Legal Opinion

Clinton v. Houston

District Court, S.D. New York

Decided April 3, 2023No. 1:22-cv-10188Unknown

1Opinion

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK MS. ELOISE CLINTON, Plaintiff, 22-CV-10188 (LTS) -against- ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHITNEY HOUSTON; DOLLY PARTON; ARISTA RECORDS, Defendants. LAURA TAYLOR SWAIN, Chief United States District Judge: Plaintiff, appearing pro se, brings this action invoking the Court’s diversity jurisdiction. She alleges that Whitney Houston’s song Bodyguard “belongs” to Plaintiff. By order dated December 6, 2022, the Court granted Plaintiff’s request to proceed without prepayment of fees, that is, in forma pauperis (“IFP”). For the reasons set forth in this…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Coppedge v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1962
  2. Ben Gary Triestman v. Federal Bureau of Prisons, United States of AmericaCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2006
  3. Harris v. MillsCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2009
  4. Richard A. LIVINGSTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. ADIRONDACK BEVERAGE COMPANY, Defendant-AppelleeCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 1998
  5. Abbas v. DixonCourt of Appeals for the Second Circuit · 2007

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