Legal Opinion
Pendleton v. Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc.
District Court, M.D. Tennessee
Decided October 31, 1984No. 82-3668PublishedCited by 3 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM
JOHN T. NIXON, District Judge.
This action for copyright infringement was originally filed in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina on July 25,1980. The original defendants subsequently moved for dismissal based on lack of personal jurisdiction, and plaintiff was granted a voluntary dismissal of the complaint. On February 13, 1981, the complaint was re-filed, and defendants renewed their motions to dismiss. After an amended complaint was filed naming additional defendants, the case was transferred to this Court by order of the North Carolina…
2Cases cited22 opinions
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- Mazer v. SteinSupreme Court of the United States · 1954
- Peter Pan Fabrics, Inc. And Henry Glass & Co. v. Martin Weiner Corp.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1960
- Nichols v. Universal Pictures CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1930
- Turoso v. Cleveland Municipal CourtSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
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