Paul et al v. Raytroniks Inc. et al, No. 1:2018cv20698 - Document 18 (S.D. Fla. 2018)
Court Description: ORDER granting 9 Motion to Dismiss for Failure to State a Claim with leave to amend.Plaintiffs shall have until April 27, 2018 to amend their Complaint. Signed by Judge Federico A. Moreno on 4/20/2018. (lfs)
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Paul et al v. Raytroniks Inc. et al Doc. 18 UNI TED STA TES D I STRI COU RT FOR THE CT SO UTHERN D I STRI OF FLO RI CT DA M i m iD i s on a vi i Cas N um ber 1 20698- l - O 1 EN O e : 8C V M t J EAN PA UL and 1RI 4 M E I C . DE N , Pl i if , a ntf s RA YTRON I S I C. RA J CAJ ,l C . K N ; UN UN N ; a W I A M R AY N O R W OO D , R . / a nd LLI J aV RA Y J, De e f ndant s. ORDER GRANTI DEFENDANTS'M O TI N TO DI I W I LEAVE TO NG O SM SS TH AM END Backzround Thi ca e a iesoutofa pur td busne sr a i hi be we n Pl n ifJ an Pa a s s rs pore i s eltons p t e aitf e ul nd Def nt W ila Ra N or enda li m y wood, Jr.1 a1 o know n as Ray J. 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The Cour fndst tt a e no . l crc c t r ke r e mpt d e r opyrg a 3 Plitfsalg a ij l fo tete t fa i e ta t e d n t l g i c p rg t d I fc, anif l e n nu' r m h h f o n d a h t h y o o al e s o y ih e . n a t e y e t Cour quesi whehe i c d eve becopyrghtd.See 1 U. C.j 1 b)(1n no c s he t tons t r t oul n i e 7 S. 02( d1 ae doe c i pr e ton f a orgi l wor of a hor hi e e t a i s opyrght ot c i or n i na k ut s p xt nd o ny dea,pr e e, oc dur pr e s s t m ,m e hod of o r ton,c ep ,prnci e o di cove y,r gar es oft f i of s , ys e t pe a i onc t i pl , r s r e dl s he onu n whih i i desrbe e aned,il tae ore c t s ci d, xpli lusrtd, mbodi i s h wor ' . Pli if'cai ae ed n uc k.) antfs l ms r ' neihe i a egjofacin ba e i co i ,rdemak,pae ,ortades rt'nork fns s t r û us s c to s d n pyrghtta r tnt r ece' d e egl de rie i c ci wih' t e ca e of a ton.Fl Stt j 501. 2( .Acc di y, as d n onne ton t ' hos us s ci a. a. 97 2) or ngl De e nt 'pup o td us ofPl ntfs i s c nno s f nda s re e ai if ' dea a t uppor t rcli s unl s Pl i if a t hei am e s antfs nd De e n st ve e utd awrtng s fc e t i c t t tacon r c hasbe n m a be we n f nda t k ha xec e ii ufii nt o ndia e ha ta t e de t e t m gove ngs hus 'Fl Stt j501. 2( ) he mi uc e. a. a. ' 97 1 . 3TheCour nee no a l ewhehe t pur tdt toft t s e si pr empt by f r co i t1w t d t nayz t r he pore hef he wo cootr s e ed edeal pyrgh a be us Defnda s conc det tt i m oton t dim isdoe notaddr st f oft s e s D. 9a 2 n.. ca e e nt ' e ha her i o s s s es he t he cootr . E. t 2 l Kami kiv BP Ex .& Pr f . 975F.Supp.2d 1 1 ( . 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N ot ihs a ng t t o ntng s nde i r t he a r vi ' t ' ' w t t ndi ha m ic r c e i a i s ha a t r z ton, t Cour ne d he t e del i o t s udy of non- r ve nt he t ve bal hum a n communi a i be aus eve i Nor c ton, c e n f wood wa gi ng a ' hum bs upn i w oul s il no be s vi t t ' t ' d tl t s f c e t f m a c r tunde Fl i l w uf i i nt o or ontac r orda a 1 . V m uc l ss ts y s ton 50l. h es a i f ec i 972. C oncl on usi l Plitfsh d o wih Co ns1 1 V,a d V1 wo d n v re d t e wo l j s f an if a ne s , u t , V, n 1 ul e e n , h y u d u t be n.Bu w a t a m i e Pl i if ne t l t i go,bec us a phot i no a f gi t i nut , a ntf s ed o e t a e o s t onna i t t be l nvie o bound by t t r s ofa c r c ,m uch l s s ts y a s a ut t tr qui e a wr tng.Acc di y, he e m ont a t es a i f t t e ha e r s ii or ngl D e e nt 'M oton t Di m i s i G R AN TED w ih l a f Pl ntf s t a end t rCom pl i f nda s i o s s s t e ve or ai if o m hei a nt no l t rt n A pr l27,201 a e ha i 8. DO N E AN D O RDERED i Cha be sa M i m i Fl i ,t s n m r t a , or da hi FED ER UN I TE Copi f i he t es um s d o: Couns ofRe r el co d 6 ofApr l201 i 8. . OREN O TA TES D I STRI JU D GE CT
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