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NEWTON v. THOMASON

Nos. 93-55002, 93-55376 and 93-55379.

22 F.3d 1455 (1994)

Wood NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Harry THOMASON; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Burt Reynolds; Mozark Productions, Inc.; Evening Shade; MTM, Inc.; CBS, Inc., Defendants-Appellees. Wood NEWTON, Plaintiff-Appellee, v. Harry THOMASON; Linda Bloodworth-Thomason; Burt Reynolds; Mozark Productions, Inc.; Evening Shade, a business entity; MTM, Inc., a California Corporation; CBS, Inc., a New York Corporation, Defendants-Appellants.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Decided April 28, 1994.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Joseph M. Gabriel, Langberg, Leslie, Mann & Gabriel, Los Angeles, CA, for appellants and cross-appellees.

Beth A. Finley and Michael Plonsker, Lavely & Singer, Los Angeles, CA, for appellees and cross-appellants.

Before: PREGERSON, O'SCANNLAIN, and FERNANDEZ, Circuit Judges.

Opinion by Judge PREGERSON.

PREGERSON, Circuit Judge:

Wood Newton ("Newton") appeals the district court's summary judgment in favor of television producers Harry Thomason and Linda-Bloodworth Thomason, Burt Reynolds, and Mozark Productions, Inc. (collectively "Appellees"), in Newton's misappropriation and unfair competition action. Newton alleges that the Appellees appropriated his name for a character in the television show "Evening Shade" in violation of...

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