Legal Opinion

No Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc.

District Court, C.D. California

Decided January 14, 2010No. CV 09-8872 SVW (VBKx)PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ORDER GRANTING PLAINTIFF’S EX PARTE APPLICATION TO REMAND [8] AND REMANDING CASE TO LOS ANGELES COUNTY SUPERIOR COURT

STEPHEN V. WILSON, District Judge.

I. Introduction

Plaintiff filed a Complaint against Defendant in state court. Defendant removed the case to federal court, arguing that Plaintiffs Complaint is preempted by the Copyright Act. Plaintiff filed an ex parte application to remand the case to state court. For the following reasons, the Court grants Plaintiffs application and remands the case to state court.

II. Facts

The following facts are taken from Plaintiffs complaint, which for…

2Cases cited26 opinions

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  3. Frank D. Gaus v. Miles, Inc., an Indiana CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 1992
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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. Melendez v. Sirius XM Radio, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2022
  2. Doubt v. Activision Publishing, Inc.California Court of Appeal · 2011
  3. Steve Ray v. ESPN, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit · 2015
  4. Maloney v. T3Media, Inc.District Court, C.D. California · 2015
  5. Canas v. Bay EntertainmentCourt of Appeals of Arizona · 2021

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