Gaines v. District of Columbia

MEMORANDUM OPINION ON MOTION TO DISMISS AND MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

BARBARA J. ROTHSTEIN, District Judge.

This action is before the Court on a Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. # 4) (hereinafter “Def.’s Mot.”) by Defendant, the District of Columbia (hereinafter “the District”), 1 and a Motion for Summary Judgment by Plaintiff, Aldophus R. Gaines (Dkt. # 8) (hereinafter “Pltf.’s Mot.”). 2 Gaines claims that the District of Columbia infringed on his registered copyright through the creation of a derivative work. See Compl. (Dkt. # 1) at 1-2. The District, however, asserts that Gaines’ claim is not…