Gable v. National Broadcasting Co.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTIONS FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

Defendants NBC Universal, Inc., Gregory Garcia, Twentieth Century Fox Film Corporation, and Twentieth Century Fox Home Entertainment LLC (collectively “Defendants”) move for summary judgment against Plaintiff Mark Gable (“Gable” or “Plaintiff’). Plaintiff claims that the television show My Name is Earl (“Earl ”) was copied from Plaintiffs screenplay Karma! Defendants argue that Plaintiff cannot show that Defendants had access to Plaintiffs screenplay or that the two works are substantially…