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NAYAK v. MCA, INC.

No. 90-2188. Summary Calendar.

911 F.2d 1082 (1990)

Veda NAYAK, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. MCA, INC., et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit.

September 17, 1990.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Veda Nayak, Houston, Tex., pro se.

James T. McCartt, Susman & Godfrey, Houston, Tex., for defendants-appellees.

Before CLARK, Chief Judge, GEE and DUHÉ, Circuit Judges.

CLARK, Chief Judge:

I.

The district court dismissed the complaint of Veda Nayak under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) for failure to state a justiciable claim. Nayak's complaint against MCA, Inc., both the United States and Canadian branches of the Cineplex Odeon Corporation, and the manager of a Houston theater sought to enjoin the distribution and presentation of the movie "The Last Temptation of Christ." Nayak claimed that the film was a defamatory...

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