Legal Opinion
Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin Co.
District Court, N.D. Georgia
Decided April 20, 2001No. 1:01-cv-00701PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ORDER
PANNELL, District Judge.
The plaintiff filed the instant action seeking a temporary restraining order (“TRO”) and a preliminary injunction to enjoin the defendant from further publication and distribution of the book The Wind Done Gone. The case arises under the Copyright Act and, as such, the court has federal question subject matter jurisdiction. See 17 U.S.C. §§ 101 et seq.; and see 28 U.S.C. § 1338(a). On March 29, 2001, the court held a hearing on the plaintiffs request for a TRO. The court has not issued- a TRO. On April 18, 2001, the court conducted a hearing on the plaintiffs…
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Suntrust Bank, as Trustee of the Stephen Mitchell Trusts F.B.O. Eugene Muse Mitchell and Joseph Reynolds Mitchell v. Houghton Mifflin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Suntrust Bank v. Houghton Mifflin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Suntrust Bank, as Trustee of the Stephen Mitchell Trusts F.B.O. Eugene Muse Mitchell and Joseph Reynolds Mitchell v. Houghton Mifflin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001
- Suntrust Bank, as Trustee of the Stephen Mitchell Trusts F.B.O. Eugene Muse Mitchell and Joseph Reynolds Mitchell v. Houghton Mifflin CompanyCourt of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 2001