Legal Opinion
Roth v. Garcia Marquez
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided August 8, 1991No. Nos. 90-55713, 90-55751PublishedCited by 317 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
D.W. NELSON, Circuit Judge:
This case revolves around Richard Roth’s and Richard Roth Productions’ (“Roth”) attempt to secure the movie rights to Gabriel Garcia Marquez’ novel Love in the Time of Cholera. Roth appeals the district court’s dismissal of his complaint for failure to state a claim and its denial of leave to amend. In addition, Garcia Marquez and agent Carmen Balcells appeal the district court’s denial of their motion to dismiss for lack of personal jurisdiction. While none of these three issues is easily resolved, we initially affirm the district court’s finding of personal…
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