The MOVIE 1 & 2 v. United Artists Communications, Inc.

ORDER GRANTING SUMMARY JUDGMENT AND DISMISSING STATE CLAIMS

I. INTRODUCTION

Plaintiff, a Santa Cruz movie theatre, sued two competing motion picture exhibitors and nineteen film distributors alleging antitrust violations of the Sherman Act and pendent state claims. The defendants’ simultaneously brought four separate summary judgment motions which came on for hearing December 11,1987. The Court has received, read, and considered all papers submitted on the motions, and in addition, heard the argument of counsel. Good cause appearing therefor, the Court GRANTS the summary judgment motions on the first, second, and third claims for relief. Additionally, the Court dismisses jurisdiction over the fourth and fifth state law claims for the reasons set out below.

I. FACTUAL BACKGROUND

In February of 1984, Harold Snyder and his two sons, David and Larry Snyder opened The Movie 1 & 2, [The Movie] a two screen motion picture theatre with 225 seats in each auditorium, with the intent of exhibiting what are termed “commercial” and “art” pictures on a first run basis. The theater is located in downtown Santa Cruz, California, in a converted storefront it shares with a moped shop. It…