Love
Love v. the Mail on Sunday
Opinion
Opinion
Collins, J.
ORDER RE: DEFENDANT BRIAN WILSON’S MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT
Pending before the Court is a Motion for Summary Judgment (“Motion”) filed on February 26, 2007, by Defendant Brian Wilson (“Wilson”). Plaintiff Mike Love (“Love”) filed an Opposition on March 20, 2007, and Defendant filed a Reply on March 27, 2007. The Court found the matter appropriate for determination without oral argument, and took the matter under submission. See Fed.R.Civ.P. 78; Local Rule 7-15. Having considered the parties’ submissions and the case file, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion.
I. FACTUAL AND PROCEDURAL BACKGROUND
The factual and procedural background of this case has been set forth in several previous orders. See Minute Order of July 13, 2006; Minute Order of August 15, 2006; Minute Order of November 16, 2006. Plaintiff Mike Love and Defendant Brian Wilson were principal members of the musical group The Beach Boys. Plaintiffs Complaint alleges that “[t]his action arises out of an international advertising and marketing scheme organized and orchestrated by Brian Wilson and his agents to promote the release of The Beach Boys’ long-awaited Smile album, at the expense of the fellow Beach Boy Mike…