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ALVAREZ v. WALT DISNEY MOTION PICTURES, 6:13-cv-1940-Orl-37TBS. (2014)

Court: District Court, M.D. Florida Number: infdco20140423973 Visitors: 3
Filed: Apr. 22, 2014
Latest Update: Apr. 22, 2014
Summary: ORDER THOMAS B. SMITH, District Judge. This case comes before the Court without oral argument on Plaintiff Jose R. Alvarez' Motion to Strike (Doc. 68). The motion argues that motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., and Nintendo of America, Inc., should be stricken pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(f), FLA. R. CIV. P. 1.110(b), 1 and FED. R. CIV. P. 8(b) because "[t]his is an action for factual claims asserted by the plaintiff under 17 U.S. Code 101 and 102."
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ORDER

THOMAS B. SMITH, District Judge.

This case comes before the Court without oral argument on Plaintiff Jose R. Alvarez' Motion to Strike (Doc. 68). The motion argues that motions to dismiss filed by Defendants Twentieth Century Fox Film Corp., and Nintendo of America, Inc., should be stricken pursuant to FED. R. CIV. P. 12(f), FLA. R. CIV. P. 1.110(b),1 and FED. R. CIV. P. 8(b) because "[t]his is an action for factual claims asserted by the plaintiff under 17 U.S. Code § 101 and § 102." (Id.).

The conduct of Plaintiff and all counsel is governed by the Local Rules for the Middle District of Florida. Middle District of Florida Rule 3.01(a) requires that a motion "include a concise statement of the precise relief requested, a statement of the basis for the request, and a memorandum of legal authority in support of the request . . ." The averments in Plaintiff's motion are not sufficient to satisfy the Rule.

Middle District of Florida Rule 3.01(g) requires that before filing most motions in a civil case, including motions to strike, "the moving party shall confer with counsel for the opposing party in a good faith effort to resolve the issues raised in the motion, and shall file with the motion a statement (1) certifying that the moving counsel has conferred with opposing counsel and (2) stating whether counsel agree on the resolution of the motion." Plaintiff has not complied with Rule 3.01(g).

Accordingly, Plaintiff's motion is DENIED.

DONE AND ORDERED.

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1. Florida state court rules of civil procedure do not apply in this case.
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