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TILIKUM v. SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC.

Case No. 11cv2476 JM(WMC).

842 F.Supp.2d 1259 (2012)

TILIKUM, Katina, Corky, Kasatka, and Ulises, five orcas, by their Next Friends, PEOPLE FOR THE ETHICAL TREATMENT OF ANIMALS, INC., Richard "Ric" O'Barry, Ingrid N. Visser, Ph.D., Howard Garrrett, Samantha Berg, and Carol Ray, Plaintiffs, v. SEA WORLD PARKS & ENTERTAINMENT, INC. and Sea World, LLC, Defendants.

United States District Court, S.D. California.

February 8, 2012.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Matthew D. Strugar , Peta Foundation , Los Angeles, CA, Philip J. Hirschkop , Hirschkop & Associates PC, Alexandria, VA, Steven M. Wise , Coral Springs, FL, Jeffrey S. Kerr , Peta Foundation, Washington, DC, for Plaintiffs.

Edward E. Weiman , Ira T. Kasdan , Kelley Drye & Warren LLP, Los Angeles, CA, Theodore M. Shaw , Fulbright & Jaworski, LLP, New York, NY, for Defendants.

ORDER GRANTING MOTION TO DISMISS

JEFFREY T. MILLER, District Judge.

Defendants Sea World Parks & Entertainment, Inc. and Sea World, LLC, (collectively "Sea World") move to dismiss the complaint pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) and Rule 12(b)(6) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. Plaintiffs, five orca whales, Tilikum, Katina, Corky, Kasatka and Ulises, acting by their Next Friends, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Inc., Richard "Ric" O'Barry...

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