Legal Opinion
Ackoff-Ortega v. Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co.
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided June 5, 2000No. 99 CIV. 11710(SAS)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION AND ORDER
SCHEINDLIN, District Judge.
Plaintiffs Susan Ackoff-Ortega, Cele Ackoff and Jon Ackoff seek a declaratory judgment under federal copyright law against defendants Windswept Pacific Entertainment Co. (Inc.) (“Windswept”), Screen Gems-EMI Music, Inc. (“Screen Gems”), and assert several state law contract claims against defendant Richard Ro-senblatt. Rosenblatt now moves to dismiss or stay plaintiffs’ claims against him, because plaintiffs have asserted those same claims as counterclaims in a state court action filed by Rosenblatt. For the reasons set forth below, Rosenblatt’s…
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