Jesse Don Hickson, III v. National Broadcasting Company, Inc., a Delaware Corporation

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87 F.3d 1319·1996 WL 329782·1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 31456
United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth CircuitJune 14, 199695-35893California216 words

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87 F.3d 1319 NOTICE: Ninth Circuit Rule 36-3 provides that dispositions other than opinions or orders designated for publication are not precedential and should not be cited except when relevant under the doctrines of law of the case, res judicata, or collateral estoppel. Jesse Don HICKSON, III, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. NATIONAL BROADCASTING COMPANY, INC., a Delaware Corporation, Defendant-Appellee. No. 95-35893. United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit. Submitted June 11, 1996. * Decided June 14, 1996. Before: CANBY, JOHN T. NOONAN, JR. and LEAVY, Circuit Judges. 1 MEMORANDUM ** 2 Jesse Don Hickson III appeals pro se the district court's Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6) dismissal for failure to state a claim in his diversity action alleging that the National Broadcasting Company Inc. ("NBC)" converted his name, likeness and history by including references to Hickson "in up to half of the NBC entertainment programs for more than ten years." Hickson's claims are fanciful, delusional and legally frivolous. Accordingly, the district court did not err in dismissing his action pursuant to Fed.R.Civ.P. 12(b)(6). 3 AFFIRMED. * The panel unanimously finds this case suitable for decision without…

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