Legal Opinion
Greenspan v. Random House, Inc.
District Court, D. Massachusetts
Decided May 9, 2012No. Civil Action No. 11-12000-RBCPublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER ON MOTION OF RANDOM HOUSE, INC., MEZCO, INC., AND BENJAMIN MEZRICH TO DISMISS WITH PREJUDICE (#17) AND DEFENDANT COLUMBIA PICTURES INDUSTRIES, INC.’S MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT (#22)
ROBERT B. COLLINGS, United States Magistrate Judge.
I. Introduction
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