Legal Opinion
2301 M Cinema LLC v. Silver Cinemas Acquisition Co.
Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit
Decided September 28, 2018No. Civil Action No. 17-1990 (EGS)PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Emmet G. Sullivan, United States District Judge
I. Introduction
To show a film, a movie theater must obtain a license from the film's distributor. The case before the Court involves the competitive market between theaters for exclusive licenses to show specialty films. Plaintiffs-2301 M Cinema d/b/a West End Cinema ("West End Cinema"), the Avalon Theatre Project, Inc. ("the Avalon"), the Denver Film Society, and the Cinema Detroit (collectively, "plaintiffs")-bring this action against Silver Cinemas Acquisition Co. d/b/a Landmark Theatres and its parent corporation 2929 Entertainment, LP…
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