Legal Opinion
Mtume v. Sony Music Entertainment
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided February 20, 2020No. 1:18-cv-11747Unknown
1Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK JAMES MTUME, Plaintiff, OPINION AND ORDER – against – 18 Civ. 11747 (ER) SONY MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT, Defendant. Ramos, D.J.: James Mtume, a musician, songwriter, activist, and radio personality, brings this action against Sony Music Entertainment (“Sony”) seeking declaratory relief. Doc. 31. Before the Court is Sony’s motion to dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1). Doc. 41. For the reasons stated below, the motion is GRANTED. I. BACKGROUND A. Statutory Background Under the…
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