Legal Opinion

Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Universal-MCA Music Publishing, Inc.

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided October 21, 2009No. 08-5254, 08-5255, 08-5256, 08-5257, 08-5258, 08-5259, 08-5260, 08-5261, 08-5262, 08-5263, 08-5264, 08-5265, 08-5266, 08-5267, 08-5268, 08-5269, 08-5270, 08-5271, 08-5272, 08-5273PublishedCited by 85 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RALPH B. GUY, JR., Circuit Judge.

Ten Universal-affiliated defendants, all record and music publishing companies, have appealed a second time from the district court’s decision to deny the defendants’ request that attorney fees be imposed as a condition of granting plaintiffs’ motions to voluntarily dismiss without prejudice the twenty cases at issue pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 41(a)(2). We remanded the matter after the first consolidated appeal “for a more detailed order specifically addressing the [defendants’] request for reasonable terms and conditions relating to the dismissal of…

2Cases cited11 opinions

  1. Fogerty v. Fantasy, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1994
  2. Nafziger v. McDermott International, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2006
  3. Reta L. McCants as Administratrix of the Estate of Johnny L. McCants Deceased v. Ford Motor Company, Inc.Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit · 1986
  4. John Doe v. Urohealth Systems, Inc.Court of Appeals for the First Circuit · 2000
  5. Bridgeport Music, Inc. v. Rhyme Syndicate MusicCourt of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 2004

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