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JOE HAND PROMOTIONS, INC. v. JAMES H. GRIFFITH, JR., DBA CJ’S SPORTS BAR; LISA LESLEY

Posted by: Karen Belcher on Sep 21, 2022

Court: 6th Circuit Court (Published Opinions)

Attorneys 1: ARGUED: Jamie King, JAMIE KING, P.C., Kingwood, Texas, for Appellant.

Attorneys 2: ARGUED: John T.D. Bathke, PHILLIPS & BATHKE, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, for Appellees.

Attorneys 3: ON BRIEF: Brian L. Yoakum, EVANS PETREE, PC, Memphis, Tennessee, for Appellant.

Attorneys 4: ON BRIEF: John T.D. Bathke, PHILLIPS & BATHKE, P.C., Chicago, Illinois, Jonathan LA Phillips, PHILLIPS & BATHKE, P.C., Peoria Heights, Illinois, for Appellees.

Judge(s): CLAY, ROGERS, and STRANCH, Circuit Judges

Court Appealed: Appeal from the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Tennessee at Knoxville

CLAY, Circuit Judge. Plaintiff Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. (“JHP”) appeals the district court’s grant of summary judgment in favor of Defendants James H. Griffith and Lisa Lesley (collectively, “Defendants”) in this copyright infringement suit brought under the Copyright Act, 17 U.S.C. §§ 106, 501. See Joe Hand Promotions, Inc. v. Griffith, No. 20-cv-382, 2021 WL 4899466, at *5 (E.D. Tenn. Oct. 21, 2021). For the reasons set forth below, we REVERSE the district court’s order granting Defendants’ motion for summary judgment and REMAND with instructions to grant Plaintiff’s motion for partial summary judgment as to copyright standing and for further proceedings consistent with this opinion.

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