Legal Opinion

Video Views, Inc. v. Studio 21, Ltd. And Joseph Sclafani

Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit

Decided August 4, 1986No. 86-1039PublishedCited by 213 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

SWYGERT, Senior Circuit Judge.

The defendants Studio 21, Ltd. and Joseph Sclafani (“Studio 21”) appeal from an order of the district judge granting a preliminary injunction in favor of the plaintiff, Video Views, Inc., which prohibits the defendant from exhibiting certain motion pictures for which Video Views claims to have exclusive licensing rights. We dismiss the appeal.

In the proceedings below, the district judge referred Video Views’ motion for a preliminary injunction to a magistrate pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 636(b)(1). The magistrate issued a decision in which she rejected various…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Thomas v. ArnSupreme Court of the United States · 1986
  2. United States v. W. R. Walters, United States of America v. Two Hundred Sixty-Two FirearmsCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1981
  3. United States v. Edward Lester Schronce, Jr.Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 1984
  4. Chevron Oil Co. v. HusonSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
  5. Park Motor Mart, Inc. v. Ford Motor CompanyCourt of Appeals for the First Circuit · 1980

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3Cited by213 opinions

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  3. United States v. 2121 East 30th StreetCourt of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit · 1996
  4. Henderson v. CarlsonCourt of Appeals for the Third Circuit · 1987
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