DOODY v. PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC.

Civil No. 08-00285 JMS/BMK.

673 F.Supp.2d 1144 (2009)

Louis DOODY, Plaintiff, v. PENGUIN GROUP (USA) INC., a Delaware corporation; Sandecker, RLLP, a Colorado Limited Liability Limited Partnership; Clive Cussler; Dirk Cussler; John Does 1-10, Jane Does 1-10; Doe Corporations 1-10; Does Partnerships 1-10; and Doe Associations 1-10, Defendants.

United States District Court, D. Hawaii.

November 23, 2009.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dana R. Lyons, J. Stephen Street, Reginauld T. Harris, Rush Moore LLP A Limited Liability Law Partnership, Honolulu, HI, for Plaintiff.

Barbara J. Kirschenbaum, Chad P. Love, Chuck T. Narikiyo, Love & Kirschenbaum, LLLC, Honolulu, HI, for Defendant.


ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS' MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT

J. MICHAEL SEABRIGHT, District Judge.

I. INTRODUCTION

In 2003, Plaintiff Louis Doody ("Plaintiff") sent a manuscript of his copyrighted fictional novel Gold of the Khan to Defendant Penguin Group (USA) Inc. ("Penguin") for its consideration. The manuscript tells the story of a Boston history professor, Marya Bradwell, who searches for and finds Marco Polo's...

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