Legal Opinion
Edward Dunbar O'Brien v. Frank Sinatra
Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit
Decided April 5, 1963No. 17752PublishedCited by 24 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ROGER D. FOLEY, Jr., District Judge.
Beginning in 1957, the appellant, appearing without counsel, brought three successive separate actions against Frank Sinatra and others, in the Court from which this appeal is taken, alleging infringement of copyrights. The three cases, brought against substantially the same defendants, each came on before a different District Judge, and in each instance motions to dismiss were granted. There has not been a trial on the merits. From the record before us, the alleged acts of infringement appear to be substantially the same in each case.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Swan Land & Cattle Co. v. FrankSupreme Court of the United States · 1893
- Refior v. Lansing Drop Forge Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1942
- Olsen v. Muskegon Piston Ring Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Blake v. De Vilbiss Co.Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit · 1941
- Rossi v. McCloskey and CompanyDistrict Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · 1957
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