Pilkin
Pilkin v. Google LLC
Opinion
Trial Court Opinion
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 VITALY PILKIN, Case No. 21-cv-01483-DMR
Plaintiff,
ORDER ON MOTION TO DISMISS
v. Re: Dkt. No. 19 GOOGLE LLC, Defendant.
Plaintiff Vitaly Pilkin, representing himself, filed this case on March 1, 2021, alleging a claim for copyright infringement against Google LLC. Pilkin filed a first amended complaint on June 21, 2021. [Docket No. 14 (“FAC”).] Google now moves to dismiss the FAC. [Docket Nos. 19 (“Mot.”); 28 (“Reply”).] Pilkin opposes. [Docket No. 25 (“Opp.”).] The court held a hearing on August 12, 2021. For the reasons stated below, the motion is granted. I. BACKGROUND The following facts are alleged in the FAC. Pilkin is a citizen of Russia. FAC ¶ 1. On August 26, 2013, Pilkin “created a nondramatic literary original work,” which he titled “Map in the
22 1 Pilkin argues that Google’s motion is an inappropriate motion for reconsideration, pointing out that the court already denied Google’s first motion to dismiss. …