Legal Opinion
Murray v. Gelderman
Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit
Decided February 6, 1978No. 77-2061PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
THORNBERRY, Circuit Judge:
The petition for rehearing is GRANTED, this panel’s opinion of November 23, 1977, 5 Cir., 563 F.2d 773, is withdrawn, and the following is substituted in lieu thereof.
Appellant Murray brought this action for copyright infringement pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1338 against New Orleans a La Carte, Ltd., and its shareholders. The district court dismissed the complaint for failure to state a cause of action. Rule 12(b) Fed.R.Civ.P. For the reasons stated below, we affirm.
Because the district court considered matters outside the pleadings in ruling on defendants’ motion to…
2Cases cited17 opinions
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- Carter v. StantonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Bleistein v. Donaldson Lithographing Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1903
- New Hampshire Bankers Ass'n v. NelsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
- Novelty Textile Mills, Inc. v. Joan Fabrics CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1977
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3Cited by28 opinions
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