MARDER v. LOPEZ

No. 04-55615.

450 F.3d 445 (2006)

Maureen MARDER, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Jennifer LOPEZ; Sony Music Entertainment, Inc.; Paramount Pictures Corporation, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Ninth Circuit.

Filed June 12, 2006.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Helfing, Sedgwick, Detert, Moran & Arnold, Los Angeles, CA, for the plaintiff-appellant.

David E. Fink, (argued) White, O'Connor, Curry & Avanzado, Los Angeles, California; Dale M. Cendali, (argued) and Paula E. Ambrosini (briefed) O'Melveny & Myers, New York, NY, for the defendants-appellees.

Before: HARRY PREGERSON, JOHN T. NOONAN, and SIDNEY R. THOMAS, Circuit Judges.


PREGERSON, Circuit Judge.

Plaintiff Maureen Marder appeals the dismissal of her claims against Defendants Jennifer Lopez, Paramount Pictures Corporation ("Paramount"), and Sony Music Entertainment, Inc. ("Sony") (collectively, "Defendants"). We have jurisdiction under 28 U.S.C. § 1291 and affirm the district court's dismissal under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).

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