Gerritsen

Gerritsen v. Warner Bros. Entertainment Inc.

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116 F. Supp. 3d 1104·2015 WL 3958723·2015 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 84979
United States District Court, Central District of CaliforniaJune 12, 2015Case No. CV 14-03305 MMM (CWx)California22,166 words

Opinion

Lead Opinion

Morrow, J.

ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ . . MOTION . TO DISMISS PLAINTIFF’S FIRST. AMENDED COMPLAINT-

On April 29, 2014, Terry T. Gerritsen filed this action against Katja Motion Pic *1110 ture Corporation (“Katja”), New Line Productions, Inc. (“New Line”), and Warner Brothers Entertainment, Inc. (“WB”) (collectively, “defendants”). 1 On June 20, 2014, defendants filed a motion to dismiss Gerritsen’s complaint under Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2 The court granted defendants’ motion to dismiss with leave to amend on January 30, 2015. 3 Gerritsen filed a timely first amended complaint on February 19, 2015, 4 which defendants moved to dismiss on March 9,2015. 5 The same day, defendants filed a request that the court consider certain documents purportedly incorporated by reference in Gerritsen’s first amended complaint. 6 Gerritsen opposes both defendants’ motion and their request that the court consider the allegedly incorporated documents.

Pursuant to Rule 78 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and Local Rule 7-15, the court finds this matter appropriate for decision without oral argument. The hearing calendared for June 15, 2015, is therefore vacated, and the…

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