus we will decide this case the way we believe the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania would decide it. The facts are not in dispute. They claimed to have purchased |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. Sabin Corporation (collectively |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were Matthew W. With him on the brief were John M. With him on the brief were James M. Of counsel were Rodney G. The central questions before the Commission were whether: (1) the cameras were first sold abroad (making their refurbishment infringing regardless of whether they were repaired or reconstructed). Fuji challenges the order on the ground that the Commission erred in finding that certain of Jazz's lensfitted film packages ( |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND Daffy's is a chain of retail clothing stores specializing in selling popular brands of goods and apparel at discount prices. Inc. was recognized as a reputable supplier. The events leading to the purchase began when a representative of Sara's approached Daffy's regarding some Gucci handbags that were being diverted to the United States from a merchant in the Far East. Although Daffy's representatives were confident that the bags were genuine. A Daffy's employee presented one of the bags to the Gucci clerk and informed the clerk that she had received the bag as a gift 3 and was not certain of its authenticity. The employee asked the clerk to examine the bag and confirm that it was genuine. Informed the Daffy's employee that the bag was authentic. That conclusion was based on certain indicia of authenticity including the quality of fabric and leather. Daffy's also sent one of the bags it had purchased that was damaged to the Gucci repair center in New York for repair. Daffy's concluded that the bags it had purchased from Sara's were genuine Gucci bags. |
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OPINION/ORDER Because we conclude that Appellees have sufficient contacts with New Jersey. We will reverse. Miller Yacht was required to present a prima facie case that jurisdiction existed. Miller Yacht is a New Jersey corporation with its principal offices in South Toms River. Are not New Jersey residents or corporations. Miller Yacht and Appellees began negotiating a deal that was intended to allow the Appellees to become exclusive marketing representatives and dealers for some of Miller Yacht's boats. Appellees stress their argument that they were each acting in their individual corporate or personal capacities and that their contacts with New Jersey should be analyzed separately. While they are correct that. Miller Yacht alleges that Steven Smith and Ivan Bogachoff were acting as partners while they negotiated with Miller Yacht. |
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INTEGRA LIFESCIENCES I, LTD V. MERCK Argued for defendant appellant Merck KGaA. With him on the brief were Thomas H. Townsend. Of counsel on the brief were M. Of counsel was Esther H. Ltd. and The Burnham Institute. With him on the brief was David M. Beckwith. Of counsel on the brief were Raphael V. Will &. Mso bidi font family: |
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ONEY DALE E V. RATLIFF DARRELL Of counsel was Raymond E. With him on the brief was Arnold E. Oney and entitled |
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HILGRAEVE CORPORATION V. SYMANTEC CORPORATION Argued for plaintiff appellant. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were William J. With her on the brief were James M. With him on the brief were Charles H. Of counsel was Ahmed J. With him on the brief were Marc G. Of counsel on the brief was J. With him on the brief was Matthew S. Of counsel on the brief was John D. Of counsel was Joseph B. Philips specified that the same royalty was due for each disc manufactured by the licensee using patents included in the package. Regardless of how many of the patents were used. Potential licensees who sought to license patents to the technology for manufacturing CD Rs or CD RWs were not allowed to license those patents individually and were not offered a lower royalty rate for licenses to fewer than all the patents in a package. Were violating section 337(a)(1)(B) of the Tariff Act of 1930. Were added through intervention. As a condition of licensing patents that were necessary to manufacture CD Rs or CD RWs. To take licenses to other patents that were not necessary to manufacture those products. The respondents argued that a number of the patents that Philips had included in the category of |
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OPINION/ORDER Associates were on brief. LLP were on brief. This petition for leave to appeal from a class certification order requires us to plunge into that abyss.
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THE UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO FOUNDATION V. AMERICAN CYANAMID Argued for plaintiffs appellees. Of counsel on the brief were Harold A. Colorado. Also of counsel on the brief were Robert N. Argued for defendant appellant. With him on the brief were Richard W. Elliot. Of counsel on the brief were Donald R. Mso bidi language:AR SA'>[1] as a preface to the discussion of the issues on appeal. Our recitation of the facts is based on the findings made by the district court after trial. Prenatal supplements containing 60 65 mg of iron are widely used to ensure that pregnant women absorb the approximately 3.5 mg of supplemental iron per day they requ |
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97-3011 -- HEARTSPRINGS INC. V. HEARTSPRING INC. -- 04/20/1998 Defendant Heartspring runs a school in which physically disabled children are taught basic life skills such as dressing. Plaintiff claims defendant's use of the name |
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OPINION/ORDER Unpublished opinions are not binding precedent in this circuit. The district court dismissed the complaint without prejudice because Berger failed to show he received the proper copyright registration and failed to establish that the work was copied or used. The dismissal order is not final and thus is not subject to appellate review. We dispense with oral argument because the facts and legal contentions are adequately presented in the materials before the court and argument would not aid the decisional process. |
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OPINION/ORDER Although the district court may have erred in dismissing the complaint as frivolous under 1915(d) since Sirois' claims are at least arguable. We nonetheless affirm on the basis that the error was harmless. The condition suffered as a result of the injection appears to have been relatively minor. There are no allegations of fever. Sirois was vague about the severity and duration of pain. It is acknowledged that the condition was treated after the filing of this complaint. We are persuaded that the complaint failed to state a cognizable Eighth Amendment claim. Hinckley & Keddy were on brief. McCandless and Verrill & Dana were on brief. CMM claims to have created a promotional contest called |
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OPINION/ORDER The district court concluded that both Rule 7 and its inherent power are legitimate sources of authority for including attorneys' fees within an appellate cost bond. That it was appropriate to rely on both of these bases in holding appellant jointly and severally liable for posting a $180. We conclude that although the district court correctly determined that there are cases in which anticipated attorneys' fees may be included in an appellate cost bond. It erred in holding that this is such a case. I. The factual and procedural history of this large class action is straightforward but complex. Pedraza is the representative of a class of borrowers who obtained mortgage insurance from defendants United Guaranty Corporation and United Guaranty Residential Insurance Company (collectively |
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OPINION/ORDER FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND Suplimet Corporation was a Miami based company acting as a wholesale distributor of cell phone parts and accessories. Police received information that Suplimet was selling counterfeit items. Who was present. As he was only Suplimet's sales manager. No criminal charges were filed at this time.1 Honorable Tom Stagg. Herman and Xavier were indicted for conspiracy to traffic in counterfeit goods and trafficking in counterfeit goods. Section 2B5.3 is used to calculate the offense level for a conviction stemming from the counterfeiting and/or infringement of a trademark or copyright. Which is then enhanced on the basis of the amount of the infringement. The total offense level for both defendants was 27. They argued that the correct computations should have reflected the value of the counterfeit or infringing 3 items in the market in which those goods were sold. Which in this case was Latin America. Their offense levels would have been 8. Asserted that the retail value 4 of the legitimate or infringed item in the United States was the proper valuation method under section 2B5.3. |
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OPINION/ORDER Because we conclude that Appellees have sufficient contacts with New Jersey. We will reverse. Miller Yacht was required to present a prima facie case that jurisdiction existed. Miller Yacht is a New Jersey corporation with its principal offices in South Toms River. Are not New Jersey residents or corporations. Miller Yacht and Appellees began negotiating a deal that was intended to allow the Appellees to become exclusive marketing representatives and dealers for some of Miller Yacht's boats. Appellees stress their argument that they were each acting in their individual corporate or personal capacities and that their contacts with New Jersey should be analyzed separately. While they are correct that. Miller Yacht alleges that Steven Smith and Ivan Bogachoff were acting as partners while they negotiated with Miller Yacht. |
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01-4176 -- AXSON-FLYNN V. JOHNSON -- 02/03/2004 Who is Mormon. The district court granted summary judgment to Defendants on both claims and found that they were also entitled to qualified immunity. Sandy Shotwell asked Axson Flynn if there was anything she would feel uncomfortable doing or saying as an actor. Although the record is unclear as to whether Axson Flynn explained at the time why she had those objections. The district court summarized her reasons as follows: [H]er refusal to use the words |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm. The EPA concluded remedial action was necessary to protect human health. Was responsible for the lead contamination. Was long 3 since out of business. Alleging it was responsible for Price Battery's CERCLA liability as a successor in interest. Exide is General Battery's successor. The disputed issue is whether General Battery. Was a successor to Price Battery. The relevant aspects of the Price/General transaction are as follows. Price Battery was owned by a single shareholder. A seat on General's board of directors.1 At The only Price Battery asset nominally excluded from the transaction was its real property. When the deed was transferred to General for $1.00. 000 General Battery shares were valued at approximately $1 million and represented 4.537% of General's outstanding equity. William Price Sr.'s resulting stake in General Battery was comparable to that of the company's cofounders. Was required under the agreement to immediately change its name to Price Investment Company and to retain $150. |
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OPINION/ORDER When the Corts were sued after they covered a mural on the wall of their building. We affirm the district court's decision that there was no duty to defend. The site chosen was the south exterior wall of a former factory building owned by the Lilli Ann Corporation. After the mural was covered. We are asked CORT v. Is a question of law. We have jurisdiction over this diversity action pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1332 and 28 U.S.C. § 1291. The duty to defend is broader than the duty to indemnify and may exist even when coverage is in doubt. |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction to consider the District Court's order of June 30. Even though the notice of appeal states that the order being appealed is the District Court's order of August 27. |
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OPINION/ORDER Circuit Judge: The question presented in this appeal is whether a Georgia based Internet Service Provider subjected itself to personal jurisdiction in Maryland by enabling a website owner to publish photographs on the Internet. ALS Scan thus alleges that all of the defendants have infringed and are infringing its copyrights within Maryland and elsewhere by selling. Digital provided affidavits demonstrating that Digital is a Georgia corporation with its only place of business in Atlanta. Digital asserts that it is an ISP which provided bandwidth service to Alternative Products as a customer but that it is not affiliated in any way with Alternative Products except through an arms length customer relationship. It did not have knowledge that they were posted on Alternative Products' website. ALS Scan asserts that copies of its copyrighted photographs have appeared on Alternative Products' two webBandwidth in this context has been explained by the following analogy: |
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OPINION/ORDER Which was embodied in a consent order on September 25. Just minutes before the settlement was signed. This was a direct violation of the discovery preservation order. This post settlement litigation spawned multiple disputes about 2 whether Gosselin was complying with his settlement obligations and whether the Institute was harassing Gosselin. The sum awarded to the Institute was $2650. Which was exactly the amount due from the Institute to Gosselin under the settlement agreement. The Magistrate also found that Gosselin had knowingly and in bad faith violated the original discovery preservation order and the September consent order by deliberately deleting data from the laptop which should have been preserved under both court orders. Explaining that he was relying upon the Magistrate's findings to which there had been no objection. The District Judge did take testimony on the costs Gosselin's company was ordered to find new counsel but did not do so. The company was later dissolved. The District Court ruled that the knowing and intentional deletion of files from the laptop computer before it was returned to the Institute was a clear violation of the discovery order requiring preservation of all data. |
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02-5095 -- TRAVELERS INDEMNITY CO. V. ACCURATE AUTOBODY INC. -- 08/19/2003 Collectively they have informed us of only four words from the policy |
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OPINION/ORDER We will affirm in part and vacate in part. Walzer claimed that the percentage equity in his account was sufficient under the New York Stock Exchange ( |
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FESTO CORP V. SHOKETSU KINZOKU KOGYO KABUSHIKI CO With him on the brief were Gerald T. Of counsel on the brief were Charles L. Also of counsel on the brief was James B. With him on the brief was Louis T. Of counsel on the brief was Joseph R. Of counsel on the brief were John G. Also of counsel on the brief were Rory J. With him on the brief were Kendrew H. Of counsel on the brief were Perry M. Also on the brief was Mark J. Of counsel on the brief were Frederick T. Also of counsel on the brief was J. Of counsel on the brief was James W. Circuit Judge.
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OPINION/ORDER Saltiel and Hidrofiltros have filed a complaint alleging that Rexair breached the settlement agreement by filing a trademark infringement lawsuit in a Portuguese court against an individual who is allegedly |
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OPINION/ORDER We conclude that this action was improperly removed from the state court as federal subject matter jurisdiction is lacking. Palkow claimed that she was terminated from her probationary employment as a railroad conductor trainee at CSXT because of her sex in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. That case ( |
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OPINION/ORDER A published book by defendant Asante Kahari1 that describes the exact counterfeit check scheme for which Kahari was found guilty. One chapter of Kahari's book describes how to execute this very scam. 1 The defendant was born Aaron Fraser. The sole legal issue preserved for appeal is whether the district court committed reversible error in admitting portions of the book's text into evidence in violation of Federal Rules of Evidence 403 and 404(b). We affirm the judgment of the district court because The Birth of a Criminal was admissible to prove Kahari's intent. Kahari asked Hugg if he could send her some checks because he was moving and did not have a bank account. She told him that she did not have a bank account. Two of the checks were payable to Hugg's mother. Two were payable to Hugg's sister. The total amount of the checks was $38. Hugg testified that she did not know that the checks were counterfeit. Even though Harris knew that he was married to another woman. He was charged with one count of bank fraud. |
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OPINION/ORDER Sater then learned that Red Carpet potentially breached the settlement agreement and was again marketing wind sculptures which were substantially similar to those that were the subject of the first litigation. Red Carpet filed suit in the district court for the Southern District of Ohio for a declaratory judgment stating that Red Carpet had not violated Sater's copyrights and was not in breach of the settlement agreement. To transfer the litigation to the Central District of California was denied. Of which Sater was the majority owner. Joseph represented that Sater in fact was still the beneficial owner. The district court also ruled that the pleadings filed by Joseph in California were an attempt to disregard the Ohio court's authority and do an end run around its injunction. Which was substantially less than the amount Red Carpet had requested. Joseph contends that (A) the district court did not have jurisdiction to impose sanctions because the underlying litigation had been settled and the case closed. A. Joseph contends that the district court lacked jurisdiction to impose sanctions because the case had settled and been voluntarily dismissed by the time the amount was calculated. |
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OPINION/ORDER Knowles is one of the corporation's three shareholders as well its president. Plaintiffs are all members of the American Society of Composers. The complaint was properly served on Defendants on September 1. Claiming that their failure to respond to the complaint was due to excusable neglect. He was unavailable due to the duties of caring for his brother after the stroke. We have described abuse of discretion as |
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OPINION/ORDER Which is scheduled to begin on June 19. Will place them in double jeopardy. Marcello's claim is based on a 1992 indictment charging him and eight others with conspiring to conduct the affairs of the Carlisi Street Crew by means of numerous illegal acts between 1979 and 1990 acts such as extortion. Efforts to collect unlawful gambling The opinions are being released in typescript because of the imminence of the trial that they concern. * Nos. 071962. Are |
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OPINION/ORDER The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. In violation of 47 U.S.C. (1) This order and judgment is not binding precedent. He was sentenced to twelve months and one day of imprisonment. He was also ordered to pay restitution in the amount of $39. Was assigned to the District Attorney's Drug and Violent Crime Task Force. Johnson was conducting a narcotics investigation in the area of Wilson. This enabled the holder of the illegally reprogrammed card to view DIRECTV programming without having to pay the monthly subscriber fee.(1) (1) DIRECTV delivers approximately 225 channels of digital entertainment and information television programming to homes and businesses in the United States that are equipped with DIRECTV hardware (a mini satellite dish. All cards have been programmed and assigned a unique electronic identification number. The cards are manufactured outside of the United States and are sold to consumers as a component of the IRD. Spangler informed Johnson that Brerecom was not an authorized representative for DIRECTV and was not authorized to program DIRECTV Access cards. |
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OPINION/ORDER Will place them in double jeopardy. Marcello's claim is based on a 1992 indictment charging him and eight others with conspiring to conduct the affairs of the Carlisi Street Crew by means of numerous 2 Nos. 07 1962. Are |
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ROE V. CHEYENNE MOUNTAIN CONFERENCE RESORT, INC. I Plaintiff appellant Jane Roe (a pseudonym used for purposes of privacy) is an accounts manager for the defendant appellee Cheyenne Mountain Conference Resort (hereinafter CMCR or simply defendant). Is used extensively by major corporations. Were given copies of the Policy and told that their (1) Honorable Joseph F. Sitting by designation. written consent to the Policy and their adherence to its requirements were mandatory for their continued employment. Drugs and illegal substances are the policy of CMCR. Adherence to these rules is a condition of employment: 1. Employees are strictly prohibited from possessing. Employees are strictly prohibited from possessing. Any prescribed or over the counter drug or medication that has been illegally obtained or is being used in an improper manner. 3. In CMCR vehicles or on CMCR property or to the property to which they have been assigned in the course of their employment. Prescribed drugs may be used only to the extent that they have been reported and approved by an employee supervisor and that they can be taken by the employee without risk of sensory impairment and/or injury to any person or employee. |
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OPINION/ORDER The interpretation of which is the sole issue appealed from the judgments below. This case presents the question of whether the preclusive effect of those judgments requires vacatur in the bankruptcy context when the underlying claims have been mooted on appeal. His bankruptcy petition was converted to a petition under Chapter 7 of the Bankruptcy Code. Among Pilate's asserted grounds for denial of discharge were breach of fiduciary duty under 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)(4). The court also dismissed the causes of action that were based on the existence of an express trust. We hold that Pilate's claims for denial of discharge of debt were rendered moot when the bankruptcy court denied discharge on other grounds while Pilate's appeal was pending before the district court. The district court is ordered to vacate the judgment from which Pilate originally appealed. The disputed agreements were entered into concurrently. Neither party argues that the case is moot. |
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OPINION/ORDER United States District Court for the District of Minnesota. 2 1 BACKGROUND SDG is a marketing research company owned and operated by Carol and Doran Levy. Bristol Myers is a pharmaceutical company which manufactures Pravachol. The classifications questions were statements to which the respondents were asked to agree or disagree. The agreement further provided that the questions were only to be used |
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OPINION/ORDER Plaintiffs Plaintiffs are three related businesses that manufacture and distribute indoor tanning lotions. Is the exclusive distributor of Australian Gold. It is indoor tanning products. That are at issue in this lawsuit. distributors must agree to market. These agreements have generally prohibited distributors from selling Products over the internet or selling Products to anyone else who will sell them to the general public over the internet.(2) Plaintiffs enforce the integrity of these agreements by attempting to stem the flow of Products to businesses other than tanning salons. Have spent over $1 million on such efforts. Quality Tanning & Distributing LLC d/b/a/ United Domain Management are all businesses created by the Hatfields through which the Hatfields have resold Products over the internet. Because the Hatfields were aware that Plaintiffs objected to the sale of Products on the internet. By switching the original name of the business from |
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OPINION/ORDER We agree with the district court that the undisputed evidence shows defendants never possessed the materials Bar Meir claims were infringing. The course syllabus he alleges was derived from his book was not substantially similar. Thus was not infringing. We reject Bar Meir's contention that he was improperly denied an oral argument on the summary judgment motion. We hold there was no abuse of discretion in any of the discovery rulings. Upon finding that the action was objectively unreasonable and there was a need to deter future similar suits. |
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OPINION/ORDER 737 (8th Cir. 1997) (district court is given wide authority and discretion to manage its caseload). Parties must stipulate in writing or in open court to have trial by court). We thus hold that Bar Meir is entitled to have a jury determine the amount of damages. 641 42 (8th Cir. 1996) (patent and copyright infringement actions are treated same). Remand for further proceedings in which Bar Meir may exercise his right to have a jury determine the damages. 2 A true copy. |
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01-3260 -- COTTON V. SIMMONS -- 01/25/2002 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This is a pro se state prisoner |
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2106. Is a professional musician. Cusano was the lead guitarist for KISS from 1982 until 1984. During which time Cusano co authored and performed 1 Cusano's claims were: (1) open book account songwriter/publisher royalties. Defendants Simmons and Stanley were listed as creditors possessing contingent and disputed claims in an unknown amount. The plan was confirmed in 1990 and Cusano was released from bankruptcy in 1993. The coffee table book entitled |
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SUNTRUST BANK V. HOUGHTON MIFFLIN CO. (5/25/2001, NO. 01-12200) Circuit Judges.
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OPINION/ORDER We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. §§ 1291 and 2106. Is a professional musician. Cusano was the lead guitarist for KISS from 1982 until 1984. During which time Cusano co authored and performed 1 Cusano's claims were: (1) open book account songwriter/publisher royalties. Defendants Simmons and Stanley were listed as creditors possessing contingent and disputed claims in an unknown amount. The plan was confirmed in 1990 and Cusano was released from bankruptcy in 1993. The coffee table book entitled |
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99-1272 -- GATES CORP. V. BANDO CHEMICAL INDUSTRIES -- 02/16/2001 Defendants claimed the Memorandum represented a binding agreement to settle this case and argued the essential terms were sufficiently definite to constitute an enforceable contract. Plaintiffs responded the Memorandum was unenforceable. Because it contained indefinite material terms and was merely an agreement to agree. Which was filed over eight years ago. Plaintiffs state defendants' |
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OPINION/ORDER We conclude that there is no constitutional infirmity in the statute's provisions regarding active peace officers. We conclude that each of the three additional constitutional claims asserted by plaintiffs on appeal is without merit. The immediate cause of the AWCA's enactment was a random shooting earlier that year at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton. Where three hundred pupils were enjoying their morning recess. Five children aged 6 to 9 were killed. One teacher and 29 children were wounded. Was the first legislative restriction on assault weapons in the nation. Was the model for a similar federal statute enacted in 1994. So that the weapon will continue to reload and fire continuously so long as the trigger is depressed. Only one bullet is fired when the user of a semi automatic weapon depresses the trigger. Another is automatically reloaded into the gun's chamber. 27 C.F.R. § 178.11 (defining semiautomatic weapons). LOCKYER restrictions on the use of weapons that are registered pursuant to its provisions. |
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OPINION/ORDER Whether Congress has abrogated the sovereign immunity of Indian tribes by statute is a question of statutory interpretation and is reviewed de novo. 890 (1986) ( |
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OPINION/ORDER Is hereby amended as follows: 1 At Slip Op. at 7. We conclude that there is no constitutional infirmity in the statute's provisions regarding active peace officers. LOCKYER 1119 three additional constitutional claims asserted by plaintiffs on appeal is without merit. The immediate cause of the AWCA's enactment was a random shooting earlier that year at the Cleveland Elementary School in Stockton. Where three hundred pupils were enjoying their morning recess. Five children aged 6 to 9 were killed. One teacher and 29 children were wounded. Was the first legislative restriction on assault weapons in the nation. Was the model for a similar federal statute enacted in 1994. So that the weapon will continue to reload and fire continuously so long as the trigger is depressed. Imposes significant restrictions on the use of weapons that are registered pursuant to its provisions. Id. § 12285(c).3 Approximately forty models of firearms are listed in the statute as subject to its restrictions. Only one bullet is fired when the user of a semi automatic weapon depresses the trigger. |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the brief were James C. With him on the brief were Russell L. I. BACKGROUND SanDisk is in the flash memory storage market and owns several patents related to flash memory storage products. The discussions of May and June that 05 1300 2 Thompson referred to were discussions among managers and vice presidents of SanDisk and ST at business meetings held on May 18. The business meetings were unrelated to any patents. Noting that it was |
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OPINION/ORDER With him on the briefs were Jennifer M. With him on the brief were Mary Lou Leary. The Linders seek to prove that defendants were the leaders of the contra organizations. Agreeing with the agency that the Linders' request was unduly burdensome. The Linders demanded documents concerning the attack in which Linder was killed and defendants' role in it. Finding that the agencies had made |
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OPINION/ORDER ORDER It is ORDERED. Replace the current section VII with the following: The motion to dismiss this appeal is denied. The grant of summary judgment for Demetriou and the UAE on Sturdza's copyright claim is reversed. Seven (the tort claims) as to Demetriou is also reversed. The Rule 12(b)(6) dismissal of Sturdza's section 1985 claim is affirmed. The question whether D.C. law bars Sturdza's contract and quantum meruit claims is certified to the District of Columbia Court of Appeals. |
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OPINION/ORDER We conclude that the district court erred and will vacate its judgment and remand the cause for further proceedings.[fn2] I. Mainframes and Upgrades The facts underlying this nine year old dispute are minutely detailed and quite voluminous. We will present only a brief summary here. IBM is the world's largest manufacturer of large scale mainframe computers. These machines have the capacity to process millions of records at a time and manage a tremendous volume of information. Mainframes are physically large machines. They are quite expensive. Mainframes are available in a wide range of computing capacities. One common measure of capacity is computing speed. In what is known as a MIPS upgrade. Many IBM mainframes are not purchased outright from IBM by their end users. Are instead leased through third party leasing companies such as CMI and Comdisco.[fn3] A mainframe will typically be leased to several end users during its life cycle. Then when obsolete will be scrapped. The computer will need to be reconfigured to meet the needs of the next lessee. |
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03-9519 -- LISSITCHEV V. ASHCROFT -- 04/22/2004 We have jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. |
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03-8073 -- U.S. V. BROWN -- 04/29/2004 Brown were drinking and driving around the Wind River Indian Reservation. Who was driving. Once the car was stopped. Continued to beat him until he was stopped by Duran. J.P. Brown was eventually treated by Dr. That it was unlikely he would regain the vision. At the sentencing hearing Swenson testified that he had interviewed J.P. Brown at the hospital where he was treated. Although Brown was taking medication. Who admitted that he had been drinking on the day of the incident but said he did not drink as much as the others because he was driving. Defendant did say that he was wearing steel toed boots on the day of the assault and that those boots were the only pair of shoes that he owned. Sramek was presented at the hearing. Either would have been adequate to cause this type of injury. |
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03-8012 -- KENNARD V. COMSTOCK RESOURCES INC. -- 04/05/2004 The Indian leases are subject to regulation by the Secretary of the Interior who acts as a fiduciary for the Tribe. The MMS is responsible for (1) collecting royalties. Wright speculated that Comstock was underpaying him and others in the area. Relator Kennard researched and investigated public records and discovered that the Indian leases might have expired. They concluded that Comstock was underpaying royalties to the Tribe and also that Comstock knew that it was underpaying the Tribe. Relators sent the required |
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03-8007 -- U.S. V. MYRICK -- 04/13/2004 Myrick appeals her final sentence. |
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03-8003 -- U.S. V. DELGADO-URIBE -- 04/13/2004 Delgado argues the district court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal because the Government's evidence was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. |
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03-7102 -- U.S. V. HOLLINGSWORTH -- 04/05/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Defendant Appellant Bobby Carroll Hollingsworth pleaded guilty to one count of conspiracy to distribute methamphetamine in violation of 21 U.S.C. |
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03-7100 -- U.S. V. CLARK -- 04/06/2004 Several vehicles were thrown from the bridge and fourteen people died. Defendant was not a member of the military at that time. Nevertheless he told those present that he was in charge and coordinated a review of items recovered from the river. Including the victims' personal effects. These misrepresentations were but the beginning of the false statements that he would make about his military status in connection with the bridge collapse. After a briefcase belonging to an actual Army captain was recovered from the river. By representing that he was an Army captain and assuring motel management that other government officials would pay the tab. By telling store employees that he was an Army captain who needed the supplies for the rescue effort. He failed to return the truck as promised. Defendant was detained by police in Ontario. He was driving the stolen pickup and had a rifle in a case behind the front seat. 3E1.1 for acceptance of responsibility for his conduct. There were four addendums to the PSR. |
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03-7058 -- ZEVELY V. BARNHART -- 04/02/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff appellant Quay V. After his application for disability benefits was denied initially and on reconsideration. A de novo hearing was held before an administrative law judge (ALJ). (2) that plaintiff had failed to demonstrate that he was under a disability on or before that date. Although they were considered by the Appeals Council. They were not contained in the administrative record that the Commissioner submitted to the district court. We were unable to conduct the required de . Novo review and determine whether the Appeals Council erred in concluding that the records were |
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03-7032 -- ZACHARY V. BARNHART -- 04/14/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Sherry Zachary appeals from an order of the district court affirming the Commissioner's decision denying her application for Social Security benefits. Was not disabled at step five of the analysis because she could perform a . Making the ALJ's decision the Commissioner's final decision. We review the Commissioner's decision to determine whether the factual findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record and whether the correct legal standards were applied. Winfrey v. A treating source opinion is to be given controlling weight only if it is |
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03-7001 -- PRADO V. LANE -- 04/26/2004 That City of Warner police officer Quinton Lane was deliberately indifferent to her medical needs during her arrest and incarceration. We DISMISS in part and AFFIRM in part. Officer Lane was called to Prado's house when her husband. She was belligerent and refused medical assistance. Concluding that an emergency detention order for hospitalization was not necessary. Was in a semiconscious state with slurred speech in the car. Late the following morning she was hospitalized comatose. Diagnosed with congestive heart failure. Qualified immunity is |
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03-6318 -- QUINN V. U.S. -- 04/05/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Darlene Quinn alleges that the United States Internal Revenue Service (IRS) allowed at least two other people to use her Social Security number for tax purposes and failed to timely remedy the problem. Quinn first informed the IRS that her Social Security number was being used by someone other than herself in 1994. Quinn determined that the levy pertained to another individual who was using her Social Security number. Leading her to believe that the unauthorized use of her Social Security number was continuing despite her earlier complaint. Quinn apparently spoke with someone at the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and was informed that the FBI database revealed that three individuals were using her Social Security number. Ms. 1227 (10th Cir. 2004) (noting that |
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03-6241 -- U.S. V. NAVARRO -- 04/21/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Pursuant to a plea agreement. He was sentenced. Navarro was charged by indictment with conspiracy to manufacture fifty grams or more of methamphetamine. The Agreement further stated that |
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03-6225 -- U.S. V. WILSON -- 04/27/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Appellant Randy Todd Wilson pled guilty to being a felon in possession of a firearm pursuant to 18 U.S.C. |
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03-6197 -- HACKER V. WACKENHUT CORRECTIONAL FACILITY -- 04/19/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Carl Hacker. 1983 civil rights complaint alleging defendants |
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03-6180 -- KARAM V. MEISSNER -- 04/08/2004 Contending that (1) the Frog Leap Partnership was an indispensable party whose joinder would destroy diversity jurisdiction on the accounting claim and (2) Karam had failed to state a claim under RICO because his allegations were insufficient to show an enterprise. Agreeing that Frog Leap was an indispensable and non diverse party. The court stated: |
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03-6083 -- U.S. V. BARRIO -- 04/13/2004 She was sentenced to 121 months in prison on the first count and 60 months on each of the second two counts. 5C1.2 (providing reduction in sentence if certain criteria are met). We are not persuaded by her argument. The amendment she cites was only a proposal and has not been adopted. The sentencing court actually considered the safety valve provision and found that Defendant did not qualify because she was not truthful to the district court. See USSG |
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03-6079 -- NATIONAL AMERICAN INSURANCE CO. V. SCOR REINSURANCE CO. -- 04/05/2004 Appellee National American Insurance Company ( |
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03-6058 -- BEAVER V. CLINGMAN -- 04/06/2004 It concluded that the burden of the statute on the LPO was not a severe one and accordingly analyzed whether any of Oklahoma's proffered interests were sufficiently important to justify the burden. 69) was sufficiently important for the state to prevail. II We review the district court's findings of fact for clear error. |
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03-6011 -- U.S. V. DREWRY -- 04/28/2004 Circuit Judge.
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03-6005 -- U.S. V. WARD -- 04/29/2004 We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. |
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03-5163 -- U.S. V. TAYLOR -- 04/22/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Robert Owen Taylor filed a motion to suppress evidence. Claiming the gun he had thrown out of the car he was driving was obtained by police in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Was sentenced to sixteen months' imprisonment. Riley asked the police to help him clear the parking lot of loiterers who did not have business at either of two Shopping Center establishments (a restaurant and a community center) that remained open at that time. |
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03-5116 -- SINCLAIR OIL CORP. V. TEXACO INC. -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Sinclair Oil Corp. appeals from the grant of summary judgment to Texaco. Inc. on Sinclair's claim that Texaco should indemnify Sinclair for costs incurred as a result of a lawsuit brought against Sinclair by a third party who was injured by exposure to material on property which Sinclair had purchased from Texaco. Gary Medlin was an employee of the environmental consulting company. Medlin was exposed to the material in the drums and suffered respiratory injuries. In May 1993. On the ground that it was a former. That decision was affirmed on appeal by the Oklahoma Court of Appeals. Arguing that Sinclair's common law indemnity claim failed as a matter of law because |
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03-5106 -- U.S. V. PHILLIPS -- 04/13/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Michael Anthony Phillips was found guilty following a jury trial on one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to sixty five months imprisonment. The search warrant stated it was for |
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03-5101 -- FOSTER V. RUTHRPUMPEN INC. -- 04/30/2004 Holding that 1) the plaintiffs were never employed by Ruhrpumpen and therefore could not sue Ruhrpumpen for wrongful termination. The court was therefore without jurisdiction to hear such a claim. The plaintiffs now appeal. We agree with the district court that the plaintiffs cannot assert wrongful termination claims because they were never employed by Ruhrpumpen. Those four plaintiffs are similarly situated to the plaintiffs who did file failure to hire charges. The plaintiffs were employed by a pump manufacturing plant known as Flowserve. Flowserve was ordered to divest itself of its Tulsa facility. Each employee is effectively terminated from employment with Flowserve |
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03-5099 -- BANKI V. PROVIDENT INDEMNITY LIFE INSURANCE COMPANY -- 04/01/2004 The Bankis' brief argues the following three issues: (1) whether the jury verdicts were against the weight of the evidence. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. |
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03-5079 -- PARIS V. SOUTHWESTERN BELL TELEPHONE CO. -- 04/14/2004 Summary judgment is appropriate |
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03-5074 -- CONATZER V. MEDICAL PROFESSIONAL BUILDING SERVICES CORP. -- 04/13/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff seeks review of the district court's grant of summary judgment for defendant on plaintiff's claims of sexual harassment in violation of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-5053 -- U.S. V. PRICE -- 04/13/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Homer Price was convicted of possessing a firearm after a prior felony conviction. Was sentenced to 188 months' imprisonment followed by five years' supervised release. Claiming that his Sixth Amendment right to confront witnesses was violated when the district court refused to allow his attorney to use his prior acquittal in state court to impeach government witnesses' testimony during cross examination.
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03-5037 -- U.S. V. COYAZO -- 04/01/2004 We conclude that the evidence is insufficient to support one of the offenses of which Mr. Coyazo was convicted: the March 11. The evidence is overwhelming that Mr. (2) the indictment was insufficient to place him on actual notice of the offense charged in Count 13. (2) whether the evidence of attempted robbery was sufficient to establish an effect on interstate commerce sufficient to establish the district court's subject matter jurisdiction as to Count 13. As that term is defined in Title 18. As that term is defined in Title 18. Against the employee's will by means of actual and threatened force. That is. Even though there is no evidence that the robber demanded money or left the motel with any money. The jury heard evidence that Petitioner had robbed two motels and a drug store two hours before the armed robbery at the Holiday Inn Express where [the night clerk] was shot. It was the same photograph which [the clerk] identified. DISCUSSION We begin with a brief discussion of the issues on which we have not granted a COA: (1) Mr. |
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03-5011 -- U.S. V. DUNN -- 04/28/2004 Dunn was cruising on his motorcycle on a four lane street in Tulsa. Tulsa Police Officer Kirkland was heading in the opposite direction on the same street in his patrol car. Dunn was in the far right lane. He switched back to the right lane once he was clear of the turning car. Dunn whether he was carrying any other weapons. Dunn's conduct was in violation of the Armed Career Criminals Act. That he was eligible for the enhanced penalties provided for in that Act. Mr. He contended that the traffic stop was not justified at its inception because. The officer was not in position to see any traffic violation but had instead stopped Mr. The court found that Officer Kirkland was only thirty yards behind the motorcycle when Mr. Dunn was because of his interest in the origins of the |
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03-4282 -- U.S. V. VISINAIZ -- 04/28/2004 Circuit Judge. |
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03-4213 -- AVERY V. ANDERSON -- 04/05/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Anthony T. Resulting in a lacerated wrist and injured thumb. |
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03-4184 -- U.S. V. LEON -- 04/14/2004 We agree and DISMISS. Leon was indicted in federal district court for armed bank robbery and detained pending trial in federal prison. After he was released on bond by federal authorities. There is no evidence in the record that Leon alleged a violation of the IAD during his federal trial in Leon I. |
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03-4132 -- TOLLESTRUP V. TEL AMERICA LONG DISTANCE -- 04/19/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff appellant Laurie Ann Tollestrup appeals from the district court's decision granting summary judgment under Fed. Were time barred. The defamation claim was conclusory and inadequately pled. (6) the intentional infliction of emotional distress claim failed because the conduct at issue was not outrageous. On appeal. Who is proceeding pro se. Retaliatory termination claims are not time barred under the continuing violation doctrine. Her state claims are not time barred under Utah law. She was forced into |
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03-4121 -- U.S. V. VASQUEZ -- 04/02/2004 Vasquez was charged with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute. He was sentenced to forty six months imprisonment. Utah Highway Patrol Trooper Chad McWilliams was traveling northbound on I 15 at approximately seventy five miles per hour. McWilliams thought this was unusual. To determine if there was a problem with the Camry. McWilliams switched to the right hand lane. There were two or three cars and a semi truck behind the Camry. Trooper McWilliams determined that the Camry driven by Vasquez was in violation of Utah Code Ann. |
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03-4046 -- MORGAN V. MCCOTTER -- 04/21/2004 Plaintiff claimed that he was deprived of a property interest in his continued employment with the State of Utah as a career service employee without due process of law when he was terminated |
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03-4041 -- TU V. KOSTER -- 04/16/2004 This case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiffs appeal from the district court's order awarding attorney's fees and costs in favor of defendant Michael B. We affirm.
The parties are familiar with the facts. We will summarize them only briefly. The district court's order did not specify whether it was plaintiffs or Johnson who are responsible for the attorney's fees and costs. That Johnson was jointly and severally liable for the fees and costs. The district court granted Terry's motion to clarify and amended its previous order to state that plaintiffs and Johnson are jointly and severally liable for the $12. |
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03-3264 -- U.S. V. CASTRO-HOLGUIN -- 04/13/2004 This cause is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Marco Antonio Castro Holguin entered a conditional guilty plea to possessing with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of a mixture or substance containing a detectable amount of marijuana. Castro Holguin argues the district court should have granted the motion due to Fourth Amendment violations involving (1) the police's initial stop of his vehicle. Because it did not appear to have a visible license plate. Castro Holguin told him he was traveling from Mexico to Kansas City for vacation. He observed that the car did have a plate but it was covered by a tinted material. Deputy Knowles returned Castro Holguin's identification papers and then asked him for consent to search the car. Was not recording audio at this point. The court held that the initial stop was justified by reasonable suspicion. Based on the court's finding that the car's |
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03-3233 -- RIOS V. COMMANDANT, UNITED STATES DISCIPLINARY BARRACKS -- 04/01/2004 Rios was convicted by general court martial of the following offenses: (1) rape of a child under the age of sixteen. He was sentenced to eighteen years' imprisonment. When Mr. Rios was charged and convicted of four additional offenses. Rios also alleges that (4) prison officials violated his Eighth Amendment right to be free from cruel and unusual punishment by denying him outdoor exercise and |
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03-3214 -- WRIGHT V. COMMANDANT -- 04/09/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner Brett Wright appeals the district court's decision denying him habeas corpus relief. We affirm. Federal civil courts have only limited authority to review court martial proceedings. See Burns v. If the military courts have fully and fairly reviewed Pvt. The trial record was incomplete. We nevertheless conclude these claims do not warrant habeas relief.
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03-3168 -- U.S. V. LANDSAW -- 04/02/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. I. INTRODUCTION Defendant Landsaw was charged. Arguing that the officer who obtained the search warrant should have informed the magistrate that the pseudoephedrine pills had already been seized from his vehicle. Both motions were denied by the district court. Where he purchased pseudoephedrine from a confidential informant ( |
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03-3139 -- U.S. V. BROWN -- 04/22/2004 Was sentenced to 168 months' imprisonment. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 28 U.S.C. |
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03-3136 -- U.S. V. RHOINEY -- 04/05/2004 From which we draw the following summary. Topeka police officers Bryan Wheeles and Byron Endsley were parked in separate patrol cars in a parking lot on Adams Street at about 2:30 in the morning. He immediately determined that it was not the runaways. Because the Lexus he was following had a specialized license plate. Officer Wheeles then observed the Lexus weaving within its lane. Which was the first block south of the lot where he had been parked. Officer Wheeles recognized that the driver was Mr. Rhoiney's Kansas driver's license was suspended. As Officer Wheeles was asking Mr. The district court denied the motion to suppress. The case was later transferred to a different district judge. Several exhibits were entered into evidence. Rhoiney's car weaving in the 2700 block because of a hill between that block and the lot where the officers were parked. Found that |
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03-3125 -- RENNER-WALLACE V. CESSNA AIRCRAFT CO. -- 04/23/2004 A meeting was held with the two women. Cessna's investigator concluded that insufficient evidence was presented to support Renner Wallace's sexual harassment claim. Thereafter. Cessna received information indicating that Renner Wallace and McCabe may have fabricated the sexual harassment allegation. Renner Wallace and McCabe were allowed to respond to the charge of fabrication. Because Renner Wallace and McCabe failed to demonstrate that the company's proferred reason was pretextual. 56(c) provides that summary judgment is appropriate |
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03-3118 -- U.S. V. WILSON -- 04/30/2004 Claiming the police's actions after stopping a vehicle in which Wilson was a passenger exceeded the permissible scope of the stop in violation of the Fourth Amendment. Wilson was sentenced to a term of imprisonment of twelve months and one day. Stopped the pickup truck in which Wilson was a passenger for failing to have a light illuminating the license plate. As someone who was suspected of manufacturing methamphetamine. |
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03-3114 -- CHANUTE PRODUCTION CREDIT ASSOCIATION V. SCHICKE -- 04/14/2004 Are essential to resolution of this case. We must accept that court's findings as true unless they are clearly erroneous. Yukon Self Storage Fund v. Beyerl was suspended from the practice of law. CPCA's last attorney of record in the fraud matter was Mr. CPCA was known by several names. Nor was the bank registered as a corporation with the Kansas Secretary of State. The only address provided by CPCA in the 1984 fraud proceedings was that of its attorney. Although the burden of proof was on CPCA to show it did not receive sufficient notice. The court found: That the bankruptcy of a notorious borrower whose liability exceeded $1.0 million at the time of his filing and who listed the [CPCA] in care of the lawyers who had acted to collect the judgment for several years and still represented the [CPCA] on other matters never came to the [CPCA's] attention is not likely. The Court is forced to conclude that [CPCA's] regular attorneys were aware of the filing and that notice to them was reasonably calculated to give knowledge of this case to the [CPCA]. Aplt. |
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03-2292 -- SMITH V. STATE OF NEW MEXICO -- 04/09/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Proceeding pro se. Violated his Fourth Amendment rights and his Fourteenth Amendment due process rights. The district court first concluded that Price and Birdsall were entitled to absolute immunity as to any claims asserted against them in their individual capacities. Buckley v. Acting in their official capacities are 'persons' |
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03-2249 -- U.S. V. GRIEGO -- 04/12/2004 Griego was charged by indictment with one count of being a felon in possession of a firearm. He was sentenced to a term of 51 months imprisonment with a three year term of supervised release. We have jurisdiction over this case under 18 U.S.C. |
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03-2210 -- U.S. V. VALENZUELA -- 04/21/2004 Valenzuela and a codefendant were indicted for conspiracy to possess with intent to distribute 100 kilograms or more of marijuana. Valenzuela was arrested without probable cause at roadside when she was handcuffed and brought to the border patrol station. We have jurisdiction pursuant to 18 U.S.C. |
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03-2184 -- U.S. V. BURBAGE -- 04/27/2004 Which was found during the search of a backpack he denied owning. Perry also asked him whether he was traveling with any luggage. Defendant replied that he was not. Agent Mickey Teague testified at the suppression hearing that Perry had informed him that he had opened the backpack. After the backpack was opened. Defendant was arrested. Defendant moved to suppress the cocaine. At the suppression hearing he admitted that the backpack belonged to him and that he had told Perry that it did not belong to him because he knew it contained cocaine. The district court concluded that the backpack was abandoned after Perry asked Defendant and the other passengers whether it belonged to anyone and no one claimed it. R. vol. 4 at 71. Defendant went to trial and was convicted by a jury. The judge stated that Defendant was facing a minimum ten year sentence. Defendant |
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03-2180 -- YOUNG V. OKLAHOMA -- 04/27/2004 This case is therefore submitted without oral argument. Mr. Young was the defendant in a divorce proceeding in Oklahoma. The divorce decree was entered January 6. Young was found guilty of contempt and sentenced to sixty days in county jail. Was released from custody. Young's Oklahoma home was sold at a sheriff's sale. The sale was confirmed by an Order of Disbursement on April 5. The defendant must be |
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03-2170A -- ROBINSON V. BARNHART -- 04/06/2004 Is granted. The published opinion is attached to this order. Entered for the Court Patrick Fisher. |
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03-2170 -- ROBISON V. BARNHART -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Claimant Rita D. |
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03-2153 -- U.S. V. JOHNSON -- 04/15/2004 The caller said he was still observing the pair and described their actions and appearance in detail. Priority 2 calls are the second highest category in the APD's priority system. Which was also displayed on a computer screen in Officer Middleton's vehicle. Indicated that it was unknown whether the man was intoxicated or armed. Minutes after receiving the call. The only difference in their appearance was the girl's height. The man was later identified as the defendant and the girl as Samantha D. |
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03-2150 -- STATE OF NEW MEXICO V. GAMING CONTROL BOARD -- 04/14/2004 Shall have done or suffered an act which. P. 12(b)(6). Our review of an order dismissing a complaint for failure to state a claim under Rule 12(b)(6) is de novo. Hartman v. Dismissal of a complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) will be upheld only if |
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03-2138 -- SOUTHWEST FOUR WHEEL DRIVE ASS. V. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT -- 04/07/2004 |
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03-2125 -- WELLS V. US FOODSERVICE INC. -- 04/21/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-2095 -- U.S. V. CARRASCO -- 04/27/2004 Ben Garcia and Alfred Chihuahua were charged in a four count indictment arising out of a conspiracy to distribute cocaine base. Lieutenant Garcia was introduced to a confidential informant by Lieutenant Alexander. Lieutenant Garcia was given $1000 cash and asked to purchase an ounce of crack cocaine. Lieutenant Garcia and the confidential informant went to 6412 North Dal Paso in Hobbs. Two of these men were working horses and the third one. Walked toward Lieutenant Garcia and the confidential informant and said Appellant was not there yet. Appellant approached the two men working horses and |
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03-2090 -- U.S. V. BARELA -- 04/29/2004 (the |
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03-2082 -- DAWSON V. IELACQUA -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Cecil Dawson appeals from the district court's orders granting judgment on the pleadings and summary judgment for the defendants on Dawson's civil rights complaint brought pursuant to 42 U.S.C. |
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03-2079 -- U.S. V. MERIDYTH -- 04/13/2004 Meridyth claims the court abused its discretion by not declaring a mistrial after a prosecution witness testified that he had moved because he felt his life was in danger. James Meridyth was tried and convicted of three counts of violating 21 U.S.C. |
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03-1489 -- DEUTSCH V. GALLEGOS -- 04/01/2004 We conclude that we have no jurisdiction. Deustch was asserting civil rights claims rather than habeas corpus claims. By alleging that he was denied his right to free exercise of religion in violation of the First and Fourteenth Amendment. Deutsch's requests were contradictory. He first conceded that his action was more appropriately filed as a Bivens action. Deutsch's motion as a Notice of Voluntary Dismissal pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 41(a)(1) and ordered that the dismissal was effective as of the motion's date of filing. A trial court's decision will not be disturbed unless the appellate court has a definite and firm conviction that the lower court made a clear error of judgment or exceeded the bounds of permissible choice in the circumstances. |
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03-1396 -- U.S. V. ADARGAS -- 04/26/2004 A two count indictment was filed against Adargas and others in connection with a scheme whereby methamphetamine was transported from California to Colorado and sold in Colorado Springs. The proceeds were sent from Colorado to California via Western Union and Money Gram money transfers. With the intent to promote the carrying on of the specified unlawful activity and knowing that the transactions were designed in whole or part to conceal and disguise the nature. 2000. The Government and this defendant stipulate and agree that these proceeds were derived from a specified unlawful activity. That is. Which states: |
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03-1395 -- MONDAINE V. GALLEGOS -- 04/13/2004 This case is therefore submitted without oral argument. After prison disciplinary hearings resulting in a revocation of good time credits as well as other sanctions. Which was different from the charge he was informed of prior to the hearing. Mondaine argues that he was deprived of notice of the charge. 563 66 (1974). The district court found that the material regarding the other inmate and offense was included in error. The court accordingly held that there was no due process violation. We review the district court's factual findings on a clearly erroneous standard and conclusions of law de novo. E.g.. The material referring to the other inmate and other charge was merely a mistake and did not reflect the true charge against Mr. There is no basis for his claim that he was not given notice. The judgment of the United States District Court for the District of Colorado is AFFIRMED. Entered for the Court. McConnell Circuit Judge
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03-1387 -- HALL V. PRATT -- 04/07/2004 This case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. This is an appeal from the denial of a petition for habeas corpus relief pursuant to 28 U.S.C. |
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03-1360 -- WELLS V. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER -- 04/21/2004 Whose identities are not known to Plaintiff. The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. James Lee Wells appeals from the grant of summary judgment to defendants on state tort and federal civil rights claims following a traffic stop which resulted in his arrest and detention. We have jurisdiction over this appeal by virtue of 28 U.S.C. |
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03-1342 -- U.S. V. ORTIZ -- 04/13/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Odilon Ortiz pled guilty to one count of use of a communication facility in furtherance of a drug trafficking crime. He was sentenced to forty eight months imprisonment. Arguing that the district court should have departed downward. Ortiz's appointed counsel has filed a brief pursuant to Anders v. Because she has concluded that this appeal is |
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03-1319 -- ROOSE V. PATRICK -- 04/01/2004 2003 was an appealable final decision under 28 . The district court denied the motion on the ground that there was a |
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03-1307 -- U.S. V. ALARON -- 04/21/2004 INTRODUCTION Defendant appellee Gerardo Alarcon was arrested when a SWAT team executed a search of a third party's apartment. Alarcon was charged with conspiracy to distribute a controlled substance in violation of 21 U.S.C. |
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03-1254 -- U.S. V. GAGAN -- 04/21/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Cary J. Gagan was indicted by a grand jury on three counts of making false statements in violation of 18 U.S.C. |
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03-1246 -- U.S. V. SHAIFER -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. |
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03-1242 -- U.S. V. RAMBO -- 04/23/2004 INTRODUCTION Defendant Christopher Lee Rambo was taken into custody because the police received information that he was involved with two armed robberies in Greeley. Rambo was charged with two counts of robbery affecting commerce in violation of 18 U.S.C. |
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03-1231 -- MCDANIELS V. MCKINNA -- 04/27/2004 He claims that he was denied adequate medical care and an appropriate diet for his diabetes. That he was denied access to the courts. That his First Amendment rights of free speech and free exercise of religion were infringed. Since he is a prisoner of the Washington Department of Corrections. He is incorrect. Plaintiff filed this civil case pursuant to 42 U.S.C. |
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03-1206 -- U.S. V. MUNGUIA-SANCHEZ -- 04/20/2004 The district court erred in calculating his criminal history. We are not persuaded by Mr. The girl informed the police that she was engaged in a sexual relationship involving intercourse with the defendant. He told the police that she was his girlfriend and that he knew her age. He was twenty years old at the time. Mr. He did move for a downward departure on the grounds that (1) his criminal history category of IV over represented the seriousness of his criminal record because much of his criminal history was based on driving offenses. (2) his unlawful reentry conviction was the product of duress because his family was in physical danger in his native El Salvador. At sentencing. Our review is for plain error. See United States v. (2) that is plain. If these three elements are satisfied. Which governs convictions for unlawful reentry and requires a sixteen level increase in the offense level |
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03-1199 -- U.S. V. MIRAMONTED -- 04/21/2004 Vincente Miramonted ( |
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03-1193 -- GRESCHNER V. U.S. -- 04/23/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. John Greschner. We have jurisdiction over this appeal under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-1192 -- AD-X INTERNATIONAL, INC. V. KOLBJORNSEN -- 04/27/2004 The cases are therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiffs filed this action for bankruptcy fraud. We agree that the broad brushed and conclusory allegations involving the professional defendants were deficient under Rule 9. Plaintiffs' counsel repeatedly stated that the complaint was framed (inappropriately) in reference to the general notice pleading standards of Fed. . Now on appeal plaintiffs make virtually no effort to demonstrate how the pertinent allegations are sufficient under the proper legal standard applied by the district court. Is foreclosed by circuit precedent. Plaintiffs did not file a motion for leave to amend their complaint. Plaintiffs' counsel merely made a generic |
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03-1179 -- STYSKAL V. WELD COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS -- 04/13/2004 Whose true names are presently unknown. The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Patricia Styskal appeals the district court's dismissal with prejudice of her claims against Appellees Mike Witman. It should have dismissed those claims without prejudice to enable her to refile them in state court. Appellees are Plaintiff's neighbors. Informed her that she must |
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03-1170 -- PACHECO V. WHITING FARMS INC. -- 04/30/2004 Holding Defendants were not required to pay Plaintiff overtime wages under FLSA's |
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03-1163 -- MERRILL LYNCH BUSINESS FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. V. NUDELL -- 04/12/2004 IT IS ORDERED that the action is dismissed without prejudice. GTI's bankruptcy case was closed on May 6. That |
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03-1144 -- MATTERA V. GAMBRO INC. -- 04/05/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff seeks review of the district court's grant of summary judgment to defendant on her claims of gender and age discrimination in violation of Title . We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-1133 -- THREE FORKS RANCH CORP. V. CITY OF CHEYENNE -- 04/22/2004 The district court concluded there are several grounds upon which the complaint must be dismissed. Whether the Compact provides a remedy personal to the Ranch is such a fundamental question. The Ranch's attempt to use it to enforce the Ranch's Colorado water rights against the Wyoming defendants is without foundation. Dismissal on this ground was proper. A tributary of the Colorado River. At the time the complaint was filed. Was about to begin a Stage III diversion. The Ranch did not contend it had |
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03-1096 -- DOERR V. COLORADO DIVISION OF YOUTH SERVICES -- 04/20/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Robert Doerr appeals the district court's orders dismissing his employment discrimination and civil rights complaint under Fed. Indicating that he was perceived as homosexual. The investigation was held in abeyance at plaintiff's request. A directive was issued to all employees directing them to cease all conversations regarding any employee's sexual orientation or any other sexual issues in the workplace. In January 2000. The district court ruled that the individual defendants were entitled to qualified immunity because. Even if it were clearly established that anti homosexual harassment violated the Equal Protection Clause. His conclusory allegations that the individual defendants allowed the harassment to continue are unsubstantiated and. The record shows the individual defendants were unaware of the harassment until plaintiff reported it to them. Plaintiff's claim that the individual defendants did not adequately investigate and address plaintiff's complaints is not supported by the record. |
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03-1086 -- LUCRE MANAGEMENT GROUP V. SCHEMPP REAL ESTATE -- 04/20/2004 The relevant facts are few and undisputed. Schempp Real Estate was a secured creditor during Lucre's bankruptcy proceeding. The single asset involved was an eight unit condominium complex. The bankruptcy court entered an order requiring that |
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03-1059 -- RIVERA V. CITY AND COUNTY OF DENVER -- 04/27/2004 Rivera was terminated from his employment with the City and County of Denver (the City). Alleging that he was discharged based on his national origin and age. The City responded that he was discharged because he falsely reported doing work and then induced another employee to lie in his behalf. The district court determined that Plaintiff's evidence failed to create a genuine issue that the City's proffered reason was pretextual. BACKGROUND Plaintiff is an Hispanic male. His job was to clean catch basins. Which are openings in gutters where water drains from the streets into the sewer system. Were unable to clean catch basins because the pump of their power flusher truck was frozen. Plaintiff radioed the Division headquarters to report that he was having trouble with the brakes on the power flusher truck. Swore in an affidavit that (1) she drove Plaintiff's route twice during the time he claims to have cleaned the catch basins. (3) she inspected one of the catch basins he was assigned to clean and found it covered with debris. |
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03-1015 -- U.S. V. HIGHTOWER -- 04/06/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-1010 -- MOORE V. MIDDLEBROOK -- 04/30/2004 District Judge. |
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02-9596A -- USTYAN V. ASHCROFT -- 04/08/2004 Is granted. A copy of the published opinion is attached. Entered for the Court Patrick Fisher. We conclude that the IJ's decision is free of any constitutional or legal error. Is supported by substantial evidence. He was bedridden for more than a month. He was unable to secure legal status or obtain a steady job. At the hands of the Abkhazians constituted persecution on account of ethnic identity or political opinion. |
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02-9596 -- USTYAN V. ASHCROFT -- 04/08/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner Artur Ustyan. We conclude that the IJ's decision is free of any constitutional or legal error. Is supported by substantial evidence. He was bedridden for more than a month. He was unable to secure legal status or obtain a steady job. At the hands of the Abkhazians constituted persecution on account of ethnic identity or political opinion. |
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02-9557 -- PONCE V. ASHCROFT -- 04/21/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner Antonio Davila Ponce seeks review of a Board of Immigration Appeals (BIA) order affirming without an opinion the immigration judge's (IJ) removal decision that he was inadmissible under 8 U.S.C. |
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02-9555 -- WIRANSANE V. ASHCROFT -- 04/27/2004 The IJ failed to explain adequately why he discredited Petitioner's testimony that he was of Chinese ethnicity. Asylum is within the discretion of the Attorney General. While restriction on removal is granted to qualified aliens as a matter of right. See INS v. The INA defines a refugee as |
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02-9548 -- SAAVEDRA-DELGADO V. IMMIGRATION AND NATURALIZATION SERVICE -- 04/05/2004 That the IJ should have considered the social and psychological hardships that they would face in having to support their family in Mexico. See Admin R. at 45. (2) that the BIA erroneously ruled that the children's seven year physical presence was cut off pursuant to the |
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02-9000 -- COLORADO GAS COMPRESSION INC. V. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE -- 04/06/2004 We have jurisdiction under 26 U.S.C. |
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02-8110 -- U.S. V. JARDINE -- 04/20/2004 Jardine contends that the district court should have suppressed firearm evidence discovered during a search of his residence because the warrant authorizing the search was based on impermissibly stale information. Conspiracy to possess or distribute methamphetamine. Jardine was thus sentenced in accordance with the controlled substances guideline. The firearms used for the two level enhancement were not the same firearms used to convict Jardine under |
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02-6348 -- BLOOMER V. UNITED PARCEL SERVICE INC. -- 04/16/2004 For retaliatory discharge. The relevant facts are set forth in detail in the district court's July 23. Appellant was hired by UPS in July 1988. Appellant was terminated for failure to report to work on two consecutive days. The termination was later withdrawn. Appellant was suspended for attendance problems. The suspension was later reduced to a warning letter. Appellant was terminated for attendance problems. The termination was later reduced to a one day suspension. Appellant was suspended for three days for attendance problems. In September 1997. Appellant was terminated for recklessness resulting in a serious accident based on a July 1997 collision with a car making a left turn. Appellant was released by his doctor to return to full duty on September 9. The termination was subsequently reduced to a seventeen day suspension following a meeting between Local 886 and Appellant's labor manager. In May 1999. Appellant was terminated for dishonesty pursuant to the collective bargaining agreement. |
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02-6340 -- CUMMINGS V. GENERAL MOTORS CORP. -- 04/28/2004 Asserting that the court should have directed a verdict in their favor based on the evidence. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. |
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02-6274 -- U.S. V. HICKMAN -- 04/29/2004 The cases are therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. We have consolidated these cases for purposes of disposition. We affirm the district court's orders. No. 02 6274 The underlying facts are set forth at some length in Mr. We will not repeat them here. Hickman was convicted after a jury trial of three counts of distribution of cocaine base in violation of 21 U.S.C. |
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02-5174 -- TRANSEURO AMERTRANS V. CONOCO INC. -- 04/15/2004 We conclude that Transeuro's appeal from the denial of the preliminary injunction is moot. Having learned that the FTC's approval of the merger was imminent. Which was ultimately held on September 17. We must determine whether we have subject matter jurisdiction. |
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02-4248 -- JONES, WALDO, HOLBROOK & MCDONOUGH V. CADE -- 04/15/2004 Cade was represented during the lengthy state litigation by a number of attorneys who claimed that they had not been paid for their legal services. The Internal Revenue Service ( |
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02-4245 -- BAGLEY V. WILLIAMS -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Appellant Van Cott. A Utah attorney. The report was based on Mr. The question of whether the bankruptcy court applied the proper legal test in evaluating the expert opinion is reviewed de . Novo and the court's subsequent evidentiary ruling is reviewed under the abuse of discretion standard. Miller v. When expert testimony is proffered. |
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02-4209 -- TU V. MAJOR GENERAL KOSTER -- 04/16/2004 We affirm. |
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02-4187 -- U.S. V. OLIVER -- 04/06/2004 Sergeant Ryan Bauer of the Utah Highway Patrol was patrolling Interstate 15 in Beaver County. Although the audio component of the equipment failed to engage until later in the stop. Defendant was the car's sole occupant. Defendant produced a driver's license and explained that the car was rented. Testified that based on his training and experience the packaging appeared consistent with the way drugs are transported on interstate highways. He stated that he had |
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02-4075 -- U.S. V. LANG -- 04/21/2004 Lang informed the associate that federal agents had bugged the cell phone and were preparing to place a tracking device on one of their cars. She claimed instead to have gone to bed closer to 6:00 p.m. At trial. Lang's theft was aberrant behavior given her education and employment history. We must consider whether the factors the district court relied upon were authorized under section 3553(b) and justified by the facts of the case. |
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02-3378 -- BONES V. HONEYWELL INTERNATIONAL INC. -- 04/23/2004 Bones was notified that Honeywell deemed her to have voluntarily terminated her employment because she neither reported to work nor notified her supervisor or team of her absences on three consecutive working days. 2) Bones' violation of Honeywell's attendance policy was a legitimate. 4) Honeywell would have dismissed Bones regardless of her request for an FMLA leave because she failed to comply with its notification of absence policy. 5) Bones is not disabled within the meaning of the ADA. 7) Bones' violation of Honeywell's attendance policy was a legitimate. Such a reason was not pretext for retaliation in violation of the ADA. Noting that it was not work related. In June 1997. That she believed her injury was work related. Testified that Bones never told her that her elbow injuries were work related. His notes indicate that her elbow condition was non occupational. Steelman recommended accommodations for Bones' elbow condition with which McFadden complied. Bones was granted several short term disability leaves for elbow related reasons at various times throughout 1997 and 1998. |
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02-3337 -- WRIGHT V. CITY OF ST. FRANCIS -- 04/20/2004 The district court properly concluded that the agents are entitled to qualified immunity. The individual police officers are entitled to summary judgment.
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02-2348 -- AQUIAR V. TAFOYA -- 04/21/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. |
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02-2337 -- ROSS V. COUNTY OF BERNALILLO -- 04/28/2004 Plaintiff Michael Rene Ross brings Eighth Amendment claims against several defendants alleging that a slippery shower floor was unreasonably dangerous and that he did not receive appropriate medical attention after falling in the shower and injuring his shoulder. Ross fell in the shower at the McKinley County Detention Center ( |
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02-2315 -- DERRINGER V. CHAPEL -- 04/12/2004 Have their genesis in a dispute between appellants and their downstream neighbors. Over water rights. |
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02-2308 -- U.S. V. SILVA -- 04/06/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. On July 16. He was also sentenced to unsupervised release for three years upon release from prison and payment of a $100 special assessment. Appellate counsel advises there are no meritorious grounds to proceed on appeal. Silva filed a pro se brief opposing his counsel's claim that his appeal was without merit. |
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02-2283 -- U.S. V. LA COCK -- 04/27/2004 Circuit Judge.
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02-2244 -- HOMANS V. CITY OF ALBUQUERQUE -- 04/27/2004 Circuit Judge.
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02-1378 -- RISKE V. SOOPERS -- 04/22/2004 Both parties appeal.Background We are asked to review both the district court's dismissal of the outrageous conduct claim against Mr. Riske worked at King Soopers for about twenty years and was a bakery manager for about twelve of those years. |
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01-7154 -- MONTGOMERY V. CITY OF ARDMORE -- 04/28/2004 Circuit Judge.
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01-7132 -- U.S. V. BIGFORD -- 04/13/2004 Circuit Judge. Defendant was charged with violating the Deadbeat Parents Punishment Act ( |
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01-6405 -- FLEEKS V. POPPELL -- 04/22/2004 Fleeks was convicted in Oklahoma state court on one count of burglary and one count of robbery. Petitioner sought and was denied habeas relief in the Western District of Oklahoma. We conclude that Petitioner's claim is procedurally barred and that. Petitioner was charged by information in Garfield County District Court with one count of burglary in the first degree and one count of robbery by force after former conviction of two or more felonies. A preliminary hearing was held in September 1996. Petitioner's trial was held on May . With the sentences to be served consecutively. The evidence at trial was as follows. They were entered into evidence. The second ring was a gold nugget with seven small diamonds. Helms was unable to testify to the identity of her assailant. Only the testimony of two witnesses Cheavel Cortez Lloyd and Albert Lee Brown. Jr. linked Petitioner to the stolen rings. |
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01-2130 -- U.S. V. WILLINGER -- 04/14/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Randy Alan Willinger appeals from the district court's denial of relief under 28 U.S.C. |
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00-2339 -- SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION V. SOLV-EX CORP. -- 04/15/2004 That created the misleading impression that each of three technologies being developed by Solv Ex was an unqualified success. Was not only assured. |
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04-3015 -- FARMLAND NATIONAL BEEF PACKING COMPANY, L.P. V. STONE CONTAINER CORPORATION -- 03/02/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-9547 -- RANTUNG V. ASHCROFT -- 03/11/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Ronny Jonathan Rantung and Barisan Grac Pitu Napitupulu petition. The IJ's determination that petitioners were ineligible for asylum because their application was untimely. We deny the petition for withholding of removal under the INA.
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03-9525 -- HABIB V. ASHCROFT -- 03/09/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner Jemila E. We reject these contentions and deny the petition for review. Petitioner is a citizen of Ethiopia. She alleged she is a member of the All Amharic People's Organization (AAPO). After which she was arrested and detained for twenty days under abusive conditions. She was unable to provide. The BIA |
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03-8044 -- U.S. V. LUNA-GONZALES -- 03/15/2004 We accept the district court's findings of fact unless they are clearly erroneous. After being informed by dispatch that the license was valid. Peech returned the license and registration to Luna Gonzales and told him that he was free to leave. His question was. Peech also asked whether there were any bombs. Peech asked whether Luna Gonzales understood his question and whether it was |
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03-8034 -- GREATER YELLOWSTONE COALITION V. FLOWERS -- 03/02/2004 The property is part of a |
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03-8029 -- MATHIS V. SKALUBA -- 03/18/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Rodger and Jeanette Mathis filed this action in Wyoming state court challenging the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) levying funds in their bank accounts. We have appellate jurisdiction to review both the district court's January 28. Was sufficient to vest this court with jurisdiction to review both district court decisions. We. The Mathises assert the district court's conclusion that removing this state court action to federal court was proper was inconsistent with its then dismissing those claims. Are not inconsistent. See. Was proper. See id.. The Mathises had the burden of establishing that the United States had waived its sovereign immunity and was. The judgment of the district court is. Is DENIED. The mandate shall issue forthwith. Entered for the Court |
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03-7095 -- U.S. V. CLAYTON -- 03/03/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Harold G. Concluding his Apprendi claims were barred. Which determined Apprendi is not retroactively applicable to habeas petitions. See Clayton II. Clayton's term of imprisonment is based on a sentencing range subsequently reduced by the Sentencing Commission. The reduction is consistent with the applicable policy statement. Explicitly states which amendments are covered. Which applies only to situations where a sentencing range is lowered. Mr. He contends Amendment 613 should be given retroactive application because it is a |
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03-7071 -- SMITH V. BARNHART -- 03/19/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Edward Smith is a disability claimant who filed an application for benefits alleging disability due to radiating back pain. Smith's claim was initially denied. We determine whether the Commissioner's factual findings are supported by substantial evidence in light of the entire record and whether she applied the correct legal standards. Threet v. Though x rays showed that the fusion was solid and examination indicated good leg strength. Smith was |
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03-7070 -- U.S. V. TEDFORD -- 03/08/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. In October 2000. Tedford was sentenced to a thirty six month term of imprisonment and a sixty month term of supervised release. Tedford began serving her term of supervised release on September 16. (4) she had continued a relationship with a convicted felon. A final hearing and sentencing on the revocation petition was held on June . We will not reverse if it can be determined from the record to have been reasoned and reasonable. |
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03-7056 -- HARDMAN V. BARNHART -- 03/30/2004 Because the Commissioner did not apply the correct legal standards and her decision is not supported by substantial evidence. Reported in 1995 that claimant was unable to work because of disc degeneration. MRI. Claimant was last insured for disability benefits on March 31. Reported that there was a strong possibility claimant would require neurosurgery for these problems. Claimant's application was initially denied in 1997. After it was denied administratively and upon reconsideration. An administrative hearing was held in November 1997. The ALJ determined that the claimant was capable of making a vocational adjustment to certain sedentary jobs in the national economy. Concluded at step five of the five step sequential process used to evaluate a disability claim that claimant was not disabled. See Williams v. 750 52 (10th Cir. 1988) (detailing steps). The ALJ's decision was remanded by the Appeals Council. Determine when claimant last engaged in substantial gainful activity. A supplemental administrative hearing was held before another ALJ in May .
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03-7017 -- U.S. V. SOLOMON -- 03/01/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. |
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03-7008 -- FOWLER V. HODGE -- 03/30/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Carlton Fowler appeals from the entry of summary judgment for defendants in this prison civil rights suit. We affirm. Plaintiff claims defendants were deliberately indifferent to serious medical needs relating to back pain he has endured throughout his present incarceration. The pertinent factual background begins when plaintiff was taken into custody and processed at the Lexington Assessment and Reception Center in March 1996. His medical history was taken and he reported recurrent back pain. There is no indication of any treatment or accommodation required at that time. He re injured his back and was prescribed medication. He was transferred to the Cimarron Correctional Facility (CCF). The health summary prepared when plaintiff was received at the JDCC thus noted no restrictions on bunk assignment. Plaintiff was assigned a lower bunk in the orientation building. He was then placed in a prison dormitory and assigned an upper bunk. JDCC physician Tom Hodge examined plaintiff a week later pursuant to his request for a medically based reassignment to a bottom bunk. |
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03-6165 -- U.S. V. ROBERTS -- 03/03/2004 There were no other vehicles in the parking lot at the time nor were there any businesses operating in the strip mall. Roberts what he was doing. Roberts responded that he was paying bills. Roberts that the area was a high crime area known for drug trafficking. Roberts replied that he did not and was then asked for his permission to search the vehicle. Roberts was placed in the back seat of the officer's locked vehicle while the search was underway. Roberts was then placed under arrest. A search warrant was issued for Defendant's residence. Roberts moved to have the evidence against him suppressed as derivative evidence claiming that he did not consent to the search of the car and that he was illegally seized in the course of the encounter. 1 R. The encounter was a valid investigative detention. 1 R. Roberts was sentenced to life imprisonment on count one. He argues that his encounter with the officer ripened into an illegal arrest when he was ordered to put his hands behind his back and was placed in the locked patrol vehicle. |
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03-6147 -- MARR V. HOLDEN -- 03/19/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Andrew W. The device was removed without Mr. Marr filed criminal complaints against the Holdens and Environmental Thermal Systems Inc. alleging they were responsible for the theft of the device. The state court actions were settled in June 1997. In 2003. Marr contends that his claims have merit. Which is ongoing. We review the district court's order dismissing an action on statute of limitations grounds de novo. Although we will not |
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03-6067 -- STAR FUEL MARTS V. SAM'S EAST INC. -- 03/19/2004 (2) Sam's sales to its members were not made with the intent and purpose of inducing the purchase of other merchandise or of unfairly diverting trade from a competitor. The member price is five cents per gallon lower than the price for nonmembers. Ninety percent of the gas sold at the Memorial Store is to members. Sam's sells only unleaded and premium gasoline. The district court found that Sam's gasoline operations were |
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03-6050 -- SNYDER V. ADDISON -- 03/02/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner appellant Eugene Robert Snyder was convicted by an Oklahoma state court jury of robbery with a firearm after former conviction of two or more felonies. 2003 at 1 2. |
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03-5122 -- COMMERCIAL FINANCIAL SERVICES INC. V. TEMPLE -- 03/08/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-5119 -- U.S. V. COLDREN -- 03/02/2004 The issue in this case is whether the United States Sentencing Guidelines allowed the district court to enhance Coldren's sentence both under |
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03-5115 -- U.S. V. PALMER -- 03/09/2004 Defendant Stuart Joseph Palmer was stopped by an officer of the Tulsa Police Department for speeding in a school zone. Defendant was indicted for possession of a firearm by a convicted felon. We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-5112 -- U.S. V. KELLEY -- 03/02/2004 Circuit Judge.
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03-5108 -- U.S. V. WILKINS -- 03/17/2004 We have jurisdiction over the appeal under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-5039 -- MOORE V. BUSBY -- 03/03/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument.
Plaintiffs. The defendants are a state trial judge and an attorney who participated in a 2001 state court proceeding in Washington County. Plaintiffs were subsequently evicted from the property in 1994 pursuant to a quiet title action filed by the purchasers (Schraders). That action was also presided over by Judge Lanning. There is no indication plaintiffs appealed that decision. Shortly after their state court action was dismissed. Holding that Judge Lanning was absolutely immune for his actions in the prior court proceedings. That Judge Lanning was entitled to Eleventh Amendment immunity for any claims brought against him in his official capacity. P. 60(b)(4) and alleging the district court lacked jurisdiction to enter its judgment because the judge was |
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03-5031 -- U.S. V. MORRIS -- 03/04/2004 Or for issues which are not addressed in the pre sentence report or the objections timely filed thereto by the defendant. |
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03-5000 -- U.S. V. BERRELLEZA -- 03/05/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-4266 -- U.S. V. ROMERO -- 03/09/2004 Romero was arrested and immediately |
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03-4187 -- U.S. V. WILLIAMS -- 03/17/2004 Holding that it is irrelevant under the Sentencing Guidelines whether a defendant would have exploited his victims even without the use of a computer. Reaves we stated that Congress's concerns [in instructing the United States Sentencing Commission to mandate sentence enhancements for the use of computers to commit child pornography related offenses] were not limited to a pedophile's ability to use a computer to directly contact increased numbers of children via the internet. It appears Congress was not merely interested in punishing specific ways of using a computer to lure young victims. For the verb |
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03-4186 -- U.S. V. MUNIZ -- 03/24/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. David Rojas Muniz was arrested at his home on December 11. The cards were later determined to be counterfeit. Rojas Muniz was charged with two counts of knowingly possessing counterfeit documents in violation of 18 U.S.C. |
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03-4119 -- U.S. V. PARKER -- 03/24/2004 Circuit Judge.
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03-4114 -- U.S. V. MERRIAM -- 03/01/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Defendant Appellant Kurt Merriam entered a conditional plea of guilty to one count of possession of a firearm by a felon in violation of 18 U.S.C. |
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03-4066 -- WILLIAMSON V. OWNERS RESORT & EXCHANGE -- 03/01/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Karen Williamson. That plaintiff is complaining about the foreclosure of her timeshare property for failure to make payments. Because the complaint is replete with incomplete and unintelligible sentences. It is not possible to determine with any certainty the nature of plaintiff's allegations or claims. She does not explain how any of the listed statutes were allegedly violated. 47 (1957) (complaint must provide 'a short and plain statement of the claim' that will give the defendant fair notice of what the plaintiff's claim is and the grounds upon which it rest. |
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03-4050 -- JACKSON V. IASIS HEALTHCARE CORP. -- 03/22/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Plaintiff Appellant Thomas Jackson's appeal presents two issues. Was a regular volunteer at Pioneer Valley Hospital ( |
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03-4029 -- U.S. V. DELL -- 03/08/2004 Dell was convicted of being a felon in possession of a firearm in violation of 18 U.S.C. |
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03-3290 -- GRAVES V. ANDRASCHKO -- 03/03/2004 Graves was convicted by a military court martial of attempted rape and premeditated murder. R. Doc. 26. The parties are familiar with the facts and we need not restate them here. See generally United States v. (3) the general court martial was without jurisdiction because the military judge was not a member in good standing of a state bar. Rather was an inactive member. Our jurisdiction arises under 28 U.S.C. |
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03-3275 -- U.S. V. SANDERS -- 03/19/2004 Circuit Judges. |
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OPINION/ORDER The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. David Novak. The district court noted that it had previously explained to Novak that the cases then pending in the Tenth Circuit were entirely distinct from the appeal pending before the district court. Because Novak had offered no valid excuse for his failure to prosecute this case and because there were no valid grounds for reversing the bankruptcy court's order. Novak's sole contention is that the district court was wrong in asserting that it had previously indicated that this case was independent of the cases before the Tenth Circuit and that the district court had a duty to clear up the confusion. Novak's contention is not borne out by the record. The district court specifically informed Novak that this case was unrelated to the two cases that were pending before this court and further informed Novak that all further pleadings in this case should reflect the proper case number. Novak is simply wrong in asserting that he was never informed that this case was separate from other bankruptcy matters pending on appeal before this court. |
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03-3208 -- U.S. V. HERNANDEZ -- 03/18/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Defendant James A. 1291 and affirm.
The essential facts are not in dispute. The warrant was silent as to whether officers were to knock and announce. The officers were wearing clothing that clearly identified them as officers. Testified that the decision to make a no knock entry was based on two concerns: (1) because of the commotion in the driveway. Lyon testified that |
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03-3162 -- TOOTLE V. MCGUIRE -- 03/24/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. On February 20. Which we have reviewed. He was convicted before a general court martial of numerous offenses and was sentenced to a term of 3140 days of confinement. As is proper in the case of a |
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03-3106 -- BEAMS V. NORTON -- 03/26/2004 The court also denied appellant's motion to include additional claims which were decided by the agency during the pendency of his case in federal court. Id. at 1205. We have jurisdiction over this appeal by virtue of 28 U.S.C. |
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03-3101 -- U.S. V. RIBLET -- 03/11/2004 Circuit Judges.
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03-3075 -- U.S. V. HUGHES -- 03/25/2004 If the defendant was convicted of the crime charged. The defendant was convicted of the crime as charged in the indictment. Defendant does not argue that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. We will only discuss the background facts as is necessary to understand the five grounds of error which the defendant does assert in this appeal.
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03-3058 -- CLARDY V. MCKUNE -- 03/02/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner appellant Thomas J. Clardy asserts (1) that the Kansas state court erred in denying him access to records to prove that the child's mother was about to lose custody and had a motive to fabricate the story of sexual abuse because she saw Mr. . (2) that the Kansas state court erred in ruling that evidence that the child was undergoing counseling for previous sexual abuse. Which might have accounted for her knowledge of a type of sexual activity. Was barred by application of the state's rape shield law. On appeal in federal court. Clardy's second argument as presented in his brief on appeal would have a constitutional dimension. We hold that Clardy's argument is without merit. We affirm the district court's denial of a writ of habeas corpus.
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03-3045 -- U.S. V. CARTER -- 03/08/2004 The firearms were in the garage of his mother's home. Where he was staying at the time. Defendant appeals the denial of his motion to suppress on the ground that the consents were tainted by preceding Fourth Amendment violations. We remand to the district court to determine whether the consents were fruit of that violation. I. |
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03-3041 -- U.S. V. PRITCHETT -- 03/24/2004 His Sixth Amendment right to counsel was violated during the Georgia proceeding because he was convicted and sentenced to a suspended sentence without benefit of counsel. The Court concluded a |
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03-2137 -- U.S. V. FALLS -- 03/05/2004 The caller was Arturo Gamboa. Chacon assured him that the deal was still on. A van containing a surveillance team of Albuquerque police officers was parked out of sight nearby. Although their understanding of Spanish was limited. Mr. Where are you at? It will be here in a little bit. |
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03-2128 -- WEIS V. BARNHART -- 03/12/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Claimant Michele T. After the Commissioner notified her that she was no longer considered disabled. She asserted that her mental disorders were disabling. Weiss' lupus was in remission and that her mental impairments did not significantly erode her capacity to perform sedentary work. (2) the ALJ should have obtained evidence from a vocational expert. (4) the ALJ erroneously applied the medical improvement standard because the evidence did not demonstrate that her medical condition had improved. We review the Commissioner's decision to determine whether it is supported by substantial evidence and whether correct legal standards were applied. Glenn v. The Commissioner's decision to terminate benefits must be based on a finding that the physical or mental impairment on the basis of which such benefits are provided has ceased. Or is not disabling [and must be] supported by
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03-2076 -- U.S. V. SALAZAR-SAMANIEGA -- 03/17/2004 Circuit Judge.
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03-2072A -- GALLEGOS V. BARNHART -- 03/30/2004 Circuit Judge.
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03-2072 -- GALLEGOS V. BARNHART -- 03/30/2004 Who is 32 years old. He alleges that he became disabled when he was electrocuted at age thirteen. Which was burned during the accident. Which plaintiff is exertionally capable of performing. Affirm. Our review of the Commissioner's decision is limited to determining whether the correct legal standards were applied and whether the Commissioner's factual findings are supported by substantial evidence in the record. Doyal v. |
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03-1461 -- WALDEN V. GALLEGOS -- 03/19/2004 The case is therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Petitioner Milton Walden. Walden further told his wife that if such phone calls were unsuccessful. The incident report was automatically referred to a disciplinary hearing officer (DHO) for disposition. Walden appeared in person and was represented by a staff member. |
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03-1375 -- AZURE V. GALLEGOS -- 03/26/2004 The cases are therefore ordered submitted without oral argument. Appellant Patrick Scott Azure is a federal prisoner appearing pro se. While he was free on bail on state drug charges in January 2001. He was charged with two federal firearms offenses. His bail was revoked on February 28. His federal sentence was ordered to run concurrently with the undischarged portion of his previously imposed state sentence. That he is entitled to immediate release. He maintains that he is entitled to federal credit for all time served after revocation of his state bail and before his federal sentence was imposed. That is entitled to immediate release. Drug paraphernalia were seized. Appellant was charged with two counts of drug trafficking and. Was released on bail on December 5. While he was out on bail. This shotgun was not one of the guns the State of Wyoming had found and seized earlier. His bail was revoked on February . He was returned to state custody in the county jail. Was sentenced to |