Legal Opinion
Prunte v. Universal Music Group
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided March 30, 2007No. Civil Action 06-0480(PLF)PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
PAUL L. FRIEDMAN, District Judge.
This matter is before the Court on the motion of defendants UMG Recordings, Inc. (“UMG” or “Universal”) and Atlantic Recording Corporation (“Atlantic”) to dismiss the amended complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure for failure to state a claim. 1 Plaintiffs, proceeding pro se, assert a number of claims against approximately 45 named defendants, ranging from major recording companies, and their chairmen and boards of directors, to high profile recording artists. The 101-page amended complaint largely pertains to copyright…
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