Legal Opinion

Potter v. Toei Animation Incorporated

District Court, District of Columbia

Decided March 13, 2012No. Civil Action No. 2010-2085PublishedCited by 11 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

MEMORANDUM OPINION

JAMES E. BOASBERG, District Judge.

Pro se Plaintiff Isaac A. Potter, Jr. has brought yet another action related to his purported intellectual property rights with respect to something entitled “Zodiac Knights 2000” or “Knights of the Zodiac.” The Complaint, which is largely incomprehensible, names as Defendants Toei Animation Incorporated and the United States. Both Defendants have now filed Motions to Dismiss. As Plaintiff never responds to their arguments, as the Complaint fails to sufficiently plead any actual cause of action, and as claim preclusion bars his copyright…

2Cases cited31 opinions

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  4. Scheuer v. RhodesSupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  5. Papasan v. AllainSupreme Court of the United States · 1986

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