White et al v. West Publishing Corporation et al

Filing 21

MOTION to Dismiss the Complaint. Document filed by West Publishing Corporation.(Marks, Benjamin)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK
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EDWARD L. WHITE; EDWARD L. WHITE, P.C.;
and KENNETH ELAN, on behalf of themselves
and all others similarly situated
Plaintiffs,

12 Civ. 1340 (JSR)

v.

WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION d/b/a/
“West”; and REED ELSEVIER, INC. d/b/a/
LexisNexis,

Filed Electronically

Defendants.
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NOTICE OF DEFENDANT WEST PUBLISHING CORPORATION’S MOTION TO
DISMISS THE CLAIMS OF PLAINTIFF KENNETH ELAN AND THE NOT
REGISTERED SUBCLASS
PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that, upon the accompanying Memorandum of Law dated
April 6, 2012, Defendant West Publishing Corporation will move this Court, before the
Honorable Jed S. Rakoff, United States District Judge, United States District Court for the
Southern District of New York, at the Daniel Patrick Moynihan United States Courthouse, 500
Pearl Street, Room 14-B, New York, New York, on May 16, 2012, at 4:00 p.m., for an Order,
pursuant to Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, dismissing the claims of
Plaintiff Kenneth Elan and the alleged “Not Registered Subclass” on the ground that such
plaintiffs have not satisfied the statutory prerequisite of registering their claimed copyrights and
therefore cannot state a claim for copyright infringement, and for such other and further relief as
this Court may deem just and proper.

PLEASE TAKE FURTHER NOTICE that, pursuant to the Court’s direction on an
April 2, 2012 teleconference, plaintiffs will serve their opposition papers to defendant’s motion
on or before April 27, 2012, and defendant will serve reply papers on or before May 4, 2012.
Dated: April 6, 2012
New York, New York
Respectfully submitted,
WEIL, GOTSHAL & MANGES LLP
By:

/s/ Benjamin E. Marks
R. Bruce Rich (RR-0313)
Benjamin E. Marks (BM-0796)
Jonathan Bloom (JB-7966)
John R. Gerba (JG-4947)
767 Fifth Avenue
New York, New York 10153
[phone]
[e-mail]

Attorneys for Defendant West Publishing
Corporation

To:
Gregory A. Blue
GREGORY A. BLUE, P.C.
405 Lexington Avenue, Suite 2600
New York, NY 10174
Email: [e-mail]
Raymond A. Bragar
BRAGAR WEXLER EAGEL & SQUIRE, P.C.
885 Third Ave., Suite 3040
New York, New York 10022
Email: [e-mail]
Attorneys for Plaintiffs

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