Legal Opinion
Morrill v. Stefani
District Court, C.D. California
Decided October 2, 2018No. Case No.: CV 17-7301-DMG (SKx)PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
DOLLY M. GEE, UNITED STATES DISTRICT JUDGE
*1055This copyright infringement action is before the Court on Defendants Gwen Steffani, Pharrell Williams, Break Out My Cocoon, LLC, and Interscope Records' motion for summary judgment ("MSJ") [Doc. # 112]. The Court held a hearing on the MSJ on September 28, 2018. Having duly considered the parties' written submissions, the Court GRANTS Defendants' MSJ.1
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PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
In November 2017, Morrill filed his First Amended Complaint-the operative pleading here. [Doc. # 77]. In that pleading, Morrill alleged four claims for: (1) direct copyright…
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