BERKIC v. CRICHTON

No. 84-5733.

761 F.2d 1289 (1985)

Ted BERKIC, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Michael CRICHTON, Robin Cook, Marvin Moss, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer/United Artists Entertainment Company, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided March 11, 1985.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

David Byers, Beverly Hills, Cal., for plaintiff-appellant.

Marsha E. Diedrich, Silverberg, Rosen, Leon & Behr, Edward A. Ruttenberg, Youngman, Hungate & Leopold, Los Angeles, Cal., for defendants-appellees.

Before SNEED, POOLE, and FERGUSON, Circuit Judges.


SNEED, Circuit Judge.

The plaintiff appeals the district court's judgment disposing by various means of his copyright and Lanham Act claims. We affirm.

I.

FACTS AND PROCEEDINGS BELOW

In 1968, the plaintiff wrote a 54 page screen treatment that he called Reincarnation, Inc. Hoping to interest a studio in producing a film based on his work, he gave the screen treatment to a literary agent...

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