Milton A. Rudin v. Kitty Kelley Simon & Schuster, Inc. Paramount Communications

46 F.3d 1144 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Milton A. RUDIN, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Kitty KELLEY; Simon & Schuster, Inc.; Paramount Communications, Defendants-Appellees. No. 93-55706. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Argued and Submitted Nov. 4, 1994. Decided Jan. 6, 1995. Before: WIGGINS, KOZINSKI, and THOMPSON, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM * FACTS 2 Appellant, Milton A. Rudin, brought an action against Respondents Kitty Kelley, Simon and Schuster, Inc., and Paramount Communications, alleging false advertising and false endorsement violations of the Lanham Act, and various libel actions under California state law. 3 Ms. Kelley, in her biography of Nancy Reagan, cited Rudin, Frank Sinatra's long-time lawyer, as a source. 1 Rudin, however, has produced a copy of the letter he sent to Kelley in response to her questions, wherein he curtly refused to answer her queries, and questioned the nature of her project. His only possible assistance…