Zella

Zella v. E.W. Scripps Co.

Good Law

529 F. Supp. 2d 1124·61 A.L.R. Fed. 2d 639·2007 WL 4643888·36 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 1353·85 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1751

United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaDecember 18, 2007Case CV 06-7055 ABC (JTLx)California7,339 words

Opinion

Collins, J.

ORDER RE: CBS DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS

Pending before the Court is Defendants CBS Television Distribution, King World Productions, Inc. and Harpo Productions, Inc.’s (collectively the “CBS Defendants’ ”) Motion to Dismiss Plaintiffs’ Jeffery J. Zella and Ross Crystal (“Plaintiffs’ ”) First Amended Complaint, filed on August 24, 2007. Plaintiffs opposed on December 3, 2007, and the CBS Defendants replied on December 10, 2007. The Court finds this matter appropriate for resolution without oral argument and VACATES the January 7, 2008 hearing date. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. The Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion and DISMISSES the CBS Defendants from this case as discussed below.

I. INTRODUCTION AND FACTUAL BACKGROUND

Plaintiffs work in the television and radio media. (Compl. ¶ 25.) In November 2001, Plaintiff Crystal contacted Judy Girard, then the president of the Food Network, about a television show Plaintiffs had created. (Id. ¶ 26.) Plaintiff Crystal sent Ms. Girard a letter on November 30, 2001, submitting for her consideration a copy of a one-page treatment and three-page script for a television show entitled Showbiz Chefs (the “Work”). (Id. ¶28.) Plaintiffs…

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