Rodriguez v. Texas Commission on the Arts

MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER

CUMMINGS, District Judge.

On this day the Court considered Defendant Texas Commission on the Arts’ (“the Commission”) Motion to Dismiss under Rules 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, filed November 17, 1997. On December 5, 1997, Plaintiff Abel Rodriguez (“Rodriguez”) filed a response to the Commission’s motion. After considering all relevant arguments and evidence, the Court GRANTS the Commission’s Motion to Dismiss.

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BACKGROUND

This is a copyright case. Rodriguez is an artist who designed a license plate for possible use by the Texas…