Boom v. Rosebandits, LLC. et al, No. 1:2013cv21506 - Document 27 (S.D. Fla. 2013)
Court Description: ORDER denying 18 Motion to Dismiss; denying 18 Motion Judicial Notice. Signed by Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno on 11/5/2013. (err)
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Boom v. Rosebandits, LLC. et al Doc. 27 UN I TED STATES DI STRI COURT FOR THE CT SO UTHERN D I STRI OF FLO RI CT DA M i m iDi s on a vi i C as N um be 1 215 C1 M O R EN O e r: 3- 06- V- ERI BOOM a BELLY & KI KA nd CKS 1 LLC, , Pl ntf , ai if V S. RO SEBAN D I LLC , al, TS, ef . D e e nt f nda . O R DER D ENY I D EFEND A NT S'M O T I N T O D I I NG O SM SS 1.I roducton nt i Thi i a c e f br a of c r c and i rnge entof bot c s s as or e ch ont a t nf i m h opyr ghta t a m a k. i nd r de r Pl i ifErk Boom wa t f antf i a s he oundi m e rofDef ntRos bandis LLC, f e ore e ng mbe enda e t, a emal- i ntd biyc ecub. c l l Boom alo ownsPli ifBely & Ki 1 LLC,w hi h doe bus ne s unde is own s antf l cks , c s i s rt na e a unde t na e ' m Cyc i ' D e e nt Hea he M a a Duf y D a s a e m nd r he m ' Boo lng. f nda s ' t r nn nd f ni h r me be soft Ros ba t a l de si t or ni a i m r he e ndis nd ea r n he ga z ton. De e n sha f l d aM oton t D i m i st Com pl i . Conc r l w iht M otont f nda t ve ie i o s s he a nt urenty t he i o Dimi s De e nt as tld aRe tt tt Cour t J c a N o i o doc e sat c s s , f nda s lo le ques ha he t ake udii l tce f um nt ta hed t t M o i t D i m i s Fo r as e a ned m or f l be ow , t C o tD EN I t M oton o he ton o s s . r e ons xpl i e uly l he ur ES he i t Dimisa t Req s f J cal ie. De e n ha at c a srng ofe a l, y one o s s nd he ue t or udi i Notc f nda t s ta hed ti m is onl ofwhih wasmentone i t Co pl i .l e Def nda sdi no eve a t h t De e nt c i d n he m ant nde d, e nt d t n tac he f nda M ann' r ponse em ai.l lght of t e a t s es l n i hes t avhm ent , t Cour vi w s Def nda s M o i as a s he t e e nt ' ton motonf s i or ummayj r udgme , a amotont dimis W hiet Cour c nconsde docume s ntnot s i o s s. l he ta ir nt Dockets.Justia.com outi t pla ngswhent doe sde he e di he umen sa er f re t i t Compli ande nta t Pli ifs t r e e r d o n he ant e r l he antf cli , f nda shavegonet f ri hedoc e st yha a tche t t i m oton. Them oton am De e nt oo a nt um nt he ve ta d o her i i t d s s i c n re t amo inf rs mmayj d me tDee d n ss lfl a Ans r oltr o imis s o vetd o to o u r u g n . fn a t halie n we n ae t n N o m ber 22s201 ha ve 3. I .Fac ualand Pr edur Bac ound I t oc al kgr Ac di t t Com pl nt Pli ifBoom frtc ei d oft i f t Ros ba t cor ng o he ai , antf is onc ve he dea or he e ndis i Augus 2009,a bega wor ng a ound t ttm eon gr ng t cub. She a s ca e up w ih n t nd n ki r ha i owi he l lo m t t namea d l d al whi f aur das l t l e as hol ngar ei ist e h, he nd eveope ogo, ch e t e kul wih ong yel hes di os n t e t wih t wor ' e ndis' rte i ac s ve f bel . On Se e r15, 0, n Pl i if t he d ' ba t 'w it n n ur i ont ow Ros pt mbe 201 whe antf Bo w asr om oughl 8 m on hspr y t egna , he s nta e a lt ot Ros ndism e be s i l ng nt s e n m i o her eba t m r , ncudi Defnda sM n a Da s I t te a l s i onnedt m t t due t t i pe ng bit of e nt nn nd nih. n ha m i, he nf he ha , o he m ndi rh h r hl s ewo l h v ls t t d v t t t e o ss eddfr h cu wh c s es i icu e e c i h u d a e e s i o e oe o h j b h i o t e lb, ih h ad n ld d d, me we ie ma eme ,a cou i s orhi a t e tbls e tofal ga e iy. Acc di bst nag nt c ntng, pons s p, nd he sa ihm n e l ntt or ng tt c o he ompl i , f nda M a r pondedt t e alon Se e r17, 201 s a i t tot x ant De e nt nn es o he m i pt mbe 0, t tng ha he me be swoul tyt pi u t sa k. h e l a e e i il r e e d i t Compli . m r d r o ck p he l c Bot mais r xplcty ef r nce n he ant Fr f l 201 t oughm uc of201 Boom s om a l 0 hr h 2, uppore heRos ba t, t h a l s a tve tdt e ndis houg t e s c i l ve t n be or he pr na y.On Fe ua y 22, 2011 Ros ba t ,LLC fl f a tad r e l ha f e r eg ne br r e ndis ied or r ema k r sr ton t twa s t nta l sm ia t t l Boom ha deve ope . The U . Pa e a egita i ha s ubsa ily i l r o he ogo d l d S. t nt nd Tr mar Ofi is d Ros ba t ,LLC a tade k on Se e ade k fce s ue e ndis r mar pt mber 1 , 2011 Boom Cyclng 3 . i s pons e t Ros ba t ea h s as n, nd e e e i t aone- a s or d he e ndis c e o a nt r d n o ye r pons s p conta ton M a 1 or hi rc y , 201 Boom satd t ts ' lowe 'hecl t c i usnghe m a kandname. A spa toft t 2. t e ha he a l d't ub o ontnue i r r r ha s o s p, pons r hi Boom Cyclng a l dt cl t us fve Boom Cyclngbiycl durng t s as i lowe he ub o e i i c es i he e on a pur ha et m f ar duc prcea t c l i n oft s s . On M a 22, 2,heUnie nd c s he or e ed i t he onc uso he ea on y 201 t td Stt sCopyrght fc is dar gita i t Boom f he orgi m a k. I J nua y 2013, ae i Ofie s ue e sr ton o or r i nal r n a r Boom c rs ore ponde vi e lwih De e nt t ne it a s or hi co r c f 201 . O n Januar d a mai t f nda s o gota e pons s p nta t or 3 y l 201 Boom r eveda e lfom De e 0, 3, ec i n mai r f ndantM am t tld he t bele t tt ywe ec os l ha e r o i ve ha he r l e t r wi t i de . o ene ng her al Howe r on J nua y 1 , 201 D ef ntM a ca l d Boom ' hus nd t ve , a r 5 3, enda nn le s ba o i or t m t tt Ros ndiswoul go wih a dif e biycl s orf 201 . 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Be or t e of t s or hi f e he nd he pons s p pe i , t or hi r od he Ros bandisce s d rdi on t fame t tBoom Cyclng ha pr de undert s orhi e t a e i ng he r s ha i d ovi d he pons s p agr ent. eem OnAprl 201 Pl ntfsbr i29, 3, ai if ought herf - tc pl nt e ngr m e esf br ac t i ourcoun om ai s eki e di or e h ofc r c a i tRos ba t , LLC, i e tc ont a t ga ns e ndis d r c opyr gh i rnge e a ns a1 de enda s and t o i t nf i m nt gai t 1 f nt , w c s of ta ount r dema k i rnge e , ba e upon t l r nfi m nt s d he ogo a na e, r pe tvel a i t a l nd m es c i y, ga ns l def nda s Pli tfsa tche t c i tr gitai a t s or hi c r t ase bis e nt. a n if ta d he opyrgh e sr ton nd he pons s p ontacs xhi t t t Compli .On J l 201 De e nt fl t rM oton t Dim ist Compl nta o he ant une 0, 3, f nda s ied hei i o s s he ai nd Re u s f r u iil tc . fn a t' oi nf r u iil o ies e t a t eCo r tk j dca q e to l dca No ie Dee d n sM to o J dca n tc e ks h th u ta e u iil no ieofsxpa sofe a l i udi Pli ifBoom' Se embe l , 201 e a l ot e a l tc i ge m is ncl ng antf s pt r 5 0 m i and her m is pur t y com i f om t ts m e cha n. Not bl t e a l Def nda s ha a t he do no poredl ng r ha a i a y, he m is e nt ve tac d t i ude D e e ntM a s Sept m be 1 , 201 r y e a l The Def nt alo a k t Cour t ncl f nda nn' e r 7 0 epl m i. enda s s s he to tkej cilnotc ofRosba t,LLC' atcl ofor ni ton,ta ma k rgitai , and a udi a ie e ndis S ri es ga zai rde r e srton s r c m a k r s r ton. e vi e r egit a i 111 A nal s . ysi TheCour ha t dic e i t a e ore ude t doc e sou sde oft pl di . t s he s r ton o cc pt xcl he um nt t i he ea ngs - 3- Pr pe t M gmt & I . ' ,I .M Le s,752 F.2d699,604( 1bci.1 .Whe o ry . nv s nc wi 1 t r 985) n , on a 1 b)6) 2( ( motont dimisf f l et sat acli , ' t r outi t pl di a epr s nt t a not i o s s or aiur o t e am ' e s sde he ea ngs r e e ed o nd mat e cu e b tec u ttemo inmu t ete tda o ef rs mmayj gme t n e Rul 5 'Fed. x ld d y h o r,h to s b rae s n o u r ud n u d r e 6 9 . 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Ra h ,i i f l quot a t botom of a e ala Ve oni a M e n,a Ros ba t m e r t er t s uly ed t he t n m i n r c ni e ndis mbe unr a e t t sadi , s i r pons t Pl i i fBoom ' Se e be 1 el t d o hi on ent n es e o a ntf s pt m r 5 , 201 e ai. c en 0 m l The ont t oft e l r ngefom eon e ua l be gnt s r y r l va t t c s a ba . e m pl he mais a r t xt ly ni o qua el e e nt o he a e t r For xa e , one e oft s c r , t ea e aha ulofemaisat m ptngt a r ngea outn t nd he pe t um her r ndf l te i o ra n ig o at cel at ebr e t gr sSe embe rhdays Ont ot ere t r a ee a l fom Def nda M am t J nni he oup' pt rbit . he h nd,he e r m is r e nt l o e f er 4- - J g am e roft gr a a a t ne , a e sngt cossa l lr r nt ofs tng or e, mbe he oup nd n tor y ddr s i he t nd ega equieme s eti teRo e a isu a a5 ()3 n n r ft Pl ntf Boom wasnoteven copi d on t s lter h s b ndt p s 01c( ) o p oi ai if e he e at . e l mais. l i difcul t a gue t tt s e al a e ' en r l't Pli if 'cli s I a a st t t s fi t o r ha he e m is r ' ta ' o antfs am . t ppe r ha c De e nt a e at f nda s r temptng t pe s det cour t tt e lte e l ar ' ntal'o Pl i ifs i o r ua he t ha hes at r mais e ' r 't antf ce cli sbe us Pli ifr f r t he own e lsdicli e t s am ca e antf e e s o r mai' s am r hat o meoneele woul ne d t t s d e o ake ove t t s ofesa ihi Ros ba t a alga e iy, a Def ntM a t t i ta i r he a k t bls ng e ndis s e l ntt nd enda nn ook he niitve a di t .De e nd d hat f ndant a e notpe m it t daiy c i doc s r r ted o s ha n ument i o t pla ngs i t s s nt he e di n hi - f s on. a hi Undoubt y, Pl ntf Boom ' ema li c r t hercai . edl ai if s i s ental o lm Ne rhels ,t docume s ve t e s he nt i t ee i c an ta teDee d n sa kt i Co r t j d cal n tc aeno Pl ntf cl ms n h mal h i h t h fn a t s hs u to u iil o ie r t ai ifs ai y . dono de ndont doc e s t c t pc he um nt ;he ompl i doe not l gefom t c e ofa lore mos ant s ale r he ont nt l, ven t , oft e l;a f rfo beng ne s a yt t c am s s eoft e a l ar note n r e nt he mais nd a r m i ce s r o he l i om he m is e ve elva , . l ed, antf wasnote n i pos e son ofs nde Pli if ve n s s i omeoft m os r e nte aisi t c i he l el va m l n he ha n Thus , . t Cour fndst tt ' res nde e t ke t t ri br de t n t c a m s a l ge he t i ha he ' r po nc a n oge he s oa r ha he l i le d co ' See ' . 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As ', n .@ Sla % Cu v , 0l WL 8 51 2 a * . s . sn l c o n re 2 2 7 l2 t 2 Alhought Cour hasdic e i t exeudet doc e sa l o y a t pl adi t he t s r ton o l he um nt nd ook nl t he e ngs whe r lngont m otont dim is t bel ra oa h i t a ce t doc m e sa c n ui he i o s s , he te ppr c s o c pt he u nt nd onver t the moi nt ds s it amo in f rs mmay j d me t Si y put t se docum ent cannotbe to o imis no to o u l u g n mpl s he s . unr a Re inc on t doc e spenne t st m o i t dim i e d. la e he um nt a e he ton o s s s and t doc e sa e t , he um nt r he s c m a e i lf t tr t c pt s of D e e nt ' na r tve of t c s Furher i i vi t ly our e t r a or he i s ha er f nda s r a i he a e. t , t s r ua l i o sbef rteCo r t spaaeM a nse isa d tea j dc tvef c t t fve da lt mp sil o h u to e rt n ' mal n h d u iai a t ha, i ys aer , M a or ni d Ros ba t a a LLC f om D e e nn ga ze e ndis s n r f ndantsc nt nton t Pl ntf Boom w a ' ' ' o e i hat ai if s' a' f di me be of Ros ndis a no 'he'f oun ng m r eba t nd t ' ' oundi t ng - 5- m em be a Pl ntf ale s i t r s ai if l ge n he Compli .Re ol ng t is ofwhehe Pl ntf Boom f ant s vi he s ue t r ai if ounded Ros ba t on herown ora e ndis s agr p m a pot ntaly s veasacrtc f c t t out om eoft sc e. Thus doc nt t tt ou y e i l er ii al a t o he c hi as , ume s ha end t s o uppor Def nt' i oft f c ua diput s d no be c i e i am oton t dimi s t enda s sde he a t l s e houl t onsder d n i o s s f f iur t saeacli . I s t t e alc i pr s nt pa tbu nota l oft pit e or a l e o t t am n hor, he m i han e e s r t l, he c ur , , a t nd he itrsso j siea eb te s r e b watn u tlh pit r i c mpltd Se O fc Ma I c v nee t f u t r etr e v d y iig n ite cu e s o ee e fîe x n . . c . Co nyPlï Prn, n .8 2F. p z 2 , 7 ( M e.2011. u t i/ itl c, 0 su p.d 71 2 8 D 'c ) . Re r ngt a to ldoc nt at c t t motont dim is ga di he ddii na ume s ta hed o he i o s s c u tma u iil o rs yj d cal y n iematr ofpublcrcor wihoutconve tnga 1 b)6)motont dimisi oamoi f otc tes i e d t ri 2( ( i o s s nt ton or , s mmayj d me t n e Rue5 Hamo v Bo r ir r s c Cop., 404Fed. ppx.376, 377 u r u g n u d r l 6. l s . ma de Ae opa e r A ( 1bci. 0) Se Br v AvadoBrands,lnc., 1 F. 1 l 1 (11hCi.1 . hiet 1 t r201 ; e yant 87 3d 27 , 278 t r 999) W l he . Co r ma u iil n tc matr of bi rc r , i m ay notdraw i er ncesfom t m att u t yj dcal oie t s pu l e o d t y e c nf e r he he moton t dimissage Stat dlol ng, LC v Fog Ca Ret l nv sor LL C,51 Fed. i o s s t . r f i di L or . p ail e t s 6 Appx , . 874a #1( 1hCi. i 1 201 . ot rdocume satc dt Def nt' otont Dim is t 1 t rAprl 6, 3)The he nt ta he o enda s M i o s s t Compli a e( )Ros ndis ArilsofOr niai fldbyHeahe MannonSe ember he ant r 1 eba t' tce ga z ton ie t r pt 1 201 ( Ros andisJ 28,2011 ta r tlng, a d ( )Ro e a dt s r ie mak 9, 0, 2) eb t une rdemak ii n 3 s b n is e vc r r s r ton. egit a i M n fl t Ari e ofI or a i ame ef da afe Boo nn ied he tcls nc por ton r our ys tr m s nthe e a lsa i e r m i t tng t ts wass alngba k he wor f Ros ndis ha he c i c r k or eba t . Fo t ee u totk j d ca noieo t efl g r h o r t a e u iil tc f h ii n whiedr wi no i e e est tt flng da es pporsDef nda s t or e t tPl ntf Bo l a ng nf r nc ha he ii t u t e nt ' he i s ha ai if om wa not'he'f s ' ' ounde butj t' 'me t r us ' ' mberoft gr fom t begi ng woul rquie a a he oup r he nni de r s pe i ofdi belefnot m a l a s a e w ih l lpr e ngs.Fort e r us ns on s i nor ly s oci t d t ega oc edi hes easons , t Cour he t de i st tkej calnotc a t stme clne o a udii ie t hi i . Thus t Cour tnds t tt be tc s ofa i i t c , he ti ha he s our e cton s o onve tt m oton t di m i s i o r he i o s s nt 6- - amo inf rs mmayj d me tpemit epa t st e g gei d so r a dc mplt t erc r , to o u r u g n , r th ri o n a n ic vey n o ee h e o d e a dalw tep rist a n ter to frs mma yj d me t t h c n lso o ds o ey n lo h a t o me d h imoins o u r u g n a t e o cu in f ic v r e . As a r ul,t Cour doesnotr ac t me is of Def nda ' a gum e st tt ta mar es t he t e h he rt e nts r nt ha he r de k , c i , nd br c ofconta tcai ss d be dimis d a t stm e opyrght a ea h r c l m houl s s e t hi i . I .Conc us on V l i THI CAUSE c mebef et Cour uponDee S a or he t fndant Motont Dimis( .E.No.1 ) fldon ' i o s s D s 8 ,ie June 1 201 0. 3. THE COURT ha co i r dt moton, r pons a t pe tne pori oft r c d, s nsde e he i es e, nd he ri nt tons he e or a bei o he wief l a s d i t pr s , i i nd ng t r s uly dvie n he emies t s A DJUD G ED t tt m oton i D EN I . The Def nda s Reques f J ci Notc i ha he i s ED e nt ' t or udi al ie s lke s DENI i wie ED. Def ndant s l fl a Ans r no lt r t n No m be 22. 2013. The e s ha l ie n we a e ha ve r Dee d n sma r-ietermo inf rs mmayj d me t ttec n l so o d so e y fn a t y efl h i to o u r u g n a h o cu in f ic v r . DONE AND ORDERED i Cha be sa M i mi Fl i ,t s n m r t a , orda hi da ofNove r 2013. y mbe , z v. ' . ' . 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