Curran v. Amazon.Com, Inc., et al

Filing 56

urran v. Amazon.Com, Inc., et al

Doc. 56

N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUC HERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA T HARLESTON DIVISION E RIK CURRAN, P A vlaintiff, ivil Action No. 2:07-cv-354 (Honorable John T. Copenhaver) M OTION TO DISMISS OF DEFENDANT HOT TOYS, LTD.

MAZON.COM, INC., a Delaware D corporaHon; GETTY IMAGES, INC., a ti L elaware corporation; ST MARTIN'S PRESS, LC, a New York corporation; SIDESHOW, D INC., d/b/a SIDESHOW COLLECTIBLES, a elaware corporation; HOT TOYS, LTD., a business entity incorporated in Hong Kong; and CAFÉ PRESS.COM, INC, a Delaware corporation, D efendants.

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ot Toys, Ltd. ("Hot Toys"), hereby moves, pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6), to

a ismiss all claims asserted against it by plaintiff, Erik Curran ("Plaintiff"), because the f llegations in the Complaint fail to state a claim upon which relief can be granted. The reasons i or this Motion to Dismiss are more fully discussed in the accompanying Memorandum of Law n Support of Defendant Hot Toys, Ltd.'s Motion to Dismiss Pursuant to Fed. R. Civ. P. 12(b)(6). W HEREFORE, Hot Toys respectfully requests that this Court enter an order dismissing all claims against it alleged in the Complaint, with prejudice, and awarding Hot Toys its C ttorney's fees incurred in defending this action.

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Dockets.Justia.com

ated: January 22, 2008

DINSMORE & SHOHL LLP B y: M /s/ Mychal Sommer Schulz A ychal Sommer Schulz (WBSB# 6092) shley Pack (WVSB# 10477) H 900 Lee Street untington Square, Suite 600 Charleston, WV 25301 O f Counsel, D ORSEY & WHITNEY LLP M H arc S. Reiner annah Resnick N 250 Park Avenue ew York, NY 10177 [phone] A Httorneys for Defendant ot Toys, Ltd.

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N THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE SOUC HERN DISTRICT OF WEST VIRGINIA T HARLESTON DIVISION E RIK CURRAN, P v laintiff, A . I MAZON.COM, INC., GETTY P AGES, INC., ST. MARTIN'S M HRESS, LLC, SIDESHOW, INC., P OT TOYS, LTD., CAFÉ RESS.COM,D INC., efendants. I C ERTIFICATE OF SERVICE CIVIL ACTION NO. 2:07-cv-00354

, Mychal S. Schulz, do hereby certify that a true and correct copy of the foregoing n Motion to Dismiss of Defendant Hot Toys, Ltd. has been filed electronically via CM/ECF and otification will be provided to the following: C T harles M. Love, IV, Esquire HE1 MASTERS LAW FIRM C 81 Summers Street Carleston, WV 25301 h D ounsel for Plaintiff avid A. Barnette, Esquire W. Scott Evans, Esquire JACKSON KELLY PLLC P C .O. Box 553 C harleston, WV 25322-0553 ounsel for Defendant, Amazon.com, Inc.

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ndrew B. Cooke, Esquire Elizabeth L. Taylor, Esquire FLAHERTY SENSABAUGH & BONASSO C P.O. Box 3843 C harleston, WV 25338-3848 S ounsel for Getty Images, Inc. tephen M. Rummage, Esquire DAVIS WRIGHT TREMAINE S uite 2200 S 1201 Third Avenue C eattle, WA 98101-3405 ounsel for Getty Images, Inc. D avid A. Barnette, Esquire W. Scott Evans, Esquire JACKSON KELLY PLLC P C .O. Box 553 C harleston, WV 25322-0553 ounsel for St. Martin's Press, LLC J ohn H. Tinney, Esquire JJ hn H. Tinney, Jr. Esquire o ames K. Tinney, Esquire THE TINNEY LAW FIRM C P.O. Box 3752 C harleston, WV 25337-3752 ounsel for Defendant Café Press.Com, Inc. I an C. Ballon, Esquire Wendy M. Mantell, Esquire GREENBERG TRAURIG Suite 400E S2450 Colorado Avenue anta Monica, CA 90404 Counsel for Café Press.Com, Inc.

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