Legal Opinion
Adams v. Warner Bros. Pictures
Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
Decided August 13, 2008No. 07-3021-cvPublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SUMMARY ORDER
Pro se plaintiff Colonel A. Adams, who sued defendants Warner Brothers Pictures, Castle Rock Entertainment, and Discovery Communications LLC (together, “defendants”) for copyright infringement, appeals from the dismissal of his complaint and the denial of his motion for reconsideration. We assume the parties’ familiarity with the facts and the record of prior proceedings, which we reference only as necessary to explain our decision.
1. Dismissal
We review de novo the dismissal of a complaint for failure to state a claim. Maloney v. Soc. Sec. Admin., 517 F.3d 70, 74 (2d Cir.2008)…
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