JOEL v. VARIOUS JOHN DOES

Civ. A. No. 80-C-608.

499 F.Supp. 791 (1980)

Billy JOEL and Root Beer Rags, Ltd., Plaintiffs, v. VARIOUS JOHN DOES, Jane Does and ABC Company, Defendants.

United States District Court, E. D. Wisconsin.

July 18, 1980.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Steven E. Keane and David A. Baker, Foley & Lardner, Milwaukee, Wis., Jules D. Zalon, New York City, for plaintiffs.


DECISION AND ORDER

REYNOLDS, Chief Judge.

Plaintiffs Billy Joel and Root Beer Rags, Ltd., have moved the court for the issuance of an ex parte temporary restraining order prohibiting certain unnamed persons from selling merchandise bearing Joel's name or likeness outside the Milwaukee Arena where Joel is scheduled to appear today, July 14, 1980.

Joel is a musician who, according to the affidavits filed with the court, has enjoyed considerable commercial...

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