Legal Opinion
Stranger Creek v. Dakotah, Inc.
District Court, D. Kansas
Decided October 28, 1998No. Civil Action 97-2669-EEOPublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
EARL E. O’CONNOR, District Judge.
This matter is before the court on defendant’s motion to dismiss (Doc. #3), which will be construed as a motion to transfer pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1404(a). After careful consideration of the parties’ briefs, the court is prepared to rule. For the reasons set forth below, the court will grant defendant’s motion.
Factual Background
Plaintiff Joseph R. Tomelleri is an illustrator who creates drawings of fish from live specimens. In 1991, Mr. Tomelleri obtained a federal copyright registration from the United States Copyright Office for certain…
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