Shepard v. Miller et al

Filing 87

ORDER signed by Judge William B. Shubb on 1/11/2012 ORDERING that Defendants' 74 Motion for Summary Judgment is GRANTED. CASE CLOSED. (Zignago, K.)

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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
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EASTERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA
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PAULA SHEPARD,

NO. CIV. 2:10-1863 WBS JFM

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Plaintiff,
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ORDER RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY
JUDGMENT

v.
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JANE MILER, an individual,
CAREER PRESS, INC., NEW PAGE
BOOKS, and DOES 1-100.

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Defendants.
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Plaintiff Paula Shepard brought this action against

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defendants Jane Miller,1 Career Press, Inc., and New Page Books,2

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alleging copyright infringement and related state law claims

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stemming out of defendants’ alleged wrongful misappropriation of

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plaintiff’s writings on psychiatric service dogs.

Presently

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Jane Miller is sued erroneously as “Jane Miler.”
at 1:22 (Docket No. 6).)
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(Ans.

New Page Books is an “imprint” of Career Press, Inc.
(Ans. ¶ 4.)
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before the court is defendants’ motion for summary judgment

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pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56.

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Plaintiff filed a statement of non-opposition to

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defendants’ summary judgement motion.

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statement of non-opposition is filed by “[a] responding party who

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has no opposition to the granting of the motion.”

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230(c).

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the motion.

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(Docket No. 86.)

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Local R.

Accordingly, good cause appearing, the court will grant

IT IS THEREFORE ORDERED that defendants’ motion for

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summary judgment be, and the same hereby is, GRANTED.

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DATED:

January 11, 2012

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