KIBLER v. HALL

No. 15-2516.

843 F.3d 1068 (2016)

Lee Jason KIBLER, dba DJ Logic, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Robert Bryson HALL, II; Visionary Music Group, Inc.; William Morris Endeavor Entertainment, LLC; Three Oh One Productions, LLC; UMG Recordings, Inc., dba Def Jam Recordings, Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Sixth Circuit.

Decided and Filed: December 13, 2016.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ARGUED: C. Enrico Schaefer , TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC, Traverse City, Michigan, for Appellant. David Brafman , AKERMAN LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Hall Appellees. Michael B. Garfinkel , PERKINS COIE LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Appellee William Morris Endeavor. Eric J. Shimanoff , COWAN LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C., New York, New York, for Appellee UMG Recordings. ON BRIEF: C. Enrico Schaefer , Mark G. Clark , TRAVERSE LEGAL, PLC, Traverse City, Michigan, for Appellant. David Brafman , AKERMAN LLP, West Palm Beach, Florida, for Hall Appellees. Michael B. Garfinkel , PERKINS COIE LLP, Los Angeles, California, for Appellee William Morris Endeavor. Eric J. Shimanoff , COWAN LIEBOWITZ & LATMAN, P.C., New York, New York, for Appellee UMG Recordings.

Before: COLE, Chief Judge; DAUGHTREY and MOORE, Circuit Judges.


OPINION

Lee Jason Kibler, a disc jockey, brought federal trademark infringement, related state law, and federal trademark dilution claims against Robert Bryson Hall, II, a rapper, and professional entities supporting Hall's work. The district court granted summary judgment to defendants on all claims. Kibler has appealed...

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