Legal Opinion
Selletti v. Carey
District Court, S.D. New York
Decided May 21, 1997No. 96 Civ. 0016(DC)PublishedCited by 20 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION and ORDER
CHIN, District Judge.
In this case, plaintiff Christopher Selletti alleges that he actually composed defendant Mariah Carey’s hit song “Hero,” and that Carey conspired with other defendants to copy and exploit his previously unpublished work in violation of the copyright laws. Accordingly, Selletti filed this lawsuit for copyright infringement.
Selletti has failed, however, to diligently prosecute this action. To the contrary, he has delayed virtually every step of the way. Hé has faded to comply with discovery obligations and has disregarded orders of the Court. He has failed…
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3Cited by20 opinions
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