Logan Developers, Inc. v. Heritage Buildings, Inc., et al.

Filing 86

JUDGMENT in favor of Heritage Buildings, Inc., Elizabeth Gary, Robert Gary, Vivek Sikka against Logan Developers, Inc. Counsel is reminded to read the judgment in its entirety for detailed information. Signed by Susan Edwards, Deputy for Julie A. Richards, Clerk of Court on 6/5/2014. (Edwards, S.)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
EASTERN DISTRICT OF NORTH CAROLINA
SOUTHERN DIVISION
LOGAN DEVELOPERS, INC., dba LOGAN
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HOMES,
Plaintiff,
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HERITAGE BUILDINGS, INC., VIVEK SIKKA,
ROBERT GARY and ELIZABETH GARY,
Defendant.

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JUDGMENT IN A CIVIL CASE
CASE NO. 7:12-CV-323-F

Decision by Court.
This action came before the Honorable James C. Fox, Senior United States District Judge, for ruling
as follows:
IT IS ORDERED, ADJUDGED AND DECREED that pursuant to the court’s order dated
9/30/2013 [DE-54], Heritage’s motion to dismiss is ALLOWED in part and DENIED in part. The
motion is ALLOWED as to counts five, six and seven and those counts are hereby DISMISSED
WITH PREJUDICE. The motion is DENIED as to counts four and eight.
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that Heritage’s motion for summary judgment is ALLOWED in its
entirety. Because the court concludes that the Southport is not an infringing copy of the Ocracoke,
the primary copyright infringement claims (counts one and two) are DISMISSED. The Digital
Millennium Copyright Act claim, the contributory infringement claim against the Garys and the
permanent injunction claim (counts three, four and eight) are also DISMISSED because they depend
on a finding that the Southport infringes the Ocracoke. Logan’s motion for summary judgment is
DENIED. The motion to seal is DENIED WITHOUT PREJUDICE to Heritage to submit a properlysupported motion to seal within seven calendar days from the date the order is entered in the docket.
In the event no motion to seal is filed within that time frame, the Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to
unseal docket entries 66-2 and 66-3. The Clerk of Court is DIRECTED to close this case.

This Judgment Filed and Entered on June 5, 2014, and Copies To:
David A. Roberts (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
Auley McRae Crouch, III (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
Anthony J. Biller, (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
Emily Michele Haas (via CM/ECF Notice of Electronic Filing)
DATE
June 5, 2014

JULIE A. RICHARDS, CLERK
/s/ Susan K. Edwards
(By) Susan K. Edwards, Deputy Clerk