Legal Opinion
Angellino v. Royal Family Al-Saud
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided June 5, 2012No. 11-7043PublishedCited by 68 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Opinion for the Court filed by Circuit Judge HENDERSON.
Dissenting Opinion filed by Circuit Judge KAVANAUGH. KAREN LeCRAFT HENDERSON, Circuit Judge:
“An artist is not paid for his labor but for his vision.”1 Or, in this case, not at all. Elli Bern Angellino (Angellino) filed a breach of contract action seeking over $12 million from the Royal Family Al-Saud (Royal Family) and sixteen of its members (collectively, defendants) for failing to pay him for artwork he alleges they commissioned. The district court dismissed his pro se complaint for failure to prosecute under Local Civil Rule 83.23…
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